Part-time jobs:::アルバイト

One of the things that impressed me when I just came here is that there are many opportunities for college (or university) students to do part-time job. Most of my japanese classmates are doing part-time jobs such as at the gasoline station, wedding service staff at the hotels or wedding venues, teaching private lessons/tutorials and others.

When I was student too, I used to teach English - not really teaching but you just have to talk to them in english and make them remember useful expressions. I also did packaging of "mochi" or rice cake at mochi factory in Nagaoka City(Niigata) during winter vacation, Tagalog translation at the Police Stn/Jail, and the most memorable one was counting cars in the street in the middle of cold winter season. I look back to these part-time job memories, no matter how hard they were with grateful and pride because I owe my first ever pleasure trip to New Zealand and Australia with the money I saved from doing so.

So, how can a foreign student do part-time job and where to find information?

First, you need to get a "PERMISSION TO ENGAGE IN AN ACTIVITY OTHER THAN THOSE PERMITTED BY THE STATUS OF RESIDENCE PREVIOUSLY GRANTED" from the immigration (or ask the foreign student section of your university).

Take note that
1. There is a duration limit for part-time job as follows:
Max duration of Part-time Job
a.College Students (except for visiting students or research students with visiting student status)
->28 hours or shorter a week
->8 hours or shorter a day during long vacation of the educational institute
b.Visiting Students or Research Students with Visiting Student Status
->14 hours or shorter a week
->8 hours or shorter a day during long vacation of the educational institute
c.Pre-college Students
->4 hours or shorter a day

2. You may not engage in all kind of part-time job.

Please check the Immigrattion Office for more detailed information and downloadable application form.