Japan Visa & Travel

General

You will travel together as a country group from a London airport, and it is your responsibility to get yourself to the airport in plenty of time for your international flight. We will send you e-tickets for your international flight at least one month before departure. You are likely to be leaving early to mid-January. We will arrange for your country group to meet at a designated time and place at the airport on the day of travel. The process will be explained during Training and two of the group will act as our Travel Coordinators, to be the points of contact with Project Trust should there be any issues during travel.

Luggage

It is important to pack as lightly as possible. You need to be able to carry all your luggage by yourself. Everything will need to fit in to a maximum of one checked bag (a large rucksac weighing a maximum of 23kg) and one carry-on cabin bag. It is your responsibility to ensure that you meet all airline requirements, and you will be responsible for paying any excess baggage.

COVID-19

Regardless of country requirements, all Project Trust Volunteers must be double-vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide a copy of their NHS COVID Pass as evidence. This is a requirement for entry to most countries, and some require an additional pre-departure negative PCR-test. We also strongly encourage all Volunteers to have their booster if possible. These precautions are for Volunteers safety, and to avoid bringing COVID-19 into vulnerable communities that may have low vaccination rates.

Visa and immigration costs

The costs of Volunteers meeting the legal requirements for entry and long-term stay  (visas, permits, etc.) vary considerably between the countries where Project Trust operates. To make this as fair as possible, we ask each Volunteer to make a payment of £150 to Project Trust as a contribution towards these costs. Payment for entry Visas made by Volunteers before departure from the UK will be included in this cost. e.g. A Volunteer paying £50 for a Visa before departure will only be asked to make a payment of £100 to Project Trust, to make up the total of £150.

Visas / Permits

As international travel restrictions continue to relax following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are checking the latest requirements for your country and will let you know what you need to do. The following is an outline of the likely process, based on recent experience.

We are clarifying the current immigration requirements for volunteering in Japan with the authorities and will advise Volunteers when this is clear. Please do not begin any application process until further instructed by Project Trust.