HOW YOU CAN GET A JAPANESE VISA!! | Living and working in Japan
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- Опубліковано 21 жов 2024
- I received a lot of questions about moving to Japan. This is how I got my Japanese Visa application approved so that I am able to live and work in Japan! The Visa that I am currently on is the Working Holiday Visa from the UK. This Japan Visa is available in several countries including Australia, Canada and Ireland and you DO NOT have to have a degree to obtain it. This means that you can live, work and explore Japan without a degree! Certain countries require a Japan Visa renewal and extension so check with your embassy!
In this video I explain the Visa application process and give you tips to get your Visa approved. These tips are transferable across many different types of Japanese Visas.
If you are determined to live in Japan and work in Japan as a foreigner I also cover several other Japon Visas that you can apply for including the Japanese Student Visa, the Humanities Visa and the Entertainment Visa.
I will be making a follow up video about finding work in Japan on a Student or Working Holiday Visa.
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Her saying you need £2500:😲
Me with £2501:😏
I'm 17 me and my friend that obsessed with Japan are planning to move to Japan after working at Singapore for 4-5 years I hope everything will went well ×_×
Good luck! ❤️
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hows it going?
That information seems incomprehensible when research in written format 😂 thank you for explaining
Thank you for watching, I’m really glad I could help! ❤️
Hi sister, how can i get application from?
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It has become my dream to go to Japan since watching you 🥰
I hope you can go!! ❤️❤️❤️
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I have learned so much from this video. Thank you for making it so clear and concise! I am a Canadian looking at coming to Japan on the Working Holiday visa, and now have a list of tasks to complete before I apply to get my situation in order. Looking forward to the future! All the best.
Ahh thank you so much!! Glad you found it helpful ❤️ Best of luck with the application and hope you have an amazing time in Japan ❤️
I'm 15 years old I think I'm watching this prematurely
Always good to prepare! ✨
Don't know how it works but the Jet program could get you there to study I think.
Same
Hehe im 14, me and my best friend are getting a year off to go to Japan
@@StudyWithFai how do you just get a year off
OMG!! Thank you so so much for this video!! - It seriously helped a lot!!
I am happy it was useful!! Thank you for watching ❤️
Some of Japanese typically don’t realize that for cultures that values direct, open and honest communication, lack of communication actually has much more potential for damage. It is important to check the tendencies of the culture one is dealing with, using the scale provided. I learn that When dealing with more direct cultures, be proactive about communicating what is on your mind, even if it is something that you think the other person will not be happy hearing. I still learn When dealing with more indirect cultures, be careful to not overpower them, and create an atmosphere where they feel comfortable communicating.
Thank you so much! I’m definitely a visual learner, so watching this helped the info sink in 100 times better than reading it haha!
Thank you so much for this video!!! Currently in the process of applying for my working holiday visa and goodness it can be overwhelming at times!
I’d love to live in Japan one day but I am going to learn japanese :)
That’s awesome, good luck!! 😊❤️❤️
Marianna Vlogs thank you 😊😊
I'm really trying too learn...
never give up!
Zach Johnson I won’t thank you !!!
Thank you so much for this video!! I’m planning to do a working holiday in January and this helped me with some things I wasn’t 100 % sure about ! :)
Thanks good video. Suddenly I remembered getting UK working visa. They treated me very well as if i were EU citizen. UK and Japan have a strong diplomatic tie and friendship. With language ability and proattitude toward Japanese culture your case'd be top gear one. I recommend having USD10,000 or 10,000euro equivalent yen to start working holiday life in Tokyo so that you can take time to look for town you like to stay, good condition job, make a trip in advance etc. Prices are less expensive compared with UK, northern Europe,. US metropolitan, Australia or Singapore, slightly higher than Russia in my experience.
Thank you for sharing. Hoping to do a working holiday in the next year or two and trying to wrap my head around visas and stuff is stressful! haha
It’s definitely stressful but so worth it in the end! Hope you get the visa! If you need any help just @ me on twitter!
Damn there goes my dream of being a stripper in Japan 🙄
I’m really sorry I didn’t know how else to break it to you 😖
Hhh
I did it successfully
Thats sad 🤣
KILLERZEN very sad
Lovely video as I’m applying for a working holiday for this year x
my dream is to move to shibuya tokyo permanantly and im like 13 so i have a long way to go before i can pursue it
Same!!! I hope to meet you there! But I plan to live in Kyoto.
same too i might be in osaka though but im not sure if i might want live to live in rual
I’m 11 and my dream is to live in japan as well but i don’t know wich city, any suggestions?
