Of course there’s a bunch of bureaucratic stuff to get done before you leave Japan, so how long did your BOE make you stay after your contract to get it done?
Left on the exact day my contract ended. This is very esid – some COs make you work your whole contract, others are happy for you to leave earlier. But I don’t think it’s an issue of “allowing you to go home,” once your contract is over that’s it, they can’t stop you from doing anything. Ofc if you wanted to stay in Japan after your contract but still get the free flights you’re allowed up to 30 days (i think)
30 days. That was the longest I could stay where they would still pay.
I left on my 4th year and my visa renewal was only for a year. Due to this I either had to spend a day and a bunch of money and gas to head to immigration to ask to convert my visa to a tourist visa. I decided it was easier to fly out the day before my visa expired (the second last day of my contract, but I had some extra time off saved) so I could legally leave the country.
The most important thing is to ensure you don’t stay past your visa expiry date, beyond that do what you want.
You can stay for over a month, but JET will not pay for your flight back so you have 30 days to go home (at least that’s the case for me)
Your CO has no power to keep you in the country. Even when you’re on the contract, they can’t keep you in the country, and they certainly can’t do so after the contract ends.
The fact that you’re asking this question suggests that you haven’t researched what you need to do when moving out. You will soon realize that everything is on you. Your employer actually does very little. They have an insurance form for you to fill out, they give you a tax document, if you leave within 30 days then they buy your plane ticket, and that’s about it.
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Left on the exact day my contract ended. This is very esid – some COs make you work your whole contract, others are happy for you to leave earlier. But I don’t think it’s an issue of “allowing you to go home,” once your contract is over that’s it, they can’t stop you from doing anything. Ofc if you wanted to stay in Japan after your contract but still get the free flights you’re allowed up to 30 days (i think)
30 days. That was the longest I could stay where they would still pay.
I left on my 4th year and my visa renewal was only for a year. Due to this I either had to spend a day and a bunch of money and gas to head to immigration to ask to convert my visa to a tourist visa. I decided it was easier to fly out the day before my visa expired (the second last day of my contract, but I had some extra time off saved) so I could legally leave the country.
The most important thing is to ensure you don’t stay past your visa expiry date, beyond that do what you want.
You can stay for over a month, but JET will not pay for your flight back so you have 30 days to go home (at least that’s the case for me)
Your CO has no power to keep you in the country. Even when you’re on the contract, they can’t keep you in the country, and they certainly can’t do so after the contract ends.
The fact that you’re asking this question suggests that you haven’t researched what you need to do when moving out. You will soon realize that everything is on you. Your employer actually does very little. They have an insurance form for you to fill out, they give you a tax document, if you leave within 30 days then they buy your plane ticket, and that’s about it.
30 days