Hey everyone,
So I've just done the thing and
booked my flight from London to Tokyo. I used a website called STA Travel, who
I heard about from my classmates. They do really good student deals and also
have an office near my Uni in Norwich so I know they are legit :p, So if you’re
going to Japan on an exchange as part of your degree I would definitely
recommend at least taking a look at their site. I got my flight for less than
half price according to the virgin Atlantic search.
I highlighted the flight I chose in
green. Before you commit to buying check the requirements for each flight by
clicking on the "student-youth fare" option if there is one. Some
have special requirements that mean only certain people will be eligible. (better than half price though,
why would you not)
Altogether with the IYTC card and
ISIC card that I needed to buy to be eligible to book that flight, the flight
cost me around £478 (the cards costing £12 each).
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The next exciting thing to talk
about is my Visa....woo. Applying for a Visa to study for my year abroad
in Japan has been quite a long process.
- First I had to apply to a university in Japan and fill
out an application for a certificate of eligibility then I had to wait for
the university to process my application and complete the certificate of eligibility,
And now I have finally got back the complete certificate of eligibility
and letter of acceptance, which means I can finally apply for my Student
visa :D
To apply for my Visa I will need to
take my passport, certificate of eligibility, letter of acceptance, and
passport photos (oh lord) and £20 (it used to be a hefty £100...phew) to the
Japanese embassy in London and fill out some paper work and stuff there.
Apparently it takes a week to complete or something, but I will let you know
how that goes when it's been done.
Here have a picture of what the
certificate of eligibility looks like
It's really official and scary
looking D:
That's if for now :3 the next blog entry is going to be
less boring I promise XD
