Japanese Embassy warns of scams in working and studying in Japan

On the afternoon of April 26, the Embassy of Japan in collaboration with the Department of Education and Training, the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Nghe An province organized a seminar to provide accurate information on studying and working in Japan. This is a sideline activity of the program "Meeting Nghe An-Japan: Cooperation and Development".

The workshop was held at the Department of Education and Training. This is a sideline activity of the program “Meeting Nghe An-Japan: Cooperation and Development”. Photo: Thu Giang

At the workshop, the representative of the Japanese Embassy briefly presented the points to note and the conditions of residence to work in Japan. Accordingly, the diplomatic staff of the Japanese Embassy emphasized that to go to Japan, you need a visa, and if you go for work, you need a long-term visa. If dispatching companies say that you can work in Japan with a tourist visa, or can change it to a work visa later, then these are definitely cases of fraud.

Students from high schools in the area attended the workshop. Photo: Thu Giang

The three basic residence statuses to be able to work in Japan include: Technical Internship; Technical/Humanities/International Professional; Special Skills. Those who wish to work in Japan should note that the maximum dispatch fee for technical interns is 3,600 USD for a 3-year labor contract.

Representatives of the Japanese Embassy also discussed thoroughly with students attending the seminar about issues surrounding studying abroad in Japan, introduced schools to choose from when studying abroad, what to prepare for studying abroad, types of scholarships, and emphasized the importance of learning Japanese...

The Japanese Embassy reminds students not to listen to the enticements in advertisements such as "Studying and working part-time will earn 60 million VND per month", "Each hour of part-time work will earn 600,000 VND", "During the time studying abroad, the income from part-time work will cover all tuition fees and you can also send money back home", "First pay more than 200 million VND to enter a Japanese language school, after graduation you can easily enter a university in Japan and get a scholarship"...

The agency warned that, in fact, many cases were defrauded and had to bear a large debt.

Director of the Department of Education and Training Thai Van Thanh presents souvenirs to officials of the Japanese Embassy. Photo: Thu Giang

The workshop also heard representatives of the Department of Education and Training inform about things to note when doing business in the field of study abroad consulting in the province, representatives of the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) introduced the types of scholarships granted to Vietnamese students studying in Japan, representatives of the Information Exchange Project for Vietnamese People Going to Japan (IEVJ) provided notes to prevent and handle risks in accessing information, credit sources and the future of young people...