Tax, Passports and other bits

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• Americans, check out our Tax Guide. Here, you can download step by step instructions for what you should do and how you can get it done. Broken down for 1st year JETs and 2nd year and above JETs

• Are you a Canadian Jet who needs to renew their passport whilst in Japan? Here is the Renewal Form (.pdf file)

• Extra travel insurance! - if you're going abroad you may want to consider getting extra travel insurance to keep you covered. Have a look at this guide to applying online written by Michael in Tochigi

• Guidance for British Nationals Arrested in Japan - this document was produced by the British Consulate in Osaka. It mostly refers to British people but the general procedures will apply to all JETs. A sobering but interesting read. Please don't do anything illegal whilst in Japan!

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