Tsuntsun
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Hello everyone, I just registered after giving a good look at the forums and noticing how professional and detailed some of the advices that people give here are, you guys are awesome.
I'm going to briefly tell you my story.
I was born and raised in Italy. After years of planning, I finally went to Japan this year in May and stayed there one month with a friend, we stayed at a guest house and our plan was to experience life in Japan to see how it is and if we liked it (yes, I know that without a job it isn't really the Japanese life, but you get what I mean. I did get some modeling "jobs", but that doesn't really count). Turns out that I loved the country and I would really like to come back. One month isn't really a lot, so I would like to stay more this time.
I studied Japanese by myself online and with some Skype Japanese friends prior to going. I am not a fluent Japanese speaker by any means, but I can understand casual Japanese and can speak a little. I can also read some kanjis, I was able to make friends there because of it.
Now, I've been looking for a long time for the easiest route (and by saying easiest I don't want to pass as a slacker, it's just that the Japanese immigration is pretty brutal with this stuff) to go back to Japan and try to work there and experience the real life. Most people suggested me to do illegal jobs, but that is completely out of the question for moral and respect for their country reasons.
I am 24 years old, will be 25 in a couple of months.
I don't have a bachelors degree, but I have experience as an English teacher in a private school in Italy, I've been teaching there for 3 or 4 years. It was an illegal job (it's very common here, probably more common than legal jobs, yes, it's that bad), but I can ask the principal of the school to sponsor me if needed. I don't have any kind of certificate when it comes to English teaching though. I also lived 4 years in America in the past (this probably doesn't mean anything to them).
What's my best shot considering that Italy is not eligible for a working holiday visa? Student visa or applying directly as an English teacher for private schools in Japan?
If I apply for a student visa and look for an English teaching job, is there a chance to get a working visa after 6 months there? I know I can apply for part-time jobs with a student visa, is it ok to ask the employer if they're available to sponsor me for a working visa with a full time job when my school days are over if they accept my application for the part-time job?
The main reason why I want to go back there for 6 months or a year is because I want to get more in touch with the population. I have plans of opening my own business in Japan one day.
I have a relative that is a clothes designer here that works for Italian VIPs and has contacts with people in Tokyo as well. I was planning on opening a clothes shop with his personal designs in Japan, I know that they like Italian clothes and are crazy for fashion things.
And this brings me to my other question, is it hard to open a business in Japan? Money is not an issue. I was planning on opening either a clothes shop, guest house or pub. I'm still young so I have time to think about it.
Thank you for your time and eventual answers, sorry for the long post!
EDIT: Oh yeah, I forgot to say that Monday I'm going to give a visit to the Japanese Embassy here in Rome and I'm going to ask them more or less the same questions that I asked here. I'd like to the most information that I can on this matter.
I'm going to briefly tell you my story.
I was born and raised in Italy. After years of planning, I finally went to Japan this year in May and stayed there one month with a friend, we stayed at a guest house and our plan was to experience life in Japan to see how it is and if we liked it (yes, I know that without a job it isn't really the Japanese life, but you get what I mean. I did get some modeling "jobs", but that doesn't really count). Turns out that I loved the country and I would really like to come back. One month isn't really a lot, so I would like to stay more this time.
I studied Japanese by myself online and with some Skype Japanese friends prior to going. I am not a fluent Japanese speaker by any means, but I can understand casual Japanese and can speak a little. I can also read some kanjis, I was able to make friends there because of it.
Now, I've been looking for a long time for the easiest route (and by saying easiest I don't want to pass as a slacker, it's just that the Japanese immigration is pretty brutal with this stuff) to go back to Japan and try to work there and experience the real life. Most people suggested me to do illegal jobs, but that is completely out of the question for moral and respect for their country reasons.
I am 24 years old, will be 25 in a couple of months.
I don't have a bachelors degree, but I have experience as an English teacher in a private school in Italy, I've been teaching there for 3 or 4 years. It was an illegal job (it's very common here, probably more common than legal jobs, yes, it's that bad), but I can ask the principal of the school to sponsor me if needed. I don't have any kind of certificate when it comes to English teaching though. I also lived 4 years in America in the past (this probably doesn't mean anything to them).
What's my best shot considering that Italy is not eligible for a working holiday visa? Student visa or applying directly as an English teacher for private schools in Japan?
If I apply for a student visa and look for an English teaching job, is there a chance to get a working visa after 6 months there? I know I can apply for part-time jobs with a student visa, is it ok to ask the employer if they're available to sponsor me for a working visa with a full time job when my school days are over if they accept my application for the part-time job?
The main reason why I want to go back there for 6 months or a year is because I want to get more in touch with the population. I have plans of opening my own business in Japan one day.
I have a relative that is a clothes designer here that works for Italian VIPs and has contacts with people in Tokyo as well. I was planning on opening a clothes shop with his personal designs in Japan, I know that they like Italian clothes and are crazy for fashion things.
And this brings me to my other question, is it hard to open a business in Japan? Money is not an issue. I was planning on opening either a clothes shop, guest house or pub. I'm still young so I have time to think about it.
Thank you for your time and eventual answers, sorry for the long post!
EDIT: Oh yeah, I forgot to say that Monday I'm going to give a visit to the Japanese Embassy here in Rome and I'm going to ask them more or less the same questions that I asked here. I'd like to the most information that I can on this matter.
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