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Question regarding Electronic CoE and Residence Card as an International Student

hi! i ran into trouble today while i was applying for my student visa, as i currently hold a tourist visa for my family xmas vacation to japan in a few weeks lol. i was supposed to return home after our vacation in january then after one week fly back to japan for my exchange program.

i was informed that i had to cancel my tourist visa and instead use my student visa to enter japan on december, then get a residence card in immigration so i could exit and re-entry.

i have a couple of concerns regarding this though, tyia to anyone who can help out!

1. my CoE has january as my start date since i wasn’t expecting that i couldn’t hold two visas at the same time.. will i be able to apply for a residence card at the airport even if i arrive on december?
2. my CoE is also the new electronic one that was provided to me by my university, can I use this to apply for a residence card, no need for physical copy?

thank you!

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    **Question regarding Electronic CoE and Residence Card as an International Student**

    hi! i ran into trouble today while i was applying for my student visa, as i currently hold a tourist visa for my family xmas vacation to japan in a few weeks lol. i was supposed to return home after our vacation in january then after one week fly back to japan for my exchange program.

    i was informed that i had to cancel my tourist visa and instead use my student visa to enter japan on december, then get a residence card in immigration so i could exit and re-entry.

    i have a couple of concerns regarding this though, tyia to anyone who can help out!

    1. my CoE has january as my start date since i wasn’t expecting that i couldn’t hold two visas at the same time.. will i be able to apply for a residence card at the airport even if i arrive on december?
    2. my CoE is also the new electronic one that was provided to me by my university, can I use this to apply for a residence card, no need for physical copy?

    thank you!

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