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Application materials and how to fill them out  


  Application materials

Please note that the application materials will not be accepted if any portion of them is missing: for example, a missing form or an omission of information or seal.
Please carefully read the followings before filling out the application documents.


  1. Application form (designated by B.I.L.)


  2. Letter of Guarantee (designated by B.I.L.)


  3. Self-assessment of Japanese ability (Nihongo noryoku jikoshinkokusyo)


  4. Documents to prove Japanese language proficiency


  5. Graduation certificate or diploma of the last school, which graduated


  6. Academic Record or Transcript of the last school graduated


  7. 6 Photographs ( 40mm long × 30mm wide )


  8. Application fee  20,000yen


  9. Personal Record (designated by the Immigration Bureau)


  10. Letter of Support (designated by the Immigration Bureau)


  11. Documents (applicant, his/her parents or legal guardian) proving ability to pay school expenses


  12. Application for Certificate of Eligibility
    ( a set of 3-pages document designated by the Immigration Bureau )


  13. Photocopy of Passport


  14. Application for Student House


Documents that you submit to B.I.L. will not be returned.

Additional documents as listed below are required

In cases where an applicant has stayed in Japan for at least one month on a temporary visa in the past, submission of a detailed description and explanation of activities performed during that stay is necessary.
For applicants wishing to reside in Japan or whose expenses will be sponsored by someone other than a family member will require the completion of further documents.

In addition, the school or the Immigration Bureau of Japan may require other documentation for reference purposes. In such cases please submit requests as soon as possible.

If an applicant already has a residency permit, the application deadline and materials are different, so please contact the B.I.L. office.


  Place of application

1. If you reside in Taiwan, South Korea, or Thailand, please submit all application materials to the Taipei, Seoul, or Bangkok office. Once the applicant and parents (for expense/fee payment) pass the preliminary application examination and interview at the respective offices, BIL will become the applicant’s guarantor during the period in which the applicant is a student at BIL.

Taipei Office
Address 4F, No.57, SEC.1, CHONG-CHING S.RD.,TAIPEI, TAIWAN 100 R.O.C.
Phone (02)2375-1951
Monday through Friday  9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
※ except on Taiwanese holidays

Seoul Office
Address RM1715, CHAMPS ELYSEES CENTER BLDG., A DONG 889-5 DAECHI DONG KANGNAM-KU, SEOUL, KOREA 135-280
Phone (02)561-6078
Monday through Friday  9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
※ except on Korean holidays

Bangkok Office
Address 90 Soi Ekamai 12, Sukhumvit 63 Road, Klongton Nua, Wattana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand.
Phone (02)7131108
Monday through Friday  9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
※ except on Thai holidays

Local office


2. Applicants residing in China may apply through an international house in Beijing or Shanghai.
The school will act as a guarantor for applicants whilst attending the school after satisfying a document examination and an interview process accompanied by guardians or sponsors at either international house.

   BEIJING JJL OVERSEAS EDUCATION CONSULTING & SERVICE CO.LTD


Address 5F, MIYANG TOWER, YONGAN DONGLI, JLANGUOMEN WAI AVENUE, BEIJING 100022 P.R.CHINA
Phone (10) 6568-5656
Fax (10) 6568-6116
Director MARIKO ZHAO

   Shanghai International Studies University Study-Abroad Center


Address Unit 1009, China Venturerech Plaza, No.819, Nanjing Road West, Shanghai China
Phone 21-6256-5199
Fax 21-6256-5255
Director WANG LI NA

Fees and conditions may apply on reception at Beijing and Shanghai. For further details please consult the international houses directly.


3. Enquiries will be taken by the school administration from applicants from countries other than those listed above, those with a Japanese guarantor or others already with a visa. A Japanese guarantor shall apply to the school administration on behalf of the applicant.

Bunka Institute of Language(Kyomu)
Address 3-22-1 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Phone (03)3299-2011
Monday through Friday  9:10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
※ except on national holidays and on June 23,B.I.L. foundation day


  Admission Process

Admission to the Japanese Language Course is based on document screening and interview: Applicant’s documents are examined and his/her guarantor interviewed.
Admission to the Japanese Language Teacher Training Course and the International Interpretation/Translation Course is determined by applicant's written examination and interview.

The Tokyo office will consider the balance of nationalities and areas among the students when enrolling applicants, so that students are not recruited from a particular area alone.
Please note that content of the school’s admission process which concerns applicant’s acceptance or rejection will not be released in anyway.








For those already eligible to reside in Japan  


  Application Period

For the April term
  Japanese Language Course  
  Japanese Language Teacher Training Course  
  International Interpretation/Translation Course  
  From October 1 to next March 10.
  (except on national holidays)

For the October term
  Japanese Language Course     From April 1 to August 31.
  (except on national holidays)


  Application materials

Please note that the application materials will not be accepted if any portion of them is missing: for example, a missing form or an omission of information or seal.
Please carefully read the followings before filling out the application documents.

    Applicants with Eligibility to Study/Work in Japan
  • Application documents 1 through 14
       (12. Application for the Issuance of the Certificate of Eligibility to a Status of Residence, is not necessary)
  • Document proving that applicant is currently a student at a school (or document establishing that applicant will be able to graduate.)
  • Document showing the applicant's grades at current school and document showing percentage of attendance at current school.
  • Certificate of Registered Information.
A student is allowed to study Japanese at a Japanese language institute for a maximum of 2 years.
Thus, an applicant who has already studied Japanese at another Japanese language institute for over a year cannot enter the April term, and an applicant who has studied for over 6 months at another Japanese language institute cannot enter the October term.

    Applicants with Eligibility to have Family Reside in Japan,
      with Japanese Spouse, or with Permanent Residence
  • Application documents 1 through 14
       (12. Application for the Issuance of the Certificate of Eligibility to a Status of Residence, is not necessary)
  • Certificate of Registered Information.



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