Will I be Facked?

[Soon 2 B Facked]

hey all,

My fiance ( a japanese citizen ) and I will be moving to tokyo around the end of the year. I have a few years teaching experience here in Los Angeles but no college degree. Ive noticed on Gaijin Pot etc etc that bachelor degrees are required for almost all positions but this seems to be work visa related. Will my having a spouse visa work to my advantage at all? I would think it would as it shows Im planning to stick around for a while. Will not having a bachelors be a huge disadvantage?

Thanks

[AssKissinger]

You'll be ok as long as you blow the boss. BTW, your name's gonna be dated the second you get here.

[Soon 2 B Facked]

naw, the more likely scenario is the bosses wife blowin me.

My name will be dated? Whys that? "facked" is a passe term now?

[GomiGirl]

Having a spouse visa of of Japanese national means that you can work full-time without the need for your company to sponsor you. Companies will open the door and welcome you with open arms.

One of my staff is a US citizen on a spouse visa and he doesn't need any special paperwork - just the same as is provided for the Japanese nationals. It is great!!

[Soon 2 B Facked]

Thank you Gomi. Please excuse my post above

[silverfall]

There may be limitations on the hours you can work or things like that. I am in the same boat you are and I had to work part time for a while before I could go to full time. Did you get a three year visa or a single year? Mine was for three. That helped a little.

[Ketou]

You had work hour limitations on your spousal visa??
Never heard of that.
My first visa was for one year the second for three. But that didn't mean anything other than having to fart around at immigration and the kuyakusho one year later.

[dimwit]

There may be limitations on the hours you can work or things like that. I am in the same boat you are and I had to work part time for a while before I could go to full time. Did you get a three year visa or a single year? Mine was for three. That helped a little.

Trust me there is no limitation on the number of hours you work or the type of work you do. In general, the more money you make (and hence taxes you pay) the happier they are.

The biggest problem with a spousal visa is the amount of paperwork required to get one.

[Soon 2 B Facked]

How long can I expect it to take to get the visa? Did you have to wait long after filing out the pile o' paperwork?

[Steve Bildermann]

We have discussed this before but to help you get started.

Paperwork:

<Your Japanese wife>

Tax Certificate - Gensen choushu
Work Certificate - Zaishoku shomei
Family Register - Koseki touhon
Residence Certificate - Jyuminhyo
Letter of Guarantee - Mimotohoshousho

<You>

Gaijin register certificate - Toroku genpyo kisaijiko shomeisho
Passport

Outside Japan as many of the above as possible.

Times vary but with a *full* complement of documents and a correctly filled in application it should not take long.

You will in all likelihood receive a one year visa which may later be extended up to a three year visa.

NB -to the inevitable 'jumper ins'

Yes folks, I know some people get them on the same day or have to wait weeks, yes I know some people require more documentation or less so lets not confuse the guy with those wonderful 'case-by-case' stories.

[silverfall]

The limitations arent on your visa. They are on the lack of a degree. If he wants a teaching job he has to have at least a Bachelors degree, or he will have to have teaching experience of at least three years. That is what several companies told me when I appled when I first came to Japan with only an Associates degree. Maybe he will get lucky and find a place that doesnt care. I am sure there are some out there.`

[AssKissinger]

The limitations arent on your visa. They are on the lack of a degree. If he wants a teaching job he has to have at least a Bachelors degree, or he will have to have teaching experience of at least three years.

False-he needs a pulse

[djgizmoe]

The limitations arent on your visa. They are on the lack of a degree. If he wants a teaching job he has to have at least a Bachelors degree, or he will have to have teaching experience of at least three years.

False-he needs a pulse

Yep. When I worked at ECC, the official line was they only wanted BAs, but I encountered a few guys there, most of them total goofballs, who got in solely because they were available and already had a visa through their spouse. If you're going to big ole Tokyo, you should probably have no problem finding a job...

[GomiGirl]

There may be limitations on the hours you can work or things like that. I am in the same boat you are and I had to work part time for a while before I could go to full time. Did you get a three year visa or a single year? Mine was for three. That helped a little.

Trust me there is no limitation on the number of hours you work or the type of work you do. In general, the more money you make (and hence taxes you pay) the happier they are.

The biggest problem with a spousal visa is the amount of paperwork required to get one.

OK - we need to distinguish between the spouse of a Japanese national and the dependent spouse of an expatriate on a business visa.

The dependent spouse of an expatriate (think foreign couple who has moved to Japan for the work of one of the couple) has a limit of 20 hours per week part time work with similar conditions to the student visa.

If both members of the couple want to work full-time it is best to get a separate business visa as well as the limitations are quite strict.

The spouse of a Japanese national has very few limitiations on hours other than the shit load of paperwork and processing time but gomichild can add more to this as she has recently been through it.

[sirwanksalot]

The limitations arent on your visa. They are on the lack of a degree. If he wants a teaching job he has to have at least a Bachelors degree, or he will have to have teaching experience of at least three years.

False-he needs a pulse

Yep. When I worked at ECC, the official line was they only wanted BAs, but I encountered a few guys there, most of them total goofballs, who got in solely because they were available and already had a visa through their spouse. If you're going to big ole Tokyo, you should probably have no problem finding a job...

I guess that I'm one of those goofballs that you came across then djgizmoe.
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