Conditions
1. College student applicants are to study at a college or an equivalent educational institution, a specialized course of study at an advanced vocational school, an educational institution designated for preparing persons who have completed 12 years of education at schools in foreign countries to enter college, (excluding cases where he or she is planning to study solely at night school or through correspondence Courses).
2. The applicant must have sufficient assets, scholarship, or other means of support to meet his or her expenses while in Japan, unless someone else is paying for the expenses of the applicant.
3. In cases where the applicant is to attend courses as an auditor or research student planning to study solely by auditing, he or she should be enrolled in that college by way of some examination by the authorities of the educational institution concerned and should attend college for at least 10 hours per week.

5. In cases where the applicant is to study solely the Japanese language as a specialized course of study at an advanced vocational school, the school concerned should be one of the Japanese language institutions designated by the Minister of Justice in the official Gazette and also approved by the Minister of Education.
6. In cases where the applicant is to study at an educational institution designated for preparing students who have completed 12 years of educational at schools in foreign countries to enter college, the educational institution concerned should be designated as such by the Minister of Justice in the Official Gazette.

Additional Documents Required
a. Admission certificate copy from the educational institution where the applicant intends to study.