S.E. has been working at the same English school for 16 years but is thinking of leaving her job and moving to another part of Japan.
"My visa is 'Specialist in Humanities' and will expire in October 2013. I don't have a job but a friend of mine is going to open an English school and I plan to work there."
S.E. asked several related questions, two of which we'll cover in future columns, but the questions we'll address here are: "How will moving and leaving my job before my visa expires affect my status? Will the visa become void? Can I keep my visa status until it expires without getting another job?"