Tag: visa
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Please don’t make us leave the country to change our visa status
Toshy had arranged to pick us up at 9am to go to Chiba. But she slept in and we only made it to the train station at about 10.30. We bought train tickets (650 yen) to Chiba and got on for our 45-55 minute journey. It took longer than normal because of strong winds that…
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First Day in Kisarazu
We waited at the airport for Toshy who took us in her car to Kisarazu. We went straight to the school where we met Mr Matsumoto. He said our Certificate of Eligibility for the visas arrived on Thursday. Surprisingly, visas had been granted for 3 years for the both of us. Normally they only grant…
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Only 2 hurdles and we will be in Japan!
Hurdle 1: Getting out of the country. We weren’t sure initially if we’d even be allowed on the plane as we only had one way flights. The check-in staff asked where was our return flight and we showed them the letter in Japanese saying I was going for a job interview. Then she asked us…
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