Is it enough to work part time jobs

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

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   **Is it enough to work part time jobs**

   1. planning on saving around 20-40k and maybe buying a house flat out so all i would have to worry about is electricity, water and other miscellaneous bills
   2. definitely not going to live in Tokyo because of how high vie heard the prices go and just planning to live somewhere more rural or maybe just a less populated city.
   3. I’ve always thought of just working simple just like at a convenience store, a department store, or maybe even English teaching(not as simple) but I’ve been wondering whether that’s even possible – to be allowed to live in japan with just a part time job i.e. having a status of residence from doing part time jobs. Apart from the visiting Visa, will i be able to maintain a work visa from working part/full time?
   4. the whole purpose of having a status of residence is so that you don’t get deported right? and after five years, with the right documentation, I can apply for citizenship? or is a part time job going to hold me back. I could also work full time if i can even find one but that’s for me to find out and preferably before i get there.
   5. i do speak enough Japanese to last me 3 weeks on a holiday mainly speaking Japanese and having barely any misunderstandings – always somehow able to get my point across with manners of course. i haven’t had the best life and im stricken with some sort of a mental plague that doesnt allow to further my studies very well so this is one of the plans ive thought of and just wanted to know if it was possible

   im very open to opinions and criticism so please let me know if this even sounds feasible and if not please do let me know how i should change my plan. if anyone has any idea of what the market like is in japana s well for housing please feel free to drop some numbers it would be very much appreciated

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2. >20-40k and maybe buying a house

   ???

   >Apart from the visiting Visa, will i be able to maintain a work visa from working part/full time?

   Tourist visa does not allow you to work. Working visas are only for full time jobs and are not available for low labor jobs like convenience store work.

   Do you have a bachelor’s degree?

3. These kind of jobs are not usually sponsored, because the kind of stuff you need to do can be done by a simple local. Sponsorship comes with a reason, immigration wants to know why you suit better that position compared to a Japanese citizen. So working on a department store or anything alike is not something that would normally fit.

4. Have a lot of things you should concern about.

   1. Just saving 20-40k per month will never get you there to buy a house. Saving might shrink quickly if you even just get sick.
   2. Rural/less populated city is fine but will less jobs and the wage is also lower. But worth to consider because rent is lower as well.
   3. You need quite okay Japanese to work at convenient store. Afaik people often need a company sponsor their visa, so they need a full time job, or contractual job. If you work part time, you should have students visa or like dependent visa to your wife/husband. You should check more about visa stuffs because it’s not that simple.
   4. It’s way too far story. check requirements on immigration website. not just about the jobs but a lot of other requirements
   5. If you work as English teacher, you need a license, bachelor degree. no need in case of TA. Just these kind of jobs using English is okay. otherwise you need good Japanese to get a good non-teaching job.

   My advice: go to google and read about everything you need to even go to Japan and work legally here. you misunderstand quite a lot.