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| Dec 22, 2014 at 18:48 | comment | added | BurakUeda | In that case why can't the people hiring you in Japan start to process beforehand? I am not a Japanese immigration law specialist, but they can invite you as a Specialist in Humanities/International Services, which will also be your visa status. There is some info in MOFA's website here: mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/faq.html | |
| Dec 22, 2014 at 18:28 | comment | added | Barbur | No, you misunderstood again. Also, it's not a company job, as I said it's an academic one, it's settled and there's no job search involved. Assume position in country A ends on June 1, but position in country B (guaranteed) starts on Aug 1. There's a gap of 2 months inbetween. Work visa in country A ends on June 1, work visa in country B can only start on Aug 1. There's 2 months' worth of visa problem right in the middle. | |
| Dec 22, 2014 at 18:14 | comment | added | BurakUeda | Well, it is really a gamble if you don't have a job offer, and planning to find a job while you're staying in Japan on your short term visa. There is no guarantee. But I can tell you that it is really difficult to change visa status from temporary to long term. You have a very small time frame for searching for a job, going to interviews, waiting for the results, to be accepted, to prepare all the paperwork and apply. Let alone there will be very few places that will consider to hire you without a working visa. Most of the companies require you to already have a long term/working visa. | |
| Dec 22, 2014 at 17:07 | comment | added | Barbur | Thanks for the response, but this doesn't really answer my question. I'm afraid I didn't phrase it clearly. My question was: is it possible to change status while in Japan on a tourist visa instead of getting a researcher's visa before arriving to Japan. If not, I would be forced to go from USA -> Country X -> Japan, move all my stuff twice instead of once, and go through all kinds of other trouble I don't want to go into details about. I would strongly prefer to avoid a double move. | |
| Dec 22, 2014 at 12:35 | history | answered | BurakUeda | CC BY-SA 3.0 |