Japanese university on a work visa

Hi,

I know there's lots of talk about finding jobs in Japan without a degree, but I was wondering if it is possible to attend a Japanese university on a work visa, assuming you have a job that allows enough time for you to actually attend school, and still survive monetarily. I understand that the EJU or JLPT is still necessary, and that in order to have a work visa you need a bachelors in most cases anyway. Simply, are you allowed to enter a Japanese university the work visa, or only the student visa.

Thanks, I understand it's not a common question.

More importantly, to get one of the full-time work-permitting visas (there are many types; there is no general "work visa"), you need to have an employer who sponsors you for the visa, so that you can work for them... so that means you will be asking an employer in Japan to sponsor you for the visa to allow you to work, and on that visa ask them to attend university full-time. (There is no stand-alone "work visa" that you can apply on your own without a sponsor.)

On the other hand, if you do qualify to enter a university and stay in Japan under a student visa, I believe (with some conditions like good attendance and good grades), you will be allowed to engage in part-time work to supplment your living... but still, to get a student visa, I believe you need to show that you have sufficient funds to cover for your tuition and living :(

Correction!

...on that visa ask them toallow you to attend university full-time...

if you have a work visa (e.g. engineer, etc ), i think you would need to get the permission of immigration
http://www.immi-moj.go.jp/english/tetuduki/kanri/shyorui/09....

BUT, if you are on STUDENT visa status, you cannot work fulltime. only 28 hours a week is allowed i think...

Yes you can be a student without a student visa.

Eg someone on a work visa, spouse visa, entertainer's visa can go to school if they had the free time.

For example if you had somehow gotten a work visa without a bachelors degree to begin with, (say with experience or whatever) and you had enough time away from your work yes you can be a student, though it would probably mean only night courses or part-time student.

Now if someone is on a student visa and wanted to work the work can only be part-time and you need special permission. The number of hours depends on the type of student visa you have, eg, pre-college student visa holders have different number of hours then college student visas, and researchers have different work hours then college student visas etc etc.

Thanks John, that answers my question.