GUIDE TO ENROLLMENT How to enroll
Japanese language programs
| Learning period and study-abroad period |
Japanese language program [April students]: 2 years starting on April 1 Japanese language program [October students]: 1 year 6 months starting on October 1 |
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| Number of students | 180 persons |
| Class days and hours | Monday to Friday 5 hours a day, 5 days a week (Annual class time of 800 hours or more) |
| Days off | Sundays, Japanese national holidays, summer vacation (4 weeks), winter vacation (2 weeks), spring vacation (2 weeks) |
| Application eligibility* All conditions must be met |
1.Applicants must have completed at least 12 years of formal school education in their home country. Or, they must be recognized by AFLS to have qualifications that are at least equivalent to this. 2.Applicants must have a clear need/reason for studying in Japan. (The purpose must not be employment). 3.Applicants who have been refused a certificate of eligibility after applying to the Japanese Ministry of Justice’s Immigration Services Agency, or have been denied permission for an assessment after applying to an overseas Japanese embassy, must consult AFLS about the matter in advance, and receive permission to reapply from the school principal. 4.Applicants must have sufficient funds to cover the school fees and living expenses while at AFLS. 5.Applicants must have a guarantor who is residing in Japan, or a sponsor who can provide full financial support (parent, relative, business partner). |
Screening and application process
| Persons applying from overseas | Applicants residing in Japan | ||
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| Screening process | Application documents and applicant / sponsor who can provide full financial support (If the applicant has a guarantor residing in Japan, an interview will be conducted in Japan). | Applications will be assessed on the basis of the application documents and an interview with the applicant and guarantor residing in Japan. | |
| Application period | April students | September 1 to October 31 (Acceptance of applications will close when the maximum enrollment capacity is reached) |
November 1 to March 20 (Acceptance of applications will close when the maximum enrollment capacity is reached) |
| October students | March 1 to April 30 (Acceptance of applications will close when the maximum enrollment capacity is reached) |
May 1 to September 20 (Acceptance of applications will close when the maximum enrollment capacity is reached) |
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| Application process |
Applicants must send to AFLS all the application documents and the screening fee of 20,000 yen. Or, they must be sent to AFLS from an overseas office or introducer.Screening fees are not refundable under any circumstances. * Application documents for persons who have not paid their screening fee will not be processed. |
After making an appointment by telephone, the applicant and guarantor residing in Japan must bring with them the application documents and 20,000 yen screening fee. An interview will be conducted when they come to AFLS. Screening fees are not refundable under any circumstances. | |
Persons applying from overseas
Application documents and applicant / sponsor who can provide full financial support (If the applicant has a guarantor residing in Japan, an interview will be conducted in Japan).
Applicants residing in Japan
Applications will be assessed on the basis of the application documents and an interview with the applicant and guarantor residing in Japan.
April students
October students
Persons applying from overseas
September 1 to October 31
(Acceptance of applications will close when the maximum enrollment capacity is reached)
March 1 to April 30
(Acceptance of applications will close when the maximum enrollment capacity is reached)
Applicants residing in Japan
November 1 to March 20
(Acceptance of applications will close when the maximum enrollment capacity is reached)
May 1 to September 20
(Acceptance of applications will close when the maximum enrollment capacity is reached)
Persons applying from overseas
Applicants must send to AFLS all the application documents and the screening fee of 20,000 yen. Or, they must be sent to AFLS from an overseas office or introducer.Screening fees are not refundable under any circumstances.
* Application documents for persons who have not paid their screening fee will not be processed.
Applicants residing in Japan
After making an appointment by telephone, the applicant and guarantor residing in Japan must bring with them the application documents and 20,000 yen screening fee. An interview will be conducted when they come to AFLS. Screening fees are not refundable under any circumstances.