I was thinking osaka, Tokyo, Kyoto, or Hokkaido
@@146ft6 with 2 years of research here what I can tell you live in a a well populated rural area or Sendai as Osaka and Tokyo are expensive to stay and foreign job may be difficult to obtain depending on your degree also depending on which rural area you live they welcome foreigners with open warm arms
@@146ft6 keep away from big cities if possible is my plan. The countryside is cheaper.
This is so helpful! Hope you’ll have tons of fun in Japan x
Thank you SO MUCH Marianna, really clear video! Working-Holiday, searching for a job whilst exploring Japan it is! :) See you there haha
I wished that I was born in Japan so that none of these measures would be required,😖
Same
Just so you know, being born in Japan to non-Japanese parents is not a sufficient condition for Japanese citizenship. If you're born in Japan and one of your parents is Japanese, however, then you will also be a Japanese citizen.
I know, me too.
I was born in Japan but to non Japanese parents so I don't have a citizenship :(
@@sophiasspot9446 omg me too!
Excellent, thorough, detailed, practical and very helpful information. Very positive presentation with great options for people in different situations.
You did OK. You got most of the details down **thumbs up**
Thank you! ❤️
Great vid. Can I ask a question? When mentioning you need to apply for the Japan working visa whilst in your residing country, if you are travelling and living abroad at the time, is there still any way of doing this? Thanks
I believe that you can get someone to go on your behalf to apply for a visa if you write a “letter of proxy”. I think this is however specific to what the Japanese embassy in your home country prefers so it’s worth giving them a call to double check. Hope this helps!!
@@MariannaVlogs thank you very much 😁
Oh what a shocker the United States isn’t on there
No one likes us and I get that.
@@sophiewells7318 Japan does what American't
So I saw you said it's not impossible to work in a hotel/restaurant environment, is it possible to get a working visa for that?
Hi! This video was so helpful!! Do you think I would be able to afford food and accomodation with a part-time job alone on a student visa? My plan was to find an english teaching job. Do you have any experience with that? Do you have any advice on how to get easily accepted without a degree but just a TEFL?
Thank you for making such a fine educational video; very helpful.
I'm a little embarrassed to say, I had to watch segments of the video over again
as I wasn't concentrating on what was being said....
I kept trying to figure out if your eyes are grey or ? Really cool/pretty though.
Thank you for sharing. It's a very informative vlog.
Thank you ❤️
this was very helpful, it helped clear the water around the different types of visas for Japan! Thank you so much!
Would be a dream to be able to live in Japan for sure 😍
Was Language a problem in Japan ? I mean English is ok to get a job in Japan ?
I think most jobs require some level of Japanese
How long did it take you to find a job in japan after arriving?
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Hey great video!!
Quick Question- are there any sort of jobs are there other than English teaching jobs? Mainly physical jobs, construction, manufacturing etc..
My Japanese is subpar but im working on it.
Also in from new Zealand,
Thank you
arigatou gozaimasu
New law coming into effect in April that allows you to apply for contruction jobs. Not sure about manufacturing. Previously it is not available on any type of VISA. This is because Japan is facing a severe shortage of workers in this areas. Other fields in demand are Farming, Elderly care (nursing basically) and Hospitality (hotels, tourism etc).
Ahh omg the first video I found that was helpful x but I do have a question before you send your application for a wh visa did you already find a job in Japan? Or did you get the visa and look when you got there. I’ve been thinking about that a lot If did get the wh visa and moved to jp I would worry I wouldn’t have the money even if a saved a munch??
Hi hi! I didn’t have a job lined up when I applied but I did start applying before I landed in Japan (as soon as I got my visa) so I had a good idea of what I was gonna do/money I would make. You can definitely land without a job and then start looking (I know a few people who have) but just have enough saved up to cover rent and expenses for at least 3 months + extra safety net money. In my experience, if you start applying quickly after you land, you should be able to get some work pretty fast! Hope this helps! ❤️
@@MariannaVlogs oh I see thank you, when Covid is lower would you like to return to Japan to live?
I was supposed to be back already but cos of the restrictions there are a million hoops to jump through 🥲 The minute the embassy lets me back in, I’m jumping at the chance haha
Thank u soo much for your. Information.
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Thank you It was very helpful.
Do you speak Japanese? if so how did you learn it? any tips?
