How can I get a working visa...?

Question

How can I get a working visa in Japan for teaching english without doing university or college?
can i get sponsered??

im in canada,,,

Answer 1

You will NOT get a visa unless you have a job first. Get an offer and the company will send you paperwork to take to the embassy. Good luck.

Answer 2

Unfortunately for you, nearly every job for foreigners in Japan that qualify for a working visa require a college degree. Teaching English is the single most common job for Westerners in Japan, and every reputable company requires a college degree. Being that there is such high demand for these jobs, there will be no exceptions made for those without a degree.

To gain a job with a company in Japan in some other capacity, again a degree is almost always required. Most jobs would also expect that you speak and read at least some Japanese since you would be interacting with Japanese co-workers and clients. The only real possibility to work in Japan without a degree is to gain a job with a Canadian company that has offices in Japan and find a way to get transfered to that office. The company would then arrange for you to have a work visa.

There are jobs that Westerns try to take while they are in Japan on a tourist visa like bartending, but these jobs will not qualify you to get a work visa and if you are caught with only a tourist or student visa, you can be deported and refused reenty at a later date.

Answer 3

Bad news. Without some sort of qualification you cannot be sponsored for a working visa. In order to qualify for a working visa for teaching English, you have to show some sort of qualification, either a teaching certificate, or some sort of degree from an educational institution. There is an option though. If you came to Japan on a tourist visa, attended a TEFL teaching certificate seminar, a school might sponsor your with that. I will tell you though, the competition is tough for visa sponsorship. There are people with MA's and PhD's out there looking for sponsorship as well. If you are willing to accept a terminal contract, you may be in luck. Most people with the higher degrees and qualifications want more permanent work, but recently, due to the demand for variety, a lot of the jobs only offer terminal contracts. Some as long as three years. But during that time, you can look for more permanent work. Do you have any experience teaching? Or are you at least part way finished a degree? That would work in your favor.

Good luck.

Additional information: I just noticed that you are from Canada. Canada is part of the common-wealth, so that means you can apply for a working holiday visa. The Visa itself is renewable, but there is an age limit. Check it out! I think that would be your best bet for now.

Answer 4

One trick I have heard of is to get yourself a diploma-mill degree, but immigration is a lot stricter now and are likely hip to that skip. Culture visas used to be used and abused at one time, but the terms are a lot stricter now. I knew a guy who worked in Japan for a year by going to Seoul every 90 days and re-entering on yet another tourist visa, but again that was when Japanese immigration was on the soft side. Get yourself a real degree, or a working holiday visa are about the only good options.