{"id":2859,"date":"2020-03-24T11:23:57","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T02:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vhbloglive.wpengine.com\/?p=2859"},"modified":"2020-03-24T11:23:58","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T02:23:58","slug":"5-things-to-take-care-of-right-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/japanese-apartment-life\/5-things-to-take-care-of-right-away\/","title":{"rendered":"You Got Your Visa! 5 Things you Want to Take Care of Right Away"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You finally did it. You got your visa,\nand that means that your entry to the country has been greenlit. Everything is\nnow ready for you to pack and leave right? Maybe there are a few things that\nstill need preparing. Though the visa is very important to live and work there,\nit is just one of many things that will require your attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Get Prepared<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Gather all the credentials that you’ll\nneed for entry and living in the country. First would be making sure you have\nproper identification. Driver’s license or other forms of I.D. are required at\nevery step of entry into the country. Other things like an international\ndriver’s license need to be prepared ahead of your departure. Make sure the\ndate on the license starts as close to your arrival as possible. If any of it\nexpires before you need to use it, then it will not be accepted. There are no\nexceptions to this, so double-check all of your documents. If you need certain\nmedications, you will need a doctor’s note. Some medications are restricted and\nrequire a special allowance to be brought into the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leave your pets with good homes. The\nprocess of bringing pets into Japan is costly and detrimental to the animal.\nThe airport you arrive at can hold the up to 30 days, even if you have all of\nthe vaccine documentation. During that time, you will need to visit them and\nfeed your animal as the airport is not responsible for them. The apartments\nthat allow animals are hard to find as well. Try to find good friends or a nice\nfamily to take care of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. Tying up Loose Ends<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Take care of any legal matters.\nLeaving your home country can be a big enough task, and it can be completely\nstopped by any legal matter. Pay off tickets and fees so that they don’t bite\nyou later. If you are paying loans, then it is best to contact them to notify\nthem of your new occupation and residence. You can even work out a new plan\nbecause of your new situation. If you plan to stay for a long time it may be a\ngood idea to give a family member some power over your estate. Some decisions\nare near impossible to get done from so far away. The time difference alone\nposes a large challenge. Doing this can remove a large burden from your\nshoulders and keep your home assets in line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3. Before You Arrive<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ensure you have housing ready for your\narrival. Some companies will work with you to set up accommodations for you\nahead of time. Usually, these things are taken care of as soon as you get to\nJapan. Others may have their own apartment complex, or share house, for all of\ntheir foreign employees to live in. If you don’t have either option available\nthrough your company, then online realty sites are your best options. Some are\nbetter than others, and often a variety of places with no key money or deposit\nrequired. There are varying prices but remember that cheaper priced apartments\nusually have some things missing from them. Share houses can be beneficial for\nbeing affordable, and having fewer requirements for moving, but they can be\ncrowded and don’t offer the same level of privacy as living by yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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4. Learn the Language<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Learn some of the language before\nleaving your home country. Even though this seems obvious many people learn\nnothing about their new home before arriving there. There are different customs\nand traditions in Japan that they mat excuse foreigners for not knowing, but\nyou will gain a lot of respect and goodwill when you meet new people and\nshowcase your understanding of their customs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When learning language and mannerisms\nit is best to try and not be perfect in everything you do. No one expects you\nto have perfect Japanese or flawless knowledge of manners from you. It will be\nok to make mistakes as long as you show and interest and try your best.\nLearning some survival Japanese will help out tremendously and ease your\ntransition into Japanese life. Your daily life will benefit from being able to\neasily ask for directions, order food, and other normal actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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5. Dietary Restrictions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you have any food allergies is it\nvery important to learn phrases for the specific foods, you must avoid. There\naren’t many places that cater to specific needs, so you must be able to ask and\nstate clearly what you can and can’t eat. For non-meat eaters, there are vegan\noptions, but being able to see what kind of broth is used in soups is a must.\nThe reason being it will say meat-free but use animal-based broth to cook the\nsoup in. There are books, websites with free lessons, and videos that help get\nyou started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\nare many things to consider once you have started your journey to a new\ncountry. There will be a ton of small things that become a big hassle later on.\nTry your best to find out what is needed immediately and in the future. Asking\nothers who have done it before you can give some good insight into what the\ntransition will be like.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You finally did it. You got your visa, and that means that your entry to the country has been greenlit. Everything is now ready for you to pack and leave right? Maybe there are a few things that still need preparing. Though the visa is very important to live and work there, it is just […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2860,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-japanese-apartment-life"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2859"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2859\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}