I'll give a bit of backstory first. I know there is so much talk about visa's and half Japanese people but I haven't been able to find any people in the same situation as me.
I'm 22 years old and just graduated from college and I want to move to Japan (probably indefinitely). My mother lives in the US with me but she still holds her Japanese citizenship. However, I was never registered on my mother's Koseki. At first I wanted to renounce my US citizenship for a Japanese passport, but I learned that you cannot do this after turning 22. So it sounds like the only way for me to get Japanese citizenship is through the naturalization process that all foreigners go through (unless somebody knows if it's still possible after turning 22?). I started looking into the next best option which is a child of a Japanese national visa. I know I am eligible because my mother talked to multiple lawyers in Japan about the requirements. However, I am having a really difficult time because they are saying that I need a job offer from a company in Japan before starting the visa process. I have done a ton of research about this visa but I have never seen anything about needing a job offer before starting the process. They did say it's because I need to prove that I will be able to financially support myself after moving to Japan. Maybe because I'm 22 already? The thing is that all of the decent companies and jobs only hire within Japan or don't offer visa support. Does anyone know if there is any possible way to obtain this type of visa without a job offer? Having the visa would allow me to apply for so many more jobs because I would be able to leave the US immediately. There's only a few companies that hire outside of Japan, yet they still give preference to people residing in Japan. I'm willing to work for one of these well known (and apparently super bad) Eikawa jobs for a while if it means getting to Japan, but if there is any way I can get the visa before getting a job offer that would be ideal. Thanks for the help! 🙂 Super new to reddit so let me know if I need to clarify anything!
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