I came to japan 2022 of October as exchange student and I have visa until 2024 of January. After a year I decided to extend my studies for another 6 months so they have to extend my visa for another year (2025 January) but I will be graduating for my school 2024 of March/April. How long can I stay in japan after graduating from japanese language school and I have 9 months left in my visa can I stay in that period?
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Your SOR pretty much ends once you complete your studies aka: no longer a student. Both the school and yourself will need to inform immigration that you are no longer a student within 14 days of your graduation date. Some schools have an extra buffer worked into the program to allow for you to tie up loose ends. You need to refer to when your program officially ends vs last day of class to figure out how long of a buffer you have. The school will definitely inform so you also not informing them of this change will not go well for you.
After that you will need to acquire a different visa to legally remain in the country or prepare to leave almost immediately after your program ends. Job hunting etc on a student visa is not considered engaging in your designated activities and would not count unlike it counting with a work visa.