| APPLYING FOR JET |
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The 2013 JET Program Application in now available through the Embassy of Japan's Website in Washington D.C. HERE All applications must be received by 5:30pm EST, November 21, 2012 to:
JET Program Office
Embassy of Japan
2520 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Late application materials will not be accepted, only those complete applications which arrive on time.
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To request further information or to be placed on the application mailing list for the 2013 JET Program, please contact your nearest Embassy or Consulate General of Japan. For a list of Japanese embassies and consulates in the United States, please click HERE. |
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For those of you living in Northern California or Nevada, you may be placed on the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco's JET mailing list by contacting our office by phone at (415) 356-2462 or by e-mail at alexander.peterson@sr.mofa.go.jp. |
The application procedure has two stages:
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All
application documents submitted by the deadline date are
screened at the Embassy of Japan in Washington,
D.C. to determine which candidates will continue
to the interview stage. All materials must be received by
the Embassy on or prior to the
deadline date. Early submission of your application and
all required documents in one package is encouraged. The
Embassy will not consider any applications that arrive
past the deadline. Even if applications are postmarked
prior to or on the deadline but arrive past the day of
the deadline, they will not be evaluated. Submitted documents,
including late applications, will not be returned. |
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Candidates who
pass the initial screening stage are interviewed for final
selection at the location they indicate on their application.
Interview sites cannot be changed without the consent of
the Embassy's JET Program Office. |
JET
PROGRAM CALENDAR
| Initial
Screening: January |
| Applications
are screened initially at the Embassy during January. |
| Interviewing:
February |
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February those applicants who pass the initial screening
are interviewed at the Embassy or consulate the applicant
selected on the application form. Interview dates and other
details will be supplied to the selected applicants. |
| Announcement
of Results: Late March / Early April |
| Final
results are announced to successful, unsuccessful and alternate
candidates by early April. Alternates will be notified of
whether or not they can participate between April and October.
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| Alumni-Led
Orientation & Orientation Activities: May-July |
| Thousands
of JET Program alumni have gone on to pursue a variety of
careers, and are a valuable resource for both new and returning
JETs. In many regions, local chapters of the JET
Alumni Association conduct orientations and other activities
in which former JET participants have the opportunity to
share their experiences with new participants. |
| Pre-Departure
Orientation and Departure: Late July |
| Before
departing to Japan , successful candidates receive written
materials on the program as well as a basic Japanese language
text and cassette tapes. Pre-departure orientation takes
place at the Embassy and Consulates of Japan just prior
to departure, and all participants leave together on the
same day. |
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