Hi I’m tami a Spanish artist, it’s been 6 months since I came to Japan with a student visa, although I quit japanese school two weeks ago because I realized it was stealing a lot of time from me and worsing my mental health. (I’ll go back to korea and come back for three more months of job hunting)
The school told me it would be impossible for me to work since i don’t have a University degree nor semmon gakko in japan.
I used to work remote before coming to Japan as a freelancer and worked for a small companies for a while, doing illustrations animations, logos editing videos… Etc.
I would love to continue this kind of job, however if it’s impossible I’m open to be an English teacher as well.
I don’t have a semmon gako graduate from Japan but graduated from Spain. I also passed N3, and I’m willing to take the N2 exam this summer.
All the japanese people at hello work and at my Japanese school told me it would be impossible for me to get a working visa besides de tokutei one, however I know a friend who works as a video editor for a company without a university degree nor semmon gakko.
He told me he only needed three years of experience and help from the company lawyers
How can I get a working visa so I can stay in Japan more, please help I’m really happy here and I don’t wanna go back with my toxic family in Spain
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If you are no longer enrolled in school since six months ago, then I am afraid that you are in Japan illegally now. Are you still enrolled but just stopped going?
ETA: I see that you quit two weeks ago, but your student visa becomes void as soon as you quit school, so it is important to verify whether you are still technically enrolled or not. You mention that you will go to Korea and then come back for three months, but immigration really does not like it when people do that. Sometimes people do it and they are okay, but you should understand that it is risky, especially if you just left Japan recently with a cancelled student visa.
There could be many reasons.
I don’t have a degree nor semmon gakko and I do freelance and have visa without any restrictions. The only difference is that I have japanese ancestry. Maybe hes the same?
As a Spanish citizen, you could apply for a working holiday visa. If you qualify, you could get another year or so in Japan. I am not sure, though, whether you’d have to apply from Spain, or from wherever you’d be resident, when outside Japan.
Get married or have like 10 years experience with publicly documented achievements in your field.
A working holiday visa will just delay your problem for a year. And worse, by the end, you might be settled and it will hurt worse to leave.
Get your degree, in Spain, Japan, or wherever.
Your friend is an exception, not the norm. Where did he get the 3 years working experience? In Japan or outside? If in Japan what was his visa when he starts working?
Working visa has a strict rule with the univ degree. Unfortunately you just can’t skip this. When you said you attended Japanese school, was this senmon gakko or university?
Your best bet is to enroll to a senmon gakko here for 2 years and work from there. Well getting married with a local and getting a spouse visa is one other way. But please do not try to become an illegal immigrant.
Not trying to be mean, but by reading your post, don’t think that you’re able to, or should, teach English.
Like others said, you either need to have a university degree/senmon gakko degree, 10 years of documented experience in your area, marry a Japanese person or have Japanese ancestry.
Unless you marry a Japanese person, the easiest way is to get a degree. Since most degrees here are useless and expensive, you’re better off getting a degree in Spain and then trying again.
I wouldn’t bother with the work holiday visa. If after 1 year you still can’t find a job, you’re back to 0. If you get a degree, you have more options and aren’t limited to Japan.
In the worst case scenario, you don’t need to go back to your family. You could move to another city in Spain or country in Europe. France or Portugal is a good start if you don’t want to spend much time learning a completely different language. Way easier than trying to move to the other side of the world.
Legally you do not need the degree you need to prove to them that you have experience or the company that sponsor you wants you so so so much. But if you check the webpage for the working visa doesn’t say anything that is needed, but is recommended.
Is most important you find a good company that sponsor you or even a lawyer that can help you.
With this visa then you can change to another job and is there no problem as long is related in some way.
The other visa you can get is the one called Specified skilled worker visa as long as you have n3 is technically easier, but you will be tied to the place that sponsored you. So if you lost that job or you dont like it, you can’t leave or you will lose your visa… Is usually given to elderly caregivers, restaurant staff, etc…