QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR ENROLMENT

You can qualify as an applicant for this program if you meet either of the following conditions:

1. You have already finished a 12-year school curriculum in your native country.

2. You have already finished a curriculum in your native country that qualifies you to enroll in an institution of higher education in your native country.

※ Applicants should be under 29 years of age.

CAPACITY

Course	Capacity			Entrance Month
	Hakodate	Kyoto	Fukuoka
2 years preparatory course	１５	４０	５５	Every April
1 year and 9 months preparatory course	１５	―	３０	Every July
1 year and 6 months preparatory course	１５	４０	４０	Every October
1 year and 3 months preparatory course	―	―	１５	Every January
1 year preparatory course	１５	２０	１０	Every April

APPLICATION FILLING PERIOD AND ENROLLMENT DATE

Hours
Monday – Friday
9:00～18:00
English OK

Course	Study period	Application filling period	Enrollment date
2 years preparatory course	2 years	1st September -30th November	Middle of April
1 year and 9 months preparatory course	1 year and 9 months	1st December - 28th February	Middle of July
1 year and 6 months preparatory course	1 year and 6 months	1st March - 31th May	Middle of October
1 year and 3 months preparatory course	1 year and 3 months	1st June - 31th August	Middle of January
1 year preparatory course	1 year	1st September -30th November	Middle of April

※The application forms will start being accepted six months before the beginning of the courses.
However, please apply as soon as possible. You might be required to re-submit the documents,
or to add more information to be accepted.

Ⅰ. Documents to be submitted

ⅠDocuments of applicant to be submitted

1. Application form – the designated application for admission form must be written in the applicant’s handwriting.

2. Graduation certificate or original diploma from the most recent academic institution attended.

3. An official transcript showing grades and achievements from the most recent academic institute attended (original)

4. Japanese Language Proficiency Test Certificate of 4th grade or N5(if you have passed), or an admission ticket for the exam(if you are planning to take the exam soon).

5. Certificate of Japanese Language Study

6. Photos (3cm×4cm). Please provide 6 copies of the photo (one copy of the photo should be affixed to the application form)

7. Copy of Passport (If you already have a passport. Those who have been to Japan must attach a copy of their visa) If you don’t have passport, please submit identification such as Birth Certificate.

※ If the applicant is not a student, the following extra documents are required.

1. Occupation Certificate（a proof of employment where you work）

2. A proof of income (income receipt)

3. Certificate of bank balance in JPY or USD.

 

Ⅱ.  Documents of financial guarantor to be submitted

    (A) If a financial guarantor lives in Japan

1. Written Oath (use the designated form with the officially registered seal or signature)

2. Letter of Support (explaining the financial support of the applicant) to the Minister of Justice

      (use the designated form with the officially registered seal or signature)

3. Certificate of Occupation or Certificate of Business

4. Documents to certify that the financial supporter has the capacity to defray the expenses (tuition fee and living expenses in Japan)

5. Certificate of Residence (listing all family members in the same household), or Certificate of Alien Registration (if the financial guarantor is a foreigner living in Japan)

6. Document which explains the relationship between the applicant and the financial supporter

 

   (B) If the financial guarantor does not live in Japan (and will provide financial support from the applicant’s own country)

1. Written Oath (use the designated form with the officially registered seal or signature)

2. Letter of Support (explaining the financial support of the applicant) to the Minister of Justice

3. (use the designated form with the officially registered seal or signature)

4. Certificate of bank balance in JPY or USD

5. Copy of bankbook

6. Proof of employment

7. Verification of income

8. Certificate of tax payment

 

   (C) If the financial supporter is the applicant

1. Written Oath signed or sealed by the parent (use the designated form with the officially registered seal or signature)

2. Certificate of bank balance in JPY or USD

 

Ⅲ.  Application Fee

　Application fee is 20,000 Japanese yen in any of the abovementioned cases (A, B, or C).

