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[kendoman1]

I don't buy it. I'm sure he was just fishing for some info.

[mrjohndub]

Nope, it`s for real. Been away from the internet for a few days since moving out of my apartment and into a hotel until my visa is finally ready in Tokyo tomorrow. I`d like to reiterate that I appreciate the warnings. It`s worth it to me now that it`s done, and obviously I should have spent more time investigating the true situation...I`d love a do-over, but...

The moral of the story here is that you just can`t go on assumptions alone...in my case, a vague idea that there was some sort of grace period accomodation given a simple explanation (for a Western `professional`). Dumb move, and I paid the cost in money and stress.

Thanks again! Good luck to everyone and it`s been nice posting here in the Japan forum for the last year. Take care!

[Sweetsee]

But JD how did you fly out without a visa, you said it expired on friday?