2024-06-01

Initial moving to Japan + setup timeline

I recently moved to Japan and thought it could be useful to write down the timelines of some of the processes for my own reference in the future.

Timeline:

• 2024/1/17: Accepted Job Offer
• 2024/2/7: Received Email that CoE Application was accepted
• 2024/2/28: Approval done according to CoE
• 2024/3/1: Received confirmation that CoE was approved
• 2024/3/12: Visa appointment at Consulate
• 2024/3/12: Bought tickets to Japan
• 2024/3/18: Visa officially issued
• 2024/3/19: Picked up Visa
• 2024/3/20: Signed initial lease/Paid initial fees for housing
• 2024/3/21: Got cell phone contract

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• 2024/3/25: Arrived in Japan
• 2024/3/26: Got 住民票
• 2024/3/28: Created bank account SMBC after 3 attempts
• 2024/4/5: Picked up debit card from post office after a delivery failure the previous day (was at work)
• 2024/4/7: Went with real estate agent to see some apartments
• 2024/4/10: Got pension number
• 2024/4/11: Got insurance card from company
• 2024/4/12: Applied for MyNumber card
• 2024/4/21: Signed contract for apartment
• 2024/4/27: Applied for fiber internet in new place
• 2024/4/30: First day of new apartment contract (moved in at a later date)
• 2024/5/2: Picked MyNumber card pickup date
• 2024/5/4: Applied for Japanese credit card
• 2024/5/17: MyNumber card pickup + change address to new apartment
• 2024/5/20: Got fiber internet at new place
• 2024/5/28: Notified that credit card application
• 2024/6/1: Credit card delivered

Any error corrections or comments can be made by sending me a pull request.

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