Hello I have always wanted to teach in Japan but after college I had some difficulty finding a job. Eventually, I landed a job teaching in China and thought that I could gain some expereince here and then move over to Japan. Then COVID happened and ended up staying in China teaching for almost 5 years. Now, since the borders are open I am trying to make my over.
I did some research and found some good dispatch companies I was interested in. (ALTIA and Interac) But when I email Interac about the possibly applying they said due to my current location they couldn’t accept me. On the other hand, ALTIA told me to wait until early April and beginning of May to apply for fall semester. (seemily having no problem with my current location)
My question is would currently living in China have any affect on my application? I just find it inconveniet and a waste of money to have to travel all the way back to America to come back to live in Japan. Also, what companies would allow a move with Americans outside of America…..
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Depends. Most companies here prefer to hire locally. There is enough offer/demand for them to prioritize this.
However, they are private companies and if they really like you, there is nothing keeping them from hiring/sponsoring your visa (indepedant of your current location).
Now, will there be any problems processing your visa? I have no idea. Get familiar with the immigration website and read all their requirements, after all there is nothing a private company can do to about that.
There shouldn’t be any difference applying from China or US.
>My question is would currently living in China have any affect on my application?
You kinda answered it yourself
>But when I email Interac about the possibly applying they said due to my current location they couldn’t accept me.
Some companies only recruit from certain countries. So being outside of said countries may automatically get your application filter out.
However this is not the case with all companies and as long as you’re a native speaker that meets the visa requirements they don’t care where you are.
Also be prepared to take a massive pay cut working in Japan if you don’t have the proper qualification to land a proper teaching job. Most ALT and eikawa jobs are bottom of the barrel jobs with shit tier wage.
Put your address as your home country. Perhaps end your teaching resume with a date of end of last term? For example, here, a teaching contract ends March 31 so I’d put that as the end and not update with the new April 1 ~ contract.
Are you licensed? Or are you interested in ALT work?
I know several people who came from China who are unhappy with the lower salary you get in Japan
Japan is a superior country in terms of standard of living but the amount of money you make/save is much less in Japan.
Please keep this in mind before moving over. I don’t see the point of doing ALT work (which is beginner work and at a best a lateral transfer career-wise). I would use your time to get credentials instead.
r/gaijinjobs
You might look into the major eikaiwa companies, too. ECC, Berlitz, Aeon, or Coco Juku.