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The period of stay for a student with status of residence of “College Student” is one year and three months or two years and three months. If you wish to remain in Japan as a student beyond this period, you must apply for an extension of your period of stay at the Immigration Bureau that has jurisdiction over the area you live in. You may apply for an extension from three months prior to the expiration date of your status of residence.
For the extension to be granted, you must prove that you have reasonable grounds for needing an extension to your period of stay to continue the activities allowed under your present status of residence. During the extension application process, your living condition and financial situation in the previous year as a student will be examined. Your activities as an international student will be checked to make sure you did not engage in activities outside those permitted under your status of residence, as well as your capacity to pay academic fees and living costs.
Within 14 days after being granted an extension, you must take your Certificate of Alien Registration (card) to your city/ward office to be updated. Please then make a copy of your updated card and submit it to the International Center at your main campus/Office of Japanese Language Program.
Application documents are as follows, although this may differ according to each applicant’s situation. Please check in advance at the Immigration Bureau.
http://www.moj.go.jp/ONLINE/IMMIGRATION/ZAIRYU_KOSHIN/zairyu_koshin10_18.html
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Documents necessary for
extension applications are
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- Application for Extension of Period of Stay (available on the Ministry of Justice’s website):
http://www.moj.go.jp/ONLINE/IMMIGRATION/16-3.html
* The forms named “Organization Part 1” and “Organization Part 2” as part of the application documents should be filled in and certified by Keio University (200 yen per copy). Fill in your name and your Certificate of Alien Registration number, and submit the forms to the designated office as follows:
Undergraduate/Graduate/Research/Non-degree students: the Office of Student Services (Academic Services) at your main campus
JLP students: the Office of Japanese Language Program at Mita Campus
- Certificate of Enrollment
This certificate can be issued at the following places:
Undergraduate/Graduate students: Certificate Issuing Machine (200 yen per copy)
Research/Non-degree students: the Office of Student Services (Academic Services) at your main campus (200 yen per copy)
JLP students: the Office of Japanese Language Program at Mita Campus (200 yen per copy)
- Certificate of Course Registration and Transcript of Academic Record (These are not necessary for doctoral students of the Graduate School of Science and Technology.)
* You will need a Course Registration Confirmation Sheet if there is no record of the registered courses you are currently taking on your Transcript of Academic Record.
Undergraduate/Graduate students: Certificate Issuing Machine (200 yen per copy)
Research students: Instead of the certificates indicated above, you should submit a letter (any format) written by your academic advisor. The letter should include a description of your research and indicate the duration of time devoted to the research (more than 10 hours per week).
Non-degree students: the Office of Student Services (Academic Services) on the campus to which you belong (200 yen per copy)
JLP students: the Office of Japanese Language Program at Mita Campus (200 yen per copy) (Those who are enrolled in JLP should obtain the “Academic Transcript with Attendance Record”.)
- Passport
- Certificate of Alien Registration
(card)
- A Certificate for Payment of Fee, with a 4,000-yen revenue stamp attached
You can download the Certificate for Payment of Fee form from the Ministry of Justice’s website:
http://www.moj.go.jp/ONLINE/IMMIGRATION/16-5-2.pdf
You can purchase revenue stamps at a post office or the Immigration Bureau.
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| The Immigration Bureau has tightened its examination of applications from students with status of residence of “College Student” who apply for a change of status of residence, an extension of period of stay, or permission to engage in activities other than those permitted under their status of residence. Due to this, you may now be requested to submit the following documents in addition to the above: |
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- A document certifying remittance from your financial supporter to yourself
- A document clarifying the method of support to meet
your expenses
- Documents clarifying the situation of your activities other than those permitted under your status
of residence (e.g., the details of any part-time jobs)
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| Permission from the
University for advancing to
another academic year, or
for the extension of enrollment in your academic program, does not guarantee
that the Immigration Bureau
will give permission to
extend your period of stay. |
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