Hello everyone,
Thanks for reading my post! I am set to graduate with my bachelors in a year and am looking to go to Japanese language school for 2024.
I am Japanese American, not eligible for Japanese citizenship due to not being on the koseki. However, I am eligible for the child of Japanese national visa as well as the Long Term Resident visa.
I spoke with my regional Japanese embassy and they told me all I need is a COE and I can then apply for a visa.
However, I am confused if this means I can apply for the LTR or the child of Japanese national visa or they just meant the student visa? I didn’t want to pester them any more but was curious if anyone here has experience in this type of situation.
Thank you very much and happy new year!
TLDR: Japanese American, soon to graduate, and am looking to go to Japanese language school. However, I am also considering applying for JET or Interac. Would the language school’s or ALT companies COE allow me to use it for the LTR or child of Japanese national visa?
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Immigration Services of Japan has a website with information about how to apply for both of these visas. Neither will involve language schools, ALT companies or anything like that – it will be a COE that either you apply for yourself, or that the embassy decides you don’t need (see their website for more details).