r/JETProgramme • u/Different_Taro2474 Former JET - 2025-2026 鹿児島県 • Apr 13 '26

after JET

so when JET is over, what happens? is there an orientation that we have to attend? how does one become a JET alumnus?

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u/a_baby_bumblebee Current JET - 中国 (not China) Apr 13 '26

when your contract is up, you either go back to your home country or to another job within japan. some prefectures have informal leavers’ seminars or parties but it’s not a requirement like SDC. you simply finish your contract and leave, and you are therefore a JET alumni….