All non-Japanese students who intend to take classes in-person in TUJ and who do not have a resident, diplomatic, dependent, or spousal visa must acquire a Japanese student visa. Students cannot apply for a Japanese student visa independently of TUJ. TUJ must submit a Certificate of Eligibility application on behalf of all admitted students to the Japanese Immigration Bureau, and you must complete and submit a visa application to your local Japanese embassy or consulate. It is a two-step process.
Student Visa Application Process
- Submit the required documents through Destiny 1 to TUJ by the student visa application deadline.
- TUJ submits the visa application to the Immigration Bureau.
- Immigration will take 6-8 weeks to review the visa application and if approved, a Certificate of Eligibility (COE) will be issued.
- The student takes the COE and passport to the nearest Japanese embassy or consulate for final processing, which takes 1-8 days depending on the embassy or consulate.
- The passport is stamped with the visa and returned to the student. The student may now enter Japan.
Doctoral students: TUJ cannot apply for a Japanese student visa for doctoral program
students as the program is considered to be a part-time program. You must
have a resident, diplomatic, dependent, or spousal visa.
MSEd online students: TUJ cannot sponsor Japanese Student Visa for those only taking MSEd online courses.
MSEd online students: TUJ cannot sponsor Japanese Student Visa for those only taking MSEd online courses.