What visa will I need to enroll in AIJP?
The kind of visa that students coming from overseas will need to apply for largely depends on how long they wish to study for. Please refer to the table below to find out the visa that best suits your situation.
For enrollment from October 2026 onward, applicants who wish to study for two years starting from A1 level should apply via www.yamasa.org.
For those wishing to study for a shorter period, the SILAC course is currently being reviewed and revised. The website will be updated as soon as preparations are complete.
Note: For non-student visa applicants, applications will be accepted from 16 to 8 weeks before the course start date
From the October 2026 term onward, the application period will be changed to from 18 weeks to 10 weeks prior to the course start date.
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| Up to 90 days |
Short term stay visa* (one term) or working holiday visa
Please make sure to contact your local Japanese consulate/embassy to see what requirements are needed for either one of these visas as these visas are divided into 15, 30 and 90 day categories depending on the type of passport you have.
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| More than 90 days |
Student visa From June 2023, our application has been replaced by a online application. Those who wish to apply to study at Yamasa Institute must first understand the following in advance and also prepare the required documents. The application is divided into three parts. Please read this explanation carefully.
Part 1
This is the part where you will enter your name, address, history of Japanese language study, etc. Please prepare documents that prove your Japanese language study.
Part 2
Here you will enter your employment and educational history up to the present.
Part 3
In this part you will be required to enter your passport information and financial information.
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Starting from June 2025, nationals of the Philippines, Nepal, and Vietnam will be required to submit a Tuberculosis Free Certificate Certificate when applying for a Certificate of Eligibility for residence in Japan. When applying to our institution, please submit this certificate along with your other application documents. For more details, please refer to the link below. [IMPORTANT] Scheduled start of pre-entry tuberculosis…Those who require a student visa are required to submit an application for the new course. |
Note: In 2014, the Japanese government granted exemptions to a group of 67 countries in regards to applying for short term visas; meaning that residents of these countries are better able to enter Japan.
For further information regarding whether or not you qualify for any of the two visas listed above or if you currently hold or will apply for a different type of visa to those listed above, please contact the admissions department at YAMASA via e-mail at admissions@yamasa.org or via telephone at 81 (0)564-55-8111.