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thermal
Joined: 22 Jul 2006
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 Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 7:10 am Post subject: |
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What only goes if you apply for the student visa? That you need to "prove" your intentions?
Not sure if you are joking or not, but there is no way you can contact immigration and have an effect on what their decision will be in 2 years. The best you can do, is speak to random people there, who will give you advice that may or may not be BS (I have had bad advice before), but you can't speak to the actual department that reviews the applications.
Also, bear in mind you generally have to apply 6 months before you start school, so you can't easily switch over when your work visa runs out and will also probably have to leave the country and come back.
I will probably be doing: http://www.yamasa.org/acjs/english/programs/aijp.html
but this will depend on my level check next week. Maybe if I am lucky I can get into the advanced class. I'm going to study for either 6 months or a year, depending on how much I can save. I don't want to get anymore money from my parents. My overall goal is to pass JLPT level 1 and then go home. Fingers crossed eh. |
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Ichigo
Joined: 18 Jan 2008
Posts: 29
Location: Japan
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| Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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Ah, no I think you misunderstood.
I meant like asking Yamasa for advice right now about what I can do in my situation.
I mean just joining some (crappy) volunteer lesson (that still cots a bit of money) is a waste of time and money for me right now. I don't want to waste time and money just for the purpose of later MAYBE getting a student visa.
Furthermore there's still the possibility that I get rejected by Yamasa.
So I want to ask them directly if there's any other way - I still have a lot of time anyway.
I still think it's strange that you have to prove that.
As far as I have understood your student visa expires once you leave Yamasa anyway, so you just can't "hit and run" with your visa anyway.
Great! That's the program I want to join, too.
For 1 year - as far as my savings allow me to do so.
No rich parents here, that's why I'm working my ass off right now 
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Glenski
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Posts: 12844
Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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| Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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I'm a little bit concerned about the "prove that you've had classes before" thing.
I've studied Japanese at my university, but no prove for this apart from the textbooks. |
Why don't you familiarize yourself with the visa regulations, Ichigo? Pretty clear here:
http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/appendix1.html#6
College student visa:
1. College student applicants are to study at a college or an equivalent educational institution, a specialized course of study at an advanced vocational school ("Senshugakko"), an educational institution designated for preparing persons who have completed 12 years of education at schools in foreign countries to enter college or "Kotosenmongakko", excluding cases where he or she is planning to study solely at night school or through correspondence courses.
2. The applicant must have sufficient assets, scholarship, or other means of support to meet his or her expenses while in Japan, unless someone else will pay the applicant's expenses.
3. In cases where the applicant is to attend courses as an auditor or research student planning to study solely by auditing, he or she should be enrolled as such through some examination by the authorities of the educational institution concerned and should attend at least 10 hours a week.
4. In cases where the applicant is to enroll in a specialized course of study at an advanced vocational school ("Senshgakko") (excluding solely Japanese language study), the following conditions are to be fulfilled.
1. The applicant must have studied the Japanese language for at least 6 months at one of the Japanese language institutions designated by the Minister of Justice in the Official Gazette and also found appropriate by the Minister of Education, have proved through some examination that he or she has the ability to understand the Japanese language for the purpose of studying at an advanced vocational school, or have studied for at least 1 year at one of the schools (excluding kindergartens) provided for by the provisions of Article 1 of School Act (Law No. 26 of 1947).
2. The advanced vocational school concerned should have a full-time foreign student adviser assisting foreign students with living in Japan.
5. In cases where the applicant is to study only the Japanese language in a specialized course of study at an advanced vocational school, the school concerned should be one of the Japanese language institutions designated by the Minister of Justice in the Official Gazette and also found appropriate by the Minister of Education.
6. In cases where the applicant is to study at an educational institution designated for preparing persons who have completed 12 years of education at schools in foreign countries to enter college, the educational institution concerned should be designated as such by the Minister of Justice in the Official Gazette. |
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