2021-2023
Application Guide

Kyoto Reigaku International Academy

Application Schedule and Capacity
CourseApplication PeriodEntrance

Length of Study

Admission Capacity

Preparatory Ⅰ

September 1 toNovember 15April

2 years*40

Preparatory Ⅲ

January 1 toMarch 15July

1 year 9 months

40

Preparatory Ⅱ

March 1 toMay 15

October

1 year 6 months

40*Those applicants who have already passed JLPT N2 or above at the time of entrance can complete the course in one year.

Requirements for Applicants
1.

It is required that applicants have completed (or will have completed by the time of enrollment) 12 years of standard
school education.

2.

As a general rule, it must be within 5 years since applicants graduated from the last school attended.

3.

Applicants are required to have studied Japanese for 150 hours or more in their mother country, or have passed
Level 5 (or higher) of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test.

4.

For the expenditure (school expenses and cost of living, etc.) during the period of attendance at KRIA, the financial
supporter should be able to pay 3,000,000-yen or more (in the case that applicants apply for the 2 years course), or
2,400,000-yen or more (in the case that applicants apply for the 1.5 years course).

Application Procedure
1.

Please submit all required application documents to KRIA, together with the application fee (20,000-yen). As theresult of review, additional document(s) might be requested. The application will not be accepted when the submission of all necessary documents has not been completed by the deadline.
*Once received, the application fee cannot be refunded regardless of the results.

2.

Acceptance or non-acceptance of the application will be decided, based on the results of comprehensive evaluationof the submitted documents, and the result will be notified to all applicants. The successful applicants should inform
us whether they need us to find an accommodation for them or not in return.
*All submitted documents except all the prescribed application forms will be returned to the applicants whose applications are
not accepted.

3.

KRIA will apply for the “Certificate of Eligibility for a Status of Residence” to the Immigration Bureau, on behalf of
the accepted applicants. Please advance the admission procedure promptly according to the regulations of KRIA
as soon as the Certificate is issued.
*Once applied to the Immigration Bureau, all submitted documents cannot be returned.

List of Application Documents
General Notes on the Application Documents■

1.

Please fill in a clearly legible printed style.

2.

Please fill in the names and the locations without any omission.

3.

All documents should be written on the designated sheet of paper of the organisation concerned andissued within the last 3 months of application. The one with no official seal cannot be accepted. In addition, the name and the address of organisation, the name of representative, telephone and fax number
must appear on the documents so that KRIA could make an inquiry about uncertain contents.

4.

As a general rule, a Japanese or an English translation must be attached if any of the documents arewritten in a language other than Japanese or English. Please refer to the following list for details.

5.

The translator's name, the name of organisation to which s/he belongs, telephone and fax number must
appear on a translation.

Documents Concerning the Applicant
Name of Documents

ABC

Application Form &Pledge(Prescribed Form)No Translation Required

Special Notes

1.
2.
3.

Applicants themselves must fill in this form by their own handwriting.
One photo, taken within the last 3 months of application, must be pasted.
All family members except the applicant her/himself must be listed. Please be
sure to include your siblings on the column, if any.

1.
2.

Applicants themselves must fill in this form by their own handwriting.
The “Purpose of Study” must be written in the applicant’s mother language orin English by the applicant’s own handwriting. A Japanese translation is required for this section of C.V. if it is not written either in Japanese or in English.
Blanks of more than one month in the educational or occupational careershould be explained on the margin or an attached sheet of paper.
In the case that the applicant entered the elementary school at the age of 5 or
8, or in the case that the period of her/his attendance at school differs fromthe normal one due to a skipping of grades or illness, please submit a letterfrom the principal of the school concerned, in which the particular circumstances are proved. A Japanese translation is required if it is not written either in Japanese or in English.

Curriculum Vitae with
Purpose of Study(Prescribed Form)

3.

Certificate of Graduation or Diplomas
from the Last School
Attended(Copy)
Translation Required

1.

4.

2.

In the case that the applicant has not yet graduated from high school, pleasesubmit the certificate of prospective graduation. Later, please submit the certificate of graduation or diploma from the high school as soon as it is issued.
In the case that the applicant is currently enrolled at junior college or university, please submit the student registration certificate or the certificate of prospective graduation in addition to the certificate of graduation or diploma fromthe high school attended.

Name of Documents

Special Notes

1.
Certificate of JLPT
N5 or above(Copy)

D

2.

3.

