Visa application through Shibuya Gaigo Gakuin Japanese Language School

Language Proficiency Requirement

Writing and reading hiragana and katakana are required for all applicants. Prospective students with no experience of Japanese study need to be prepared before a course begins.

Academic Deadlines

There are four periods for the admission; April, July, October and January.
Applicants who plan to study Japanese for over six months (maximum stay 2 years) in Japan are eligible to apply for a Student Visa.
Those who want to apply for a student visa must register by the deadline posted below.

Application Deadline

Session	Deadline
January	August 31
April	October 30
July	February 28
October	April 30

How to Apply

1. Download the application form and other documents needed from the list below.
2. Complete the application form & the placement test and send it to us by email, fax, or postal smail.
3. We announce the result of the application to you within a week after receiving the application form from you.
4. Upon receipt of the confirmation of approval, please submit the required documents via mail and make payment of a nonrefundable application fee. (20,000yen)
5. With these documents, we then apply the Ministry of Justice for the Certificate of Eligibility. Please allow 3 to 4 months for the submitted documents to be processed by the ministry. As we are informed the result from them, you will sooner receive a notice from us, and we will send you an invoice of the course fee.
6. Fees (admission, tuition and others for six months or a year) shall be submitted as soon as you receive the invoice. When we confirm a receipt of those fees, the Certificate of Eligibility shall be mailed to you immediately
7. Submit visa application along with the Certificate of Eligibility to any Japanese Embassy or Consulate located abroad. The visa will be issued sooner.

Required Documents

Personal Documents for Applicant

Admission Application Form

Placement Test

6 Passport-sized Photos (3x4 cm)

Personal Records

Reason for Study

Education Record of Japanese Language

(required only applicants with high school diploma)

A Copy of Passport

Most Recent Graduation Certificate & Official Transcript

Please submit certificate of enrolment and an official transcript of his or her grades if you are still currently studying.

Proof of Enrolment

If you are currently a student, please provide the relevant proof of enrolment.

Letter of Employment

If you are currently employed, provide the relevant proof of employment. This certificate must include company letterhead, manager or supervisor signature, date of issue, and location and phone number of the company.

Sponsors Documents

(Japanese or English translation is required)

Statement of Financial Responsibility

Please send a bank statement or a certificate of balance prepared within the last 3 months or a scholarship letter with your application as proof of your financial resources.

A Letter of Financial Guarantee

This must explains reasons to support your education and specify the amount of remittance to the school. (*If you finance your education at Shibuya Language School, you will be a financial sponsor)

Proof of Kinship

The certificate of relationship between you and your sponsor, the original family registration, or birth certificates.

Income or Tax Certificate

Documentation specifying the payers income for the most recent year.

*If the financial sponsor lives in Japan, you must submit:

Alien Registration Certificate

Inhabitant Tax Certificate

- Showing his or her annual income and issued by the regional authority.

[NOTE]

• Make payment of the nonrefundable application fee of 20,000 yen. This can be paid by bank remittance to the school, and in this case, you bear the bank remittance charge.
• If for any reason your visa application was declined, you must report us with certification of denial in order to obtain a refund of the fees paid for admission, tuition, and others, but the application fee of 20,000 yen is non-refundable.