Hi, so I want to apply for a language school in Tokyo, and I wanted to ask a few questions (it will be a bit long, sorry in advance).
I know that I should have around 2.5 million yen for a 12-month and 1.5 million yen for a 6-month period student visa.
The thing I need to know is that due to my country’s financial circumstances, almost nobody keeps large sums of money in cash. Most people, including myself, buy USD, gold, or invest in real estate. That being said, I have to sell some of my stuff beforehand.
First, for how long before requesting for a Visa I should have the asked money for proof? (and for how long the money has to stay in my account) and how do they calculate my income/outcome?
Second, if my sponsor has an active loan, does it count or affect the process?
And lastly, can someone who is not my close family (but still a family member) or a friend outside of japan sponsor me? What is the justifiable reason for it?
Someone told me that these could be problematic for me, and I’m running short of time.
In general, I have the savings needed, but I lack the sponsor part and proof.
Would appreciate any tips, and thanks for reading.
*(sorry if my English was bad)*
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>First, for how long before requesting for a Visa I should have the asked money for proof?
Ii believe it’s usually 3 months. One of the documents is a bank statement for X months, so it should be in the bank statement during that time.
>and how do they calculate my income/outcome?
I don’t think they care too much about spending, as long as the money is there. The income will be monthly salary*12 to get the yearly salary.
>Second, if my sponsor has an active loan, does it count or affect the process?
Shouldn’t affect. I don’t think they cas see the loan, except the payments if they show up on the bank statement, but it shouldn’t matter.
>And lastly, can someone who is not my close family (but still a family member) or a friend outside of japan sponsor me?
It’s technically possible for anyone to sponsor, but it may be harder, I don’t know.
>In general, I have the savings needed, but I lack the sponsor part and proof.
If you have the savings, and otherwise meets the requirements, have you looked into self-sponsoring?