Tourist/Short Stay (tanki-taizai) Visa

Students who intend enrolling in the program will not require anything more than a tourist visa. For many nationalities, a 90 day landing permit will be granted automatically upon arrival in Japan. This is called an exemption agreement. For other nationalities, you may need to apply for the visa. Please see the visa requirements section for details. Please note that for most nationalities the maximum period of stay for a short-stay (tourist) visa is 90 days/3 months.

Student (ryugaku) Visa

Students who intend enrolling in the program with a student visa are currently only able to study in the Acceleration program for 12 weeks, before transferring to other courses such as the Academic Intensive Japanese Program (AIJP). For the student visa, the total period of study needs to be a minimum of 6 months (for example 3 months in Acceleration, followed by 3 months in AIJP).

Other visa possibilities include the working holiday visa, students with Japanese ancestry, cultural activities visa, work visa, family visa etc. If you have a student visa or any visa other than the standard Tourist/Short Stay (tanki-taizai) Visa, please inform the Admissions Office as soon as possible.

Citizens of certain countries will need to find guarantors. The visa requirements section has further detail and appropriate links to the relevant Ministry of Foreign Affairs sites.