Flow: Japan Entry to Day 1
STEP1
Japan EntrySTEP2
Immigration InspectionSTEP3
First day of schoolSTEP4
Administrative Procedures at Government OfficeSTEP5
Open Bank AccountSTEP6
(Option) Mobile Phone PurchaseSTEP7
Entrance CeremonyRequired Documents
STEP1 Japan Entry
Narita Airport has Terminals 1, 2, and 3, and Haneda Airport has Terminals 2 and 3. The terminal you arrive at depends on the airline.
STEP2 Immigration Inspection
(1) Get residence card (Zairyu Card)
When you submit your Certificate of Eligibility, passport, and visa, you will be issued a “residence card” at the airport.
Since international students stay for the mid- to long-term, he/she will be issued a residence card.
While students are not required to carry his/her passport with him/her during stay in Japan, he/she must have his/her residence card with him/her.
Short-stay students do not have a residence card, so please carry his/her passport.
(2) Get Part-time Work Permit
Students who wish to work part-time can apply for his/her part-time work permit to the immigration inspector at the airport at the same time as their residence card. Then, students allow to work as part-time at max 28 hours/week.
* In case students don’t apply for his/her part-time work permit at the airport, he/she can apply it at the Immigration Bureau in jurisdiction.
STEP3 First Day of School
Students will take orientation and placement test and get class schedule information.
STEP4 Administrative Procedures at Government Office
The school can also assist with various procedures upon request.
(1) Move-in Procedures
Students need to submit his/her address at city/ward office where he/she lives.
The procedure must be carried out within 14 days of entering Japan.
(2) Issue National Health Insurance
Students’ National Health Insurance Card needs to be issued at city/ward office where he/she lives.
When students enroll in National Health Insurance (*), he/she will be issued National Health Insurance Card.
What is National Health Insurance?
If students enroll in the National Health Insurance and show his/her health insurance card when receiving medical treatment at a hospital, 70% of the treatment cost will be covered by the insurance, and he/she will only have to pay 30% of the out-of-pocket amount.
Students residing in Japan for more than three months MUST be required to enroll in the National Health Insurance.
This insurance only applies to the subscriber himself/herself.
* When you move, you will need to change your National Health Insurance along with the relocation procedure.
* National Health Insurance does not apply to injuries or illnesses during part-time work.
* National Health Insurance Card is a very important form of identification, just like a passport, residence card, or alien registration card.
* Also, students will need to show his/her health insurance card when applying for a change of status of residence and an application for extension of his/her period of stay.
STEP5 Open Bank Account
Students will open his/her bank account in order to do part-time job, extend visa, receive money from his/her sponsor, receive scholarship.
* When students return to his/her home country, please make sure to set your deposit balance to 0 and close his/her bank account.
* Please do not deposit or lend your residence card, insurance card, passbook, or bank card to others.
* DON’T borrow his/her own residence card, National Health Insurance Card, passbook, and/or cash card to others. You MUST NOT give those cards to another person for any reasons. If misused by a criminal organization, he/she will become accomplices and are severely punished.
STEP6 (Option) Mobile Phone Purchase
When looking for a job in Japan, students need his/her own phone number.
In addition, it is very convenient because he/she will be asked for his/her contact information for various procedures necessary to live in Japan.
STEP7 Entrance Ceremony
School starts!! Let’s all do the best together!
About Dormitory
Agents or students can request admissions about dormitory support if needed.
One month before enrollment, we will ask students if he/she has decided where to live.
As much as possible, we will look for a student dormitory that meets his/her needs, but please note that the proposal will take into account the rent offered by the partner and may not necessarily meet his/her wishes. (Initial cost and monthly expenses will be presented in advance)
About Part-time Job
Students with a status of residence of “Student” can work part-time for up to 28 hours a week if he/she gets permission to engage in activities outside the status of residence after entering Japan.
We have part-time job opportunities. We will hear about students’ needs, match it with job opportunities, and make appointments for his/her interviews.
If students need to find part-time job, the admissions will support it. We have part-time job opportunities. We will hear about students’ needs, match it with job opportunities, and make appointments for his/her interviews.
During long vacations such as summer break, students can work up to 40 hours/week if submitting a certificate of long vacation issued by our school to his/her part-time employer.
If students work part-time without obtaining permission to engage in activities outside the status of residence or exceed the stipulated hours, he/she will be in violation of activities outside the status of residence and will not be able to continue his/her study abroad life in Japan.
Students are prohibited to work in pachinko parlors and sex shops. (Including on-site cleaning and washing areas)
Part-Time Job Examples
- Bento shop
- Product Inspection Services
- Kitchen duties in restaurants
- Hall Operations
- Cleaning services
- Luggage transportation, etc.
Contact us
Please feel free to contact us with questions or concerns.
043-276-5828
Reception hours: Weekdays 9:00~17:00