How to apply to study in Japan from Uzbekistan

The school-leaving certificate with its grade supplement.

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The full school record behind the certificate.

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The passport the student visa is issued in.

Passport photographs for the application, the Certificate of Eligibility and the visa.

Japanese or English translations of the certificate and the transcript, certified as the university requires.

The Certificate of Eligibility application asks for evidence that tuition and living costs are covered, usually a bank certificate from whoever is paying. The amount is set by immigration and the school.

Preparatory courses teach in Japanese and bring students towards the level the degree programme then requires.

If a student’s home country has fewer than twelve years of formal education, they must complete MEXT’s designated university preparatory course to become eligible to apply to Japanese universities.

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The accepting school applies to immigration for the Certificate of Eligibility; the Japanese mission issues the student visa against it.

Students staying more than three months join the national scheme once registered at the local city office.

High-school diploma; common application materials include diplomas and transcripts.

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The full school record, part of the standard application set.

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Recommendation letters are among the common application materials.

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A statement of reasons for applying is asked for by most universities; some replace it with an interview.

The passport the student visa is issued in.

Passport photographs for the application, the Certificate of Eligibility and the visa.

Japanese or English translations of the certificate and the transcript, certified as the university requires.

The Certificate of Eligibility application asks for evidence that tuition and living costs are covered, usually a bank certificate from whoever is paying. The amount is set by immigration and the school.

For an English-taught programme; a Japanese-taught one asks for the JLPT and EJU results instead.

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Any one of these is enough

Typical requirement for an English-taught programme in Japan, as stated on the official portal — 71 to 80 depending on the university.

Typical English-taught equivalent, 5.5 to 6.0 depending on the university.

To be accepted into a Japanese-taught programme you must have passed JLPT N1 or N2 and score at least 250 points on the Japanese section of the EJU.

Some universities accept an International Baccalaureate, A-levels or SAT results as an alternative route. The score is indicative, not a published minimum.

Individuals who completed twelve years of formal school education are eligible; those with fewer complete the designated preparatory course instead.

An indicative attestat average. Japanese universities read high-school grades alongside the EJU and their own examination.

EJU covers Japanese as a Foreign Language, Science, Japan and the World, and Mathematics, and is held twice a year in June and November, in Japan and abroad. Some universities admit on EJU scores alone, without travel to Japan.

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The accepting school applies to immigration for the Certificate of Eligibility; the Japanese mission issues the student visa against it.

Students staying more than three months join the national scheme once registered at the local city office.

The bachelor diploma with a certified translation.

The full university transcript.

A research plan is the centre of a Japanese graduate application.

Usually two letters, at least one from a professor who supervised you.

An academic CV with research and publications.

The passport the student visa is issued in.

Passport photographs for the application, the Certificate of Eligibility and the visa.

Japanese or English translations of the certificate and the transcript, certified as the university requires.

The Certificate of Eligibility application asks for evidence that tuition and living costs are covered, usually a bank certificate from whoever is paying. The amount is set by immigration and the school.

For an English-taught programme; a Japanese-taught one asks for the JLPT result instead.

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Any one of these is enough

Typical requirement for an English-taught programme in Japan, in the 71–80 range on the official portal; graduate schools sit at the upper end.

Typical English-taught equivalent, 5.5 to 6.0 on the official portal.

JLPT N1 or N2 for a Japanese-taught graduate programme. English-taught graduate programmes need no Japanese.

Indicative diploma average. Graduate schools weigh the research plan and the supervisor’s view at least as heavily.

A completed bachelor degree, or sixteen years of school and university education, is the usual graduate-school condition.

Japanese graduate admission normally starts with contacting a professor; the formal application follows their acceptance.

The accepting school applies to immigration for the Certificate of Eligibility; the Japanese mission issues the student visa against it.

Students staying more than three months join the national scheme once registered at the local city office.