Prepare before you go - overseas study

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Brigham Young University, Utah, United States: destination

Determination of the destination application and acceptance to the University of

  • First, in order to go overseas to study, there was a need to issue a written application to the university. In my case, we have determined by the law of the faculty that go overseas to study in the second year out. Let me go and get so quickly I did not think so, is large thanks to the department. .
  • When applying for, and was that of the host institution, please also determined. Way to go in the dive and then send your paper (1), how to ask the teacher I met at international conferences (2), etc. See how to ask the teacher to know anyone outside of the domestic (3), I think some of the methods can be considered. Teacher of my teacher, was successful in the dive went to Dr. Sutherland, I heard that in some cases could not be fully joint research despite the famous On the other hand went to college. In my case, I decided to follow the case of an acquaintance in the country (3).
  • (A), (2), I think on every count (3), or to become what circumstances, and luck at all.

Visa application

  • Visa application is that it is important to do. In my case, the destination because the United States of America, J-1 visa (for the family J-2) You will need a visa. In order to get a visa these, DS-2019 form (one per family, you need one at a time) might be required. Get send a request form to the institution of the destination of the DS-2019 accepted and was sent back to the institution of acceptance will be completed. Have the issue now at the University of (English) certificate to the effect the firstborn, and then wish to target the period of acceptance in this case, to the university, and get to bear the cost of overseas study. In about one week, I think that has been sent DS-2019 form (this period, I think by the corresponding destination agency acceptance, and completely different).
  • However, I did not know the important thing. Emergency, and when I try to apply for a visa (usually is like for about one week, if it is longer than 6 weeks) for a while after application did not know that it must be deposited in the American Embassy the passport. You will not be able to have my business trip, we refrain from a business trip to America after three weeks after submitting an application, there is no passport. So, I decided to take a child safety measures, to apply for after returning from a business trip. (But not be helped because the international conference every year, are fixed, the last business trip overseas study avoided it may be safe)
  • In the interview, to me in English, what you going to study, normal conversation, such as whether I look forward to, my wife was in the Japanese question.
  • Apply for a visa, it seems possible from 3 months ago. In addition, obtain a visa, it seems you can also ask the supplier. Do it yourself, is a little troublesome. (But if you think of it as a several hundred dollars for the entire family, we decided to do it yourself)
  • After all, the interview at the Embassy of the United States (Wed), on Saturday, 6/20 passport has been returned 6/17. If there is no particular problem, is to be published soon. I was asked the simple things such as whether a visa interview is scheduled, to me in English, what to do wherever you go. His wife was Japanese.
  • After obtaining the visa, I bought a ticket immediately.
  • Non-immigrant visa page of the U.S. Embassy
  • http://www.arukikata.co.jp/visa/type.html

Insurance

  • To get the DS-2019 form is to enter the insurance is required.
  • Comprehensive insurance comparison site expatriates in, you can know the contents of the insurance of their respective owners.
  • AIU insurance overseas travel from the page, such as is so can be reserved on the Internet. If you want to stay more than three months, it is like from registering it within 45 days of departure.
  • If you have only to delay family, go ahead, it seems to put only family insurance separately. In that case, seems to be in the AIU insurance overseas travel, and "other" the purpose of the trip. In the case of more than 6 months stay of the family, rather than from the Internet, but it does not seem to be applied for from a travel agency.
  • "ANA Mileage Club posted overseas insurance for the service" and that, such as me to introduce the automobile insurance, automobile insurance is to make it easier. Global protection seems to provide a similar service. Have been written and will be cheaper car insurance, Come to think of from the travel emergency, I know that if even conveyed in English in their information properly, is better to contract yourself, and if there is a cheaper maybe.

For remittance of cost of living

  • If you are living abroad over the long term, you will need to open a bank account in the destination. You can also send money to relatives or get from family to open an account, (and keep a procedure in advance) you will be able to send money abroad from the Internet. However, you may need to contact the Bank of Japan, such as mail account information after account opening, opened.
  • The case of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, the three weeks before the departure, and to join the global direct, you will be able to send money to foreign banks on the Internet. In the case of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, it was necessary to obtain a certificate from the University appointed. Global Direct, on the Internet, we have to remember the account information can be set as the opening here.
  • In CitiBank, particularly, pre-procedure is not necessary, contact will be necessary after opening. (Indeed, by mail, as I sent the information of the account was opened)
  • There is also on the banks of Japan, also card that can draw in foreign countries, come to a considerably higher fee will be. I also, but I made a card denominated in U.S. dollars of CitiBank, after all, do not use it even once.
  • Soon after the voyage is, if you use a little cash and credit card is, I think that it is enough.

