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"The required work experience in relation to the different types of working visa" February 18, 2003 |
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Introducing frequently asked questions, we are going to talk about the required work experience in relation to the different types of working visa. Eligibility for a working visa does not mainly depends on your academic records, but also to your working experience. Hence on experiences can be more important than learning from books, specially for those professions that require no college degree, but require learning from professionals in their field. For example, most of the license cooks earn their present standing by happening among non restaurants to work as assistant for the primary chef. So, if a foreign cook will apply for a working visa with the category of skilled labor, the immigration bureau will definitely investigate his working experience in the skill of business where he has been employed to prove his skills or eligibility for the status. In short, foreigners given the category of skilled labor status are considered artists and are expected to have high skill and techniques in their field, so the immigration bureau requires them to have certain years of experience. The required length for work experience varies according to the type of working visa. So, let's talk about which types of visa need work experience and find out how long is the required experience for each type of the working visa. The most popular professional foreigners who have skilled labor status is chef and chefs are required to have at least 10 years of experience. Other professions that require at least 10 years of working experience to obtain the skilled labor status are architects, jeweler and its dealers, furriers and its dealers, animal trainers and hardware manufacturer. However, there are some exceptions. For example, if you are an architect and will work in a company whose foreign director has more than 10 year of experience, you will be required only of 5 year experience for the skilled labor status on the condition that you will work under the supervision of the sent director. For those who will work as sports instructor of a team, 3 years of experience is enough to obtain the skilled labor status. The aware that the required years of work experience meant by the immigration bureau includes those years you spend for training and studies in a vocational school or university. Let's say, you are required of 10 year experience, so if you are trained at a vocational school for 3 years, 7 years of work experience will satisfy the requirement. The aware also that university diploma is not as strict prerequisite for the skilled labor status because even you did not graduate from a university or college majoring in their respective field, 10 years of work experience can make up for it. The surprise mostly to engineers and also is applicable to those professions under the residence status of specialist in humanities or international services. Also a college degree majoring in humanities if preferable for those who will work as a specialist in humanities, 10 years of work experiences is unacceptable criterion. Now, if you want to engage in international services such as an interpreter, translator, press agent, publicity expert or designer, 3 years of work experience will do. International services is defined as the service that requires specific ideas or understanding based on experiences with foreign cultures. Also, if you will be working as a translator or interpreter and you are a college degree holder, 3 years of experience will not be required. The other types of working visa that require certain work experiences are following; under the investor of business manager status if you are engage in management of international trade or other business on behalf of a foreign national who began or invested business, you must have at least 3 years of working experience in administration or management of the business entity. In a case of researcher status which allows you to work in a research laboratory or other institutions, you will need at least 3 years of experience in the intended research after graduating from university. In such cases, period spent in graduate school majoring in the respective research will be considered. Moreover, even if you don't have the background on the intended research, 10 years of research experience is enough to obtain the researcher status. Now, to prove your work experience before the immigration office basically, you will need the employment certificate from the company who you are employed. The certificate must estate your position and the inclusive date of your employment. If you have transferred from one company to another throughout your 10 year career, you have to secure the employment certificate from each other companies to prove your total years of work experience. And, if you have spent most of your career abroad, presenting only the employment certificate will not be enough to meet the requirement. This is because each country has their own occupational qualifications and there are professions that require the concern to take the licensure board exam. So without the professional license, they won't to be allowed to practice their professions. In such cases, you will be required to submit to the immigration office the certify true copy of your professional license. |
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