Home Stay

My family is very interested in hosting an international student for homestay. However, we haven’t done this before so we don’t know how to go about doing this.

I’m a college student and I was thinking about putting up ads up at my university but don’t know if that is a good way to advertise.

It would also be nice if you could inform me on any good sites to find students who need homestay.

So…I’m curious on how to host international student for homestay??? I don’t know how to go about doing this or where to find students who need homestay.

I’ve checked some websites but none of them seem helpful at all…

You should contact STS ( http://www.stsfoundation.org/cm/content/host_families.asp? )

If you decide to become a host family you will get a student from another country.

I’ve seen about homestay programs, but I’m wondering if maybe there is a way I can stay with a family and just work for the family doing whatever employment? Or finding outside employment and paying rent to the family? Also, if I stay with a family, can I be hired by a Japanese company and then acquire citizenship for working there?

No. Sorry. You need a four year degree to qualify for a work visa. That means a BA / BS degree. This is the requirement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The only jobs available are those that a Japanese can’t or won’t do. Most work visas start at one year. The employer must sponsor the employee. If a Japanese can do the job, they will always be hired first.
You have to live in Japan for no less than five years before you can apply for citizenship.