Work Visa question, sure - you've seen it before, but why not have a read anyhow?

[Enrique Sanchez]

Hi

I am sure this group has been bombarded with questions of this nature
countless times, so I will be brief.

My situ:
29 year male, conversational Japanese, Applied Science degree halfway
complete, 8 years IT support experience.

My goal:
Work in Tokyo, for Investment Bank - IT support.

Question:
Will a lack of a completed degree rule me out totally from a work visa
sponsorship? I don't seem to fit too neatly into any of the listed
categories eg
professor, researcher, skilled labour etc etc. I heard somewhere that if you
have enough work experience, then you may get around the degree requirement.
Could anyone put me in touch with a headhunter/recruitment agent who is in
the know in Tokyo?

Thanks, any advice is appreciated.

[Matthew Endo]

Enrique Sanchez <esan...@movistar.com> wrote:

> My goal:
> Work in Tokyo, for Investment Bank - IT support.
>
> Question:
> Will a lack of a completed degree rule me out totally from a work visa
> sponsorship? I don't seem to fit too neatly into any of the listed
> categories eg
> professor, researcher, skilled labour etc etc. I heard somewhere that if you
> have enough work experience, then you may get around the degree requirement.
> Could anyone put me in touch with a headhunter/recruitment agent who is in
> the know in Tokyo?

Your question should really be: Are there any jobs in IT support for
investment banks in Tokyo?

Answer: That whole job market has dried up. Moreover, I don't think
many companies are willing to sponsor given that there is plenty of
talent available locally. Since you don't have a 4 year university
degree, it would be a long shot. What country are you from and where
did you study?

Send me your resume and I'll pass it on to a headhunter that I know.

Best of luck,

--
Matt
ma...@gol.com

[Declan Murphy]

Enrique Sanchez wrote:
<snip>

> 29 year male, conversational Japanese, Applied Science degree halfway
> complete, 8 years IT support experience.

The basic rule is:

1) undergraduate degree or higher OR
2) minimum 10 years experience in specified field

Lately the Immigration Bureau (in Nagoya at least) folks have been a
little more flexible regarding (2) owing to skill shortages in some
fields. Whether they would be as flexible in Tokyo I've no idea, though
I suspect not. It would be easier (and wiser) to finish off the degree.

--
"Kick it to the shithouse" - Bob Dwyer, Saturday 2nd November, 1991.

[another fool]

Here's an odd question.

My work visa says:
Date of Issue: May '03
Date of Expiry: May '08
For Stays of: 3 Years

So is my work visa a 3 year work visa or a 5 year work visa?