Hi I’m a 20 year old guy from spain and I plan on going to japan with a working holiday visa on the next few months (I have a little over 15k in savings). My plan is to enroll on a university and get a bachellors degree so I can get a job to get a working visa cause i know that it is almost impossible to get one if you dont have a degree.
My question is the following: can i get a student visa or some sort of visa that will let me study in a university in japan while I do part time jobs. I know that the logical think would be get a degree in my country but i want to experience what is it like studying in japan. Also I haven’t metioned it but i have been studying japanese for the past 2 years, is that enough?
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**Questions regarding japanese university and visas**
Hi I’m a 20 year old guy from spain and I plan on going to japan with a working holiday visa on the next few months (I have a little over 15k in savings). My plan is to enroll on a university and get a bachellors degree so I can get a job to get a working visa cause i know that it is almost impossible to get one if you dont have a degree.
My question is the following: can i get a student visa or some sort of visa that will let me study in a university in japan while I do part time jobs. I know that the logical think would be get a degree in my country but i want to experience what is it like studying in japan. Also I haven’t metioned it but i have been studying japanese for the past 2 years, is that enough?
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With a student visa you can work at certain jobs up to 28 hours per week afaik.
2 years with Japanese? unlikely. Try 5-6.
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Can’t you do MEXT program?
If you want to get a student visa, get a student visa; we have tips on that in the wiki [here](https://old.reddit.com/r/movingtojapan/wiki/visas#wiki_.22i_want_to_study_in_japan.22). The purpose of your trip should be primarily study, although you can get permission to work up to 28 hours per week.
If you want to get a WHV, get a WHV; [see here](https://old.reddit.com/r/movingtojapan/wiki/visas#wiki_.22i_am_from_australia.2Fnew_zealand.2Fcanada.2Fkorea.2Ffrance.2Fgermany.2Fuk.2Fireland.2Fdenmark.2Ftaiwan.2Fhong_kong.2Fnorway.2Fportugal.2Fpoland.2Fslovakia.2Faustria.2Fhungary.2Fspain.2Fargentina.2Fchile.2Ficeland.2Fczechia.2Flithuania.2Fsweden.2Festonia.2Fnetherlands.2Furuguay.2Ffinland.2Flatvia_and_want_to_live_in_japan.22). The purpose of your trip should be primarily holiday; you can certainly book a language course or work a job to support your time there, but it is not a substitute for a student visa or work visa.