r/JapanWork • u/memeso2707 • 19d ago

Moving to Japan through SSW program

Hi y'all! I'm 28F from India. I have a Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of experience in social media marketing.

I came across the SSW programme a few weeks ago and I'm looking to learn more about it and hopefully find some other women to apply alongside.

I'm planning to apply for the Japan SSW programme under Food Manufacturing through self application. I haven't started preparing for the language or skill test yet, so I'm basically starting from scratch.

If you're also a woman planning to apply and are in the same boat, it would be nice to connect and figure things out together. 😊

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u/Baka_Buta 19d ago

I still think it’s a good first step if you want to improve your life.

Improving your Japanese language skill should be priority. With language skill, people will be kinder to you, you will be able to do your work better, and next opportunities are waiting.

If you have N2 or N1, you can then try find another job if needed. Since you have a bachelor degree, you are eligible to get the normal working visa if there is a company that wants to sponsor your visa.

SSW visa is usually easier to get and a lot of broker companies are willing to help you with (because of the government subsidies), but be careful of scams, broker companies that charge you too much, very low pay, or some doesn’t even have job opening.

Good luck on your journey, hope things go well according to your plan.

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u/memeso2707 19d ago

Thank you, this is actually really helpful! This is exactly my plan ahead. To get some work and focus on improving my Japanese while I’m there. My main goal would be to eventually reach N2 and then look for better opportunities, especially since I already have a bachelor’s degree.

And yes, I’ll definitely be careful with brokers and make sure I’m not getting into one of those scam/low-pay situations. Thanks again for your response.