Housing and Lodging
The Housing Welcome Center will be one of your first stops after arriving in Japan. You will find us conveniently located in the same building as PSD, Personal Property, Community Bank and Navy Federal Credit Union. Our office hours are Monday through Friday 7:45am – 5:00pm (except Wednesday mornings when we open at 10:00 am).
Upon arrival at the Housing Welcome Center (HWC), you will be registered for our mandatory HWC Briefing. At the time you register for the Briefing, you will be given an Information Packet complete with all appropriate applications to be filled out and a list of documents you will need to provide us on the day of your briefing. Required documentation includes the following:
- PCS Orders
- Detaching Information Report
- Page 2
- Dependent Entry Approval
HWC Briefings are conducted on Monday and Thursday afternoons at 2:30pm. The Briefing will include comprehensive coverage of rental ceilings and housing allowances, living in the Japanese Community, viewing off base rentals, TLA, and waiting times for government housing. Attendance of the HWC Briefing is mandatory for all incoming personnel before the off-base house hunting process can begin.
It is not necessary to mail or fax your application to the HWC before you arrive in Sasebo. Your name will not be added to the waiting list until you report to this command and apply or confirm your application (if sent prior to your arrival) within 30 days of your report date. In most instances your control date will be the date you detach from your current command, and that control date determines where you are placed on the waiting list. Your name cannot affect anyone already placed in the freeze zone regardless of your control date. If you will be going on temporary duty prior to arriving in Sasebo, then you may wish to fax your application and all necessary data (stated above) to the Housing Office once you have detached from your permanent duty station for Housing Office planning purposes. Either way, you must apply for government housing within 30 days of your report date in Sasebo in order to receive the detach date as your control date.
Details Rooms On-Base Housing.
Mailing Address:
Housing Welcome Center
PSC 476 Box 126
FPO AP 96322
DSN
252-3402
Commercial Phone
011-81-956-50-3402
Commercial Fax
011-81-616-052-3653
E-mail
housinginfo@fe.navy.mil