Hello!
I’m Spanish but I lived in France for most of my life. I wanted a working holiday visa to be able to move to Japan with my fiancée (he’s Japanese), and then ask for a work visa once I’m in Japan because I saw that most jobs want people that is already in the country.
I had an appointment with the Japanese embassy here, but they just cancelled it because they said that they made a mistake because they only make visas for French people and told me to contact the embassy in Spain.
I fit into all the criteria to get the working holiday visa but the residency one. They say that you have to be a resident in the country you’re making your request from, which I’m not, and I wanted to know if it’s really that important…
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**Working holiday visa**
Hello!
I’m Spanish but I lived in France for most of my life. I wanted a working holiday visa to be able to move to Japan with my fiancée (he’s Japanese), and then ask for a work visa once I’m in Japan because I saw that most jobs want people that is already in the country.
I had an appointment with the Japanese embassy here, but they just cancelled it because they said that they made a mistake because they only make visas for French people and told me to contact the embassy in Spain.
I fit into all the criteria to get the working holiday visa but the residency one. They say that you have to be a resident in the country you’re making your request from, which I’m not, and I wanted to know if it’s really that important…
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>They say that you have to be a resident in the country you’re making your request from, which I’m not, and I wanted to know if it’s really that important…
The specific terms of the working holiday agreement vary between countries. But they mostly all require that citizens apply for it from a country where they are a citizen.
As a citizen of Spain you should reach out to the Japanese embassy to Spain to find out what proof of residence they’d require (if any). You may simply need to present yourself in person for the application.
>be able to move to Japan with my fiancée (he’s Japanese),
Why not do the paperwork to get legally married now and then go for a spouse visa? You can still do the big church wedding later (if you want).
>because I saw that most jobs want people that is already in the country.
Just wanted to add to this. This is because the positions asking for this usually expect you to have a valid working visa, which a WHV is not.
So being physically present won’t really help you since they still have to deal with getting you a visa.