To enter Japan, foreign nationality students whose residence is outside of Japan must apply for a “Certificate of Eligibility” (COE) issued by the Japanese Immigration Bureau.
Visa Application Process
- Submit the required documents by the visa application deadline
- TUJ submits the visa application on your behalf to the Immigration Bureau
- Submit the Housing Form
Housing Form will be available after the visa application deadline, once TUJ submits the visa application to Japanese Immigration - The COE is issued ( it takes 5-8 weeks)
- TUJ receives the COE, and issues you the Advance Payment Invoice
- Settle the invoice
- TUJ confirms your payment and sends the COE via express mail to you overseas
- Go to a Japanese Embassy/Consulate with your COE, a seal of landing verification will be stamped in your passport
- A residence card will be issued on arrival at the airport
Notes :
- Your visa application will be submitted after the visa application deadline
- Do not purchase your airline ticket until you receive the landing verification (step 8)
- You may enter Japan 14 days before the first day of new student orientation
Visa application deadline
| Semester of Admission | Visa Application deadline |
|---|---|
| Fall | May 15 (JST) |
| Spring | October 1 (JST) |
| Summer | February 15 (JST) |
*Should the deadline fall on a weekend or Japanese holiday, the deadline will be the next business day
Required Documents
Prepare the following items and upload them to the visa application portal by the deadline.
- All documents must be in either English or Japanese
- Documents submitted to TUJ will not be returned
- The portal is available from three months before the visa application deadline of your starting semester
If you have any questions, contact visa@tuj.temple.edu.