How likely to get denied for dependent visa?

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1. >his income as a teacher will be ¥180,000 (¥190,000 with monthly bonus)

   Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh….

   Normally I would say it’s almost impossible to get denied, but… That’s a *really* low salary, and there’s actually a good chance you ***will*** get denied, unfortunately.

   The threshold, based on anecdotal evidence, seems to be ~200k/month.

2. Pretty soon we’re going to see English teachers talking about “ skilling up” so they can move on to better paying jobs at Lawson

3. God, I remember when they wouldn’t give English teachers a visa (even for themselves) unless their salary was at least 250k/month. I can’t believe that the eikaiwa chains have managed to get the government to lower it down to 180k.

4. I’d say there’s a high high chance of you being denied a dependent visa.

   Why the hell is your husbando wanting to take a job, never mind taking a job and moving across the world, that pays less than a job at a combini? I mean for a full time job that’s <1100yen an hour…

5. Highly unlikely. Most people I know with that range of salary got approved easily. People here seem to think the lower limit is 200k, but it’s actually much lower than that.

   The main thing you have to worry about is the company of your husband. As long as it is a good company that pays a lot of taxes and has a valid chance of survival in the long run then you’ll get approved.

6. In all seriousness, how is it even possible for the salary to be that low?

   That’s going to be tough for a single playboy. To support a wife too is going to be as tight as a gnat’s chuff.

   Does he have any indication on outgoings? For example, is rent subsidised, or is that literally his gross or net pay?

   It’s *possible* that you’d get a dependent visa, but you probably want to assume that your husband will be living alone here for the duration.

   Can he not find a better-paying job?

7. I was paid 420k at a juku. What is going on? I’m going to retire in Japan and work at Lawson.

8. I’m doing the same process for my husband as well, also at Saitama. I’m a MEXT scholar and my income is lower that that, yet I’ve been told it’s highly unlikely I’ll get denied. I also know several people with MEXT scholarship that have brought their spouses like this. Of course he will do part time job (he has a job in our country that he can continue to do online) which will supplement our income, but at the time of applying they only know my income (as he is my dependant and not the only way around). Even so this is supposed to be enough. I wish you luck!

9. 180-190k a month? That is really flirting with the poverty line, if I have to be honest. If no other major living costs are subsidized, I would have a hard time believing that your husband could be someone to financially depend on (if I were the agent reviewing your application). I wrote this in the most respectful way possible.

10. That salary is the equivalent of $17,500 USD, €16,200, or £13,800 per year.

    Where is your husband in his career path and what is his plan for moving to a job that is above the poverty line?

    Living abroad in Japan may be an interesting and fun experience, but you had better have a serious discussion about your long-term life plan.

11. Why is that salary so low??????

    Tell him to find a new job as soon as you get here.

12. Update: Thank you everyone that responded. We figured it would get denied but I wanted to double check with some people who have may have had experience with this. The company had assured us they would get a visa for me but at the last minute changed their minds. Also, the only reason we accepted this amount of pay originally was because we figured that that was a normal entry wage (guess we were wrong) and that I’d just have to find work once we were over there, too. So, we have decided not to go to Japan at all for the time being. We were trying to be hopeful but see now that it’s unrealistic with this company (especially considering they thought we’d just be cool with being separated for potentially a whole year after spending months thinking we’d be able to go together).

13. Wow yikes, I taught eikaiwa in 2007 and got 250k/mo + bonuses (for stuff like students who renewed contracts, pre-signup level-check interviews that lead to signups, etc)

14. That sounds miserable. It’s good you are not coming to Japan.