Please follow the instructions below and complete all required procedures by Sunday, June 8.

★Students who have left Japan due to a leave of absence, study abroad, etc., and are returning to school to obtain “Student” status of residence again are eligible. 

(STEP1) Complete this online form

(STEP2) Prepare required documents and upload them to IRIS

You need to enter all required fields from "Applicant data" if you haven't entered your personal information to  IRIS yet.

Please upload each document above to the relevant parts of "Document" section. 

※Please upload your “Certificate of the period of leave of absence" to "Other" section.

When you have completed update (including uploads of the documents), click the "Registration completion."

We examine your update and will contact you if necessary.

All applicants must prepare 6 documents （①～⑥). 

◆Upload to IRIS

① Statement of reasons for CoE application (in Japanese, A4 one page in Word format) *1 

②  Documents regarding your financial situation and a certificate of residence (proof of relationship of your financial supporter)

　１）Documents that show the student’s ability to support himself or herself (or be supported) financially

　２）Document(s) proving the relationship between the applicant and the person who is supporting you financially

③ Passport copy (main page)

④ One ID photo (ID photo data in JPEG or PNG format)  

◆Original documents of ⑤and ⑥ must be submitted to the International Office (How to arrange delivery of documents outside of Japan is explained below.)

⑤Official transcript written in Japanese *2

⑥Certificate of the period of leave of absence written in Japanese *3

⑦ Documents to Prove Reason for Leave of Absence:

If you are taking a leave of absence due to military service, please upload a military service certificate.

If it is due to illness, please upload a medical certificate under “Submitted Documents / Others.”

※ If the documents are in a foreign language, a Japanese translation must be attached.

Regarding the Financial Supporter:

It is preferable to designate one financial supporter, as income certificates, bank balance statements, and other proofs are required.

However, if a single supporter cannot meet the immigration guideline of at least 1.2 million yen per year, multiple supporters may be designated.

In such cases, please prepare and submit the required documents (as stated in item ②) for each supporter.

※ If your upload exceeds 5MB, please compress the file (ZIP format) before uploading.

【Notes】

*1  The statement 

1) The statement should include the following points:

・The background of your situation (what brought you to Japan, why you chose to study at Rikkyo, how you are doing at Rikkyo, etc. )

・Reasons for a CoE application

・Things you must reflect on from your academic performance ( If applicable )

・Your future plans and intentions at Rikkyo and after you leave Rikkyo

2)Typed in Microsoft Word format

3)Your statement should start with the title “Statement of Reasons” and you must indicate your student ID number/ College・Graduate College・Graduate School/ Department・Major/ Full name on the top left corner.

・Events should be indicated with when. (Ex. I entered Rikkyo University in April, 2022.)

・If your academic performance shows poor results, you have to write the causes, the matters you had, how you overcome the matters on leave of absence, how you settle your matters, and how you make effort not to repeat the same problems, etc. You need to describe these points in details.

・You also need to describe your specific course plans to complete your degree, advance your study/research, plans after you complete your degree at Rikkyo. You have to explain why you should deserve a student visa again.

・Please refer to the following sample properly. 

*2  Ordering transcript online

If you are outside of Japan or under special circumstances and cannot come to school, please contact International Office in advance and order your transcript.

Please enter the information according to the following website.        

https://pay.f-regi.com/fc/rikkyo/certificate/en

*3  You can order your certificate online as well as transcript.

Since there is no “Certificate of the period of leave of absence” option on the webpage, please choose “Certificate of Period of School Attendance. ” you also need to indicate some instructions in the "Notes" column as below. 

①「在籍期間証明書に休学期間を記載してください。休学期間はすべてを明記してください」

(Please specify my whole period of leave of absence)

②「休学期間はYYYY年M月よりYYYY年M月であることを明記してください」

(Please specify the period of leave of absence as “the period of leave of absence is from MMM（Month）, YYYY(Year)  to  MMM（Month）, YYYY(Year)” )

※You must indicate the above instructions (both ①and②).

①Mailing Address

Please enter the information about International Office (These certificates need to be delivered to International Office).

Country: Japan

Postal code: 171-8501

Address: 3-34-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo Japan

Name: International Office, Regular Students group

②Need for Express Post: No

③Do you need “sealed and signed envelopes?”: No

④Notes: “Already consulted International Office.”

*The following sentences are required only when you order Certificate of period of leave of

absence at the same time.

(「休学期間証明書はすべての休学期間を明記してください」)

(「休学期間はYYYY年M月よりYYYY年M月(from MMM,YYYY to MMM. YYYY)であること

を明記してください」) 

(STEP3) As the organization you belong, the International Office will apply for a CoE to the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau on your behalf. 

