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Jeimuzu wrote:Simple enough right? Well, to be specific...
I want the option to live there, not just visit, so I imagine I'd need a work visa. And to get that, I'll need a bachelor's degree.
This is a very general question, so I'm sorry in advance. I've lurked the forums for a while now and haven't really found enough to help. Honestly, why isn't something like this stickied!
Well, basically it's like this--I want to go to Japan and I'm interested in almost any way to get there, including the JET Programme or university transfer or anything at all! It also sounds great to study Japanese at a university in the USA (where I currently reside) and then go to Japan afterwards. The problem is I'm not rich so I can't go to a fancy $10k transfer program.
I figure this kind of question is somewhat mundane and a hassle to deal with for you guys, but...do any of you have any suggestions, advice, help?
Jeimuzu wrote:
This is a very general question, so I'm sorry in advance. I've lurked the forums for a while now and haven't really found enough to help. Honestly, why isn't something like this stickied!
pheyton wrote: Getting married is the quickest and easiest.
Jeimuzu wrote:
I posted in this forum because I do not have a question about visas and since I intend to STAY in Japan (not necessarily forever, just longer than a tourist) I'll need a work visa. And to get that I'll need a diploma. So I'm posting asking if any of you know any good colleges to apply to. Again, something like this should have a sticky!
Thank you to the people who have offered their advice and good wishes! I hope to hear more from you.
pheyton wrote:Or you can try the 90day visa hopper in which you will have to fly to Korea or China every 90days in order to renew your visa.
Jeimuzu wrote:To answer some questions:
I am an adult.
Why go to Japan? Hmm, why is this even relevant? I could give so many reasons and nothing would really change.
Jeimuzu wrote:@pheyton: Is there an organization of women who will marry me for the sole reason of getting a visa, and then divorce when it's all said and done? Haha!
Cyka Uchuujin wrote:i really wish people would stop giving out this kind of advise.
i really wish people would stop giving out this kind of advise
I've always been facinated by people who say that.That might be true for FGs who come from third world shit-holes with next to no employment options in Japan. But for even the thickest tertiary-educated, English speaking honkie, there area better ways to 'get in' than fucking marriage.
AssKissinger wrote:Goddamn, no shit. That's like breaking your legs so you can run in the special olympics.
gomichild wrote:Also it makes things so much harder for legitimate spouses when they go to get visas.
AssKissinger wrote:Who thinks this poster will never post again to thank people for the replies or anything?
Jeimuzu wrote:
(On an unrelated note, what's with all the hostility? Already received the reputation "don't bother, japan doesn't want you" in my CP. Honestly...)
gomichild wrote:The url of this site is fuckedgaijin.com not happysmileyhelpanewbiegaijin.com. So there is possibly some hostility because most of us here are long timers who are fed up with answering basic questions that you can easily google for - or for visa questions because the answer to those are usually "it depends".
Also you come across as a bit naive - yet demanding. We don't have sticky topics about stuff like "you need a degree to get a visa" because any site with information about immigration will tell you that. And a simple search through here will tell you that. And will also tell you we recommend that people seek legal advice as opposed to ours.
I'm still not totally sure what you are asking even - do you want us to say "oh go to this university here and then do this"? Give you a life plan?
As I suggested earlier - do the research and then come back with a question along the lines of "I'm considering applying to Waseda University to so the (whatever) course. Has anyone done this and what were the good and bad aspects for you?"
Jeimuzu wrote: All I'm asking is for suggestions, advice, recommendations, things you've heard, personal experiences, etc.
Jeimuzu wrote:I said in the very first post of the thread that I'll need a degree to get a work visa, doesn't that imply I'm aware of that?
As for what I'm asking, I'm not really sure how to be any more specific. I need a bachelor's degree and I want to go to Japan. Learning Japanese would be a great thing to do in the process of getting my degree. All I'm asking is for suggestions, advice, recommendations, things you've heard, personal experiences, etc.
And yes, this IS a basic question and I apologize for that.
Jeimuzu wrote:All I'm asking is for suggestions, advice, recommendations, things you've heard, personal experiences, etc.
kusai Jijii wrote:About what specifically?
Jeimuzu wrote:I said in the very first post of the thread that I'll need a degree to get a work visa, doesn't that imply I'm aware of that?
As for what I'm asking, I'm not really sure how to be any more specific. I need a bachelor's degree and I want to go to Japan. Learning Japanese would be a great thing to do in the process of getting my degree. All I'm asking is for suggestions, advice, recommendations, things you've heard, personal experiences, etc.
And yes, this IS a basic question and I apologize for that.
Jeimuzu wrote:About any method of getting a degree and and learning Japanese.
This would include colleges in the US, colleges in Japan, transfer programs, and for bonus points any information on something like the JET Programme.
Again, I know it's a pretty broad question so I apologize, but I just assume this is the place to ask if any. I'm just trying to gather as much information as I can. I could always just go to a cheap community college for 4 years and then apply to JET or just go there on a tourist visa and try to find work while I'm over there, but that's just my initial most basic idea and I would hope there are better options out there.
As far as location, that doesn't really matter. There are no universities in my area that teach Japanese anyway.
Just out of curiousity, why is it that so many of you are against the idea of going to Japan? It seems a little contradictory, considering the nature of this site. Haha
wuchan wrote:In my travels I have seen very few major US universities that do not offer japanese courses..
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