There are nationalities for visa exemption that requires only a passport to come to Japan, and nationalities that require visa acquisition in advance. Please contact our school after checking the visa-exempt countries / regions on the following website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.
Exemption of Visa (Short-Term Stay) ｜ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan1.Please submit the necessary documents via email.
One month before the starting date.
2.Our school will issue an invoice. Please pay the necessary fees.
One month before the starting date.
3.Our school will send an email regarding the first day of school as well as other important information.
Two weeks before the starting date.
4.Please come to Japan before your first day of school.
Please inform us of your flight information in advance if you are arranging for a homestay accommodation.
（Arrival should be on the Saturday before the first day of school）
1. Please submit the necessary documents via email.
Two months before the starting date.
2. Our school will issue an invoice. Please pay the necessary fees.
One month before the starting date.
3. If our school makes arrangements for your accommodation, we will prepare visa documents of the inviting side and send it to your home country. Once you have received the documents, please apply for a visa at the Japanese Embassy.
One month before the starting date.
4. Please come to Japan before your first day of school.
Please inform us of your flight information in advance if you are arranging for a homestay accommodation.
（Arrival should be on the Saturday before the first day of school）
| Procedure | Starting dates & deadline | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | July | October | January | |
| Send necessary documents and processing fee to our institute. We will stop accepting when maximum class numbers are reached | Aug ～ Oct | Jan ～ Feb | Mar ～ Apr | July～Aug |
| We translate and check all the documents you sent to us | Oct ～ Nov | Feb ～ Mar | Apr ～ May | Aug ～Sep |
| We hand your documents into Immigration Office in Japan | End of Nov | Mid of Mar | End of May | Mid of Sep. |
| Immigration Office checks your documents | Dec ～ Feb | Mar ～ May | May ～ Aug | Sep ～ Nov |
| When your documents are confirmed by Immigration Office, a Certificate of Eligibility (Permission from Japanese Government to be granted a Student visa) is issued | End of Feb | End of May | End of Aug. | End of Nov. |
| We invoice the rest of the fees (Registration fee and Tuition for 1 year, Maintenance fee & Social Activity fee) | End of Feb | End of May | End of Aug | End of Nov |
| Applicants remit the invoiced fee to our bank account | Beg of Mar | Beg of Jun | Beg of Sep | Beg of Dec |
| After confirmation of payment, we send the Admission Certificate and the Certificate of Eligibility to you | Mid of Mar | Beg of Jun | Mid of Sep | Mid of Dec |
| Applicants hand in the documents to apply for the visa at the Japanese embassy | Mid of Mar | Mid of Jun | Mid of Sep | Mid of Dec |
| Depart to Japan | Beg of Apr | Beg of July | Beg of Oct | Beg of Jan |