Self study... i will send you videos link give me ur insta
im only 12 (2008) and im already panicking about my future XD.
bro i get overwhelmed easily and i have -300 IQ O.o
Oh nooo I panicked so hard applying for this, I was a mess 😅 Just focus really hard on your studies for now cos that makes things 1000 times easier for the future especially if moving to Japan. You can definitely do it!!! I always think, if someone else can do it means it’s possible, so I can too! Which means you 💯 can!! Good luck ❤️
now this helps a lot! ik i’m only in yr10 but i’m already looking for this sort of help so i know what to do when the time comes
So if you wanna live there permanently, you have to Renew ur visa every 6months/12months? Just wondering, interested in moving to Japan one day
I think if you get the permanent residency, you only have to do it every 7 years
Thanks for sharing, really informative. Looking to do the same next year. How much would I actually need minus the return flight? 2500 is the guideline but seems a bit little. Thanks
Good luck for next year! So the 2500 is really only meant to last you for the first 1/2 months max while you get the accommodation, legal expenses (registering at the ward, mobile data etc) and living costs sorted. I think the starting number depends on where you want to live initially. For Tokyo 2500 is very low. I would recommend saving up around 5K just as a safety net until you get your first job. The embassy will issue the visa with 1500 saved up (plus return ticket) but it would be an incredibly frugal couple of months. I hope this helps! ❤️
upon receiving your visa, do you have 12 months to enter japan in which the 12 months then starts? as i am currently on a working hol in canada and that was the case with them
Good video!!
Thank you so much! ❤️
Great video! ありがとう！
Thanks for explaining
Oh man.. no money is a awful feeling. But being in a different country. That's basically saving up working hard to go somewhere else to be poor. That's weird. Wait you can only live in Japan for one year?! I thought you were there for 4 years. Wait where are you going next?! The Adventures of Marianna Senpai! You are giving so much advice. I think this might be one of the most helpful videos you have made thus far. Oh wow so I couldn't be a bartender if I wanted in a different country. I liked making drinks, I have kinda always wanted to work in a bar. Lmmfao i would love to see future you like in your 90's, "have you heard of sailor moon? No not the reboot live action 4D ride.... the legit seasons!"
You're like "it's super easy! BUT if you..." it sounds like a rollercoaster of emotions.
We're currently saving up to go to Japan for a year to study the language, any other tips? I feel like we have an alright budget scheme but we're still looking for ways to optimize our time there. Hell, we don't even know what we'll be doing after that study year. We're planning to release content and maybe hope that this channel will blow up but those chances are probably pretty small. So we're still figuring out on what we're gonna do afterwards, we hope to stay of course but that's gonna be difficult.
I have a BTEC Level 3 extended diploma instead of A-levels. Would they accept that for student visa?
Sorry for the delayed response!! As long as you graduated from school (GCSE level) it should be fine. I understand (anyone can correct me if I’m wrong) that BTEC level 3 extended diploma is equivalent to three A-Levels. Language schools should have no issue with this (but it depends on the University if you are aiming for a degree in Japan). The most important thing is proving you have the funds as the embassy are very strict with this. Gaijinpot has some more information about documentation so it’s worth having a look there too. I hope this helps!! ❤️
So Japanese employers will call my previous ones in Nova Scotia?? They may find that annoying, as the bill can be high for such a call.
It helped alot thanku
I’m glad! Good luck! ❤️
:)
Nice information
Are you still there now? Mine (visa) is valid currently and it's a matter of me working up the nerves to get to the major airport and finally on an airplane for such a long flight during these times
Your video is so bright
Currently waiting for my COE 🙏 The student visa is a long process indeed
It really is!! Good luck, hope you get it soon! ✨
its so easy to get to japan from nz, only thing is studying the language (hiragana,katakana, Kanji) and finances, qualifications etc. do you think you could elaborate for my nz brothers who also wish to move to japan. otherwise if the process is quite similar then cool! please let me know!! love your content btw.
I need this so much!
Can I ask something? Let's say I'm studying in this college in Japan, can I change to another college? Will it affect my student visa?
If you change your college your new school should be able to provide the required paperwork (such as admission certificate) and I believe there is also some paperwork required from your old school too that needs to be submitted to immigration.
But generally this depends on what kind of student visa you are on and what kind of school it is (is it a language school student visa or a different visa?) Even though it’s the same student visa, there are kind of “levels” within the visa itself.
Normally though it’s not too complicated, and the new school should be able to advise you if you run into problems. Hope this helps!
@@MariannaVlogs thank you so much!
Hey do you have the link for sharehouses please? Great video!
Bro I’m American so yeah I think that makes a statement on its own compared to where I live Japan is super cheap like my rent for my apartment would be cut in half or even less then half in most Japanese apartments especially health care it cost me 10k just to break an arm in America my mom was pregnant with me after the surgery and ambulance and hospital fees and equipment the bill came out to a million dollars think I’m joking I’m not🙂 luckily with insurance it was lowered she still won’t share me the amount she paid all she tells me is that it was a lot of money and I heard Japan health care was cheaper so that’s what sold me to move that and my love for Japanese culture
Hi
How can I get visa of Japan if I have a friend from Japan..
