Working Holiday Visa – Applications Open!

Working Holiday Visa Applications Open

You can now come to Japan if you have a Working Holiday Visa! If you are not sure if your country and Japan have the working holiday visa agreement, please have a look at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Website.

**Not all Japanese embassies of the countries listed can issue working holiday visas at the moment, so please contact your local Japanese embassy to make sure.

So, let’s assume all is well, and you can receive your Working Holiday Visa. We are happy to say that we can act as guarantors for your WHV and provide you with the required documents, as long as you study with us for 2 weeks or longer! The following process is a little complex, but bear with us and we should be able to sort it out.

Step 1 – The Set-Up

• • You contact us by filling out our application form for Kyoto or Tokyo. (No Working holiday visa support is available in Fukuoka and Nagoya)
    • If you have never studied Japanese, then the earliest you can start is 9th May 2022! The next possible is 6th June 2022
    • If you are somehow familiar with Japanese we will ask you to take our Online Level tests.
  • We register you!
  • We receive your payment.

Step 2 – The Forms

• • You contact your local Japanese Consulate/Embassy to make an appointment or at least see when it is possible.
  • We will send an Online Form to fill out where we ask about your vaccination information. This will allow us to define whether you will require quarantine or not.
    • If Quarantine is required:
      You buy a flexible flight ticket that can be cancelled. We ask for this, as it is not a 100% guarantee that the visa is going to be approved.
      You provide us with the date of arrival and your flight details.
      We organise your quarantine and accommodation (if required).
      **If you have your own accommodation we would need the details.
      We fill out the “Certificate for Completion of Registration to the ERFS System” (受付済証, uketsuke zumisho) for you and send the file to you.
    • If Quarantine is NOT required:
      You buy a flexible ticket that can be cancelled.
      You provide us with the date of arrival to Japan and your flight details.
      **If you have your own accommodation we would need the details
      We fill out the “Certificate for Completion of Registration to the ERFS System” (受付済証, uketsuke zumisho) for you and send the file to you.

Step 3 – Visa stuff

Please get in touch with your local Japanese embassy and/or consulate, and check what documents are exactly needed. It is up to them to decide on whether to provide you with a visa or not.

• • Apply
    • Positive Outcome
      You got your visa and we are waiting for you to come to Japan.
    • Negative Outcome
      In an unlikely event if your visa was refused. Send us a notification together with an email/letter from the consulate/embassy.
      We will then refund you the fees you paid.

So what are you waiting for! Apply to study with us in Kyoto or Tokyo and start your journey in 2022!
We are looking forward to seeing you!