New Law regulates on applying for a student visa in Japan 2019
The Embassy of Japan in Vietnam announced on February 11 that from March 1, applicants for student visas to Japanese language schools will need to submit high school graduation certificates. Will this new regulation affect Vietnamese students?
Specifically, in the announcement on February 11, the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam said that from March 1, applicants for a visa to study at Japanese language teaching institutions need to submit “Confirmation of high school graduation” in the visa application.
The Embassy of Japan and the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam proposed this solution to prevent the forgery of high school diplomas and incorrect guidance on studying in Japan from consulting companies.
In order to resolve this issue, the Embassy of Japan in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Training implements this measure. Note that Japanese language institutions that are granted the status of study abroad for foreigners residing in Japan with the main purpose of learning Japanese are posted by the Ministry of Justice of Japan in the section of Japanese language education institutions.
About how to apply for certificates of qualifications, individuals find out the instructions on the website of the Certification Center of the Ministry of Education and Training (VN-NARIC), fill in the necessary information in the form, scan the high school diploma and send an email to [email protected].
Guidelines for issuance of certificates of qualifications are posted on the website of the Center for Recognition of Diplomas under the Department of Quality Management (Ministry of Education). Those in need can find out, fill in the necessary information in the form, scan the high school diploma and send to [email protected]. Fees are VND 350, 000 per issuance. The time limit for issuance is about 20 days from the date of receipt of the application.
"The Embassy of Japan recommends that international students and skill trainees comply with regulations, in case of incurring a large debt and experiencing unwanted life in Japan," the announcement read.
Earlier in early February, the Japanese Embassy in Vietnam also sent warning information to the Education Departments of 63 provinces and cities and high schools to avoid students being deceived, leading to incurring large debts.
The embassy provides examples of misleading enticements such as "Working overtime for one month earns over 30,000 yen (about 60 million VND)", "The wage for one hour is 3,000 yen (about 600 thousand VND)", or "During study abroad, the income from overtime work can not only pay for all of your study and living expenses, but can also be sent to your family."
The Embassy also recommends that students and young people can update information about scholarships and be aware of unscrupulous study abroad consultancy companies at:
>>> Japanese Embassy website (Japan Study Abroad Information)
https://www.vn.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_ja/20160921_JP_Ryugaku.html
>>> Facebook of the Embassy of Japan
https://www.facebook.com/embassyofjapaninvietnam/
>>> JASSO Vietnam Office
https://www.jasso.org.vn/
>>> Facebook of JASSO Vietnam Office
https://www.facebook.com/JASSO.Vietnam/
At the end of 2018, the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam announced that it will not accept visa applications from 17 overseas study counseling centers in Vietnam, of which 12 centers were suspended from representing for visa application from October 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019 and 5 other centers were suspended from December 1, 2018 to May 31, 2019.
For more information about applying for a visa please contact:
Greatlink International Study Abroad Co., Ltd.
Hotline: 0936.77.33.86/0868.81.79.81
Email: [email protected] OR [email protected]
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