How To Send Money Home From Japan (Part 2)

Hopefully you’ve done the following things from our Part 1 of this article:

1)    Downloaded the application form from the GoLloyd’s website.
2)    Mailed your application & copies of your passport and address card.
3)    Received your GoLloyds welcome materials

Let’s take a look at your welcome packet.  Inside you should have received the following things:

• Registration Letter showing all of your bank details
• A furikomi card/passbook or a help letter- Furikomi just means domestic money transfer
• A copy of your original application
• Privacy Policy and Customer Data Protection document

What do we do with this stuff?  Well, I think the best way is to show you, step by step.

There are two ways to do this.  Method one: Show your letter to a staff member and have them do them do the confusing parts for you, or Method two: Do it Yourself.

Got it? If you don’t understand Kanji, don’t worry.  The wonderful thing is that you don’t have to know how to read any Japanese.  Showing the bank attendant the pre-printed letter from GoLloyds, will give them all the information they need to help you successfully conduct overseas transfers.  I’ve done it this way countless times, and only now do I feel confident enough to handle these transfers on my own.

Good luck, I know you can do it!

Donald Ash