Hello! Newbie here seeking advice..

[salingposas]

Thank you very much JAMZ!

My bf and I had a thorough talk about the issue after I have gathered information from this thread and online, and we have decided that he will just come for a visit this february. Feb is just around 4 months away, and I don't think we can acquire any sort of visa in this short period, so we just thought I'll just continue with my job here after he has left, and like we originally planned I'll just go visit him december next year.
I don't think It'll be hard for me to obtain a visit visa because I can prove I have a stable job here in Tokyo which is enough reason for me to come back, and just as long as I can provide what they require for obtaining it.
Thank you so much for the helpful responses I got from this thread, and I might come back again for inquiries when we finally decide to apply for a spouse visa sometime next next year.
Thank you everyone and more power to the forum!
You all had been very helpful!

[KeithD]

Feb is just around 4 months away

Your planet rotates around the Sun slower than ours then?

[kimmi]

i guess it's because she's in Tokyo planet?lol...

[JAMZ]

Thank you very much JAMZ!

My bf and I had a thorough talk about the issue after I have gathered information from this thread and online, and we have decided that he will just come for a visit this february. Feb is just around 4 months away, and I don't think we can acquire any sort of visa in this short period, so we just thought I'll just continue with my job here after he has left, and like we originally planned I'll just go visit him december next year.
I don't think It'll be hard for me to obtain a visit visa because I can prove I have a stable job here in Tokyo which is enough reason for me to come back, and just as long as I can provide what they require for obtaining it.
Thank you so much for the helpful responses I got from this thread, and I might come back again for inquiries when we finally decide to apply for a spouse visa sometime next next year.
Thank you everyone and more power to the forum!
You all had been very helpful!

Salingposas just rounded up the months to another month... Lol...

Hey, in a tourist visa, is employment enough to justify that you will come back???

Because as for my parents, as they will apply for a Tourist Visa, I am emphasizing to them that aside from the employment certification they will provide, they must also submit their Land title and documents that they have business in Manila because I find this a good evidence that they will really come back to the Philippines because they have a property in Manila and that they have business to sustain and manage.

(Oh well, my knowledge to Tourist Visa is just limited to how you can support yourself financially and what will bring you back to the Philippines after the duration of your visa)

[salingposas]

Salingposas just rounded up the months to another month... Lol...

Hey, in a tourist visa, is employment enough to justify that you will come back???

Because as for my parents, as they will apply for a Tourist Visa, I am emphasizing to them that aside from the employment certification they will provide, they must also submit their Land title and documents that they have business in Manila because I find this a good evidence that they will really come back to the Philippines because they have a property in Manila and that they have business to sustain and manage.

(Oh well, my knowledge to Tourist Visa is just limited to how you can support yourself financially and what will bring you back to the Philippines after the duration of your visa)

Haha! Yep, he is planning to come last week of February, so I rounded it up to 4 months.
An african friend of mine (with a student visa here in tokyo) has come and gone to London/EU with a tourist visa UK+schengen, and she didn't encounter any difficulty at all, she just provided them with her documents, which included her bank account statement. Of course she needed a certain amount in it to prove she can support her stay there, and not end up a TNT or something.
I can only cross my fingers that I won't have difficulty with mine when the time comes for me to apply for it. It was our original plan anyways (for him to come see me first, then I go visit him afterwards), and the prospect of me living and working there only came to our minds in haste, and now that we have realised it can be hard, we readily scraped the idea.
Thanks JAMZ for the reply, and I'll remember your post as a cautionary measure nevertheless.

[joebloggs]

Good to hear some people here have heard and known of actuaries... It has been really a tough one explaining to others what we do...

Hey, Salingposas, if you are a programmer or somewhat in IT field with competitive background, I might be able to feed you a Company that will sponsor you... Send me a PM then.

actuaries were taken off the work permit jobs shortage list not long ago