I just came from my vacation in Japan and for that reason I wanted to apply for a student visa (Japanese language course) to fully know the country. I am also planning to work there as an English teacher or a tour guide after I study.
However, upon researching, I learned that one of the requirements is to finish at least 12 years of education here in the Philippines.
I dropped out of school when I was Grade 9 due to family reasons. Not long after that, I took the ALS (Alternative Learning System) here in PH so that I could graduate in High School. So I am now a graduate of High School under the K-12 curriculum but I really did not have 12 years of education.
Do you think I can still apply for a student visa?
4 comments
This is a copy of your post for archive/search purposes.
—
**Student Visa without the 12-year education here in the Philippines**
I just came from my vacation in Japan and for that reason I wanted to apply for a student visa (Japanese language course) to fully know the country. I am also planning to work there as an English teacher or a tour guide after I study.
However, upon researching, I learned that one of the requirements is to finish at least 12 years of education here in the Philippines.
I dropped out of school when I was Grade 9 due to family reasons. Not long after that, I took the ALS (Alternative Learning System) here in PH so that I could graduate in High School. So I am now a graduate of High School under the K-12 curriculum but I really did not have 12 years of education.
Do you think I can still apply for a student visa?
*I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/movingtojapan) if you have any questions or concerns.*
Hi, I’m from the PH 🙂 Best to ask the Embassy about this. They have a 24 hour hotline. You can also email them (check the website of the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines).
No additional advice for the main question as the other commenter gave a good one, but as for what you’ll do after language school, being an English teacher won’t be possible without a university degree. Being a tour guide won’t get you a visa.
In fact, most visas won’t be accessible to you through the usual route due to requiring a university degree. The alternative is 10 years verifiable experience in a field.
There are other visas but they won’t lead to English teaching or tour guiding.
You’ll have better luck going to a language school in Japan for a student visa.