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Visa requirements for a German-Sponsoring 2015/7/29 19:34
I am very interested in working as an English teacher in Japan. That's why I decided that I want to get a Working Holiday Visa for Japan to work there. This would be just for one year. But I would like to know if there is a chance for me to extend my stay in Japan and get a work visa. I've read, that this is not a big problem for someone with a college/ university degree and who is a Native speaker English; unfortunately I can not offer that. Now, I've read about sponsoring, too. Would it possible that a school or firm can sponsor a work visa successfully for someone who doesn't meet the normal requirements for a visa (Specialist as Humanities/International Services-SHIS)?
I thank for your answer in advance.
by schach  

Re: Visa requirements for a German-Sponsoring 2015/7/29 21:46
I don't quite understand your question... For native speakers of the English language, they need to have either a bachelor's degree or three years of English teaching experience, AND they need to have an offer from an employer in Japan, to be eligible for a work visa. All of these conditions need to be met. It is not one or the other.

In your case, you don't seem to be a native speaker of the English language, and you don't have a bachelor's degree. Even if you met the alternate requirement of having studied "in" English speaking environment for quite a number of years (for example, studied in an English-only international school from age 12 up and completed university in the U.S. or UK), without fulfilling the degree requirement, no employer can sponsor you even if they wanted to. If you wanted to be a teacher of the German language in Japan, without a degree (or three years of teaching German to non-natives), you are not eligible.

Please note that working holiday visa is a very special arrangement.
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Re: Visa requirements for a German-Sponsoring 2015/7/30 00:55
Selbst wenn man den Bachelor hat oder schon als Lehrer gearbeitet hat, muss man von einer Firma gesponsort werden, um in Japan legal arbeiten zu können. Work Visa = Immigration setzt gewisse Regeln fest, die erfüllt werden müssen um sich erfolgreich für ein gewisses Visum bewerben zu können.

Wenn man dann ein Jobangebot hat, kümmert sich die Firma um das Visum und nimmt dir so einen großen Teil Arbeit ab.

Natürlich ist es schon mal vorgekommen, dass der eine oder andere mal keinen Uniabschluss hatte, aber dafür Erfahrung als Nachhilfelehrer, oder ein Zertifikat, usw. Die meisten davon waren aber Native Speakers, so weit wie ich mich erinnern kann. Da haben die ein großes Vorteil!

Man kann sich zwar selbst sponsoren aber das beeinhaltet viel Bürokratie und ein gutes Startvermögen.

Dir muss klar sein, dass es nicht einfach sein wird. Entweder Native Speaker oder Work Experience as a teacher.

Ich bin eine Ausnahme, bin Deutsche und jobbe als Englischlehrer in einer kleinen Sprachschule (Habe übrigens das WH visum). Ich habe angefangen Englisch in der 3. Klasse zu lernen und habe ein Bachelor of Arts in Anglistik. Außerdem arbeitete eine Freundin in der Schule, die aber zurück zu ihrer Heimat wollte und mich als ihre mögliche Nachfolgerin vorgestellt hat.
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Re: Visa requirements for a German-Sponsoring 2015/7/30 14:53
I believe that self-sponsorship is a rather special case, and that you need to have worked on a work visa already. So if I were you I would not pin my hopes on that.

I don't know your English proficiency and educational background (maybe you've studied in English all through your schooling, instead of German), but for your working holiday visa, first please try to find out if you find any English teaching position, or possibly German teaching position.
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