Hey folks,
I tried researching about this but couldn’t find the right answer, so I thought I should ask the community.
Been living in Japan for 3 years now as a student and recently got in talks with 2 companies where I can work part-time for both. The total compensation will be around 4M JPY yearly for both so it checkmarks the ability to live in Japan with financial means.
Company 1 will be the primary sponsor so I can process a work visa, since it provides the bigger pay.
My question now is, for the other contract/company, should I simply get a signed contract from them, or do I need their company seal, financial documents, etc.?
And since at the moment I do not have work permission, if I sign a contract with Company 2 and bring it together to immigration along with Company 1’s documents, will that be alright?
I probably am making things complicated, but my brain is already fried after such a hectic week. Is there a straightforward way that I’m not seeing?
Thanks!
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You really only need one sponsor, though depending on the immigration office they may ask your other job to fill out the document too.
Even if they don’t ask for that, in my experience immigration likes to see some official document from the company besides the contract. For my last renewals I just used 在職証明書 for the non-sponsoring companies. However since you’re not employed yet, maybe an official letter or something with the company seal may help.
I would go in with the one sponsor (and other supporting documents you can get for the 2nd job) for now and if they want any other documents they’ll definitely ask.
I can’t be of much help, but I’d be careful in this situation. Maybe it’s different because you’re already resident in the country as a student. However, my understanding is that when you *first* apply for a work visa, the authorities are expecting that you have found a company to sponsor you as an *employee*, whether that’s as a full-time employee, contract employee, etc. Since people working gyoumu itaku contracts are not employees, this may cause issues.
That said, things went okay for me; I found a company to sponsor me, I got my visa, and when I got into the country to do the contractual stuff with the company, it was confirmed I was working as a gyomu itaku. I’m assuming they indicated to the authorities that they would be employing me, but in reality I’m working a gyomu itaku contract.
If you go to the authorities for your first work visa indicating that you have two companies you’ll be working for, my guess is that it will cause them to look closer, and it will be come evident that you are planning to work gyomu itaku contract(s). And my understanding is that since gyomu itaku contracts aren’t forms of employment, you may not get a work visa.
However, I’ve heard that although when you first apply for a work visa it needs to be for employment, when it comes to renewal of a work visa, it’s perfectly fine if you’re working gyomu itaku contracts.
I could be wrong, but I would only let the authorities know about the big company that’s sponsoring you, don’t mention the second company, and don’t emphasize that you’ll be working as a gyomu itaku. That’s how things worked for me. As far as I know, my company sponsored me as though they’d be employing me, but then the contract I actually signed wasn’t for employment.