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Originally Posted by Brass
Do you need to be hired before you immigrate to japan and get a working visa before you even step foot in japan? Is it possible to come over as a tourist and then go on a bunch of interviews? I won't be applying for low wage jobs, I'm an electrical engineer with a college degree and years of experience with a multinational corporation so my qualifications won't be in question.
Also, does anybody know what pay is like in japan for gaijin? I'm wondering if I'm going to need to take a significant paycut because of my skin color.
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Basically, yes, you do. You need a full working visa to work there, and you need to be hired by a company to get the visa, as they will provide the sponsoring documents that will make you eligible for it. You may strike very lucky to find a company in 90 days who will allow you to return to your home country and re-apply, but it's an expensive gamble if you don't. Remember, Japan is REALLY STRICT about visas and working without the right one. If you get caught, you're in very hot water. Qualifications aside, do you speak Japanese? That will be the key issue for you going for those kinds of professional jobs. Because there are likely also Japanese nationals who are electrical engineers with a college degrees and years of experience who are going for the same work, in which case, why go to the bother and expense of getting a foreigner in for it? Having said that, I don't know much about the industry, so i might be off whack.
And btw, it's 'emigrate' in your case, not 'immigrate' XD