| I'd
like to live in Japan a while longer, but what's the
best way to go about it? |
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| I came to Japan from Canada.
I'm currently teaching English at a prefecture high
school in Chiba, but I'm drawing near the end of my
contract with the school. Since I'd like to live in
Japan for several more years, I've been considering
looking for other places where I might like to work,
but aren't the jobs I can do and the status of my visa
related? Additionally, since I've managed to save a
little bit of money, I'm also considering studying Zen. |
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Because you're teaching high school students English
at a prefectural high school, your visa status is probably
"instructor." Once your current job ends and you begin
to search for other lines of work, I can think of several
possibilities. Even though your contract is ending at
your current school, if you get a similar job teaching
English at another school, your visa status would remain
as it is now, as "instructor."
However, even if you continue to teach English, if you
do so at an English conversation school, you would need
a "specialist in humanities/international affairs" visa.
Many non-Japanese who work at the types of English conversation
schools advertised on television and in other media
hold this visa. Additionally, many local governmental
international relations information centers now handle
cases for non-Japanese on an increasing basis. Although
it depends on the line of work that you're in, basically,
if your job is somehow related to exchange between the
local municipality and some overseas entity, your visa
status will be "specialist in humanities/international
affairs."
Next, if, as you say, you'd like to study Zen, it's
possible to get what's called a "cultural activities"
visa. Be sure to make note that this is not a working
visa, i.e. you cannot legally work and receive pay with
this visa. Because you'll have to either have to have
a guarantor, live off of your savings, or have money
sent from abroad, please keep this point in mind. |
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