Hello Everyone,
I‘m currently preparing my application to study Japanese at ISI Takadanobba Career Pathway Campus. Nevertheless, I am bit stressed about the COE, specifically due to the reasons that:
• I need to prove 150-hour Japanese language study in any way possible. Nevertheless, I do not have it document. I studied a lot by my own, on WaniKani and Duolingo (plenty of time with this green bird). Still, insufficient proof of Japanese language ability. Nevertheless, ISI says my documents are fine.
• I have sufficient amount of money saved (over 2 Mio. YEN – yeaaaay) but I do not have any financial sponser and I do not not if it‘s enough… I sent my paystubs and they show a pretty nice salary (Thank you Switzerland) but at the end, I‘ll not work in Switzerland anymore once I move to Japan.
The application process says that if I want to enroll in October, my application will be submitted at Immigration in Early June (so far so good) and COE will by issued late August (this makes me stressed out).
Why am I stressed? Well, I have to quite my job three months prior, basically in June if I want to start in October. It is a risk I have to take. If COE gets rejected, I do not have a job anymore and I‘ll face financial issues… I am living in Switzerland but I am an immigrant too…. and the job hunting is very tough in Switzerland.
Of course, I can stay in Switzerland – trying to get another job (very difficult at the moment) and try another time… but my bf will return to Japan and I really want to stay with him and building a future with him. Before you advise me to get married, I‘m gay … so let‘s keep it clear this isn’t an option haha.
Do you have any experience or friends in a similar situation, especially of having no proof of Japanese language ability, who applied at ISI and got the CEO? I do not know anything about this process and how valuable ISI words and inputs are to the Immigration.
Maybe I‘m freaking out for no reason, maybe it’s reasonable.. I do not know.
Thank you for your time and any support.
BR, Bowski
by Fabijowski