The Kohwa Institute of Japanese Language Entrance Guide

I. Eligibility requirements
1. Those who have completed at least 12 years of formal schooling overseas.
2. Those who are under the age of 29. (A university / college / special school graduate, if the age is over 26.)

II. Application period
2 year course (starts in April): 1st Sep. ~ 20th Nov.
1.5 year course (starts in October): 1st Mar. ~ 20th May
* Application documents must be submitted during the above period along with the exami-nation fee ¥20,000.
* The examination fee once paid is not refundable under any circumstances.

III. Application documents
Documents to be submitted by the applicant
1. One application form (standard form of school).
2. One personal history form (standard form of school), and its Japanese translation.
3. One purpose of Japanese language study form (standard form of school), and its Japanese translation.
4. One most recent diploma, and its Japanese translation.
5. One most recent school grades transcript of each year, and its Japanese translation.
6. One certificate of Japanese language study (over 150 hrs, and the total hours must be certified).
7. One official census register, and its Japanese translation.
8. One official copy of resident card, and its Japanese translation.
9. One public document which proves that the applicant and the financial guarantor are relatives.
10. Picture (3cm~4cm) 8 copies
11. One copy of passport.

Documents to be submitted by the financial guarantor
1. One pledge form about bearing expenses (standard form of school).
2. One certificate of balance of the bank. (mentioned by Japanese yen or US dollar), and one copy of the bankbook for 2. proving the process of the bank account.
3. One certificate of present employment.
4. One certificate of annual income (every year for these 3 years).
5. One certificate of taxation. (In case of the president or the executive of a company.)
6. One copy of census registration, and ID card. (The content must be the same as the application documents.)
7. One certificate of public permission for corporative business activity. (In case of the president or the executive of a 2. 2. company.)
8. One pledge form (standard form of school).


IV. Notification of admission
All the documents will be scrutinized by the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau, Yokohama District Immigration Office. After the scrutiny has completed, the certificate of eligibility will be issued for the applicants whose documents have been approved. The publication of the result is the end of February for the entrance in April, the end of August for the entrance in October. As soon as the certificate of eligibility has been issued, we will notify to the applicant or the mediator.

V. Entrance procedures
Within 10 days from the day of accepting the notification, the entrance fee and some part of the tuition fee must be paid (Please refer to another paper about details). After the fees have been paid, the certificate of eligibility and the permit of entrance will be available.
* The fees once paid are not refundable under any circumstances.
* In case of delay of the entrance procedures, the permission of entrance will be canceled.

VI. Fees

* Please refer to another paper about the fees that must be paid at the entrance procedures.
* For more details, please refer to the office.

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