What kind of work can you do on a spouse visa?

2022-09-02

With a spouse visa, you can not only live with your spouse, but also work in Japan.

With a general work visa, there are usually restrictions on the type of work you can do and the type of employment, which depends on your level of education and work experience.

However, if you work on a spouse visa, you have more freedom than on a general work visa.

In this article you will learn what kind of work you can do with a spouse visa.

There are no restrictions on working with a spouse visa

If you have a spouse visa, you can basically work without restrictions.

Many visas have restrictions on the type of work, type of employment, hours of work, etc., but in the case of a spouse visa, there are no restrictions, so you are free to choose how you want to work.

You can work regardless of your work experience or educational background

One of advantages of a spouse visa is that you can work freely without being restricted by your work experience or educational background.

For general work visas, there are many cases where you cannot work without a certain level of work experience and education, but for a spouse visa, there are no such restrictions.

There are no restrictions on the type of work you can do

Another advantage of a spouse visa is that there are no restrictions on the type of work you can do.

In most cases, with a general work visa, you can only work in occupations that match your level of education and work experience.

In addition, there may be restrictions, such as prohibiting simple work or repetitive tasks, even if the work matches your level of education and experience.

There are no work restrictions for the spouse visa, so in principle you can do any kind of work.

You can work regardless of the type of employment

An advantage of a spouse visa is also that you can work regardless of the type of employment.

With a general work visa, in many cases you cannot work in Japan unless you have a permanent job, such as an employee.

With a spouse visa, you can work regardless of the type of employment. So you can work even if you do not have a permanent job, for example, as a contract or part-time worker.

You can also run your own business

With a spouse visa, you can not only work as an employee, but also run a business in Japan.

There is a management visa as a visa for running a business, but the conditions for issuance are very strict, for example, you must prepare a certain capital and have full-time employees.

With a spouse visa, not only can you run a business by yourself, but there are no restrictions on capital or permanent employees, so you have more privileges in terms of management.