I went to japan to model and everyone told me to just wait until I got there to get a visa cuz it would be easier... it's not. A lot of the modeling agencies I went to offered me work but I cant work without the visa.. grrr. Does anyone know how I can get one??? Any help will be GREATLY appreciated.
2007-12-07 23:03:26 · 7 answers · asked by ABCDE 1 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Japan
And no, I dont have a 4 year degree, thats the main problem...
2007-12-07 23:13:22 · update #1
Click " The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan " in my blog, and check about visa.
2007-12-08 01:35:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
Go to the consulate and ask for information. In a case like this the agency is supposed to support you in your visa. But you CANNOT BE IN Japan when you receive the visa (best bet go to S.Korea or some other nearby country until the visa is issued). Visa process is quite extensive (they want a lot of crazy documentation). And make sure all the information is tight sealed, any loose threads can cause a denial in your visa.
I see what you did though, you went to the interview and was offered the employment. But you need to express that you need a visa and that you wouldn't be able to start working for them until one is issued. So hopefully your agency will work with you on that. (Its quite difficult, most really do just do the year teaching english and find a new job when the contract is over. its like the gateway in to japan workfield)
2007-12-11 08:03:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ahhh difficult. without a 3 year tertiary degree you NEED a company to sponsor you for a business visa, and even then they usually still need a degree as well. its tough!
perhaps can you apply for a working holiday visa? shoudl be valid for 6 months and can be renewed once, giving you 12 months stay (although Aussies can renew twice, for 18 mths). You would need to exit the country and come back in though. Search the website of the Japanese embassy in your home country for further info.
I know from personal experience most agencies (well the decent ones anyway) all want you to have a visa. Other option is to find part time teaching work or other work at a company willing to sponsor you. But that will also be very tough without a degree. You can try asking a decent agency to sponsor you for a visa, but i'd say the chances there are pretty slim.
So you can either try get a working holiday visa (subject to higher tax rate and some employers wont like it, not sure about agencies), attempt to find other work who could sponsor you, or just have a blast of a holiday and go home and start studying that degree...
wish i could be more help, but immigration is fairly strict here.
2007-12-08 02:39:06 · answer #3 · answered by Emma R 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Thats the problem you need a bachelors degree for a full fledge work visa, it is simple as that.
If you are from the USA you can't get a Working Holiday Visa, but if you are Canadian you can without the need for a visa however it is only for one year.
You cannot legally work without a visa, so don't even try it.
You can try go to school in Japan, but that will costs a lot of money, and a student visa only allows you to work part-time and only AFTER you get permission from immigration and the school, and you can only get that permission after 3-4 months of waiting. Not to mention that is only a short-term visa, it isn't anything that is going to last you a long time on.
2007-12-08 05:17:59 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
To work in Japan you need a work visa. To get the work visa you need a solid job offer BEFORE you enter the country. You can work without a four year degree. But you have to have an angency there offer you work. The agency must know how to deal with non-Japanese employees. You'll be best to write them first.
2007-12-08 05:30:42 · answer #5 · answered by Vinegar Taster 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Working holiday might be your best bet if you are from one of the eligible nations. It is possible to be self-sponsoring if you set up a business in Japan, but you would need a fair bit of cash to incorporate etc. A diploma mill degree used to be what some people in your situation resorted to, but I think both the immigration and the eikaiwa schools are now hip to that skip. One thing I could suggest would be enrolling in a Japanese language school as a pre-university student and then you would be entitled to work 20 hours a week.
2007-12-08 02:45:32 · answer #6 · answered by michinoku2001 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
It is not correct to say all or none of anything, and that is true of foreign women marrying American men only for money and a visa. It is true for some, but not all. There are many foreign women who have married American men and been loving faithful wives and mothers for their entire adult life.
2016-04-08 01:22:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