A family friend is going back to school, and Japanese immigration wants him to show he has a total of $15k in his bank to prove he can pay for school. I’ve been told I’ll get paid back, and I have met this friend before, and he seems like a trustworthy guy. However, I want to make sure this is something Japanese immigration requires before I send anything.
https://www.reddit.com/r/japan/comments/zm8s07/an_associate_living_in_japan_is_asking_for_10k_to/
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I’ve never had to. Seems like a scam 🚩
It’s a requirement in order to prove that he can pay for his *living expenses*, not his school. The point is that he needs to be able to provide for himself while he’s here because students are only allowed to work a limited number of hours per week (and only in certain professions). Him needing to borrow the money from you is proof of the fact that he cannot provide for himself.
1. Don’t loan people money, you’re probably not going to get it back. If you give someone money you should do so expecting that it’s probably not coming back. Event if it’s family. Especially do not lend large sums.
2. Do not assist a friend with visa fraud.
Even if he does truly intend to give it back, he will run into financial trouble after doing so because it is clear that he is incapable of providing for himself. The other possibility is that he doesn’t give it back (either because he never intended on it, or because he did intend on it but needed the money due to his financial troubles). If he spends it, he will be unable to pay you back due to the limited hours that students are allowed to work.
It also makes you an asset to visa fraud if immigration asks for a proper bank record and it shows this large sum of money being transferred by you.
>I’ve been told I’ll get paid back, and I have met this friend before, and he seems like a trustworthy guy.
My dude…. what are you smoking?
The red flags are waving so hard you should be able to feel their wind.
Come on bro….there’s one rule about lending money. Only lend if you are ok with not getting anything back.
> to prove he can pay for school.
Strictly, to prove that he can live without problems while attending school.
In Japan, there are extremely limited jobs available for students who do not speak Japanese. They come to Japan without sufficient savings, run out of money, and some people come to Japan without enough savings, run out of money, and can only obtain it through illegal means. Therefore, the Immigration Bureau requires sufficient savings in advance.
Does this “friend” belong to the nigerian royal family? If so you can totally trust royalty
Hey man i know this is crazy but i also need $10k to show, I will tell you right now youll get it back I pinkie promise.
Like others have said don’t lend money you can’t afford to lose, there’s a good chance you’re not getting it back. And if you still really want to help that person out imagine if the situation were flipped, could you imagine yourself in a situation where that person would give you the same amount of aid as you are giving him? Is there anything in your relationship that has happened that would justify such a thing? Seems like a trustworthy guy? You better be damn sure that guy has your back when shit hits the fan if you’re willing to lend him 10k.
How about this? You send me the $10K, then I’ll send you back double straight away. Then you can give your friend the $10K, and you’ve still got the original $10K. Everyone wins!