She is a woman...
Help me please....
Thanks
I want to live in Japan. It's my dream.
So if I don't have a degree to get a working visa; can I then get this visa and get an English teaching job (bypassing the degree requirement) ?
Thanks for the information
when i keep researching it says you can only be on a student visa for 2 years? is this true? I'm currently getting my bachelor's in foreign education so I can come and teach in Japan in 2023. My husband is coming with me he will be getting his bachelor's. he will need a 4-year student visa is this not a thing? he is a military vet and will have a GI bill 100% of all of tuition and books paid for and we will be getting paid for him to go to school. but he needs a 4 year not a 2 year because I will be on a sponsored 5-year work visa? we have been looking at American schools based in japan but they are only so far in Tokyo/Osaka not sure if that is better than a regular school in japan? or if he would be able to finish his degree I'm really confused so any help would be great! thank you again if you respond.
Can you become a permeant resident if you have a holiday working visa?
You would have to live in Japan for 10 consecutive years with 5 years being under a full working visa from a company sponsorship or a spousal/family visa. There are a bunch of other pre requisites so you would definitely have to switch to another visa from a WH one. Hope this helps! ❤️
This is a very scary video for me, as i'm 14 and plan to Move from uk to japan to live. I am already learning the language but want to keep doing it until fluency, i have researched all of this and am not sure of the best way to get there. Any advice?
Because you are from the U.K. I do think the easiest option would be the working holiday visa. You would have to be 18 to apply for it but it can open many doors in Japan when you get there (you can apply for work/explore etc). Another option would be a student visa. Language schools tend to be expensive but are a popular route because with those qualifications (and if you Japanese is fluent) you can look for work alternatives to teaching English. I would strongly suggest staying in school/college until you’re 18 to get the A-Levels (many language schools have a pre-requisite for A-Levels) and look at your options and what you want to do then. However, if you go on to get a degree, it would be much easier to find long term work in Japan and you could apply to programmes such as Jet. Japan still focuses on academic merit and if you have higher education, things become 100 times easier. Hope this helps!! ❤️
@@MariannaVlogs thank you. My japanese level is already steadily improving, I can understand main hiragana and katakana characters like るりらろくあおあかばぽぱ for example and i know some words like わたし (私) おはよう 日本 かしみまして (i think thats nice ro meet you correct me) which is why my main plan WAS schooling, but The costs are quite large. So i thought my plan would be working holiday and expand avenues by learning the langauge of my own accord, as i do have 4 years of time to lear at least and i've been doing japanese for a week only. Only important question for my plan is, because i want to live there for as long as possible (preferably the rest of my life) but i don't know if its possible when starting on a working holiday visa.
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How much savings did you have before you went?
What can you say about an aspiring pilot who wants to work for airlines like All Nippon Airways for a living. I also favor the culture; best of all the lifestyle. Coming from New York, USA
I'm curious to know if only university degrees are used to get the working visa or a finished german job education (which lasts 9 3 years for most jobs) is also a valid degree
I am going to beauty school to be a full esthetician & massage therapist... do you think I could get a job in Japan with little Japanese?
As long as you are able to get a visa (student or working holiday for example, or a company that is willing to sponsor you), you may be able to apply for a foreigner friendly practice. However, I imagine that this will be difficult as you would need Japanese to sign off on the legal stuff. It’s definitely best to learn some Japanese as any job outside of English teaching and hospitality (like hotel cleaning/waitressing) would ask for at least N2 from my experience. Hope this helps!! ❤️
if the primary caretaker is moving to japan with their child does the child have to get a student visa and the parent gets a working visa?
I suspect bringing a child would fall into the “dependent visa” category. Usually if one of the main caretakers/partners gets a fully sponsored working visa, their partner and children can join them (as long as the child is unmarried) on a dependant visa. You would need to get a certificate of eligibility for them from the immigration bureau in your home country. I hope this helps! ❤️
Pls tell me, if i move to Japan, do i need to work the crazy 12 - 15 hours a day?
Hey when I was planning on buying a ticket to go to Japan they said I need to have 1,000,000¥ in my country's currency is that 1,000,000¥ enough to at least survive until I plan on getting a job?
Im a permanent resident in the United States and want to be a permanent resident in Japan, does that mean that I have to get re-entry permits to switch between those countries to maintain my permanent residency.
Its confirmed! Senpai doesn't approve of love. Lol I didn't know there were so many ways to get into a country.
