Return Tickets

From HyogoAJET

You are entitled to a one-way economy-class ticket directly to the airport from which you departed to come to Japan if you follow these three criteria.

1. Complete your contract in full
2. Leave Japan to return to your home country within one month of ending your contract
3. Do not enter into a subsequent employment contract either with your host institution or a third party in Japan within a month of finishing your contract with JET.

Can I buy the ticket, or will it just be given to me?
High school JETs will all have their tickets purchased by their schools. Junior high school JETs must speak with their contracting organization about the type of ticket to be provided and whether to provide an actual ticket or the equivalent amount of money. However, this is at the discretion of each contracting organization/school.

I need to go home before my contract ends. Can I take leave and go home early?
The Prefectural BOE (high school JETs) allows their JETs to take nenkyu to leave early. If your school protests this, call the PAs, or ask your school to speak with the BOE. Most contracting organizations require their JETs to stay until their contract ends before flying home. If you have a good reason and your BOE lets you take leave and go home early, they still might not pay for your flight home. Make sure you clarify everything with your BOE before making any plans.

I had to use unpaid leave, and now my BOE won't buy me a return ticket
Most likely, your contract does not have any provisions that allow unpaid leave. This means that if you miss work after running out of nenkyu, you technically are unable to complete your contract in full, and your BOE no longer owes you a ticket. For more information, see Unpaid Leave.

How do I get to the airport?
Your contracting organization is also responsible for your passage from the contracting organization to the international airport in Japan from which you will be leaving.

Can I fly back to a different airport?
If your home country changes while you are living in Japan, it is possible to change the final destination of your return flight, but not under any other circumstances. Also, in this instance, you must inform us of your intentions as soon as possible.

What kind of flight will I get?
The ticket will in principle be for a direct flight. If a direct flight is not available a ticket requiring the smallest number of transfers will be provided. If your school proposes a flight with a large number of transfers, point them to page 200 of the General Information Handbook.

Do I have to take the flight back?
No, you do not. If you want to go home by a more scenic route, or if you are Staying In Japan, you are allowed to refuse the return ticket. However, you must then bear the cost of returning yourself.

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