Status of Residence/Visa

A status of residence is a legal status that allows a foreigner to stay in Japan and engage in certain activities, and the type of status of residence is determined by law according to the content of the activities that the foreigner conducts in Japan. .Regardless of the expiration date of your status of residence, it will expire if you no longer engage in permitted activities.

Renewal of status of residence

The period of permitted stay in Japan as an international student (with the status of residence of a student) is determined by the Immigration Services Agency of Japan.If you wish to extend this period due to promotion, etc., you must apply for an extension of your period of stay.You can renew your period of stay from three months before the expiration date of your period of stay.Bring your application documents to the immigration bureau (branch office) that has jurisdiction over your place of residence and carry out renewal procedures to receive a new residence card.

Notes
If the period of stay exceeds even one day, it will be treated as an illegal stay.Please be careful and apply for renewal of your period of stay as soon as possible.

Application for extension of period of stay (Immigration Bureau website)

Documents required for period renewal

① Application for renewal of period of stay

Documents to be submitted to Kansai University of International Studies.the paper isDownloador come to the Center for Global Education (International Exchange Division) to pick it up.

② Application for extension of period of stay

●Paper Ministry of Justice homepagePlease download it from here or come to the Center for Global Education (International Exchange Division) to pick it up.
● "For application creation"samplePlease refer to and create your own. The "for institution creation" is created by the university.

③ ID photo (length 4cm x width 3cm)

●The photo must be taken from the front within 3 months before the application, without a hat, without a background, and clearly visible.
●Write the applicant's name on the back of the photo and attach it to the photo column of the application form.

④ Passport

⑤ Residence card

⑥ Certificate of enrollment

●Please ask the academic affairs department of your university to issue it.

⑦ Transcript (Bekka students also need a certificate of attendance)

●Please ask the academic affairs department of your university to issue it.
●If you are a new student (if you do not have good grades at this school), please ask the Japanese language school you belonged to before entering this school to issue it.

⑧ National Health Insurance Card

⑨ Documents certifying the ability to pay expenses while staying in Japan Appropriate (for example, a copy of a bankbook)

⑩ Fee 4,000 yen

⑪ (Students who work part-time only) Application for permission to engage in activity other than that permitted under the status of residence previously granted

●Students who work part-time should apply for “Permission to Engage in Activity Other Than That Permitted under the Status of Residence Previously Granted” when applying for an extension of period of stay.For more informationwhen working part-timeLook at

*Submission of additional documents such as other certificates may be required at the discretion of the Immigration Bureau.
* All certificates issued in Japan must be submitted within XNUMX months from the date of issue.
*Please do not use an erasable ballpoint pen to fill in the application form.

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Affiliation (activity) organization change

You must notify us within 14 days of any change in the name or address of your affiliated institution, withdrawal from the institution (graduation, completion, withdrawal, expulsion), or transfer.However, if you return to your home country immediately after graduation, you do not need to go through this procedure if you return your residence card at the immigration inspection at the airport.
There are three methods of notification: online, by mail, and in person at the Immigration Bureau.Failure to do so will result in penalties.

About notification of affiliated (activity) organization (Immigration Bureau homepage)

Immigration Bureau of Japan

Reception hours: 9:16 to XNUMX:XNUMX (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays)

Name	address Telephone number	Map
Osaka Immigration Bureau	〒559-0034 Nankohoku, Suminoe Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture 1 chome 29 number 53 06-4703-2100
Osaka Immigration Bureau Kobe branch office	〒650-0024 29 Kaigandori, Chuo Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture Kobe Local Joint Government Building 078-391-6377