Working Holiday Visa (UK) 6 month itinerary!?

[sgmankarious]

I am currently applying for a WHV from the Japanese Embassy in London.

The application asks for a "6 month Itinerary on arrival to Japan".

I have a vague idea of what I want to do: find a part-time job, stay in Tokyo mainly!
I know that most people have said just write what they want to hear as they don't follow you up, but I have no idea of what that is!

Any people who have been through this application procedure can you please help!

Sarah

[aunty ethel]

It is procedure only.My first one and subsequent next two were all bull____e and almost the same.Don`t stress over it.What the rules say and what they actually give a toss about are two different things.

[sue565]

For each month, just put down some places you want to visit, and make it seem like you want to work just enough to afford these trips. You can also say where you want to live and what kind of job you plan to get. As long as it looks like you have a plan, you should be ok.
Don`t worry if you don`t actually follow your plan, because as you said, they won`t check up on you.
Good luck!

[sgmankarious]

Thanks for your replies!

Aunty Ethel, how did you get 3 WHV's! That's great, I assumed you're only allowed one per life-time!

Also, did both of you just turn up in Japan like I (kind of) plan to? I have lived and worked in Japan before-but in Kansei, so I have hardly any contacts in Kanto-Tokyo!

[Glenski]

WHV's are issued once in a lifetime (unless you manage to fly under the radar with a different passport, for example).

Aussies (ethel, I believe) can get them for 3 six-month periods, while all the other eligible nationalities can get them for only 2 six-month periods. Perhaps this is what ethel meant.

[StuartForbes]

I asked this question a month or so ago and got some helpful reponses. And have since had my Visa request accepted and I fly out on April 23rd.

Here is what I wrote as my 6-month itinery:

I will fly to Tokyo and will have the first few nights a hotel arranged for me. During these first few days I will receive an orientation session and some general advice. Then I will be aided in finding a more permanent accomodation, most probably in a Gaijin-house. I intend to relax for the first few weeks while also soaking up what Tokyo has to offer. This time will also be used to guage just how much things will cost and how much I will need to work in order to keep myself afloat.

When I am settled and have got my bearings I will receive help in finding a job. I have been assured that I should have no trouble finding something that suits me. I will also receive help in finding a language school which I will help to remind me of all the Japanese I have forgotten and also teach me lots of new things which I can take away and practice for real.

I intend to remain in and around Tokyo for the first few months at least, and if I am still in the region I would very much like to go to the Fuji Rock Festival, which is on the last weekend in July, at Naeba ski resort, in Niigata.

Skiing is also something I would like to try at some point during the following months. I have never been skiing before but I have been told Japan is a great place to learn. I will be hoping to go up to Hokkaido at some point and would like to try one of the resorts there, staying at a Minshuku.

In the latter half of my stay I want to travel from North to South spending time in some of the major cities including Sapporo, Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka, and Nagasaki.
I have aquaintances in Nagasaki and Okinawa, who I would love to meet with during my stay

I wasn't sure if this was too much or not enough and they might have had a laugh at some of the things I wrote, but it was accepted, thats the main thing.

Good luck with your application, let us know how you get on.

-Stu

[sgmankarious]

Oh brilliant Stu, thanks a lot for that!

Good luck with your travels in Japan, I hope you have an amazing time! I would be intrigued to hear how you get on for the first few days in Tokyo as this is the part I am most scared, and excited about!

Fingers crossed from here, I'll tell you how I get on!

Sarah

[StuartForbes]

What are you going to be getting up to there? Are you hoping to travel around and work? Have you got a job lined up or are you (like me) going to find one when you're there? I'm not going to think about a job until I'm starting to run out of money. I have no idea how quikly that be... might be two weeks or I might be able to make it stretch to two months, I have no idea.

When are you hoping to get there?

[Fujay]

WHV's are issued once in a lifetime (unless you manage to fly under the radar with a different passport, for example).

I know a guy who did that twice, and has had a total of 3 WHVs.