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Employer says they can’t sponsor a visa even if I have a Bachelor’s?

Hello,

Some time ago I found a really nice company that I want to enter as a shinsotsu. The position would be in sales.

I was always told that I only needed a degree for the visa, even if it was not really in a related field. By this, I mean they say it should be in a related field, but this is never enforced. (At least this is what I always see online and even here)

Did this change? Do they care about the field now? Being shinsotsu, I was sure it didn’t matter what I graduated, and I would have the green light as long as a company signs with me.

Is it a misunderstanding on my part? Maybe the employer just doesn’t want to risk it, but this made me really unsure of what I had read before.

Thanks!

Edit: I also know about the intern visa. But that one is only for internships up to a year. Is this how the shinsotsu for foreign nationals works? You get the intern visa and change it to a working visa(humanities in this case) after the internship since you are more qualified?

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  1. This is a copy of your post for archive/search purposes.

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    **Employer says they can’t sponsor a visa even if I have a Bachelor’s?**

    Hello,

    Some time ago I found a really nice company that I want to enter as a shinsotsu. The position would be in sales.

    I was always told that I only need a degree for the visa, even if it is not really in a related field. By this, I mean they say it should be in a related field, but this is never enforced. (At least this is what I always see online and even here)

    Did this change? Do they care about the field now? Being shinsotsu, I was sure it didn’t matter what I graduated and I would have the green light as long as a company signs with me.

    Is it a misunderstanding on my part?

    Thanks!

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  4. You could go so far as to download the forms and offer to go to immigration yourself to turn it in so that the company only needs to fill it out.

    If they still refuse that, then they are probably in the drug trade business.

  5. >Employer says they can’t sponsor a visa even if I have a Bachelor’s?

    Can’t? Or don’t want to?

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