VISA advice for TEFL teaching in Japan
Posted by Tim McCann - 16:39 on 04 May 2012
Japan has been at the very heart of the TEFL profession for decades and is a still a popular destination for newly qualified TEFL teachers to this day.
The standard of TEFL schools there is very high and consequently recruitment is rigorous and thorough. While a TEFL school may not necessarily insist you have a university degree to teach, the Japanese government won't grant you a visa without one. You will also be required to have an accredited TEFL certificate, such as those provided by TEFL Scotland. Find out more: TEFL Course Options
With your qualifications in place, you can use our TEFL Jobs Centre to find the right teaching position in Japan. Don't forget to use our special Job Placement service, designed to help all TEFL Scotland graduates through their application process. We'll even help you produce a knockout CV to help your chances of success.
Once you have been offered a TEFL teaching job in Japan, there is some paperwork to contend with, but don't worry, it's quite straightforward and won't take long to arrange. One of the initial documents you'll need is a Certificate of Eligibility, which is issued by the Japanese authorities. Your new employer in Japan will work with you to obtain this as quickly as possible. This document tells the Japanese government you have work already arranged once you arrive on Japanese soil.
Next up, your visa. The Japanese immigration authorities issue a variety of visas and the one you'll need in your capacity as a TEFL teacher is the Instructor Visa. This will allow you to live and work in Japan for up to three years.
Visas can be downloaded and completed via the UK Japanese website. Once signed and completed, take your visa application to the Japanese Embassy in London. Make sure you also take with you a valid passport, a passport-sized photograph, and the Certificate of Eligibility, together with a copy. Expect to wait up to three working days for the paperwork to be rubber-stamped and you'll finally have a visa to teach in Japan.
For those of us living in the North of England and Scotland, you can apply for your visa by visiting the Consulate General of Japan's offices in Edinburgh.
You can find out more about teaching English as a foreign language in Japan here: TEFL Jobs in Japan.
One prerequisite for TEFL in Japan is a good 140-hour TEFL certificate from TEFL Scotland. Book your course now: 140-hour Premier TEFL course
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