JET Post-Interview Information

We use e-mail to send updates and reminders. Please add the JET Program Office email address (jet.program.denver@de.mofa.go.jp) to your address book and make any adjustments necessary to your email preferences to ensure that message from our office (@de.mofa.go.jp) make it to your inbox. You are responsible for keeping yourself in the loop.

Following these interviews, assessments will be submitted to Japan where they will be reviewed in cooperation with the local institutions in Japan. The final number of successful applicants and location placements will be determined based on the number and locations of available openings this year.

We expect to receive notification from Japan regarding successful candidates in April. We will notify you of the results by email. Please note that results will not be given over the phone and we cannot give out results early for special circumstances. All applicants will be notified around the same time across the nation. We expect confirmation of participation from successful applicants (you) within 7-10 day from the announcement of results (by mid-April). We will be able to share location placements by late May. If you are offered a position, you will be given access to forms and documents and other information to prepare for your life and job in Japan.

Once your placement is determined (May), you will be contacted by your contracting organization (school, board of education, town office, etc.) in Japan. They will provide details (living arrangements, work conditions, etc.) as well as a copy of your employment contract. At this time, we also encourage and facilitate predecessors to contact their successors (you) so that situation-specific information can be shared. Every effort is made to accommodate your placement request, if you had one. However, please understand that your preference cannot be guaranteed, as it is impossible to accommodate every placement request.

- If you don’t have a passport, please start the process of applying for one. Obtaining a passport typically takes 4-6 weeks.

- If you have a passport, it would be in your best interest to ensure your current passport will not expire during your time on JET. It is more difficult to renew your passport while overseas.

If you are accepted to the JET Program and chose to participate, you will need to submit several documents to our office. The turn-around time between accepting a position and the requirement to submit documents can be very short. In particular there are two documents that will take some planning and preparation on your part to get in on time.

You will receive specific instructions and forms regarding these documents once your acceptance to the JET Program is confirmed.

If you pass your interview (results will be released in April) you will be required to submit an FBI Background Check to the Denver Consulate. The deadline for this submission will be announced at a later time. For more information on how to apply, please see the FBI Criminal History Record Information.

Below are accepted Background Check formats:
1. Electronic background checks submitted by providing the e-mail from the FBI which gives access to download the background check from the FBI website directly, including the link and the pin. Electronic Background checks are only available for 90 days, so JET applicants choosing to submit via this option must plan accordingly. For early departure candidates, the background check must be accessible by the time of the interview. For regular departure candidates, Background Checks will not be accepted until after JET Program acceptance notifications.
2. Unopened hard copies in the original envelopes
Note: Opened hard copies and PDFs that are e-mailed or printed and sent to the JET Program Office will not be accepted.

For unopened hard copies, forward the original envelop to:
ATTN: JET Program Office
Consulate-General of Japan in Denver
1225 17th St., Suite 3000
Denver, CO 80202

You will need to submit a Certificate of Health form (filled out by a physician with a D.O. or M.D) to the Denver Consulate. The deadline will be announced at a later time. It can be difficult to get a doctor’s appointment on short notice for some people, so we recommend making an appointment to get a physical examination the week you receive your JET Program acceptance status. You will be given the Certificate of Health form at the time of the acceptance announcement in April.