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Originally Posted by jlr247
Hello everyone! I am currently completing my bachelor's degree this year, with the intention of getting a second degree in education after that. So, I should be graduating for good in two years (teacher's college is a two year program). I am interested in potentially teaching in ESL classrooms in Canada, and I have been looking at overseas experience: both to experience teaching ESL, and to experience things like culture shock that my students would be going through. The JET program looks like something I would love to do, since it would help me to do all of the above plus give me the opportunity to live in Japan (I find the country interesting - and no, I don't watch anime).
In two years though, I hope to be married. From what I can tell online, I would be able to bring my husband on a dependent visa, which can allow one to work for either 20 or 28 hours (I read different numbers from different sources) with permission. If someone has a dependent visa, but not a degree, is it even possible to find part-time work in Japan? Does anyone know of married couples where one person is an ALT and the other is not? If so, was the non-ALT able to find things to do during the day?
Thanks!
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If you husband also has a degree, it may be easier to have him enrolled in the JET program. With a bachelor degree (what do you major in?) and a master in education, you probably will qualify for something better than a JET.
I have seen some stores which hire English speaking staff. If he doesn't have a degree, this could be an option as long as he doesn't need the required company to sponsor him.
A lot of store alone omotesando have english speaking staff. I ran into an australian girl last time i was there