Comments on: How to Apply for a Japanese Working Holiday Visa http://alecinjapan.com/2007/06/how-to-apply-for-a-japanese-working-holiday-visa/ Life in Japan through the eyes of Alec, a teenager on a working holiday gap year. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:01:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Alec http://alecinjapan.com/2007/06/how-to-apply-for-a-japanese-working-holiday-visa/#comment-407 Alec Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:30:49 +0000 http://alecinjapan.com/2007/06/how-to-apply-for-a-japanese-working-holiday-visa/#comment-407 I don't remember getting asked for a guarantor when I applied so your application must be different from mine. Your girlfriend is applying for a working visa right? I know nothing about them, sorry. I don’t remember getting asked for a guarantor when I applied so your application must be different from mine. Your girlfriend is applying for a working visa right? I know nothing about them, sorry.

]]> By: jeff http://alecinjapan.com/2007/06/how-to-apply-for-a-japanese-working-holiday-visa/#comment-400 jeff Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:48:10 +0000 http://alecinjapan.com/2007/06/how-to-apply-for-a-japanese-working-holiday-visa/#comment-400 Hey alec Me again, sorry to harrass your happy time in Japan! Just a quick question! My girlfriend is just filling out the visa application form and its asking her for a guarantor...she has no job yet, she'll find one while she's out there. Also its asking for occupation, rank held etc but she has none of this. Such a stupid question I know, but I'm guessing you just leave that blank?! Take care dude Hey alec

Me again, sorry to harrass your happy time in Japan! Just a quick question! My girlfriend is just filling out the visa application form and its asking her for a guarantor…she has no job yet, she’ll find one while she’s out there. Also its asking for occupation, rank held etc but she has none of this. Such a stupid question I know, but I’m guessing you just leave that blank?!

Take care dude

]]> By: Alec http://alecinjapan.com/2007/06/how-to-apply-for-a-japanese-working-holiday-visa/#comment-390 Alec Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:14:53 +0000 http://alecinjapan.com/2007/06/how-to-apply-for-a-japanese-working-holiday-visa/#comment-390 As far as the Japanese government is concerned, you're a German citizen living in German. I can't say it any simpler. As far as the Japanese government is concerned, you’re a German citizen living in German. I can’t say it any simpler.

]]> By: Karolina http://alecinjapan.com/2007/06/how-to-apply-for-a-japanese-working-holiday-visa/#comment-388 Karolina Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:13:59 +0000 http://alecinjapan.com/2007/06/how-to-apply-for-a-japanese-working-holiday-visa/#comment-388 i dont have to live in germany to get german citizenship nor give up my current citizenship. my ancestors were germans so i have the right to get it. just didnt need it before. so i cant send application to japanese embassy in germany with my current address? and could i send application to jp embassy with german address but only as a correspondence address? i mean i wouldnt be registered there... or is contemporary registration enough? i dont have to live in germany to get german citizenship nor give up my current citizenship. my ancestors were germans so i have the right to get it. just didnt need it before.
so i cant send application to japanese embassy in germany with my current address? and could i send application to jp embassy with german address but only as a correspondence address? i mean i wouldnt be registered there… or is contemporary registration enough?

]]> By: Alec http://alecinjapan.com/2007/06/how-to-apply-for-a-japanese-working-holiday-visa/#comment-371 Alec Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:42:21 +0000 http://alecinjapan.com/2007/06/how-to-apply-for-a-japanese-working-holiday-visa/#comment-371 You're applying for German citizenship? And you know you'll probably only be able to get it if you've lived in Germany for a number of years? And you might have to give up your other citizenship. I'm sure you've researched this though. Yes, you have you show the German embassy that you live in Germany. German citizens who live outside of Germany are NOT eligible for the visa. Likewise, British citizens living in Germany are NOT eligible for the visa. As I understand you must be living in the country of your citizenship to be eligible. You’re applying for German citizenship? And you know you’ll probably only be able to get it if you’ve lived in Germany for a number of years? And you might have to give up your other citizenship. I’m sure you’ve researched this though.

Yes, you have you show the German embassy that you live in Germany. German citizens who live outside of Germany are NOT eligible for the visa. Likewise, British citizens living in Germany are NOT eligible for the visa. As I understand you must be living in the country of your citizenship to be eligible.

