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**Bi-Weekly Entry/Simple questions thread (November 29, 2023)**
Welcome to the r/movingtojapan bi-weekly(ish) simple questions thread! This is the place for all of your “easy” questions about moving to Japan. Basically if your question is about *procedure*, please post it here. Questions that are more subjective, like “where should I live?” can and should be posted as standalone posts. Along with procedural questions any question that could be answered with a simple yes/no should be asked here as well.
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How do I get background check done if I can’t get fingerprints done by anyone and am in the middle of nowhere without a car in the USA? I have the old background check but the job might say immigration won’t take it
I just wanted to double check:
I have my student visa for my language school (my term starts in early January) ready to go in my passport.
That means I’m NOT allowed to visit Japan more than 2 weeks before the start of my language school, correct?
Trying to scout out apartments right now, and the unfortunate part of starting in the January group of students is that Christmas + New Year’s holidays back to back are leaving me little time to actually look at apartments once I arrive, so I need to have something ready to go the moment agencies reopen after New Year’s holiday.
Since I already have my student visa affixed to my passport, I’m assuming I am not allowed to come in early December for a week to look at neighborhoods/apartments?