Hi, I wanted to ask the possibilities in getting a design job in Japan without a university degree.
I've been researching about getting jobs in Japan and roughly got an answer that it would be difficult to get the work visa approved (even if a company were to sponsor) without a Bachelor's Degree. For more context, I'm currently enrolled in College at my home country for Graphic Design, basically a vocational school, so even when I graduate I won't be receiving a Bachelor's Degree.
On top of College, I do work professionally -- I'm about a year in working part time at my current agency (of course, as a graphic designer) and I have past experience in other companies as well, so in sum I have 2-3 years of work experience in Graphic Design.
I also graduated from 日本語学校 in early 2024, but didn't end up staying in Japan after graduating due to personal problems.
The reason I'd like to move to Japan now is to be with my boyfriend, he's currently working in Japan and has a work visa, and our plan was for me to move and work there too (as marriage is on our table, and obviously being in the same country and having double income for the household is ideal).
I hope I worded that well, but that's roughly the gist of it. And frankly, not to get too political but the current state of my home country is unfortunately not well, and it's not looking so bright to continue having a future here especially in my field of expertise.
I'd appreciate any insight, and am open to explaining things further if anything got confusing in my post.
Thanks a lot.