In the case that the applicant has not yet taken JLPT or the result has not yet
issued at the time of application, please submit a copy of your test voucher.
In the case that the applicant has not applied for JPLT, please submit the certificate, issued in either Japanese or English by an educational institution in which
the applicant is studying (or has studied) Japanese at least for 150 hours.
A translation is required if it is not recorded in either Japanese or English.

EPassport Pages
If possessed, please submit a copy of your passport pages including passport num(Copy)
ber, your name, date of birth, date of issue, and expiration date.
No Translation RequiredF

6 Pieces of the Applicant’s Photographs

They must be taken within the last 3 months of application (4 cm in length and 3 cmin width), and the applicant’s name and date of birth must be written on the reverse
side of them.

GJPEG File of the Applicant’s Photograph forStudent ID Card

Please send us an e-mail with a JPEG file of your photograph, larger than 100KB
and smaller than 1MB, attached.

*Submission of additional document(s) might be requested, if necessary.
■Documents Concerning the Financial Supporter
Name of Documents

Special Notes

1.

H

Pledge of Responsibility
for School and Living
2.
Expenses(Prescribed Form)
3.
Translation RequiredI

1.
Certified Copy of Family
or Resident Register(Original)2.
Translation Required

This must be written in the financial supporter’s mother language or in English
by her/his own handwriting. A Japanese translation is required if it is not written
in either Japanese or English.
As for the school expenses, please fill in the appropriate amount of money, referring to the corresponding section of this Guide.
As for living expenses, please fill in the amount of money for a month and describe the payment method in detail, e.g. when the financial supporter outside
Japan makes remittance, etc.

Please prove the relationship between the applicant and the financial supporterby means of a certified copy of the original of family or resident register if they
are in kinship.
In other cases, please prove concretely that the relationship is close enough forthe financial supporter to pay all expenditure of the applicant during her/his entire stay in Japan. Please consult us for details.

Name of Documents

Special Notes

J

1.
Bank Statement
2.
(Original)
No Translation Required

Please submit the one in the name of the financial supporter.
The balance should be equivalent to 3 million yen or more in the case of theapplicant who applies for the 2 years course, or to 2.4 million yen or more in thecase of the applicant who applies for the 1.5 years course.

KPlease submit one of the followings.
In the case of company employee, please submit the original of certificate ofemployment.
Certificate of Occupation
In the case of company owner or executive, please submit a certified copy ofTranslation Required
the original of company register.
In the case of self-employed, please submit a copy of the original certificate ofbusiness permission.
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●

1.

L

Certificate ofTax Payment(Original)
Translation Required2.

Please submit the one, issued by the local revenue office, in which the totalamounts of the financial supporter’s income and income tax in the latest 3 fiscal
years are recorded.
If the payment of income tax is not proven to the individual, please submit thecertificate of income, issued by the employer, in which it is explained that thepayment of the financial supporter’s income tax is made by the employer. Evenin this case, the total amounts of personal income and income tax in the latest 3fiscal years should be also indicated.

*Submission of additional document(s) might be requested, if necessary.

School Expenses and Payment Procedure
Length of AttendanceApplication Fee Admission Fee

Tuition Fee

Facility Fee

Other Fees

Total

1 year¥20,000¥50,000¥570,000¥60,000¥20,000¥720,000

1 year6 months¥20,000¥50,000¥855,000¥90,000¥30,000¥1,045,000

1 year9 months¥20,000¥50,000¥997,500¥105,000¥35,000¥1,207,500

2 years¥20,000¥50,000¥1,140,000¥120,000¥40,000¥1,370,000

Please remit the following school expenses to the designated bank account of KRIA by the due date of payment. Theschool expenses for the first year should be paid in a lump sum before admission, and the school expenses for the second year should be paid before each semester. If the payment is not made by the deadline without reason, the admission will be canceled, or KRIA will not issue the necessary documents required for the permission to extend the period ofstay in Japan.

First Payment(Due Date)

Second Payment(Due Date)

Third Payment(Due Date)

April Entrance\700,000(First Year March 10)\325,000(Second Year March 10)\325,000(Second Year September 10)

July Entrance\700,000(First Year June 10)\162,500(Second Year June 10)\325,000(Second Year September 10)

October Entrance\700,000(First Year September 10)\325,000(Second Year September 10)

N/A*

When a student proceeds to University or Graduate School in Japan within 6 months of the first year, the school expenses for the second half of that year (325,000-yen) will be refunded.
* The facility fee and other fees as well as the tuition fee are included in the school expenses for each term.
*The admission fee (50,000-yen) is also included in the school expenses for the first year.

