Important Notice to Applicants<Required Documents for Applicant>1.

Application Form
① NameWrite down your name as listed on the passport (All capital and Do notshorten.) The spelling must be exactly the same in the applicant’s passport.
If you don’t have a passport, write down your name as listed on thedocuments issued by official organization.
② PhotoTake ID photo without cap/hat or anything covering your face. Photo size
should be 4cm×3cm ID photo with plain backgrounds. NO texture or
shadow in the background. Body and face should be facing the camera andhead straight. Color printed photo is not allowed. Write down your nameand date of birth at the back side of a photo.
※The image of photo size is listed below. Measure all the sizes of the photo
before you send us. Also, if you happen to wear certain clothes religiously or
medically for some reasons, please send us an explanation with a photo as
well.

5㎜
2.5 ㎝

4㎝

+－3 ㎜

1.5 ㎝
3㎝

③ Place of Birth
Please write the zone and district as well.

④ Home Address
Write full address correctly (including street address and house number.)⑤ Any previous application records for certificate of eligibility in the past.
If you have ever applied for certificate of eligibility to the immigration officein the past years in order to enter Japan, declare all the records you have.
Even though in those cases, withdrawing before acquiring certificate ofeligibility, cancelling after certificate of eligibility is issued by theimmigration office or certificate of eligibility is unissued.
⑥ Educational background・Write educational backgrounds from elementary school to the lastacademic institution.
・Write full name of school correctly. Do not shorten.
・Write exact full address including street and house number as well as thecity, state and zip code.
・Elementary school starting age is not age of 6, for example, 5 years or lessOR 7 years or older, send us the clarification.
・If you are currently in school, write an expected graduation date of school.
⑦ Work Experience
Write your work experiences if you are currently working in a company or
have any work experiences.
Leave it blank if you never worked before.
⑧ History of entering Japan
If you have entered Japan in the past, write number of entering Japan andthe last entry record correctly, but any re-entry is not included.
⑨ FamilyWrite second degree of relationship by blood including parents, spouse,siblings, and children.
⑩

Family member, friends, and acquaintances in Japan
Fill out if you have any family member or anyone you are closed to living inJapan. Do not write if you don’t have anyone living in Japan.

⑪

Japanese Language Proficiency Test
If you have taken any Japanese language test such as JLPT, J.TEST,
NAT-TEST, write down the exam you passed.

2.

The purpose of study
Setting a goal is the first step towards a successful goal achievement. Whenentering SAELU Gakuin, there are some specific goals and plans you can set.
Therefore, after you entering SAELU Gakuin, we will regularly have a meetingwith you and talk about how you can accomplish a goal you set. The reason why
we do this is to help students to pursue their career and most importantly tomake a career decision clear.
Japanese government will try to actively accept more excellent personnel
internationally from now on, and if a person meets certain requirements, thegovernment will give favorable treatment.
We consider that our role is not only providing Japanese language education(for non-native speakers) but also involving and spending important time whichmight influence students’ future. We use limited time as productive as possible
and try to offer the best support.

3.

Character Certificate from your last educational background
Send us character certificate (original one) from the last attended school. The
immigration office will check the original character certificate. We will returnthe character certificate but not the diploma. Character certificate should be
issued within 3 months.

4.

Transcript
If you need to have it re-issued, send us the re-issued one that is issued within 3months.

5.

Certificate from Japanese Language school
Submit a certificate of Japanese language school from your home country. Write
down number of hours an applicant completes.

If you are currently in a Japanese language school, write down number of hours
you have at the present. Completing 150 hours is required. Certificate should bewithin 3 months.

6.

Certificate(s) of Japanese Language Proficiency Test
Submit certificate(s) if you have taken any Japanese language exam, such as,JLPT, J.TEST before.
・JLPT N5 or higher
・BJT (China, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia)
・J.TEST (China, Taiwan, Korea, Thailand, Mongol, Vietnam, Nepal, Myanmar,Indonesia) it has to be higher than EF level. Studying hours is not enough on Glevel. If you have taken J.TEST, you need to submit an academic transcript forimmigration office. You need an examination number in order to have academictranscript issued.
・Japanese NAT-TEST(China, Vietnam, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Indonesia, Sri Lanka,Cambodia, Mongol, the Philippines) Higher than N5.

If you have taken

NaT-TEST, a transcript is required to submit to the immigration office.
Examinee’s number is required in order to get a transcript issued.

7.

Certificate of Registration for School
Submit if you are currently in school and have not graduated yet. If you are inhigh school at the moment, you need to graduate from high school first. If thatis the case, submit a certificate of expected graduation which should be issued
within 3 months.

8.

Certificate of Expected Graduation
If you are expected to graduate from High school/College/University before
studying in Japan, submit a certificate of expected graduation, and it should beissued within 3 months.

9.

Leave of Absence from School
If you completed 12 years of education, and are currently in College/University
or other institution and are/will be taking leave of absence from school, submit
a proof from school.

