The Procedure

Contact the Kumamoto YMCA College Japanese department to request an application form.

Send your application and the other necessary documents to the YMCA with 20,000 yen for visa application.

After examination the documents, YMCA issues an admission certificate and requests. Certificate of Eligibility for a visa from the Fukuoka Immigration Bureau.

Fukuoka Immigration Bureau evaluates the documents, after which a Certificate of Eligibility is sent to the YMCA.(It takes 2 months to make a decision.)

After you pay School fees for one year to the YMCA, the YMCA issues a Certificate of Eligibility. Money cannot be refunded under any circumstances after your entrance.

After showing and submitting a passport, the applicant applies for a visa at the local Japanese Embassy or Consulate.

After receiving your visa, please inform the YMCA of the date of your arrival in Japan.

Shortly after arrival in Japan you should come to the YMCA to take part in a pre-course orientation.

Bank Name: The Higo Bank, LTD 
Bank Address: 1 Renpei-cho, Kumamoto-city 
Account Number: 2392925
Account Name: GakkoHoujin Kumamoto YMCA Gakuen Rijicho Yoshimoto Teiichiro