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Youth Mobility / Working Holiday — Japan

PortugalYouth mobility

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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Which nationalities and age range can participate?

Japanese citizens, residing in Japan at the time of the application, aged between eighteen (18) and thirty (30) years of age inclusive, on the date of the application.

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  • Japan - Requirements
    Be a Japanese citizen, and reside in Japan at the time of the application;
  • Japan - Requirements
    Be between eighteen (18) and thirty (30) years of age inclusive, on the date of the application;

What combination of travel, work, study or training does the programme permit?

The programme permits travel (holiday), work incidental to the holiday, and attendance at Portuguese language and/or culture courses. Participants cannot have a permanent work contract.

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What are the defining limitations: quota, ballot, previous participation, employer limits, study limits or equivalent?

For Japan: previous participation is not allowed; extension is not allowed; participants cannot have a permanent work contract; they may attend Portuguese language and/or culture courses.

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What funds, insurance, onward travel or similar preparation is particularly important?

Participants must possess sufficient financial resources to support travel and the duration of their stay, including proof of return ticket or proof of means of subsistence, and hold travel insurance and health insurance valid for the duration of the stay covering hospital costs and medical repatriation.

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  • Japan - Requirements
    Possess sufficient financial resources to support travel and the duration of their stay, including proof of return ticket or proof of means of subsistence; Hold a travel insurance and health insurance valid for the duration of the stay covering hospital costs and medical repatriation;

How long can the person stay, can the programme be extended or repeated, and what happens when it ends?

The stay is for one year following the date of arrival; extension is not allowed, and previous participation is not allowed. The official source does not state what happens when it ends.

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These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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