Tony wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have foreign student visa now, and I will graduate in March. My visa is
> until April by the way. I already found a job in Japan. How long does it
> take to change my visa status from foreign student visa to working visa?
> My friend says it takes around 3-6 months. Anyone has any experience?

 From my experience (having sponsored 11 work visas so far), it will be 
anything from 5-14 weeks depending on the following 3 variables:

1) Is your student visa "shugakusei" or "ryugakusei"?
2) Which category of working visa are you going to apply for?
3) Which bureau will you be applying at?




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