Louise Bremner wrote:
> necoandjeff <spam@schrepfer.com> wrote:
>
>> mr.sumo.snr. wrote:
>>
>>> Maybe someone, maybe even you can qualify something I've been
>>> puzzling over. Are gaijin, for example, on a three-year work visa
>>> who lose their job allowed to go job hunting and still remain in the
>>> country - I'd like to add the necessary correct answer to my arsenal
>>> of useless trivia.
>>
>> I was on a company sponsored visa back when I was working at
>> Bridgestone (with yearly renewals) but I looked for and found a
>> different job while working there. I just needed to find a job with
>> a company that was willing to sponsor me for a new visa (which they
>> will, of course, if they want to hire you.)
>
> Or be doing part-time work for a company that lets you know they'd be
> willing to be "paper sponsors" if you have problems.
>
>> I'm pretty sure that even if I had lost my job while at
>> Bridgestone, I would still be able to remain in the country until
>> the visa ran out at the end of the year. And if you can replace that
>> with a new one before it runs out, you're good to go.
>
> You don't replace it with a new one--you just bring papers from a
> different company with you when you renew the old one. The Immigration
> might ask you to add a letter explaining why you've changed job.

That's kind of what I meant. Sure technically it isn't a replacement, it is
a renewal under changed circumstances, but of course it simply needs to be
done before the old one expires.

Jeff