Application
To apply for long-term study, you'll need to prepare the documents listed below and send them
to us by the deadline listed above. You can find all the necessary forms and instructions on how
to fill them out on our forms page.
An applicant must be ones who have completed 12 years of schooling recognized as standard in their own
countries or alternatively ones who have been judged by the appropriate faculty as possessing as eqivalent
scholastic attainment in their own countries.
| Application Requirements | |
|---|---|
| 1. Application form | Use the prescribed form. |
| 2. Personal history | Use the prescribed form to list your (a) educational history, from elementary school through the last school attended and (b) the purpose of your study (at least 150 - 200 words in English). |
| 3. Diploma | The diploma from the last school you attended. This must be the original, and it will be returned after the application process is completed. or the copy of it which already legalized by your own university(high school). |
| 4. Photographs | Three identical passport-style, 4cm x 3cm photographs, taken in the last three months. One should be attached to the application form and on the back of the other two the applicant's name should be written. |
| 5. Copy of passport |
If you already have one. It must include all the pages which show applicant's photo, passport number, and past visit (s) to Japan. |
| 6. Reference letter | A letter of reference from your previous employer.(if currently a regular occpation) Or, a copy of your student ID or leave of absence certificate.(if cerrently a student). |
| 7. Oath for Payment of Expenses |
Method of support to meet the expenses while in Japan.
Self or Remittance from outside Japan. If you have your supporter, please use the prescribed form. |
| 8. Certificate of deposit Balance |
It must be the original form of bank, and must show the account number. The amount of deposit balance must be more than 10,000 (USD). |
For students living in OECD countries (i.e. America, Canada, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore,
Korea and most European countries), these are the only required documents. However, because of
problems caused by illegal immigration and overstays,
the Japanese government has imposed additional requirements for students from non-OECD
countries (e.g. Vietnam, Pakistan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, China, India, Mongolia, etc.).
Students applying from these countries must typically submit documents verifying
the status of their sponsor, typically a parent, during their time in Japan.
Beyond this, their are additional requirements that vary depending by country.
These requirements often
make it very difficult for students from non-OECD countries to study in Japan.
If you're not sure whether these requirements affect you or not, please
contact us directly.
Visa Process
Once you send in your application with all the needed documentation and application fee, we submit a request to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau for document called a Certificate of Eligibility. If the request is approved, the Immigration Bureau notifies us and we pass the word on to you. At that point, you are required to pay two terms worth of tuition and other fees (see the fees page for more details). After that is received, we send you the certificate which you use to apply for a student visa at your local embassy or consulate.
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