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From: "Marvel" <Marvel@gmail.com>
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"TXZZ" <superoutland@aol.com> wrote in message 
news:1155152767.913938.99580@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
>
> declan_murphy@hotmail.com wrote:
>> TXZZ wrote:
>> > declan_murphy@hotmail.com wrote:
>> > > TXZZ wrote:
>> > > >  I would move to korea in a heartbeat if the immigration 
>> > > > qualifications
>> > > > were any more lenient than japan
>> > >
>> > > You are insane.
>> <snip>
>> > On that note, is there any relatively easy way for me to get a cultural
>> > visa in the next 6 months?
>>
>> Probably not. Given what you have told us so far,
>>
>> * Proof of the academic, professional, and any other career relevant to
>> the activity of the applicant in Japan.
>>
>> and
>>
>> * Documents certifying that the applicant can cover all expenses
>> incurred while in Japan.
>>
>> are probably going to be difficult for you to manage in 6 months. Is
>> there any pressing reason why you can't simply go back to school and
>> get the required degree? We are not talking gradschool here, just a bog
>> standard undergraduate degree from an accredited college. It might even
>> make you employable.
>
> I dont think I can realistically get one in 6 months.  I want out
> quickly, though this time i realized moving toa  foreign country is NOT
> something that can be done on a whim, no matter how ballsy/crazy you
> are.  The people who must have first settled america and australia must
> have had the most expert of survival skills somehow.
>
What's the rush are you fleeing an impending investigation?
>