Te Zimmerit to move

  • To carry a little baggage, the flight of the post office EMS and SAL (cheap flights seem to be useful). Although the price is more expensive EMS, seems to arrive early. Of course, if the shipping service may be cheaper over time.
  • Then fill in the label does not break many of the EMS and the number of things when you send in the EMS, send. In such cases, the customs declaration form is as good if you fill in (with file format Excel).
  • Nippon Express Moving Overseas
  • Kuroneko Yamato moving overseas
  • I was told to move, in the case of a major city such as Los Angeles, but also the movers do not seem bad, in my case, so the city of Provo, and about 2.5 times the standard cost. Luggage, so do not seem to be so many, I decided to take advantage of EMS divided into the post office, a flight SAL. Luggage is like if you come to take a phone call to the post office.

For mobile phone

  • (If more than two years) to stay is a hand even to buy mobile phones of local long-term, if you do not use very often a cell phone in about one year, (but can buy, such as Best Buy and Walmart) Mobile Prepaid is useful.
  • I, t-Mobile I purchased a Prepaid of. The body is about $ 20 at WalMart. If you buy a card for $ 100, and 1000 minutes in the United States speak, valid for one year. In addition, there is a plan of $ 25 or $ 10, and the validity period of speaking time will be shorter. This is sufficient. It is safe and Prepaid, so you lose less damage. In addition, between the t-mobile, (but of course English) can be easy to send and receive mail. Also family, we decided to to prepaid. If you are in the U.S. if you are acquainted with, ask them to Activation in the United States to purchase Prepaid, they get sent to Japan might be the best.
  • Sequel: It can be renewed for one more year (which is the condition that bought once a card for $ 100 and leave the gold rewards status to status) Prepaid on t-mobile, and pay about $ 10 a year, I continue to use it now You. t-mobile, but can only be used in much (but I was also used in other countries) the United States and Canada, it can have a cell phone when traveling overseas is useful when little.
  • Consider using an international call in Prepaid, is very high, it is an emergency, call to Japan (in about a few hundred yen a month, unlimited phone Japanese fixed) skype to make use of good I think.
  • In my case, the activation of prepaid was a little Tekozuri. May be a day I arrived was from Saturday. On the net, area code can not be set successfully, I had to call customer service to change eventually. This may be by chance.
  • If you buy a mobile phone in the United States, in general, is to require a (Social Security Number) SSN. If there is no SSN is so that the security deposit is required.
  • For mobile phone of the United States, "U.S. mobile phone rates and circumstances" such as you have more information.
  • KDDI Mobile and HanaCell , in the Japanese mobile phone for use in the United States, it seems all right even without a SSN.
  • If you wanted to use the mail or in Japanese KDDI Mobile, if short-term and good if you have anyway or would HanaCell. Although the function of mobile HanaCell has been limited, in that the good people if you have a good time being may be relatively cheap (Prepaid is better, I think an inexpensive price is as or more).
  • I received the information: Note. (2012.2) is for entering the Japanese have cell phones can now even HanaCell.

Contact with Japan

  • To contact the family in Japan, (Skype no matter how you look at it http://www.skype.com/intl/ja is useful /). If you have a PC and the Internet, you can have any number of free conversation. Mike is the minimum, if you do not have a microphone on your computer, you can purchase such as amazon. If it has (I think you also are sold at or shops, such as $ 1) a camera, phone and TV Japan is also possible. If you do not have a camera to a computer, a USB camera is available for purchase.
  • I am using Skype to call with students in Japan. Purchased (microphone & speaker for the conference in more than one person) Microphone & Speaker for the conference with a USB camera, has a meeting (ask them to send e-mail files & Powerpoint) have asked a copy with the camera on the projection screen You. To share the memo, Http://Www.Twiddla.Com/ is useful, such as.
  • Skype is also useful for calls to landlines in Japan. Can be any number of fixed-line telephone calls to Japanese yen at about one hundred the number of months. If you're trying to, mobile phone and other so if you do not use, it is also possible to call for the price of units by the time you use to buy skype credit.
  • Because the call via the internet, but not a higher quality phone, for practical purposes you have adequate care.