The Designated Bank Account

銀行名

みずほ銀行

Name of BankMIZUHO BANK, LTD

支店名

伏見支店

Name of Branch

FUSHIMI BRANCH

種別

普通預金

Address of Bank 757 HIGASHIOTE-CHO, FUSHIMI-KU,

口座番号3006207

Swift (BIC) CodeMHCBJPJT (MHCBJPJTXXX)

名義人

京都励学国際学院

A/C Type

Ordinary A/CA/C No.

438-3006207

A/C Owner

Kyoto Reigaku Kokusai Gakuin

KRIA requires the applicants to bear all the costof remittance fee. If the payment is made fromoutside of Japan, please add 3,500-yen to thetotal amount of payment, which normally covers
all remittance fees. Please make sure to remit
money in the name of the applicant.

KYOTO-SHI, KYOTO 612-8053, JAPANAdmission Procedure
1.

After the Immigration Bureau announces “Issuance/Non-issuance of the Certificate of Eligibility for a Status of Residence”, the copy of original of “Approval of Admission” to KRIA and the copy of original of the “Certificate of Eligibility for a Status of Residence” will be sent out to those applicants to whom the Certificate has been issued. Then,KRIA will ask the financial supporter to remit the school expenses for the first year to the designated bank accountof KRIA.

2.

After the remittance is confirmed, KRIA will immediately send out the original of “Approval of Admission” and“Certificate of Eligibility for a Status of Residence” to the prospective students. Then, please submit the original of“Approval of Admission” and “Certificate of Eligibility for a Status of Residence” along with your passport to the Japanese Embassy (or Consulate) in your home country in order to apply for a “college student” visa.
*In the case that a “college student” visa is not issued, the remitted school expenses except the application andadmission fee will be refunded after the fact of non-issuance is confirmed and the original of “Approval of Admission” is returned to KRIA.

3.

After the “college student” visa is obtained, please notify KRIA of the expected date of entering Japan as soon as it
is determined. In the case that the applicant stays in our accommodation, our staff come to meet her/him at theKansai International Airport (The cost for it is covered by the accommodation fee).

4.

Please bring your passport and the “Approval of Admission” with you when coming to KRIA for the first time. Afterthey are confirmed, the orientation session and placement test, etc. will be conducted.

Cautions after the Admission
1.

It will cost at least about 80,000-yen for a foreign student to spend a month in Kyoto City (Fushimi Ward). Upon entering Japan, please bring the money enough to cover the cost of living for the first several months with you, andafter the admission, open your own account with one of Japanese banks. As for the living expenses during the period of attendance at KRIA, the financial supporter must remit the designated amount of money written on the“Pledge of Responsibility for School and Living Expenses” to the student’s bank account.

2.

Every person who plans to stay in Japan longer than a year must enroll National Health Insurance Program. Please
note that this program is applied not only for Japanese, but also for any person who resides in Japan on long-termbasis regardless of her/his nationality. In the case of a foreign student living alone and with no income, the National
Health Insurance fee for one month is about 2,000-yen.

3.

With the permission of the Immigration Bureau, our students can engage in an “Activity Other Than That Permitted
Under the Status of Residence” (part-time job) within the permitted range. Those students who are planning to do apart-time job after the admission can obtain the permission at the time of entering Japan. The application form for it
will be included with other documents we send to all the prospective students.

4.

At the end of each semester, KRIA makes a comprehensive evaluation of each student’s Japanese language skills
in terms of reading, grammar, listening, conversation, vocabulary, and expression. The evaluation is made by ascore, ranging from 0 to 100 points. Moving up to the higher class requires 60 points or more.

5.

Keeping the class attendance rate high and stable is necessary at KRIA. A student who is repeatedly absent fromclass without permission and fails to keep the expected rate of attendance at the end of semester over 90% will bewarned. Failing to keep the class attendance rate over 80% might result in expelling from school.

6.

Those students who fail to keep the total attendance rate over 90% cannot obtain recommendation from KRIA evenwhen the recommendation based entrance examination is available. KRIA will also refuse to become the guarantor
for their rental agreement.

7.

When a student leaves our school for some reason or other in the middle of a term, all the school fees for that term
cannot be refunded in principle. However, if there is the paid school fees for a term which has not started yet at thetime of leaving, that fees will be refunded.

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