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Originally Posted by grnarowana
Question: What type of visa do you have Tsuwabuki?
I'm heading to Japan soon and will stay in the Tokyo Region for three months. So I'm actively looking for a internship/job.
I'm also a graduate and have a B.A. degree at an accredited University in California.
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You can join the ranks of the tens of thousands of Japanese university students who are graduating next month, and who are desperately searching for work (only 45% of current graduates have job offers). Hopefully you have more to offer a company than a university educated, native-Japanese, otherwise your pickings will be slim-to-none.
The typical work visa is a "Specialist in Humanities/International Services" or SHIS visa, and is good for 1 to 3 years, depending on how long your employer is willing to sponsor you. To qualify for such a visa, you will need to have a job which pays at least 3 million yen per year, at a company which is willing to sponsor you.
It takes several weeks to process a work visa, if you come to Japan with a 90 day visa, and do not get a job offer immediately, you may have to leave the country and return before your work visa is processed. English teaching used to be the easiest way to get a work visa, but with the current economy, most of the chain schools are suffering from low enrollments, and there aren't many positions available.