Something useful to prepare

Information of the town

  • Yahoo! Real Estate in, if you put the name of the town and zip code, you can know the information of the town.
  • google ma You can check the information of the town and even Street View p.

Other things to do during the starting

  • Termination of domestic mobile phone
  • So okay mostly in Japanese license as well as if rent a (car rental acquisition of international driver's license, even when the acquisition may be may or may not really if you can explain in English to their own information. Of driver's license here ,. did not show only the driver's license in Japan)
  • Notification of moving out of the residence
  • Cancellation of the Internet
  • Stop the phone
  • Stopping the gas and electricity
  • Transfer of the letter

Get driving license

  • Go to the home page of Drivers Licence Division of the State plan to live, to understand the procedure of acquisition. In addition, since the Web is in textbooks, useful to study in advance.
  • If the state is Utah, Driver Licence Division carefully read the information, Handbook place to study the Utah Driver Handbook. By the way, did not know they can take the test while watching the Handbook. Time, unlimited (although, until about 17 o'clock) is. Had a test in front of the computer. I think If you do not see the Handbook, and no doubt had fallen. The result is, you know at the moment was over.
  • I think if you put what you know roughly what it is written anywhere in the Handbook, Well, it's okay.
  • In the case of Japanese, but it is also possible you may bring a dictionary, I do not know. In the old days, but as if they were receiving the Picture test, do not know this.
  • The case of Utah, for the acquisition of the license is the SSN is mandatory. (Such as for a spouse) to obtain a license, you can apply for work, and it is not from to obtain a SSN, I can not seem to get the license of human J2 visa.
  • Field trial has received more while you chat with the examiner. In the case of I, it was a friendly atmosphere. During the procedure the day before taking the tests, and talked to a variety of how it might be that it was good. Did not issue a blinker in the lane junction, that was not issued prior to the turn signal back on the parallel parking has been deducted two points. During the test, because there was no understanding, taught me things I asked.

Apartment

  • In my case, to be very lucky (actually, Mr. Secretary) gave a teacher looking for accommodation.
  • Apartment Ratings in, you can search the apartment for the specified information and apartment reviews, the rating.

Internet

  • After the visit the United States and I think the agreement of the Internet and take a long time, or for a while. In such times, take a look at shops such as Starbucks and McDonald's, is quite well If you can wifi in free.
  • http://www.openwifispots.com/ in, find a free-wifi spot you from across the United States. This is useful. On a business trip, for example, when the hotel wifi was higher, can be found in this spot if there is free wifi near.