For regular applicants resuming studies, it typically takes about 2 to 3 months for the Certificate of Eligibility (CoE) to be issued. During the immigration review process, additional documents may be requested. Even after you have completed your application with the International Office, please make sure that you can respond promptly to emails or phone calls from the International Office.

You will be contacted as soon as the Certificate of Eligibility is issued, so please wait for further notice.

※ Please note: Due to an increase in the number of applications submitted to the Immigration Bureau, the review process may take longer than originally expected.

Please follow the instructions below and complete all required procedures by Sunday, June 8.

★Students who have left Japan due to a leave of absence, study abroad, etc., and are returning to school to obtain “Student” status of residence again are eligible. 

(STEP1) Complete this online form

(STEP2) Prepare required documents and upload them to IRIS

You need to enter all required fields from "Applicant data" if you haven't entered your personal information to  IRIS yet.

Please upload each document above to the relevant parts of "Document" section. 

※Please upload your “Certificate of the period of leave of absence" to "Other" section.

When you have completed update (including uploads of the documents), click the "Registration completion."

We examine your update and will contact you if necessary.

All applicants must prepare 6 documents （①～⑥). 

◆Upload to IRIS

① Statement of reasons for CoE application (in Japanese, A4 one page in Word format) *1 

②  Documents regarding your financial situation and a certificate of residence (proof of relationship of your financial supporter)

　１）Documents that show the student’s ability to support himself or herself (or be supported) financially

　２）Document(s) proving the relationship between the applicant and the person who is supporting you financially

③ Passport copy (main page)

④ One ID photo (ID photo data in JPEG or PNG format)  

◆Original documents of ⑤and ⑥ must be submitted to the International Office (How to arrange delivery of documents outside of Japan is explained below.)

⑤Official transcript written in Japanese *2

⑥Certificate of the period of leave of absence written in Japanese *3

【Notes】

*1  The statement 

1) The statement should include the following points:

・The background of your situation (what brought you to Japan, why you chose to study at Rikkyo, how you are doing at Rikkyo, etc. )

・Reasons for a CoE application

・Things you must reflect on from your academic performance ( If applicable )

・Your future plans and intentions at Rikkyo and after you leave Rikkyo

About the Statement of reasons for CoE application, students who are currently studying abroad should indicate the following information.

・The fact that you returned your resident card at the airport in order to study abroad.※

・To apply for a COE to return to Japan with the completion of study abroad in order to resume studies in Japan from X month after the completion of study abroad in X month in which country.

※*Students who could not return their resident card when they left Japan (students who left Japan with “deemed re-entry permission”), please explain in the statement of reasons that you should have returned your resident card and left Japan, but you left Japan with “deemed re-entry permission”.

　Please return the old resident card and have a new one issued when you enter Japan after the COE is issued.

2)Typed in Microsoft Word format

3)Your statement should start with the title “Statement of Reasons” and you must indicate your student ID number/ College・Graduate College・Graduate School/ Department・Major/ Full name on the top left corner.

・Events should be indicated with when. (Ex. I entered Rikkyo University in April, 2022.)

・If your academic performance shows poor results, you have to write the causes, the matters you had, how you overcome the matters on leave of absence, how you settle your matters, and how you make effort not to repeat the same problems, etc. You need to describe these points in details.

・You also need to describe your specific course plans to complete your degree, advance your study/research, plans after you complete your degree at Rikkyo. You have to explain why you should deserve a student visa again.

・Please refer to the following sample properly. 

*2  Ordering transcript online

If you are outside of Japan or under special circumstances and cannot come to school, please contact International Office in advance and order your transcript.

Please enter the information according to the following website.        

https://pay.f-regi.com/fc/rikkyo/certificate/en

*3  You can order your certificate online as well as transcript.

Please choose “Certificate of Period of School Attendance. ”

①Mailing Address

Please enter the information about International Office (These certificates need to be delivered to International Office).

Country: Japan

Postal code: 171-8501

Address: 3-34-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo Japan

Name: International Office, Regular Students group

②Need for Express Post: No

③Do you need “sealed and signed envelopes?”: No

(STEP3) As the organization you belong, the International Office will apply for a CoE to the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau on your behalf. 

For regular applicants resuming studies, it typically takes about 2 to 3 months for the Certificate of Eligibility (CoE) to be issued. During the immigration review process, additional documents may be requested. Even after you have completed your application with the International Office, please make sure that you can respond promptly to emails or phone calls from the International Office.

You will be contacted as soon as the Certificate of Eligibility is issued, so please wait for further notice.

※ Please note: Due to an increase in the number of applications submitted to the Immigration Bureau, the review process may take longer than originally expected.