I want to work in Japan

Americans who want to work in Japan

 

Japan is home to several U.S. military installations. Active duty military may be deployed to these installations depending on your branch of service, among other factors. Please note that all active US military are required to live on-base while stationed in Japan.

 

Many civilian (non-military) contract and full-time positions in Japan are available to US citizens and can be found on USA Jobs. Rules regarding living on base vary by installation. As most of these positions are on military installations, there are very few opportunities in or near large cities, including Tokyo.

 

U.S. citizens working for the U.S. government in Japan (including diplomatic employees) do not receive a working visa. The U.S. and Japan has a special diplomatic agreement called SOFA that governs these unique individuals.

 

Australia/NewZealand/Canada/Korea/France/Germany/UK/Ireland/Denmark/Taiwan/Hong Kong/Norway/Portugal/Poland/Slovakia/Austria and want to live in Japan

 

Are you between the ages of 18 and 30? Are you a legal resident of one of the above countries? Then you qualify for the Working Holiday Visa. This visa allows you to live and work (with restrictions) in Japan for up to one year.

 

This visa requires a round trip ticket to the applicant's home country, as well as proof that the applicant can financially support themselves while living in Japan for the length of the visa. (This is done by providing bank statements or other similar documents.)

 

The following requirements are needed:
•For a national of Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Poland or Slovakia, an applicant must be currently residing in his or her country of nationality; for a resident in Hong Kong, an applicant must possess a valid HKSAR or British National Overseas passport; for a resident in Taiwan, an applicant must possess a valid passport of Taiwan.
•Intending primarily to spend holiday in Japan for a specific length of time.
•Between 18 and 30 years of age both inclusive at the time of application for the visa; As for Australia, Canada and Republic of Korea, an applicant should be between 18 and 25 years of age except in those cases where the competent authorities of Japan agree to extend the limitation of age to 30 years.
•Not being accompanied by dependents or children.
•Possessing a valid passport of his or her country/region and a return travel ticket or sufficient funds with which to purchase such a ticket.
•Possessing reasonable funds for the maintenance of his/her stay during the initial period of stay in Japan.
•In good health.
•Never having been issued a Japanese working holiday visa in the past.