Dustin C wrote:
> 32 Australian, degree halfway there, about 10 months short of 10 years
> experience. Have an offer to work for a bank in Tokyo.

Is there any reason why you just can't complete the undergraduate
degree? Almost all Oz daigakus offer evening or distance options. Would
make everything a lot simpler, and possibly quicker.

> Visa was applied for (by bank's attorneys) and subsequently rejected due to
> lack of experience (I had letters substantiating about 98 of 120 months
> experience).

One thing that should be noted is that the "10 years experience" is
weighted differently for different fields. IT is considered a priority,
and in my experience Immigration has been prepared (2003-2005) to OK
changes of visa status (from shugaku) for engineer visas for people
without a bachelor's degree but with less than 10 years of relevant
work experience. Whether financial services would also be exempted can
depend on the type of work performed, length of experience, and what
the educational experience or background of contemporary applicants
have. Your post doesn't indicate anything in terms of background, or
whether there is a skills shortage on this side.

> If a visa application has been rejected once - due to not meeting 10 years
> experience, if I resubmit it with 10 years experience is it likely to be
> approved? - Eg Ministry of immigration have said I didn't meet 10 years
> requirement, so they rejected the application. When I resubmit  with 10
> years, do you think it would be approved (as I have gone and remedied the
> reason the first application was declined) or are they likely to find
> something else wrong with the application?

Depends entirely on the "something else".

> Does one rejected application = a higher chance of another rejection (for
> work visas and even holiday visas) in the future?

Yes. But depending on the circumstances of the rejection. Japan doesn't
have an immigration policy, so there is no points system similar to
that in Australia and *officially* at least everything is assessed on a
"case by case" basis.

> I know these are tough questions to provide answers on, (being that none of
> you probably work at the immigration department! -if anyone knows anyone who
> does that would be great)

I know 3 people who work in Immigration. They have no clue what the
requirements are either :-) :-(