Changing Resident Status

If you wish to terminate the activities permitted by your present residency status, and engage in full-time activities of a different category, you
must apply for a change in the status of residence at the Immigration Office. To apply for the change, you will need to apply to the Regional
Immigration Office. Please be sure to inform your student affairs section if you have changed your status.

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• If you are enrolled as an international student at Kanazawa University for more than three months (studying), you must obtain a "Student" status of residence as a general rule.
• In principle, it is not possible to change your residence status to student in Japan after entering Japan on a "short-term visitor" visa (or if you do not have a visa as a tourist) for purposes other than taking an exam. The "Temporary Visitor" status of residence is not a qualification for the original purpose (studying at our university). As a general rule, you need to leave the country and apply for a "study abroad" visa. To apply for a “Student” visa, you will need a “Certificate of Eligibility” (CoE). First, please contact the student affairs section of your department.
• If you currently have a mid- to long-term resident status (Permanent Resident, Dependent）, there is no need to change this to enroll.",
  However, if you wish to apply for international student scholarships or ask the university to be the guarantor for your apartment contract and so
  on, your resident status must be "Student". if you change your resident status from "Student" to another status, you will lose your rights to
  receive these benefits.
• If an international student wants to find a job, please obtain permission to change your status of residence before starting work. Those who are primarily engaged in activities that involve operating a business that generates income or receiving remuneration without having their status of residence changed will be subject to punishment and will also be subject to deportation. be careful.

  If you need to stay in Japan to find a job hunting after graduation.

• Any international students who are planning to travel in Japan after they graduated or completed their courses, but their residency period will
  expire during their holiday, will need to change their Residency Status to "Temporary Visitor" before the period of stay expires.You will need to
  submit bank statements and your itinerary, etc. to the immigration office when you apply for change a Residency Status in this case. Please
  consult the immigration office directly if you have any questions.

  Revocation of Residence Status

Documents required for Changing Status of Residence
*For Changing Status to "Student"

1. Application for Change of Status of Residence

   Form available at the immigration office or the Ministry of Justice website. Two pages, "For organization, part 1" and "For organization, part 2," need to be filled in by Kanazawa University. Please ask the student affairs section to fill in these pages.

   https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/applications/procedures/16-2.html

   Please note that Kanazawa University cannot provide an electronic file of the “application form 1 & 2 for the organization.”

2. Documents explaining the reason for changing the residency status. （These vary according to the activity in which the
   applicant wishes to engage. The following documents are for "Student"）

   • *Before enrollment: A copy of your Letter of Acceptance. For research students, your Certificate of Research Participation. Please apply to your student affairs section.
   • *After enrollment: Your Student Registration Certificate. This certificate can be obtained using the automatic certificate issuing machines in
     campus. For certificates which cannot be obtained from a machine, you will need to apply to your student affairs section.

3. Financial Statement which proves you have enough savings to support your family

   Scholarship Certificates, copy of bank statement, etc.

4. Passport, residence card, ID photo

5. Fee

   4,000 yen

6. Others

   • *In some circumstances, the applicant may be asked to submit additional documents.
   • *Japanese or English translations must be attached if any of the documents are written in other languages.