10. Proof of Withdrawal from School
Submit if applicable. Proof should be issued within 3 months.
A) You completed 12 years of education and is currently in College/Universitybut will withdraw and study abroad (e.g.Japan).
B) You completed 12 years of education and went to College/University but
already quit.
C) You quit high school, however, passed the high school equivalent test; youneed to send us the proof from the school you quit.

11. Certificate of Employment
You need to send certificate of employment if you have been working or havework experiences. The proof need to include length of service, work contents
and has to be issued by the employer.

12. Family Registration and Birth Certificate
If you don’t have a passport, submit one of them. It should be issued within 3months.

13. Copy of Passport
Send us the copy of the page that has photo of your face and your name. If you
ever entered Japan, copy those pages as well, and copy size should be all A4.

<Required documents for a financial sponsor>
14. Letter of Agreement Regarding Payment
This letter must be filled out by the sponsor not the applicant.
The information of nationality/ name/ date of birth, written on the top are about
the applicant. Please provide the details about relationship to the applicant andwhy you need to support him/her. If there are several sponsors, please create
documents separately.
15. Certificate of Relationship with the Applicant

All financial sponsors must provide an official Certificate of Relationship withthe applicant issued within 3 months.
16. Certificate of Deposit Balance
All financial sponsors must provide a letter that includes a copy of deposit
balance issued by sponsor’s financial institution within 3 months. If there areseveral sponsors, please provide separately. The balance has to have the ability
to cover tuition fees and living expenses.
17. Copy of Bank Statement
Applicants must provide a copy of their bank statement to prove that sponsors
have steady income for the past 3 years to support their family who will studyabroad. In cases of significant deposits immediately prior to application, thesponsors may be deemed unsuitable.
All details, Account holder/ Name of financial institution/ Account number/Bank number/ Bank stamp etc. on the copy must be clearly visible. In cases inwhich the original documents being damaged and unable to make a clear copy, astatement of reason must be provided.

18. Certificate of Employment
It needs to be provided if the sponsors are employees. Certificate has to have
Issue date/ Name of issue authority/ Contact number/ Name of sponsor/
employment period/ Title, Position/ Job role etc.If the sponsors are
self-employed, they must provide an official certificate from a public institution.
Both has to be issued within 3 months

19. Company Registration Certificate
Please submit if the sponsor’s name has been described in the certification,
whether the sponsors are the owner or investors,

20. Business license
Please submit if the sponsors are self-employed.

21. Certificate of Annual Income.
Please submit the sponsor’s annual income for the past 3 years.

22. Tax Certificate
Please submit the sponsor’s tax income for the past 3 years.

※Sponsor (Financial supporter) is/are living in Japan.
If you have anyone in Japan who can help and support you financially.
23. Copy of Residence Certificate
Copy of residence certificate should include family members and is issued
within 3 months.

24. Proof of Tax Paymenta) If a sponsor (financial supporter) is a company employee, submit an income
tax proof of total income of last 3 years. The proof should be issued by amunicipality and within 3 months.
b) If a sponsor is a self-employed, submit a proof of tax payment 1 and 2 issued
by the tax office, and it should be within 3 months as well.
①The amount of Tax supposed to be paid, and a tax payment certification
including tax amount.
②Certificate of income amount

25. Income Certificate
If a sponsor (financial supporter) is a company employee, tax withholding orproof of income for the last 3 years is required. It should be issued within 3months.

26. Certificate of Employmenta) Submit an employee certificate if sponsor is a company employee. It shouldbe within 3 months.
b) If operating company, certificate of registration is required.
c) If self-employed, copy of operating license is required.
＊Others

27. Clarification of Blank Period/Gap
If you have any blank period of over 6 months in education, send us theclarification.

28. If it’s been more than 5 years since you graduated from the last academic
institution, send us clarification about it.
If it has been 5 years since an applicant graduated from last academic
institution, send us an explanation of Purpose of study Japanese and career aim
as much details as possible.

29. Unissued History of Certificate of Eligibility of Resident Status and Reasons
If you applied for certificate of eligibility of resident status before, and it
happened to be unissued, history of unissued and reasons why, have to besubmitted as wellIf you don’t declare, there is a possibility that an applicant might not get
issued as well.

30. Clarification of Application Withdrawn
If you withdraw before you get the result of Certificate of Eligibility of Resident
status, declare the purpose of stay and date of application.

31. Clarification of Application in the Past
If you applied for a Certificate of Eligibility of Resident status in the past, but it
was unissued, send us the clarification of the purpose of study, date ofapplication, and reasons.

32. Japanese Translation
If the documents are not written in Japanese, attach Japanese translation withthem. If the documents are written other than English, attach English andJapanese translations. (If Japanese translation is not being able to be attached,
we can only translate English version into Japanese. However, if that is thecase, extra fee will be charged.)