Working Student in Japan

[lapulapu]

Hello fellow students,

It says that college student visa holders are allowed to work not more than 28 hours per week. Does it mean that you should not work more than 4 hours per day? If in case you worked 8 hours in Saturdays and Sundays but got a total of 28 or less for the week, would it not be a violation?

By the way, do you know any foreign student who were charged with violating visa or Japanese law or deported by working more than 28 hours per week?
I know several Chinese here who have student visa and working more than 30 hours/week in restaurants, 100 shop etc , but seems nothing wrong is going on with them.

[shakey]

Hello fellow students,

It says that college student visa holders are allowed to work not more than 28 hours per week. Does it mean that you should not work more than 4 hours per day? If in case you worked 8 hours in Saturdays and Sundays but got a total of 28 or less for the week, would it not be a violation?

By the way, do you know any foreign student who were charged with violating visa or Japanese law or deported by working more than 28 hours per week?
I know several Chinese here who have student visa and working more than 30 hours/week in restaurants, 100 shop etc , but seems nothing wrong is going on with them.


hello lapu lapu...welkam sa TF...
sa kaisha ko meron akong kasama na 2 girls from nepal,mga baito sila sa amin at gakkusei din sila or students,ang ginagawa nila may work sila sa madaling araw(obento)4 hrs lang tapos sa gabi dun naman sa amin 5 hrs..every sat.and sun.12 hrs ang oras nila sa work,as in 12 hrs talaga...sa totoo lang bawal talaga ang mag work ng napakahabang oras ,pero sila 2 work nila per day at napakaraming oras pa.cguro ingat na lang baka malaman ng immigration.

[dcat]

When i was in Osaka, i know one Chinese student who got deported, and i've heard few stories about it too. The said Chinese was not attending classes at all. The school seemed to have been contacting him through phone and email, but the Chinese already got a different number and wasn't replying any email from the school. The school didn't know if the student got into an accident or whether he went back home without leaving a word, so the school contacted the immigration to check whether the student is still in Japan.

It so happens that (maybe through investigations) authorities found him red-handed working at a metal factory. He got sent home.

Although it's highly unlikely to be sent home if you can prove you are doing a great job at school (based on certificate of grades), i wouldn't ignore the fact that it is still illegal to work for longer hours, so if caught better wish the immigration officer in charge of the matter will take it lightly and just give a warning. But if you have failing grades and long working hours to boot, better wish not to meet one at all. http://www.timog.com/gallery/files/7/icon_wink.gif