All students accepted to the program must apply for a student visa in their home country. To do so, it is necessary to obtain a Certificate of Eligibility (COE) that will enable them to obtain a student visa. Kansai Gaidai University will apply for the COE on behalf of the student.
For information on the necessary documents and where to send the documents, please make sure to check the information from the Center for International Education at Kansai Gaidai.
The application procedure is as follows:
IMPORTANT NOTES
- Make sure to give yourself plenty of time for the application process as it may take 2 to 3 months to issue a COE.
- A COE is valid for 3 months. Be sure to acquire a visa and enter Japan within 3 months after the issuance of the COE.
- When we receive the COE from the Ministry of Justice, we will then forward it to you via email. You should then take it to the Japanese Consulate nearest your home or university to begin visa application procedures.
- You may apply for a student visa directly by appearing in person at the Consulate, in which case you will be requested to fill out the visa application forms and attach two photos at the time of visit. Or, you may elect to go through the procedure by mail, in which case you should first write to the Consulate and obtain a visa application form to be returned by mail.