On Mar 30, 11:50 am, CL <flot...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> The 2-Belo wrote:
> > We have a report from the fj.life.in-japan Dynamics Officer that sensyujin has
> > exploded. Flight director confirms that:
>
> >> On Mar 24, 2:25?pm, The 2-Belo <the2b...@msd.bigREMOVETHISlobe.ne.jp>
> >> wrote:
> >> Thank you for your response The 2-Belo.
>
> >> Another question I had asked was:
> >> What are the REAL requirements for becoming a permanent resident in
> >> Japan?
>
> > Well, I was a bit of a special case because it wasn't a matter of personal
> > preference. It was *necessary* to get it, and fast.
>
> >> What(and when), if I may ask, was your experience with applying for
> >> the eijyuken.
>
> > Wife-to-be's mother had a government contact who agreed to make a couple of
> > calls to the immigration office and vouch for me, which made the entire process
> > much easier (see other posts in this thread about "pushing the correct official
> > buttons". When the application was approved I was required to go to the
> > immigration office in Nagoya, go Behind the Curtain into the staff area, and
> > speak with the Nagoya office director personally. They were making sure one last
> > time that I performed as advertised. I was as pleasant and thankful as I could
> > muster, and it worked.
>
> Too bad her government contact couldn't also be persuaded to introduce
> you to the loan officer at the local branch of the bank (DAMHIKIJK).
>

That acronym is perhaps a *tad* too long, bordering on keyboard mash
rather than anything
intelligible.  Took longer to figure out what it meant than it would
have taken to actually type
in the words it is supposed to represent.

Just saying...