Hi all, I started at a company in Tokyo \~1 year ago and I’ve been asked to resign in return for 3 months severance. It doesn’t seem like I have much room for negotiation, so will likely soon accept it, then figure out my next steps. My main priority is staying in Japan.
I work in a niche field as an English speaker, so I know that it will be a daunting task to find another role. Because there aren’t a ton of jobs in my line of work, how strict is immigration if I do not find a new job in 3 months? I still have 4 years on my work visa, but I’m unsure how much “proof” they need if I don’t shoot out a ton of applications since there not being a ton of openings in my field. I’ve heard mixed reviews here; some say that immigration often allows you to stay out your full work visa regardless, but I wouldn’t want to get blindsided with a letter immediately forcing me out.
Again, my priority is staying in Japan, so if I do not find a job in 3 months and immigration wants me to leave, is there any difficulty in switching from a work visa to student visa for Japanese language school? I wasn’t sure if there are additional issues in getting a student visa if you already have a work visa.
Thank you for your help – I appreciate it.
EDIT: To include more info, I have a Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International services Work visa. It’s not an incredibly niche field, but one such that I understand there’d only be a few jobs I could apply to per month.
I also have enough in savings to where I’m not stressing about getting any job simply for income at the moment – more so just worried about staying here. I don’t mind waiting for a job in my field, but understand that could take 3+ months.
by Little-Week5326