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 Request for issuance of application documents for extension of period of stay
This is the document to be submitted to Kansai University of International Studies. You can download the form or pick it up at the Global Education Center (International Exchange Division). - ② Application for Extension of Period of Stay
- the paper isMinistry of Justice homepagePlease download it from here or come to the Center for Global Education (International Exchange Division) to pick it up.
- The "for affiliated institutions" form will be created by the university.
- ③ ID photo (4cm x 3cm)
- A clear photo taken from the front, without a hat, with no background, taken within six months prior to application.
- Please write the applicant's name on the back of the photo and attach it to the photo section of the application form.
- 4 Passport (passport)
- ⑤ Residence card
- ⑥ School certificate
- Please ask your university's academic affairs office to issue one.
- ⑦ Transcript (Bekka students also need a certificate of attendance)
- Please ask your university's academic affairs office to issue one.
- If you are a new student (and have not yet received your grades from this university), please ask the educational institution you attended before enrolling at this university to issue one.
- ⑧ National Health Insurance Card / National Health Insurance Eligibility Confirmation
- ⑨ Documents that prove your ability to pay expenses while in Japan (e.g., copies of bankbooks, records of remittances, part-time job pay slips, etc.)
- ⑩ Fee: 6,000 yen
- ⑪ (Students working part-time only) Application for permission to engage in activities other than those permitted under the status of residence permitted
- Students who have a part-time job should also apply for "Permission to Engage in Activities Other Than Those Permitted Under the Status of Residence Previously Granted" when applying for an extension of their period of stay.when working part-timeLook at
- Depending on the judgment of the Immigration Bureau, you may be asked to submit additional documents such as other certificates.
- All certificates issued in Japan must be submitted within the last three months of their issue date.
- When filling out the application form, please do not use erasable ballpoint pens.
Change of affiliation (activity) organization
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)
| Notification matter | Required documents | Notification period | Notification method |
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| When your campus changes |
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From the date the reason for the change occurred Within 14 Date |
★Notification by online Ministry of Justice Immigration Services Agency electronic notification system ★Notification by mail *A copy of your residence card must be enclosed. Address: 〒160-0004 6th Floor, Yotsuya Tower, 1-14-XNUMX Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Tokyo Immigration Bureau Residency Management Information Department Report Reception Section ※On the surface of the envelope "Notification document included” written in red pen ★Notification by window Please bring the required documents to the immigration office that has jurisdiction over your place of residence. |
| Graduation, completion, withdrawal, or expulsion from the register |
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| when I went to college |
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Immigration Bureau of Japan
Reception hours: 9:00 - 16:00 (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays)
| Name | address Telephone number | Map |
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| Osaka Immigration Bureau | 559-0034 Osaka Prefecture, Osaka City, Suminoe Ward, Nanko Kita 1-29-53 06-4703-2100 |
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| Osaka Immigration Bureau Kobe branch office |
650-0024 29 Kaigandori, Chuo Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture Kobe Local Joint Government Building 078-391-6377 |
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