Bottom line is, I want to move to Fukuoka and stay in Japan for one year. I'm a U.S. citizen so there's no working holiday visa available. Also, I don't speak Japanese so this has been a difficulty all on its own. I've written several articles for The Korean Times, but these were student reports that were unpaid. I make short films and have won several awards from my university, again unpaid. I've considered a cultural visa but it's unclear whether I technically qualify.
In your experience, what's the easiest long-term visa to apply for?
I have a Japanese friend in Fukuoka who owns his own moving company. Can he sponsor my work visa and what does this entail? Will he have to pay any money to sponsor me, or is sponsorship purely a paper procedural thing?
In your experience, what's the easiest long-term visa to apply for?
I have a Japanese friend in Fukuoka who owns his own moving company. Can he sponsor my work visa and what does this entail? Will he have to pay any money to sponsor me, or is sponsorship purely a paper procedural thing?