Wanting to leave the uk
 

Hi everyone,

i just want to asked a question that may of been asked before, but i am new here so please forgive me.

I am Looking to leave the UK, i always wanted to immigrate, when i was young it was america i dreamed of, but now i am older, i like the idea of japan.

i have already visited 3 times, twice to tokyo and once to osaka. i have also visted hiroshama, kobe, kyote, Nara and Kanazawa. there is something about the country that i just really like, feels like a 2nd home when i have visited if that makes sense.

anyway with that being said, i would really like to move there, only problem is i am 40 years old with no degree, but i have 20 years of working in an accounting department and have an AAT qualification.

so the question is, how likely is it for me to be able to move there and work?

if you have any youtube videos or site you could point me to that might help, then please let me know

Thanks in advance

Re: Wanting to leave the uk
 

Loads of advice if your google "how to emigrate to Japan"

Do you speak Japanese?

Re: Wanting to leave the uk
 

i would say my level is n5, but i have been told if i can get it to n2 that increases my odds

Re: Wanting to leave the uk
 

You will need a sponsor, employee or spouse usually. Without that your chances are zilch

Re: Wanting to leave the uk
 

An often overlooked way of getting yourself into Japan is to work for an international company in your home country that has an office in Japan. After establishing yourself in your home country you could then ask your company to transfer you to their Japan office as an "intra-company transferee". Japan has a visa category for that. Other than that it is not easy, unless you have a special skill set for which you score points on the Japanese Immigration skill set point system.
Reaching N2 isn't easy either. I have lived more than ten years in Japan and spoke Japanese on a daily basis. Everybody is saying the my Japanese is fluent. Nevertheless, I failed the N2 test.

Re: Wanting to leave the uk
 

That's how I got here originally, not sure asking for a transfer is that simple though. I was offered the transfer after several years in the company. That's the employee sponsor I mentioned.

Married here now, and can't say I'd want to return to what's left of the UK.