That after Tobei

  • Obtaining Social Security Number. To obtain, the necessary documents to get by issuing the SSN at the University of the destination, passport, have (each document at the time of entry) DS-2019, I-94, is as good if you go to the office of Social Security has been determined (Apartment I think there is). You have to apply from, after a few days, is determined from the number was to contact by phone with me.
  • Opening a bank account, SSN is as good if it is acquired.
  • Purchase of various things: rice cooker (for example, Zojirushi NS-ZCC10 5-1/2-Cup ) I bought a car navigation system with good features and tells you which are in lane, car navigation systems (about $ 120, in advance was. In fact, I think that this is sufficient), LCD display, for example (, ASUS VH222H to. programming is required), TV tuner, for example (, ATI TV Wonder USB PC TV Tuner HD six hundred for the study of English. For example, child safety seat (,,) Cosco High Back Booster Seat- stretched There is a link to the concrete products) amazon.com, please use the reference level.
  • Acquisition of driver's license (after retrieves SSN)
  • Car Rental: Http://Www.Carrentals.Com/
  • Purchase of a car Http://Www.Freecarquotes.Net/usedcars/usedcar.Aspx , http://www.hotbuysthisweek.com/index.php?state=Utah
  • The purchase of a car, you need a lot of cash. In my case, I bought three days after I arrived, because it did not bring a lot of cash so much, I've used a two credit cards, remembers as if it were to take the commission fine You. If you want a car immediately, you may bring in hand T / C, the amount you plan to purchase about, also to cash in the bank.
  • When you buy a car, Kellley Blue Book is as good in, make sure the price is to buy from. In addition, although it is paid, Http://Www.Carfax.Com/ and put (Vehicle Identification Number) VIN, you can find out information such as the history of car repair is a number specific to the car.
  • : Car leasing http://www.leasetrader.com/
  • Electronic notification system delivered via the Internet stay (MOFA )
  • Contract, such as gas and electricity. In my case, so tell me the phone number of a company's landlord, the contract was a call to the gas company and electric company.
  • Agreement of the Internet. I think the best way to live in the local, to hear the information. In my case, I had to comcast. Is to require a SSN to the general, was that if you do not show your ID and may be two or more went to the office of the company.
  • Contract of fixed-line telephone. Did not contract does not need much so I thought. Here is the phone, area code of the area is given in the same way in the fixed phone with your phone, so do not change, all right I will not have to. However, I think If you want to use, such as FAX, or if you want to talk with a friend a long time, and better to deal with fixed-line telephone.

English

  • If you are a study in the United States, English is required. However, I think even if you can not have a little English, if you research properly, and give acceptance to come in handy in the destination. Since human is to say about my level of English, your reference only.
  • English, which is not only easy to get something like, if you really want to put the power of the moderate in the short term of one to two years, for example, Kaplan is recommended, and so on. This school does not have never been there, you may previously taught English to teachers of a representative of this school. English only, such as TOEFL scores from mere high, gave me more practical to change to English my English skills. Seriously, if you think trying to learn, but I think probably very considerable, I also get the ability of only minutes. I say to the contrary, English is also easy to go to school, and not only tell a decent talent.
  • Also, I got the class of Writing quarter (and eventually, an increase of up to three pieces of A4) that the English school was the teacher, it called to Writing a sheet of A4 once a week, which is (only this is not the most) was equivalent to the ability of the Writing it enhances me. Now, writing paper, such as international conferences and Jorunal, has also has a significant effect on that was a little hard to write in about than the Japanese. There are also classes of presentation, we have a significant impact on how the conference presentations.
  • (I also did so), in fact, in the early stages learned from the Japanese law is effective but may not think there are more when learning English and want taught in teacher foreigner. Previously, when a cell is presented to students, to record (English pronunciation a little bogus) of I, but made me remember the pronunciation. After that, we let the foreigner in English. First, when I let the English of a foreigner, I think it was or not is probably very considerable. Suddenly, rather than closer to the pronunciation of a foreigner, more of that from now able to imitate the pronunciation of a Japanese teacher of English (! Rude) a little half-hearted, we feel closer to the foreigner is effective You. For researchers, English, so communication tool, I think (which is so exactly what I) even if it is not perfect pronunciation or wrong grammar is a little bit, if only communicated properly, in fact, is enough.

Other

  • Thinly-sliced ​​meat: Even thick piece of meat first was fun, and live in a certain extent, thinly-sliced ​​meat will be nostalgia. I do not know the city, in the countryside feel will be quite hard to get. I go to the store of Japanese food and Asian food, and frozen or sold. Even in ordinary supermarkets, passing to the clerk of the chunk of meat about 2 pounds, speaking as "Could you slice this? I would like this extra thin.", You sliced ​​me "in its own way." When requesting the sliced ​​meat, such as Japan, to buy (?) Slicer is so good yourself. Incidentally, thin here in Japan, is a thick slice.
  • When I was a family, but I did not notice, some of an Asian food shop in town, I feel almost like an oasis in the desert. Thinly sliced ​​meat, such as size, such as saury eggplant miso, mirin, frozen, such that the smaller Japan, frozen, you can buy a lot boon. I think soy sauce and tofu, and most change at the supermarket.
  • Such as supermarkets and electronics stores, there is usually (point card in the sense of Japan) reward card. When you place making, is arriving. In some shops, we may require the use of credit card history of the United States to create the card (this, after all, did not make).

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2009/06/02

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