My girlfriend of 8 months is a Japanese national and I'm a US national. We're planning for me to visit her and stay in Japan for a year. My question is what are my visa options and how realistic is my fallback plan?
I'm a full-time freelance computer programming tutor with 90% of an associates degree in Software Engineering from a local college. I work remotely, so I plan to continue while in Japan. In my research, my only visa option I've found is the skilled labor visa. However, I doubt I could find a sponsor for a programming or teaching job considering my lack of qualifications.
My fallback plan is to just visit for 90 days, then take week-long vacations to somewhere close like Korea, then repeat 3 times (for a year total). Is that technically against the rules? How likely am I to get away with leaving and coming back 3 times? If they don't like it, would they refuse to let me out of the airport when I arrive? If so, is that legal for them to do, and can I appeal/sway that decision somehow?
I'm a full-time freelance computer programming tutor with 90% of an associates degree in Software Engineering from a local college. I work remotely, so I plan to continue while in Japan. In my research, my only visa option I've found is the skilled labor visa. However, I doubt I could find a sponsor for a programming or teaching job considering my lack of qualifications.
My fallback plan is to just visit for 90 days, then take week-long vacations to somewhere close like Korea, then repeat 3 times (for a year total). Is that technically against the rules? How likely am I to get away with leaving and coming back 3 times? If they don't like it, would they refuse to let me out of the airport when I arrive? If so, is that legal for them to do, and can I appeal/sway that decision somehow?
