Study
Visa
Before
you travel to Japan to study at KSU, you must have a valid passport, and
obtain a study visa.
After
your enrollment has been officially confirmed here, by entrance
examination or departmental approval process, we send out a
letter of acceptance and Certificate of Visa Eligibility (CVE)
application forms that must be filled out and returned to us
(by express mail), together with other required documents (see
below).
We then submit the CVE application to the Kyoto Immigration Office. Processing
usually takes from
2 weeks to one month (sometimes even longer), after which we express-mail the
CVE to you. In order to get the necessary visa stamped into your passport,
you
must
take
the
CVE,
together with your passport, to your nearest Japanese
Consulate or Embassy, before leaving for Japan.
If
there is a possibility that you will need to travel outside Japan during
your stay, ask when you apply
if you can get a visa with multiple re-entry. Otherwise you will
need to pay separately for this in Japan, as described below.
Processing by the Consulate may take 3 or 4 working days, so
it is important to allow time for this before your departure.
Documents
required for CVE Application:
• Completed Certificate of Visa Eligibility
Application Form (supplied by KSU)
• Certification of sufficient finances
to cover study period in Japan (bank statement, scholarship
or grant notification etc.).
• Photocopy of main page of passport
• Three passport-size photographs (3cm
x 4cm)
Re-Entry
Permit:
If
you go out of Japan during the period of validity of your study
visa, you will need to obtain a re-entry permit. These are available
for single re-entry, or multiple re-entry, and issued by the Kyoto
Immigration Office, located on Marutamachi Street, north side, between
Higashioji
and Kawabata Streets.
A Single Re-entry Permit costs 4,000
yen
A Multiple Re-Entry Permit costs 6,000
yen, and is good for 3 years.
Documents
required:
• Completed Re-entry Permit Application Form (supplied by Immigration Office)
• Passport
• Alien Registration Card
• Revenue stamp for permit fee (available from nearby store, see map at Immigration
Office)
If
you expect to travel outside Japan during your stay, ask for a multiple
re-entry on your original visa when you apply with the CVE (in some
countries though this is not available).
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