okay, has anyone gone to japan to live for a year or more? what visa did you get and how?? now i know about working visa but i need a degree apparantly, im to old for a holiday/working visa, im 32!!!!!!! funny. My wife to be is a japanese national and i will be living with her, can she be my sponser? Can i change my visitor visa to working visa when im there? I am tefl qualified but again need a degree to get working visa, so help!!!!!!!!!!!!! pls :)
2007-08-13 09:31:09 · 6 answers · asked by tresflip1 1 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Japan
10 years of relevant experience in the field you will be working is a valid substitute for a degree (I was able to get an engineering visa by this method).
It used to be you had to leave the country (usually to Korea or HK) to apply for a work visa if you were in Japan on a tourist visa/landing permit, but that changed some years back.
If you plan on marrying your fiance and changing to a spouse visa just make sure you have documentation, i.e. wedding pictures (with parents/relatives a plus), know how to draw a proper map to your apartment/house from the nearest station (heard of people being asked for this by immigration), etc.
If you plan on getting sponsored for a work visa be aware that many companies are not willing to go through the paperwork for this (its too much trouble for them) and won't hire you unless you're already on a work-permitted visa status.
2007-08-13 18:17:05 · answer #1 · answered by uhm101 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
when are you getting married? You could enter on a tourist visa and then get married before that expires, then apply for a spouse visa. Or you could get married before you go to Japan.
Otherwise you need a degree to get a sponsored visa (regardless of who your sponsor is, so your wife to be can't sponsor you if you don't have a degree). Have you thought about studying or doing cultural activities? They have special visas for people who want to study at university or learn about cultural activities - the only problem with these visa's is you can't work (not legally anyway!).
2007-08-13 16:08:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Since your wife is Japanese, you can get a spouse visa, and if you are from a first-world country the questioning should not be very tough at all.
With a spouse of a Japanese national visa, you can work whereever you want, no restrictions, although of course whether you can actually find a job is another matter, especially if your Japanese is not very good.
2007-08-13 14:24:17 · answer #3 · answered by Ken Y-N 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
As you are married to a Japanese national, just get a spouse visa.
2007-08-13 11:09:35 · answer #4 · answered by michinoku2001 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think you just get married, and then go to Japanese Embassy to apply for the spouse visa...
That way, you can work or you can study in Japan.
2007-08-13 13:10:18 · answer #5 · answered by AuntieZoey 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
"change visitor visa to working visa" sounds weird.
If you've got any decent work, Japan would issue a working VISA.
If you married Japanese, Japan would issue a spouse VISA.
The entry permit for Canadian, Australian and the US citizen is up to 90days. You can extend if you have decent reason.
If you really marry her, get married within 180 days.
But if you met her recently, the Immigration Bureau may doubt your relationship.
You need to prove the relationship with letters, emails, photos, etc.
2007-08-13 11:33:10 · answer #6 · answered by Joriental 6 · 2⤊ 4⤋