Studying in Japan can be divided into 3 steps:
✅ School 录取
✅ Apply for stay
✅ Apply for a visa
It's not enough to just admit you to the school, but you also have to ask the Japanese government to approve your entry in the second and third steps. We need to submit a lot of materials when applying to study abroad, and it is not that the school is deliberately embarrassing you, but that it is a mandatory regulation of the government.
When applying to study in Japan, the school will submit the relevant documents to the Immigration Bureau of Japan to apply for a Certificate of Eligibility for you.
Once you have received your Certificate of Eligibility, you will be able to apply for a student visa within a three-month validity period, and only with a student visa can we study in Japan.
Japan has a total of one embassy, six consulates, and one office in China, and you can choose the embassy to apply for a visa according to the location of your household registration.
When applying for stay, the main materials that need to be provided are:
Admission Application
Curriculum vitae
Proof of graduation
Proof of academic results
Proof of identity
Proof of funds
When applying for a visa, the main documents that need to be provided are:
passport
Visa application
Certificate of Eligibility
Other relevant materials
But! Yes!
If the school agrees to admit the student, it does not mean that it will be able to apply for the visa, and sometimes it will still face the risk of "refusal".
- One is that the status of residence is denied;
- One is when you receive a status of residence and your visa is denied.
Common reasons for refusal
Teal Study Abroad will take you to see the common "reasons for refusal", I hope you don't have any of them.
Repatriation experience
If you have been to Japan in the past, such as studying, traveling, working, etc., and have a bad record during your stay in Japan, you will be repatriated, and you may be denied a visa when you apply for a visa again.
Visa refusal experience
I have been refused a visa in the past, and when I applied for a visa again, I did not give a reasonable explanation for the last refusal.
Concealing the experience of going to Japan
If you have been to Japan before, but you do not mention it in the materials, it is a deliberate concealment of your previous experience in Japan, and you will also be denied a visa.
In the past, the situation of studying abroad was not good
I have studied in Japan, but my academic performance during my study abroad was not good, such as being absent from school during my time at a language school and not following the rules and regulations of the school.
Insufficient or contradictory materials
Lack of materials that must be submitted, or after review, it is found that there are problems with the materials, the materials are fake, and there are logical contradictions between different materials.
Funding issues
For example, the deposit is too small to support studying abroad, the content of the financial payment is not credible, the financial supporter cannot prove that the financial supporter has a stable source of income, and the financial support provider has unreasonable reasons for paying the financial expenses on behalf of the applicant, etc.
Study abroad at an older age
Studying abroad at an older age generally means that the highest education is below the bachelor's degree and the graduation time is more than 5 years, and your motivation and willingness to study will be strictly reviewed.
Training experience
If you have already studied in Japan, your application will be strictly reviewed. If you are ordered to return to your home country due to bad behavior during your training, you may be denied a visa application again.
The language is not up to par
If you do not pass the foreign language level, you will also be denied a visa. For example, if you are applying for a language school, you must have at least a basic certificate or proof of Japanese language study, and you should not start learning Japanese in Japan without any prior knowledge.
Spot checks are not passed
After submitting the materials, sometimes you will be randomly checked by phone to verify the materials, if what you say on the phone is different from the content of the submitted materials, you will also be suspected of falsification of the materials, so you will be denied.
Personal issues
For example, if you have a criminal record and the purpose of entry does not comply with the Immigration Control Law, you will also be denied a visa.
Is the refusal of a visa equivalent to being sentenced to a "death sentence"? Actually, no, we must first analyze the reasons for the refusal of a visa, and then look for a solution.
When applying for a visa, the key materials to be examined are the financial ability of the financial supporter, such as employment certificate, income certificate, tax payment certificate and deposit certificate. In addition, the student's personal information, such as age, educational background, graduation date, and Japanese language proficiency are the focus of the review.
If you are not denied a visa because of a matter of principle (e.g. repatriation), you can reapply for a visa.
After being denied, it is necessary to carefully sort out the reasons for the refusal given last time, and supplement the corresponding materials to apply again.
If you are denied a visa due to insufficient Japanese language skills, you should concentrate on preparing for the Japanese language test and submit your application documents after passing the language test.
If you find a relative as the financial supporter and the visa is refused, you can replace the payer with your own parents, so that you have a "reasonable reason for payment".
Finally, I would like to reassure you that 99% of our Chinese students will not be denied visas to study in Japan, so you only need to pay attention to visa processing, but you don't have to worry too much about visa issues.