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From: Band Beyond Desu <shadowboxing@theapocalypse.com>
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Subject: Re: Visa Question
Date: 23 May 2012 04:08:07 GMT
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<mtfester@netMAPSONscape.net> wrote:
> John W. <worthj1970@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I might have an opportunity to go to Japan as a contractor. Does anyone
>> know how visas work for contractors in Japan? Right now what is being
>> discussed is 3 weeks in Japan then 1 week back in the US. I can get a
>> visa through my wife - is that sort of visa a pretty quick turnaround?
> 
> Get the spouse visa; barring divorce, it can't get revoked :-)
> 
> Seriously, there's a lot of paperwork involved in a work visa, and the
> contracting agency will have to guarantee employment for some amount of
> time (usually a year.) Lottsa references to file, getting the FBI report,
> etc.
> 
>> A lot of things are up in the air, and the odds are very high it'll fall
>> through; and then there's the whole "do I want to risk burning a bridge in
>> my current company" thing, especially since I just changed jobs. But the
>> chance to get back to Japan in a management role is too much to resist.
> 
> If the family's behind it, go for it.
> 
> Good luck.
> 
> Mike

Or ask J-visa expert @cjinasia!
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