Foreign students whose entrance to Tottori University are certain have an option to apply for the certificate of eligibility to an immigration office in Japan several months before their entrance date so that the time of obtaining Visa at a Japanese embassy in their country might be shorten.
For "Short-stay Visa" (within 15-day stay, or 90-day stay in Japan), you cannot apply for certificate of eligibility at an immigration office in Japan. Please take procedures in person at a Japanese embassy or consulate in your country.
※If you submit a document written in other than Japanese or English, you must attach either Japanese or English translation.
For "College Students" status;
| Required Documents List | Acquisition | |
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Application for Certificate of Eligibility *All parts of this application must be on JIS size A4 paper. *Be sure not to alter or format of the form |
Form(PDF) Form(Excel) |
IAD |
| A Photocopy of an applicant's passport | ||
| A Photo of an applicant（hight４cm × width 3cm） | ||
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A self-addressed envelope with 434JPY postal stamp *Envelope size: Long size No.3 |
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| A Photocopy of a Certificate of Entrance Permit issued by Tottori University １）Undergraduate/Graduate Students： 入学許可書または合格通知書の写し ２）Research Students： A Photocopy of Entrance Permit and Research Plans issued by a guidance teacher ３）Auditors： A Photocopy of Entrance Permit（Documents about registered courses which mentions auditing subjects and class hours） |
１）Sample ２）Sample ２）Research Plans Sample |
Student Affairs Section of Each Faculty |
| Documents which certify financial competency to cover all the costs thinkable during applicant's stay in Japan ( Either A or B） A. If applicant cover the costs including school and living expenses; ① Certificate of Scholarship ② Certificate of Bank Deposit or A Photocopy of Passbook ③ Certificate of Remittance B. If a person other than the applicant cover the costs including school and living expenses; ① "Keihi-shibensho" (an explanatory document prepared by a financial supporter) ②Documents that certify the relationship between the applicant and supporter. ③ One or more documents about the financial supporter mentioned below that prove financial capability of the supporter and relationship between applicant and supporter.・Tax & Income Certificate ・Certificate of Income and Withholding Tax ・Photocopy of Income-tax Returns ・Certificate of Bank Deposit（tax & income certificate or certificate of employment that proves the process of building up the deposit is also required） |
Keihi-shibensho |
If you would like extend your permitted period of stay because of continuing study at the University, you need to apply for the extension of period of stay. The Immigration Office accepts the application documents from three months before the expiry date.
| Required Documents List | Acquisition | |
| Application for Extension of Period of Stay | Form(PDF) Form(Excel) |
IAD |
| Passport / Resident Card | ||
| Application for Indication of Name using Kanji Characters on the Resident Card（Applicants interested in this only） ※If you would like to have your name in Kanji on your resident card, please submit this application. Please submit your family resister which has your name written in Kanji, if your passport doesn't show your name in Kanji. |
Form | IAD |
| A Photocopy of Applicant（hight４cm × width ３cm） | ||
| Certificate of Payment of Fee（￥4,000 worth of "inshi" (revenue stamp) must be pasted on.） | Form | Post Office ect. for "inshi" |
| Certificate of Enrollment ※The one in which whole enrollment period is written. Please ask to issue the certificate at the counter of Student Center. The certificate is issued by a issuing machine will NOT be accepted. |
Sample | Education Support Div. |
| Documents that prove your grades １）Undergraduate/Graduate Students： Transcript ２）Research Students： "Evaluation form on the research results" issued by a guidance teacher ３）Auditors： "Certificate of acquired credits", etc. ※鳥取大学入学前に日本語学校等に在籍していた者で、申請の時に本学の成績証明書が出ない場合は、日本語学校の成績証明書を提出 |
１）Sample ２）Sample |
Education Support Div. |
| Documents that prove your enrollment １）Undergraduate/Graduate Students： （入学時/進学時：Certificate of Entrance Permit、合格通知書または福申書の写し） ２）Research Students： 受入許可書（研究生研究継続許可書）および研究計画書（指導教員作成）（※期間延長の場合は「継続証明書（各学部発行）」も必要） ３）Auditors： 特別聴講学生継続許可書（聴講科目及び時間数を記載した履修届の写し等の文書等） |
１）Sample ２）Sample |
Each Faculty/ Supervisor |
