Visa

 1.How do I get a visa?

There are two ways to obtain a visa.

1. If you are under 30, you can get a working holiday visa before departing from your home country. You can then enter Japan on this visa, get a job, and then apply for a full visa. The company would assist you in the process of getting a full visa. The company must sponsor you, so the visa is then organized from here in Japan.

2. If you are over 30, the company must sponsor you. This can be done here in Japan, or commencement can take place prior to you leaving your home country. If you are in Japan, we start the sponsorship immediately. If you are abroad, we ask you to send original documentation so we can start the process immediately. Then you can come to Japan as soon as possible and start working.

2.How long does it take to get a work visa?

To raise a full work visa prior to a potential new teaching staff member arriving in Japan, all required documentation shall need to be forwarded to the company. These documents must be originals or full color copies that have been signed by a notoriety or solicitors stating that they are copies of originals and that they have sighted both of them. The system can take time, please allow up to 3 months for the processing to be completed.

Depending on the time of the year, but, it is possible that it could take up to ten weeks to get the Certificate of Eligibility. At times, it has been as short as 6 weeks.

BernardEnglishSchool shall commence your sponsorship with the submission to the Japanese Department of Immigration once all required documentation has been received.

The other way of raising a work visa is through the Work Holiday program . This system is only available to candidates that are under the age of 30 and come from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, or the British Isles. Applicants that are eligible for this scheme are able to raise the Work Holiday Visa within 21 days. Once they are in Japan, then the submission for a full work visa shall commence shortly after their arrival. Once the submission is lodge, commencement whilst the application is in, shall enable the person to work fulltime.

3.May I get a longer visa?

Yes, you can, after you have been working with one company for at least a year and are going to stay with that company for a further year. You are then usually sponsored for a further 3-year working visa.

4.Other Information?

Alien Registration:

Working Holiday visa holders are required to apply for alien registration at the nearest local government office within 90 days of arrival.

Life and Health Insurance:

Working Holiday visa holders are advised to make arrangements to see that they are fully insured for all medical expenses that may be incurred in connection with illness, injury, or accident during their stay in Japan.

Ability to Speak Japanese: