【海外に滞在中の留学生対象】在留資格認定申請について

母国に一時帰国し、有効な在留カードを持っていない方は、認定申請により在留資格を再度取得する必要があります。

• 海外から在留期限の更新はできません。新たに在留資格、ビザを取得する必要があります。
  新しい在留資格とビザ取得のためには、在留資格認定証明書申請が必要です。

対象者

• 一時帰国中に在留期限が切れてしまった方
• 出国後１年以上経過した方
• 休学からの復帰を予定している方

申請方法

① 大学へオンライン申請

• オンライン申請フォーム

以下に該当する方は、必要書類をあわせて提出してください。

• 兵役休学：入隊日と除隊日が確認できる証明書（英文または日本語訳付）
• 休学・除籍・退学・更新不許可：理由書（病気を理由に休学していた場合は、医師の診断書も要提出）
• 留学：留学生先大学の成績証明書など留学していたことがわかる書類

理由書のフォーマットは以下よりダウンロードください。

• 理由書

② 申請後に大学が入管に代理申請

③ 入管から在留資格認定証明書が発行され次第、大学が学生にメール送付し、学生本人が母国の日本大使館でビザ取得

④ ビザ取得後に日本入国

• 在留カードを持参したまま母国に帰国した方は、古い在留カードを日本入国の際に空港で返却してください。新しい在留カードが空港で交付されます。

If you are temporarily back in your home country and do not have a valid residence card, you must obtain a Certificate of Eligibility.

*You cannot extend your period of stay from overseas. It is necessary to acquire a new status of residence and a new Visa.
In order for acquisition a new status of residence and a new Visa, you have to apply for the Certificate of Eligibility.

Those who need

• The students whose period of stay is expired while staying in home country.
• The students who have been leaving Japan for more than a year
• The students who have taken a leave of absence and plan to return to school .

How to apply

1. Online application to the University

• Online application form

If any of the following conditions below apply, upload the necessary documents.

• Leave of absence for military service : Certificate of military service (English or Japanese translation included)
• Students on leave of absence, expelled, withdrawn or whose renewal application has been rejected : Statement of reasons (In case students have taken a leave of absence due to illness, medical certificate is also required.)
• Study abroad : Document certifying you studied abroad (e.g. transcript issued by the host university)

You can download the format of statement of reasons as follow.

• statement of reason

2. The university applies to the immigration bureau instead of the students.

3. As soon as the certificate of eligibility is issued by the immigration bureau, the university e-mail it to the student’s Hosei e-mail address and the student obtains a visa at the Japanese embassy in home country.

4. Entering Japan after obtaining a visa.

*If you returned to your home country with your residence card, please return it at the airport when you enter Japan. A new card will be issued at the airport.