| Documents which certify financial competency to cover all the costs thinkable during applicant's stay in Japan ( Either A or B） A. If applicant cover the costs including school and living expenses; ① Certificate of Scholarship ② Certificate of Bank Deposit or A Photocopy of Passbook ③ Certificate of Remittance B. If a person other than the applicant cover the costs including school and living expenses; ① "Keihi-shibensho" (an explanatory document prepared by a financial supporter) ②Documents that certify the relationship between the applicant and supporter. ③ One or more documents about the financial supporter mentioned below that prove financial capability of the supporter and relationship between applicant and supporter.・Tax & Income Certificate ・Certificate of Income and Withholding Tax ・Photocopy of Income-tax Returns ・Certificate of Bank Deposit（tax & income certificate or certificate of employment that proves the process of building up the deposit is also required） |
Keihi-shibensho Form Sample |
※If you repeat or withdraw from the University, Tottori University will not make applications on behalf of international students. You must apply to the immigration office by yourself with the above mentioned documents and the Statement of Reasons issued by both applicant and their supervisor.
Since your status of residence is "College Student", while you stay in Japan, you are expected to be engaged only in activities as a student, such as study and research. In this respect, if it is absolutely necessary that when you work part-time, you must obtain permission from an immigration office before you can start such as activities.
※But if you work as a teaching assistant or research assistant in Tottori University, you do not need to apply for this permission.
NOTES: It is strictly prohibited to obtain work in sexual entrainment industries.
| Status of Residence | Permitted Hours for part-time work |
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"College Student" status Regular students, Non-regular students, Research Students or Special Auditing students |
Within 28 hrs per week ※Or, within 8 hrs a day during long holidays such as Summer, Winter or Spring Holiday |
| Required Documents List | Acquisition | |
| Application for Permission to Engage in Activity Other Than That Permitted under the Status of Residence Previously Granted | Form | IAD |
| Passport / Resident Card |
If you are scheduled to be engaged in other activities in Japan, you must apply for change of status of residence at an immigration office. （Ex.：Changing your current status, "Dependent", to "College Student"）
For example, if person whose current status is "Dependent" become a student, it can apply for the changing its status to "College Student" status. And if International students will work at companies in Japan after their graduation, they must obtain status of residence at an immigration office.
※Please be aware that your application for the status change will not always be permitted by the immigration office.
| Required Documents List | Acquisition | |
| Application for Change of Status of Residence | Form（Excel) Form（PDF) |
IAD |
| Passport / Resident Card | ||
| Application for Indication of Name using Kanji Characters on the Resident Card（Applicants interested in this only） ※If you would like to have your name in Kanji on your resident card, please submit this application. Please submit your family register which has your name written in Kanji, if your passport does not show your name in Kanji. |
Form | IAD |
| A Photo of an Applicant（hight ４cm × width ３cm） | ||
| Certificate of Payment of Fee（￥4,000 worth of "inshi" (revenue stamp)） | Form | Post Office ect. for "inshi" |
| A Photocopy of a Certificate of Entrance Permit issued by Tottori University １）Undergraduate/Graduate Students： 入学許可書または合格通知書の写し ２）Research Students： A Photocopy of Entrance Permit and Research Plans issued by a guidance teacher ３）Auditors： A Photocopy of Entrance Permit（Documents about registered courses which mentions auditing subjects and class hours） |
１）Sample ２）Sample |
Each Faculty/ Supervisor |
| Documents which certify financial competency to cover all the costs thinkable during applicant's stay in Japan (Either A or B） A. If applicant cover the costs including school and living expenses; ① Certificate of Scholarship ② Certificate of Bank Deposit or A Photocopy of Passbook ③ Certificate of Remittance B. If a person other than the applicant cover the costs including school and living expenses; ① "Keihi-shibensho" (an explanatory document prepared by a financial supporter) ②Documents that certify the relationship between the applicant and supporter. ③ One or more documents about the financial supporter mentioned below that prove financial capability of the supporter and relationship between applicant and supporter.・Tax & Income Certificate ・Certificate of Income and Withholding Tax ・Photocopy of Income-tax Returns ・Certificate of Bank Deposit（tax & income certificate or certificate of employment that proves the process of building up the deposit is also required） |
Keihi-Shibensho Form Sample |
※If you will work at a company in Japan after your graduation, you must obtain a certain status of residence such as "Specialist in Humanities/International Services" or "Engineer" status. Please ask Immigration Office about the necessary documents for the application.
