Visa question

kegsy · Mar 4, 2003, 15:48

Basically to cut a long story short.
I've been here 7 years, my visa tuns out in a month and my current co can't sponsor me, I don't want to go back to teaching for a month just to get a visa on the sly.

Any other ideas?
Are there any companies that can slide you onto the books for a short fee or something like that.

Cheers in advance

Maciamo · Mar 4, 2003, 18:05

Have you try to get a permanent visa ? After 7 years in Japan, that should be alright. Normally it's 5 years if you are married to a Japanese and up to 10 years otherwise, but you should ask. Every case in different. If you still have a job and can prove a good financial condition, I expect they won't be too harsh. I hope you can speak a bit of Japanese too (what are they going to think if you haven't tried to learn anything in 7 years !). That's good for the image.

If that doesn't work, there is also the cultural visa (take a course in judo or ikebana), but you won't be allowed to work full-time.

thomas · Mar 4, 2003, 18:43

Hi kegsy, welcome and yoroshiku! I'd definitely consult these guys:

Immigration Information Center ("New Consulting and Information Services for Foreigners")

=> http://www.moj.go.jp/ENGLISH/IB/ib-18.html

Mar 4, 2003, 15:48	#1
kegsy Junior Member Join Date: Mar 4, 2003 Posts: 1	Visa question Basically to cut a long story short. I've been here 7 years, my visa tuns out in a month and my current co can't sponsor me, I don't want to go back to teaching for a month just to get a visa on the sly. Any other ideas? Are there any companies that can slide you onto the books for a short fee or something like that. Cheers in advance

Mar 4, 2003, 18:05	#2
Maciamo Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Jul 17, 2002 Location: Austrasia Posts: 6,647	Have you try to get a permanent visa ? After 7 years in Japan, that should be alright. Normally it's 5 years if you are married to a Japanese and up to 10 years otherwise, but you should ask. Every case in different. If you still have a job and can prove a good financial condition, I expect they won't be too harsh. I hope you can speak a bit of Japanese too (what are they going to think if you haven't tried to learn anything in 7 years !). That's good for the image. If that doesn't work, there is also the cultural visa (take a course in judo or ikebana), but you won't be allowed to work full-time. __________________ Over 100 destinations in the Japan Sightseeing Guide + detailed Tokyo Guide and Kyoto Guide Eupedia : Your Guide to Europe in English Read the "Maciamo FAQ" "What is the use of living, if it be not to strive for noble causes and to make this muddled world a better place for those who will live in it after we are gone?", Winston Churchill.

Mar 4, 2003, 18:43	#3
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	Hi kegsy, welcome and yoroshiku! I'd definitely consult these guys: Immigration Information Center ("New Consulting and Information Services for Foreigners") => http://www.moj.go.jp/ENGLISH/IB/ib-18.html __________________ Remember what the dormouse said, feed your head, feed your head!

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