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Got this response back from a language school which I've tried to interpret, but I'm not sure what they are going on about. I want to switch to a student VISA, so that's what I wrote them about. Do you have a better interpretation?:
10月からの入学を希望されていますが、就労から就学への変更は無
Why is it thought to be impossible to go from work to school, pretell? Are you talking about my VISA inquiry?
もし就学を新規に申請されるのであれば、千葉県在住で有職者の保証人さんが必要です。
This one is odd. I have to have a guarantor from Chiba-ken? You don't believe I have money, or is this a bit of VISA advice?
This one is odd. I have to have a guarantor from Chiba-ken? You don't believe I have money, or is this a bit of VISA advice?
ただ最初に入国管理局にお訊ねになったほうがいいと考えます。
Okay, I would think you are used to dealing with student VISA questions, but I'll try to find these people.
Okay, I would think you are used to dealing with student VISA questions, but I'll try to find these people.
10 gatsu kara: they say your status change might be hardly accepted by the immigataion authorities. I don't know why.
ReplyDeletemoshi shugaku: they say, if you ask for a brand new study visa (or stay permit), you need a guarantor. Once again, it seems to be with respect to the authorities but they may have imposed this requirement on the school for immigration control.
I don't know if brand new means you have to quit japan once.
tada saichoni: well you're referred to the authorities for precise info.
All in all, I read this like the issue of your status change is a bit tricky; go to the immigration office and make sure about that yourself.
Why are you trying to switch to a student visa? Just curious... (I might've missed it earlier.)
ReplyDeleteFrom experience, the best way to find out for sure about visa stuff is to just go to the awful immigration building and ask direct questions. could you bribe a native speaker to go with you?
ReplyDelete10月からの入学を希望されていますが、就労から就学への変更は無理かと思われます。
ReplyDeleteAlthough, you've indicated that you'd like to start school from October, the change from a working visa to a pre-college student visa is impossible.
もし就学を新規に申請されるのであれば、千葉県在住で有職者の保証人さんが必要です。
If you are making a new application for a students visa then you will need a guarantor who is living in Chiba and who is currently employed.
ただ最初に入国管理局にお訊ねになったほうがいいと考えます。
However, we believe that it would be in your best interests to speak to the immigration authorities first.
So basically, the switch to a pre-college student student from a working visa is impossible and you need to make a brand new application. This may or may not involve you having to leave Japan.
I'm assuming that you are wanting to go to a school in Chiba, or are living in Chiba yourself, therefore you need a guarantor who is also living there and employed (not necessarily employed in Chiba). A guarantor is needed because basically on the pre-collage student visa you have to get special permission to do part-time work and it's only for a limited number of hours (was 20hr when I was on that visa.)
It might be best to avoid the big immigration center in Kasumigaseki if you can because it's always overflowing with people but you can find all their office and info here:
http://www.immi-moj.go.jp/english/info/index.html
thanks Kathy and Naoki for confirming what I suspected
ReplyDeleteOh, just as a follow up, the process of 'switching' visas (変更henkou )
ReplyDeleteand a new application(新規申請 shinkishinsei) is quite different and the person who answered your email might have been confused if you said you wanted to 'change' your visa and that's why they said it was impossible.
And even if you have all the funds to support yourself and everything else, you will still need a guarantor (even if it's in name only).
The paperwork required for a pre-college student visa is quite extensive and rules enforced quite stringently because this category of visa is also the only one that Chinese/Korean and other "Asian" nationals can enter the country with and most work illegally (just stating facts, not making any judgements).
Hope this helps.