If the baby will stay in Japan more than 60 days of its birth, its parents, international students, must apply for Permission to Acquire Status of Residence for their baby within 30 days of the baby's birth. ※This application can be applied by the one parent.
| Required Documents List | Acquisition | |
| Application for Permission to Acquire Status of Residence | IAD | |
| Passport（Parents' and Baby's / Parents' Resident Card | ||
| Application for Indication of Name using Kanji Characters on the Resident Card（Applicants interested in this only） ※If you would like to have your name in Kanji on your resident card, please submit this application. Please submit your family register which has your name written in Kanji, if your passport does not show your name in Kanji. |
Form | IAD |
| Certificate of Enrollment（Parents'） ※The one in which whole enrollment period is written. Please ask to issue the certificate at the counter of Student Center. The certificate is issued by a issuing machine will NOT be accepted. |
Sample | Education Support Div. |
| Certificate of Birth issued by a municipality office | City Hall | |
| Questionaire "Shitsumon-sho" | ||
| Documents which certify financial competency to cover all the costs thinkable during applicant's stay in Japan ( Either A or B） A. If applicant cover the costs including school and living expenses; ① Certificate of Scholarship ② Certificate of Bank Deposit or A Photocopy of Passbook ③ Certificate of Remittance B. If a person other than the applicant cover the costs including school and living expenses; ① "Keihi-shibensho" (an explanatory document prepared by a financial supporter) ②Documents that certify the relationship between the applicant and supporter. ③ One or more documents about the financial supporter mentioned below that prove financial capability of the supporter and relationship between applicant and supporter.・Tax & Income Certificate ・Certificate of Income and Withholding Tax ・Photocopy of Income-tax Returns ・Certificate of Bank Deposit（tax & income certificate or certificate of employment that proves the process of building up the deposit is also required） |
Keihi-shibensho Form Sample |
※There is a space to put your child's photo on the application, but it is unnecessary to put it if your child is less than 16 years old.
If you would like to request transfer of endorsement, such as stamps for status of residence or re-entry permit, from an old passport to a new passport, you need to apply for "Petition for Transfer of Endorsement" to the immigration office.
| Required Documents List | Acquisition | |
| Petition for Transfer of Endorsement | Form | IAD |
| Passport / Resident Card |
Foreign nationals in possession of a valid passport and resident card who will be re-entering Japan within 1 year of their departure to continue their activities in Japan will, in principle, not be required to apply for re-entry permit. But please be sure to present your resident card at departure. (This system is called "a special re-entry permit".)
※If your period of stay expires within 1 year after your departure, please ensure that you re-entry Japan before the expiration of your period of stay.
Application should be made at the Hiroshima Regional Immigration Bureau, Sakaiminato Branch Office in principle.
| Required Documents List | Acquisition | |
| Application for Re-entry Permit | Form | IAD |
| Passport / Resident Card | ||
| Certificate of Payment of Fee（￥3,000 worth of "inshi" (revenue stamp) for this single re-entry permit, ￥6,000 inshi for the multiple re-entry permit） | Post Office ect. for "inshi" |
