Benefits of participating in the Programme

The Working Holiday Programme is aimed at young people (aged 18 to 30 inclusive) and allows them to travel to Japan for up to one year, combining a holiday stay, which allows them to learn about Japanese culture and lifestyle, with the opportunity to take up paid work, which is additional to the main tourist and cultural purpose of the stay.

Conditions for participation in the Programme

Polish citizens who meet the following conditions may apply to participate in the Programme:

• their main purpose for participating in the Programme is to spend their holiday in Japan;
• on the date of submitting their application, they are between eighteen (18) and thirty (30) years of age;
• they are not accompanied by dependents;
• they have a valid passport and a return ticket, or sufficient funds to purchase one;
• they have sufficient funds to support themselves during the initial period of their stay under the Programme; and
• they meet the health requirements specified in Japanese law and have purchased health insurance covering hospital care.

The annual limit for visas for participation in the Japan ‘Working Holiday’ Programme is currently 500 (five hundred) visas.

Visa procedures for citizens of the Republic of Poland

Documents required to submit a visa application:

• valid passport (valid for at least 1 year)
• visa application form with a current passport photo (4.5 x 3.5 cm, taken within the last 6 months)
• written explanation of the reason for applying for a ‘Working Holiday’ visa (1 A4 page, free form)
• purchased return flight ticket or reservation confirmed by a travel agency/airline
• bank statement for the last 3 months
• commitment to join the National Health Insurance
• curriculum vitae
• brief outline of the stay
• travel insurance (if purchased in advance)

Applicants may be asked to submit additional documents or will be invited for an interview. Visa applications are accepted based on prior notification. The Embassy requests applicants to make appointments by email, sending their application to the Consulate of the Embassy of Japan: cons@wr.mofa.go.jp.

Details on the visa application procedure can be found on the website of the Japanese Embassy in Warsaw and on the website of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Visa procedures for Japanese citizens

For detailed information on visa procedures for Japanese citizens, please contact the Consular Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Tokyo address: Japan, Tokio, 2-13-5 Mita, Meguro-ku, 153-0062, tel.: +81 3 57947020,

e-mail: tokio.konsul@msz.gov.pl.

Contact details

Embassy of Japan in Warsaw

Address: Stawki 8, 00-46 Warszawa           

Tel.: +48 22 696 50 05 (consulate), +48 22 696 50 46 (direct phone – Ms Maria Żurawska)

E-mail: cons@wr.mofa.go.jp              

Website: https://www.pl.emb-japan.go.jp/itprtop_pl/index.html

Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Tokyo

Address: Japan, Tokio, 2-13-5 Mita, Meguro-ku, 153-0062

Tel: +81 3 57947020

E-mail: tokio.konsul@msz.gov.pl

Website: https://www.gov.pl/web/japonia