YOOOO UK LETS GO HELL YEAH i can actually move there holy crap thank you for this information
could someone work in japan / tokyo with a student visa? just modeling gigs? And once there what if you marry someone japanese? you can stay longer?
So i'm 14 years old i currently live in the US and i plan to move to japan when i'm older ive already learned most of their language and i was wondering if there was a way i could live there permanently. is that possible? or would i get deported?
I am just wondering how can I find work in advance I am looking for something in my field of work and also can you share tips on how to learn Japanese.
Can u stay in Japan forever ? And how much u need?
Oh well, there goes my dreams of being a Gigolo in Tokyo 😫
I'm working my way towards my second degree in Massage Therapy Diploma.
I am 14 and I live in South Africa and it is my dream to live in Japan I don't care what people tell my I want to live there will it be harder for me to get in Japan if I don't have a working visa
uh, I feel like this is impossible to move from the US to Japan Because isn't one of the requirements for a work visa a bachelor's degree? I'm still in high school and I got two more years left but I feel like I'm not smart enough for college and also you literally have to sell your house here just to go to college.
Typically you would need a degree for a sponsored work visa (unless it’s for a hospitality sector but this varies by country so it is worth checking with the embassy in the US). A student visa is a good option as you can build your language skills and then move to a work visa. Please don’t be discouraged, there is still some time to consider your options! Good luck ❤️❤️❤️
Can you buy a car while on a visa?
I assume you probably could but it would probably be difficult learning the rules of the rode ect and getting a license for that particular country
If got a visa to Japan I’d get myself a skyline for cheap and when the year is over ship it back to the us (edit why did I spell road like that oh well ) 😂
Is there a video on the costs like how much u should save etc
Can the working holiday visa be reissued till you get to the age? or once?
if you drop out of secondary school but are 18 and you apply for a japanese university if you just have our GCSEs
Requirements differ across unis in Japan but usually you need 12 years of education (so A levels included) and should be able to pass the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students. Language schools can be a bit more lenient with shorter courses but having A levels makes things a ton easier for full time study! Hope this helps ❤️
A very interesting video ! I thought things are much better for foreigners to live there in Japan now ! As I noticed that they made drastic changes back in '99 or so & restaurant's dishes's portions got bigger & the prices went very affordable ! And the rents are not that bad compared to London , N.Y.& L.A. !!! So , I really wonder why ! It was really bad for foreigners to live in Japan, especially Tokyo back in the '70's &' 80's !!! As everything was very expensive & in small portions ( foods ,groceries, produces ,etc ) .💜💜💜🥁🎵🐉🎤🎶💕💞
Hello Marianna for the student visa how many months of bank statement do they require? Because if it's like a year there would be money of student loan and I clearly don't want to show them that. I can support myself without the student loan. Many thanks.
Hi! The documents required vary by the school but normally I would suggest 3 months worth of statements. The embassy recommends for the closing balance to be over 2million ¥ (for two years of study). As long as the recent statements show you are able to support yourself, there shouldn’t be a problem! Good luck!
can a person get a visa if they are around 50 and working?
Working holiday is 18-30 but I have not come across an age limit for humanities/long term work visas ❤️
I want to go to japan to make my professional mma debut and compete there, do u know which kind of visa ill need for that
Hi mam how can I get visa jpan can you help me iam from nepal
I am currently learning japanese! I am only 12 (nearly 13) and im planning to either move to japan by myself or with my friend i havent decided what city but i reallyyy wanna go tokyo but its the 3rd expensive country in asia and im not sure if i will get a good education
Same but I’m 9
@Marianna Vlogs how does health care work there for people taking student visa
Japan has national health insurance (kokuho). If you are staying a year or longer you can register and pay for it upfront or in instalments. The annual premium is normally quite low, especially if you’re a student and aren’t working too much. 70% of your medical costs will be covered then. If you are staying for less than 3 months (I think!) then I would suggest contacting your school as they will be able to advise.
@@MariannaVlogs thank you so much for replying!
What about the Netherlands?
I am in the USA so I can’t get a working holiday visa
I was just told the bank statement for a 1 year visa is 20,000 by someone I was trying to connect with (and not yen) is there any truth in this because thats terrifying for a college student. I was aiming for at highest 10,000 and lowest 6000 with Japan.
Nice
So if I'm 31, from the United States am i ineligible ?
Unfortunately, the U.S. isn’t part of the working holiday visa agreement. I would recommend going down a work sponsorship route or through a cultural exchange programme such as JET. Another route is going through a language school. Your age wouldn’t really be a factor in these, including a lot of language schools (as long as you clearly outline your reasons for studying). I hope this helps! ❤️