　Application fee must be paid when the applicant submits the documents. Once paid, this fee cannot be refunded.

 

【note】

・A Japanese translation should be attached to all documents.

・Documents issued by public institutions must have been issued within 3 months before the day the application is submitted.

・The documents can be sent by email or brought to the school. They must be submitted during the application period.

・We will not accept the application if the documents have not been properly filled out.

 

SELECTION PROCEDURE AND NORTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE

●Selection Procedure：The examination shall include the submitted documents, the writing test, and interviews with the applicant and the financial guarantor.

●Notification of Acceptance: After selection of qualified applicants, we will submit the selected applicant’s documents to the Department of Immigration and ask them to issue a Certificate of Eligibility. We will notify the applicant or the agent of the result of the selection process through the Immigration Department. Please allow 2-3 months between submitting an application and receiving the results from the application process.

ENROLLMENT PROCEDURE AND VISA ACQUISITION

1. After we receive notification that a Certificate of Eligibility is to be issued, we will confirm the receipt of tuition and fees from the applicants. After that, we will validate the applicant’s Enrolment Form and Certificate of Eligibility.
2. Each applicant should then go to the nearest Japanese diplomatic office, and apply for a Pre-College Student Visa. Applicants should prepare the following documents:
   • Certificate of Eligibility
   • Passport
   • Two original photographs.
3. Financial guarantor should inform us the date the applicant will arrive at our school.

※A Certificate of Eligibility takes 2 or 3 months before it is issued. Therefore, it will take 4 or 5 months from the date the application is submitted to the time an applicant can enter Japan.

TUITION FEES

The application fee 20,000yen will be added separately.

＜Kyoto＞

Course	Entrance Fee	Tuition Fee	Training Aids Fee	Facilities Fee	Activity Fee	Insurance Fee	TOTAL
2 years Course	80,000yen	1,200,000yen	20,000yen	30,000yen	20,000yen	20,000yen	1,370,000yen
1 year and 9 months Course	80,000yen	1,050,000yen	17,500yen	25,000yen	17,500yen	17,500yen	1,207,500yen
1 year and 6 months Course	80,000yen	900,000yen	15,000yen	20,000yen	15,000yen	15,000yen	1,045,000yen
1 year and 3 months Course	80,000yen	750,000yen	12,500yen	17,500yen	12,500yen	12,500yen	885,000yen
1 year Course	80,000yen	600,000yen	10,000yen	15,000yen	10,000yen	10,000yen	725,000yen

＜Fukuoka and Hakodate＞

Course	Entrance Fee	Tuition Fee	Training Aids Fee	Facilities Fee	Activity Fee	Insurance Fee	TOTAL
2 years Course	50,000yen	1,200,000yen	20,000yen	30,000yen	20,000yen	20,000yen	1,340,000yen
1 year and 9 months Course	50,000yen	1,050,000yen	17,500yen	25,000yen	17,500yen	17,500yen	1,177,500yen
1 year and 6 months Course	50,000yen	900,000yen	15,000yen	20,000yen	15,000yen	15,000yen	1,015,000yen
1 year and 3 months Course	50,000yen	750,000yen	12,500yen	17,500yen	12,500yen	12,500yen	855,000yen
1 year Course	50,000yen	600,000yen	10,000yen	15,000yen	10,000yen	10,000yen	695,000yen

・All prices are exclusive of tax.

・Tuition must be paid in one lump.

BANK ACCOUNT TO BE TRANSFER

Details of the School		Details of the Bank
Country：	Japan	Name of Bank：	SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION
Payee：	Japan International Language Academy	SWIFT Code：	SMBC JP JT
Account Number：	Saving 9363663	Branch Name：	Kyoto Branch
Payee’s address：	655 Inabado-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, 600-8415, Japan	Branch’s address：	8 Naginataboko-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, 600-8008, Japan
Phone Number：	＋81-75-341-2728	Branch’s phone number：	＋81-75-211-4131