Once you have read everything on this page, especially the sections regarding deadlines, have checked your status re visas and guarantors, and have chosen your preferred accommodation options, schedule and so on, you are ready to apply.

Applications can be completed online, although the documents required for the student visa need to be completed via courier or post.

If you DO NOT need a student visa, please click here.

If you NEED a student visa, please click here.

Note 1: For students applying for the student visa, please understand that in Japan the visa process is a little bureaucratic. You will be sent an application kit - usually by courier or registered post. There is a considerable list of required documentation - however if you follow the detailed instructions in the application kit you will have no difficulty in securing your visa. So far, all of the students who have applied using the kit have received their visas successfully. Students are advised to APPLY EARLY.

Note 2: If you are applying for a homestay - please note that the program application should be made AT LEAST 2 months in advance. For students requiring a student visa, there is no requirement to submit program fees until the visa is officially confirmed. However students who DO NOT require the visa are advised that the homestay search does not commence until Yamasa can confirm that tuition fees have been remitted. As homestays can be difficult to obtain sometimes, please send proof of tuition payment as soon as possible.