
- Potential mid to long term residents in Japan, those people who will be staying in Japan for more than 90 days, will need to obtain a Certificate of Eligibility for their visa application.
- A certificate of Eligibility is issued as proof that foreign nationals entering Japan will engage in the activities outlined under a residence status.
- The Certificate of Eligibility takes between 1-3 months to process following submission to the Immigration Services Agency of Japan.
- After applicants receive the Certificate of Eligibility they may apply for a visa, which should then be processed and issued within 5 business days.
- A Certificate of Eligibility is valid for 3 months.
- Due to COVID-19, a Certificate of Eligibilty may last longer than 3 months.
Procedures
- Complete the Application for Certificate of Eligibility For applicant parts that corresponds with your desired residence status.
- Submit the required items to JUIC.
- Completed Application for Certificate of Eligibility For applicant parts as an Excel file.
- Passport Copy
- Personal Photo
- Document explaining how the applicant expects to defray their expenses, such as a bank account statement or scholarship certificate. The document must be in either English or Japanese. JUIC may ask request additional documents depending on your application.
- JUIC will submit the application to the Immigration Services Agency of Japan. The Immigration Services Agency of Japan may request more documents for the Application for Certificate of Eligibility.
- After processing the Application for Certificate of Eligibility, the Immigration Services Agency of Japan will send the completed Certificate of Eligibility to JUIC.
- JUIC will email you about completing the Residency Track Procedures related to COVID-19.
- After completing the Residency Track procedures JUIC will mail you the Certificate of Eligibility along with the Residency Track Pledge.
- After you receive the Certificate of Eligibility and Residency Track Pledge you will be able to apply for a visa.
Examples
"Student"
"Cultural Activities"
"Professor"
Using Excel to Fill in the Application