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Vince
Joined: 05 May 2003 Posts: 559 Location: U.S.
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 2:13 pm Post subject: |
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Congratulations, Haruka! I spent some time in Saitama (Hanno) and liked it a lot. It's close to Tokyo, but feels like "the rest of Japan." If I were to settle in Japan permanently, I'd look for a place like that.
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Did you/are you going to to have to pay the $200 fee? |
What's the $200 fee? |
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kah5217
Joined: 29 Sep 2012 Posts: 270 Location: Ibaraki
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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I think AEON makes you pay what amounts to visa insurance so that you won't skip out when you get there. |
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Rooster.
Joined: 13 Mar 2012 Posts: 247
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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ON their website they mention a $200 fee once you have accepted a job with them. |
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Haruka
Joined: 23 Aug 2012 Posts: 38 Location: California
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 4:16 am Post subject: |
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Yep. It's a processing fee. You get it back with your first paycheck. |
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OneJoelFifty
Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 463
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 5:42 am Post subject: |
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Sounds more like a 'make sure they don't run off before working until their first paycheck' fee to me. |
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Pitarou
Joined: 16 Nov 2009 Posts: 1116 Location: Narita, Japan
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 6:28 am Post subject: |
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OneJoelFifty wrote: |
Sounds more like a 'make sure they don't run off before working until their first paycheck' fee to me. |
Yup. The whole thing about "visa processing costs" is bullshit. What they're really bothered about is the cost of replacing a teacher who didn't show up. I suspect that the fee would run afoul of Japan's anti-forced labour laws if it were ever seriously challenged. |
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