l am currently on a 1 Year 3 Month student visa in Tokyo. I go to a University in the US but I’m currently doing a 1 year study abroad program at a University in Tokyo. Once my study abroad is over in Japan, I will return to the US to finish Undergrad. I want to work in Japan but I know that I won’t be N2 by the time I finish my Undergrad in the US.
So I plan to go to a language school in Tokyo to reach N2 then go job hunting. After some research I came to the realization that there is a limit on how long you can be on a student visa for language school’s (2 Years). I also found out that if you attend a University in Japan then you can bypass this restriction. So my Question: Is Study Abroad and Language school’s considered the same under the visa restrictions (1 Year of Eligibility remaining) or will I be able to do a full 2 Years at a language school? I hope I gave enough information, thanks for the help in advance!!
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**Student Visa 2 Year Restriction Question**
l am currently on a 1 Year 3 Month student visa in Tokyo. I go to a University in the US but I’m currently doing a 1 year study abroad program at a University in Tokyo. Once my study abroad is over in Japan, I will return to the US to finish Undergrad. I want to work in Japan but I know that I won’t be N2 by the time I finish my Undergrad in the US.
So I plan to go to a language school in Tokyo to reach N2 then go job hunting. After some research I came to the realization that there is a limit on how long you can be on a student visa for language school’s (2 Years). I also found out that if you attend a University in Japan then you can bypass this restriction. So my Question: Is Study Abroad and Language school’s considered the same under the visa restrictions (1 Year of Eligibility remaining) or will I be able to do a full 2 Years at a language school? I hope I gave enough information, thanks for the help in advance!!
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