Hi! First time poster, here. Moved to Japan this summer and have been teaching at an Eikaiwa on a contract that runs through March. Decided that teaching isn’t for me but want to remain in Japan after March and have a couple questions:
\- My employer is the guarantor for my apartment. If I leave this employer after the end of my contract, will I be able to continue living in this apartment or will I need to secure another apartment?
\- As my employer sponsored my visa – a three-year visa – how will leaving their employment affect my visa? If I leave my employer, do I have time to secure another job before being deported?
Thank you in advance for your answers!
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It will depend on each management company but usually they will have to terminate and recreate a new rental contract with a new guarantor. Though if you work with the management company, they should allow you to take care of all the paperwork so that you don’t have to move out and a new contract will take effect immediately after the old one is finished.
Aside from the HSP, no visa is “tied” to an employer. You just have to notify the immigration that you quit. If you don’t have another job lined up, you can explain to them that you will try your best to find a new job and they should allow you to stay.
You’ll probably have a few months to find a job, but you’d be wise to start searching now.
>My employer is the guarantor for my apartment. If I leave this employer after the end of my contract, will I be able to continue living in this apartment or will I need to secure another apartment?
Probably, but it depends on the management company etc. If the contract is on you, then most likely it’s ok, but you might need to find a new guarantor, at least for the renewal.
>As my employer sponsored my visa – a three-year visa – how will leaving their employment affect my visa? I
Not at all. But you need to inform immigration about your job change. Within 2 weeks of quitting, and within 2 weeks of starting your new job. You can do this online.
Also of your role is different than your current, you may need to change your status, or at least apply to see if you can do the role under your current status.
>If I leave my employer, do I have time to secure another job before being deported?
The immigration may start the process to revoke your status after 3 months. But not sure how common it actually is.