Extension of period of stay

　The "Student" residence status is normally issued for periods of 4 years and 3 months, 4 years, 3 years and 3 months, 3 years, 2 years and
3 months, 2 years, 1 year and 3 months, 1 year, 6 months, or 3 months, regardless of the length of enrollment permitted by the university. Please
check the period of stay shown in your Residence Card or passport.

If students wish to extend their period of residence, they must apply for an extension. Applications can be submitted between 3 months to 10 days prior to the date of expiration. In order to apply, please go to the Regional Immigration Bureau, Kanazawa Branch Office, with the required
documents.

Kanazawa Immigration Bureau map

<Notes>

• When you graduate, complete a program, drop out or are removed from the university, then except in the event that you enter another
  university or get a full-time work in Japan, you may not stay in Japan with a Student residence status even if your length of stay has not
  expired. Please change your residence status or leave Japan as soon as possible. Kanazawa University reports to the Immigration Office a
  list of all international students who graduated, completed their program, dropped out, or were removed from the university. Even if you are not directly told by the immigration bureau that your residency status of student is now invalid, if it is determined that you have intentionally
  delayed your departure from Japan, your status of residence may be treated as invalid.
• It takes a long time to update both your passport and residence card if the passport update period is close to the residence card's. Please
  update your passport early.
• If students have a period of absence from the university（unregistered semester/year）, there may be cases in which an extension of their
  period of residence is not approved. If you wish to take a leave of absence for unavoidable reasons, please be sure to consult your student
  affairs section in advance.

  When Taking a Leave of Absence

What you need to renew your period of stay
*If the residence status is “Student”

1. Application for extension of period of stay

   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/16-3.html

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

2. Certificate of enrollment (with the enrollment period clearly defined)

   This Certificate can be obtained using the automatic certificate issuing machines on campus. For certificates which cannot be obtained from a machine, you will need to apply to your student affairs section.

3. Academic Transcript

   Transcripts can be obtained using the automatic certificate issuing machines on campus. For research students, a document certifying the
   research project will be necessary. Please apply to your student affairs section

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

   Scholarship Certificates, copy of bank statement, etc.

5. Passport, residence card, ID photo

6. Fee

   4,000 yen

7. 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.