Can I teach private English lessons in Tokyo on a working visa? Or only secretly?

[Elladuffy]

Can I teach private English lessons in Tokyo on a working visa? Or only secretly on a 90 day holiday visa?

[KansaiBen]

Can I teach private English lessons in Tokyo on a working visa?

Yes

Or only secretly on a 90 day holiday visa?

You are not supposed to do any work on a tourist visa. Where do you plan to teach them and how do you hope to find students?

[Elladuffy]

I think I will do a 90 day holiday visa and secretly do one-on-one lessons on the side? for extra cash.

[themoonrules]

Technically there is no one general "working visa", but rather, there are many different status of residency one can apply for that allow work. Ex. Artist, Journalist, Engineer, Instructor etc etc.

For example, a person in Japan under the status of "Engineer" can't work as a English instructor without additional permission to do so, "Permission to engage in other activities.."

[KansaiBen]

I think I will do a 90 day holiday visa and secretly do one-on-one lessons on the side? for extra cash.

You need somewhere to live, you need a mobile phone. In 90 days you wont make enough from students to pay your rent and its unlikely students will stick around if they know you are only a tourist.

Do you know how to teach a lesson, talk students into paying for lessons from you (hard to do if you speak no Japanese).

Most private teachers will teach at Starbucks or at a coffeeshop. If you really must hang out your shingle, go to http://www.findateacher.net

PS if you have no other job here its not "on the side", its your MAIN job and illegal on a tourist visa (not a holiday visa as you call it).

[themoonrules]

I think I will do a 90 day holiday visa and secretly do one-on-one lessons on the side? for extra cash.

I think you don't fully understand how hard that is, not to mention it being illegal.

[Glenski]

Geez, you are all over this forum!

Yeah, you can teach private lessons on a WHV. (stop calling it a holiday visa). As others have pointed out, though, you will be hard-pressed to find clients (let alone keep them) and pay your bills.

[KansaiBen]

Geez, you are all over this forum!

Yeah, you can teach private lessons on a WHV. (stop calling it a holiday visa). As others have pointed out, though, you will be hard-pressed to find clients (let alone keep them) and pay your bills.

She speaks no Japanese, students speak little or no English, no permanent address except maybe a monthly hostel. No way of communicating with students or doing demo lessons. No text books or teaching materials or teaching experience. No legal right to work or earn money in Japan. I think the hospitality/waitress thing or a ski bunny (during winter months in Hokkaido) is her best bet.

[vallient]

Those are two different things. If your looking to spend some time in Japan and teach some lessons on the side to supplement your travel money that is one thing. If your looking to make a job of it, that's not likely. While your visa would allow you to teach on the side your contract will most likely prohibit it, meaning if you get caught you get sacked.

[Glenski]

She speaks no Japanese, students speak little or no English, no permanent address except maybe a monthly hostel. No way of communicating with students or doing demo lessons. No text books or teaching materials or teaching experience. No legal right to work or earn money in Japan.

The WHV gives one that legal right, KB.

Of course, when I say she "can" do the teaching, that only means the right is there. We both know how practical it is, as you pointed out.

[themoonrules]

I believe the OP is speaking about the 90 day temporary visitor visa-waiver exemption when referring to the "90 day holiday visa" rather than the 6month-1year "Working Holiday Visa/WHV"

[Glenski]

In which case, the tourist status makes it illegal to work here, even secretly. Go ahead. Knock yourself out and try to scrape up a few yen that way. If you are caught, though, don't say we didn't warn you. Penalties can be pretty stiff.

[KansaiBen]

Those are two different things. If your looking to spend some time in Japan and teach some lessons on the side to supplement your travel money that is one thing. If your looking to make a job of it, that's not likely. While your visa would allow you to teach on the side your contract will most likely prohibit it, meaning if you get caught you get sacked.

If she is on a working holiday visa, technically employers can not prevent employees from working second (or third jobs) in addition to their main job. As they are not sponsored employees they are more likely working part time and should be free to pick up other jobs.

Most employers are concerned with teachers pirating students to teach privately, or if your side jobs somehow impact on your ability to perform your main job e.g. working till 3 am and coming in tired or hungover for example.

Employers have no legal right to prevent you working at other jobs outside your assigned working hours.

[Elladuffy]

Sorry I wasn't informative, Yes the 90 day tourist Visa is what I was referring to. And I can speak basic Japanese and write a little. And I have created teaching materials, there is heaps online.
Thanks

[BackDoor_Man]

Sorry I wasn't informative, Yes the 90 day tourist Visa is what I was referring to. And I can speak basic Japanese and write a little. And I have created teaching materials, there is heaps online.
Thanks

Then sorry but you can not work in because it is illegal! If they catch you you can get fined and kicked out of the country at your own expenses, plus be banned from entering Japan for many years!