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Visa Application Procedure for Non-Japanese Applicants Living Overseas

Non-Japanese applicants living overseas are required to obtain "College Student Visa" after having passed the screening and completed the designated admission procedure. To apply for a "College Student Visa", applicants must submit their valid passport and the Certificate of Eligibility to the Japanese Embassy or Consulate in their home country. The GITS Admissions Office submits required documents for the Certificate of Eligibility to the Immigration Bureau of the Ministry of Justice on behalf of students living overseas. Those who wish to apply through the GITS Admissions Office must send the following documents to the office at the time of admission procedure. Incomplete documents will not be processed. In the case where an applicant submits an Application for Certificate of Eligibility by himself/herself or asks someone else to file the application, he/she is not allowed to apply through the GITS Admissions Office because the application submitted twice will be invalidated. Additional documents are sometimes required by the Immigration Bureau.

* Please kindly understand there may be cases where the Certificate of Eligibility is not issued in time for the day of enrollment.


Application documents for the Certificate of Eligibility

  1. Application for Certificate of Eligibility (Must be written either in Japanese or English)
    Parts 1, 2 and 3 of the form must be filled out.

  2. One Color Photograph: (h) 4 cm x (w) 3 cm (Must be taken within the last six months)
    Applicant's name needs to be written on the back of the photographs and the photographs must be attached to the Application for Certificate of Eligibility.

  3. Copy of Passport (Page with your photo)

  4. Statements to prove ability to finance all costs of living while in Japan

    [If covering your own financial costs while in Japan]
    4-1 Documents related to ability to cover financial costs (Please submit one of the following)
      (1)A certificate from a bank indicating current balance (The account must be in the student's own name; written in English or Japanese; original copy)
      (2)Certificate of Scholarship (only for those accepted for scholarships)

    [If someone else will cover your financial costs while you are in Japan]
    4-1 Documents related to ability to cover financial costs (Please submit one of the following)
      (1)A certificate from a bank indicating current balance (The account must be in the name of the guarantor; written in English or Japanese; original copy)
      (2)Certificate of Scholarship (only for those accepted for scholarships)
    4-2 Agreement for Defraying Expenses (filled in by financial guarantor)
      http://www.waseda.jp/cie/pdf/lifeatwaseda/app_form/defraying_expenses.pdf


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