Free planning tool
What should you know before planning around a country?
Choose one supported country. The tool assembles local time, currency, calling, emergency, format, and household setup references.
Free. Values stay in your browser and are not sent to US Expat Desk. Reviewed September 2026.
Country starter pack
The result reads verified or explicitly unavailable fields from the shared country registry.
Worked example
A Japan starter pack brings together local format and household planning references without making an official-process claim.
Result
- summary
- Japan starter pack
- facts
facts
Item
- label
- Planning capital
- value
- Tokyo
Item
- label
- Primary time zone
- value
- Tokyo (Asia/Tokyo)
Item
- label
- Currency
- value
- Japanese yen (JPY)
Item
- label
- Calling code
- value
- +81
Item
- label
- Languages
- value
- Japanese
Item
- label
- Common date format
- value
- YYYY/MM/DD
Item
- label
- Driving side
- value
- left
Item
- label
- Household electricity
- value
- 100 V
Item
- label
- Common plug types
- value
- A and B
Item
- label
- Emergency numbers
- value
- 110 police or 119 fire and ambulance
Item
- label
- Clock changes
- value
- No seasonal clock change.
Item
- label
- Measurement
- value
- Metric for ordinary local planning
- source
- https://www.japan.go.jp/
How the result is worked out
The result reads verified or explicitly unavailable fields from the shared country registry.
Limitations
A starter pack is general planning context. It does not establish residence, eligibility, tax, immigration, medical, or official requirements.
This tool does not decide eligibility, legal obligations, document sufficiency, or official outcomes.
Sources and review
The result is deterministic and uses only the values entered. Open original sources when a planning step depends on a provider or authority.
- International Travel. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved September 22, 2026.
US Expat Desk is the trading name of Joao Vitor Humenhuk Achutti, a sole trader. Reviewed September 2026.
Common questions
Does country starter pack decide an official requirement?
No. It organizes customer-entered planning information and never decides eligibility, legal obligations, or official deadlines.
Where are my answers stored?
The calculation runs in this browser. Your answers are not sent to US Expat Desk.
Can I export the result?
Yes. A completed result can be printed and exported in the formats shown beside the result.
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