Originally Posted by
Soundbarviolatr
Not to put a damper on things fellas, but be prepared for THE MOST extensive Flight physical with JAL/Iasco. I have had more than 4 friends from my USAF Squadron FAIL their flight physical for one reason or another. Our Flight Physical standards are very high to begin if that tells you anything. Start from the weight/height standards and nit pick your way up! Good luck!
Right on Soundbarviolatr...you were probably talking about the BMI (body mass index) that they require in Japan.
A lot of people fail here even if they are not obese or over weight bec the Japanese medical examiners adhere to the bmi number of 30 & below.
That means that you can be muscle bound pumping irons or playing football but they want the foreign pilots to have the body proportion of the typical Japanese to be given the medical certificate.
As I was told, some foreign pilots were required to loose weight (they were referred to a gym in japan which cost them $80 per month) in 1 month with their training pay of $7200 being paid all the while.
Not bad at all.
The guys who lost weight were happier
now with their bodies & they maintain it that way by eating japanese food....hehehe.
The tax free package in Japan will actually work for pilots who live in places where a dual taxation treaty is in place between their country & Japan.
This means that if you pay just a dollar of tax in Japan, just show your local tax officer the certificate that you paid in Japan (your company actually paid the taxes for you) & you will not have to pay a single cent of tax in your home country.
Some countries which do not have the treaty may apply the percentage system wherein if your country will charge you 40 percent tax for your amount of income & that Japan has already charged you 30 percent, you will only have to pay 10 percent in your country (Canada might be doing this).
In the case of Pinoys, no taxes will be paid by the pilot in the Phils if they register themselves as OFW's (Overseas Filipino Worker...JH actually looks down upon this kind of Pinoys...mata pobre ang loko).
Any Pinoy pilot will feel good about this. They are probably thinking that why pay taxes when LT himself can get away with PHP26 billion of his tax dues with the Phil government.