]]> By: Karolina http://alecinjapan.com/2007/06/how-to-apply-for-a-japanese-working-holiday-visa/#comment-369 Karolina Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:40:57 +0000 http://alecinjapan.com/2007/06/how-to-apply-for-a-japanese-working-holiday-visa/#comment-369 I decided to apply for German citizenship in order to apply for working holiday visa. You wrote: "With respect to your living in the UK for two years, it really doesn’t matter. You won’t be asked about that. I know one NZ citizen living overseas who flew back to NZ to get her working holiday visa; she didn’t live in NZ but she’s a NZ citizen and they didn’t ask where she lived. As long as the address with which you communicate with the embassy is a British address, no problemo." So do I have to have German address when applying for whv in jp embassy in German? I must say getting german citizenship is easier then leaving in germany as i dont speak any german... I decided to apply for German citizenship in order to apply for working holiday visa.

You wrote:

“With respect to your living in the UK for two years, it really doesn’t matter. You won’t be asked about that. I know one NZ citizen living overseas who flew back to NZ to get her working holiday visa; she didn’t live in NZ but she’s a NZ citizen and they didn’t ask where she lived. As long as the address with which you communicate with the embassy is a British address, no problemo.”

So do I have to have German address when applying for whv in jp embassy in German? I must say getting german citizenship is easier then leaving in germany as i dont speak any german…

]]> By: Karolina http://alecinjapan.com/2007/06/how-to-apply-for-a-japanese-working-holiday-visa/#comment-368 Karolina Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:35:04 +0000 http://alecinjapan.com/2007/06/how-to-apply-for-a-japanese-working-holiday-visa/#comment-368 Does that mean that tourist visa may be extended just like that? You dont have to wait e.g. 2 months to come to jp again? Does that mean that tourist visa may be extended just like that? You dont have to wait e.g. 2 months to come to jp again?

]]> By: Nicholas Cripps http://alecinjapan.com/2007/06/how-to-apply-for-a-japanese-working-holiday-visa/#comment-337 Nicholas Cripps Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:48:27 +0000 http://alecinjapan.com/2007/06/how-to-apply-for-a-japanese-working-holiday-visa/#comment-337 Thank you! Thank you!

]]> By: Alec http://alecinjapan.com/2007/06/how-to-apply-for-a-japanese-working-holiday-visa/#comment-335 Alec Fri, 13 Jun 2008 01:51:38 +0000 http://alecinjapan.com/2007/06/how-to-apply-for-a-japanese-working-holiday-visa/#comment-335 Thanks for the comment, Nicholas. I said I was going to spend the first few months in one city, and then after a few months move to another. I can't remember what I said about jobs but I doubt I said I wanted to find casual English-teaching jobs for a few weeks/months at a time, because I think that probably is too unrealistic. Everyone who applies takes different approaches though based on what they're doing. I think you need to take the spirit of my video and think about you think the embassy wants to hear. Thanks for the comment, Nicholas. I said I was going to spend the first few months in one city, and then after a few months move to another. I can’t remember what I said about jobs but I doubt I said I wanted to find casual English-teaching jobs for a few weeks/months at a time, because I think that probably is too unrealistic. Everyone who applies takes different approaches though based on what they’re doing. I think you need to take the spirit of my video and think about you think the embassy wants to hear.

]]> By: Nicholas Cripps http://alecinjapan.com/2007/06/how-to-apply-for-a-japanese-working-holiday-visa/#comment-334 Nicholas Cripps Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:13:14 +0000 http://alecinjapan.com/2007/06/how-to-apply-for-a-japanese-working-holiday-visa/#comment-334 I was wondering what should I write about my plans to work as I travel around Japan, when I apply for the Working Holiday Visa. I'm just worried that my statement of purpose might sound too unrealistic. Did you just say that you planned to travel to different cities and find some casual English-teaching jobs? I appreciate your advise... I was wondering what should I write about my plans to work as I travel around Japan, when I apply for the Working Holiday Visa. I’m just worried that my statement of purpose might sound too unrealistic. Did you just say that you planned to travel to different cities and find some casual English-teaching jobs? I appreciate your advise…

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