Are Foreign Students Allowed to Work in Japan?
Foreign students studying in Japan are allowed to work in the country after graduation. In recent reports, the number of foreign students who remain in the country to work has hit an all time high. This record high only goes to show that there is an improving job market in the country. Japan has a continuing demand for translators and interpreters. These types of work have caused the figure to increase to up to 8,272. This increase is more than a 40 percent increase in the past year.
Back in 2006, applicants seeking to change status from a college student to a pre-college student or to a specialist in humanities or international services have reached 9,034. Of the total applications, there were 8,272 students approved. Back in the year 2005, there were only 5,878 visas issued for the Specialist in Humanities/International Services.
This type of visa is only issued for the applicants who are engaged in a type of service that involve economics, sociology, human science fields, jurisprudence, and at the same time to those applicants who are engaged in services that involve foreign culture. The reason being is that the visas offered are derived on a contract with the private or public organizations in the country.
The majority of students who found jobs after graduation were comprised of Asian nationals. Asians totalled 90 percent according to the statistics reported by Japan’s immigration bureau. Chinese nationals topped the list with up to 43.3 percent or 6,000 students. South Korea took second spot with 944 students. Taiwan, Bangladesh, and Malaysia were almost the same figure having 200, 119, and 118 students respectively.