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What this status lets you do
- It covers language teaching and other education at elementary schools, junior high schools, senior high schools, special-needs schools, and vocational or miscellaneous schools, or an institution equivalent to one of those.
- You need a university degree or equivalent, plus a teaching license where the subject calls for one. To teach a foreign language specifically, you need 12 years or more of education received in that language; for other subjects, 5 years or more of practical teaching experience in that subject.
- A teaching job at a private language school or company, rather than one of the school types above, usually falls under the Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services visa instead, since the Immigration Services Agency lists language teachers as an example of that status, not this one.
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Does a job on this page mean the school will sponsor my visa?
No. It means our read of the posting maps the role to the Instructor route. Sponsorship is the school's decision, so ask early.
I want to teach English. Is this the right visa?
Only if the job is at a school on the Instructor list above, such as an elementary, junior high or high school. A job at a private language school (eikaiwa) or company usually falls under the Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services visa instead, since the Immigration Services Agency gives language teaching as an example of that status.
What qualifications does the Instructor visa need?
A university degree or equivalent, plus a teaching license where the subject needs one. For teaching a foreign language, 12 years or more of education received in that language can stand in for a matching degree; for other subjects, 5 years or more of practical teaching experience.
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