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Originally Posted by SSJup81
Well, once you graduate high school, look into universities that have exchange programs. It wouldn't surprise me if a place like UCLA had it. You can maybe minor in Japanese and then participate in an exchange where you can maybe spend a semester in Japan while studying. To go to an actual Japanese University, the way you're going on about it, you have to have a Japanese proficiency level of probably equivalent to the JLPT 1. Do you have any idea what your proficiency level is? Have you ever looked into taking the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)?
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Well i only recently got a book, which im starting to learn japanese from. Will I probably be able to pass this JLPT if i study japanese language for the next two years that i'm in high school? I want to actually GO to a university in Japan, not just a semester, i mean GO. I want to BE in it.
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Originally Posted by SSJup81
Aside from having a passport, to literally live there, you will need a Visa. There are different types, work visa, spousal visa, student visa, tourist visa, etc. There are requirements as to how you get the visa, but one of the main necessities is having a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university.
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Well first of all, how can i get a Bachelor's degree if i plan on learning in a university in japan? I would have to get a student visa to go over there to be in a Japanese university, obviously, but i can't get the visa without the degree, so am i forced to have to take college in here in america before i can even try to learn in Japan? I wanna make this work.
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Originally Posted by SSJup81
Anyway, do you plan on literally living there or do you just want to visit for a like a month or something? If you literally want to live there, would probably have to try and obtain a work visa, which isn't easy to obtain, seemingly. You have to already have a job and a place of employment to sponsor your Visa prior to living there.
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Yes i plan on living there, i've put much much much much thought into it, and if i could choose any place to live, honestly, i'd want to live over there, and i'm confident that i'm not making the wrong choice. Also, i have alot of time to take care of whatever i need to get done before going over there. So i'm also confident that my goal of living there isn't an impossible one.
now for the work visa, if im going to learn over there, in one of their universities, will i need a work visa or a student visa? I thought i could get a student visa and then get a work visa when i graduate. and if i do that, i guess i'll have to get a job while im in the university, so that i can get the work visa?
wouldn't i need a work visa for that though?
and lastly, this is indeed a possible goal, right?