kenjouri, u can't apply for a work visa without having a job. a company have to sponsor u. now, there r different types of visas and some of them includes visas where u don't have to be sponsored by a company and still be able to work, but from what i have read on our previous posts they will not be applicable to u. (i might be wrong on this one). anyway have a look at this link for all the types.

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lastly, and someone will have to correct me if i am wrong, isn't there usually a minimum salary that the company that sponsors u have to pay, i/e/ 250,000 yen?

Now if only America was like that. Here I am, going on 27 years old, and I still can't afford to move out of my parents' home. Apartments are way too costly around here and seems that the subsidized ones are mostly for those on "assistance".

ok thanks my friend
my situation is very simple actually . a moving away story
i just want to do what i want to do right not not when i am 60..
i wanna come to japan and find a work there discover japan and live there.
im also calling the japan consulant of turkey but the phone is always busy anyway i did get good stuff to learn before i speak em .
so if i find a job while i am in japan for 3 months i can apply for working visa..
thats a hope and i ve gotta brave. any help would be great about it from people who are in japan i would like to get in touch with mature people :)