Status of Residence

Extending Your Period of Stay

Applying for an extension of period of stay can be accepted at the Immigration Bureau since three months ago of your period of stay expires.
Students whose period of stay will expire soon must go to the Immigration Bureau themselves before the period expires and submit all the documents needed for extension of period of stay.
If you stay in Japan past your specified period of stay, you may be deported or subject to a criminal penalty due to illegal residency.
In addition, you will lose your status of residence and be subject to expel from the school in accordance with the school regulations.
Be sure to inform International Relations Office when you have completed your period of stay extension procedure.
 
You can find the main documents that you will need for the procedure from the following web page.
[[MUSCAT → My Tools → e-Cabinet → International Relations Office → 1.visa renewal → (1) Documents needed to extend the period of stay or change status]
 

  Process

(1)Check if the registration information in MURAS is complete.
The information registered in MURAS will be transferred directly to necessary document "所属機関証明書".
If the applicant status on MURAS is other than "Student", the document cannot be issued, so please correct and enter the information.
(2) Prepare the application form, which you must fill out yourself, and other required documents. (Renew your Permission to engage in an activity other than those permitted by the status of residence previously granted at the same time.)

(3) Three months before the expiration of your period of stay, you will receive a necessary document by International Relations Office.
(4) Submit your application to the Immigration Bureau.
(5) After the renewal is completed, register the new residence card information on MURAS.

 For information on how to register the new one on MURAS, see [MUSCAT → My Tools → e-Cabinet
  → International Relations Office → 1.visa renewal → (3) Submission of Residence Card after Renewalor Changing]

  Important

If students loses their status of residence due to reasons such as non-renewal or non-change of status of residence, they will be expelled from the school in accordance with the school regulations.