Hello all! I've been accepted into Shinshu Univ - Matsumoto (Nagano ) starting October 2007 Till September 2008. I have a friend who is working as a JET in Matsukawa-machi (50 miles north of Matsumoto).
I was wondering if anyone could tell me how long I'll be able to stay in Japan on my student Visa. I'd like to go early, as my friend has a house with a spare room, and I could stay with her. I can't find anything out about the Japanese rules regarding my period of stay, I tried my consulate, and a few others outside my jurisdiction, but I'm not sure they understood what I wanted. In the US you are allowed to come two weeks before the start of the semester, and stay up to one month after the end.
I can't find information such as this about Japan. If I go (land) Oct 1, 2007 must I also leave Sep 30, 2008 (last day of class). Which would leave me one day, when I arrive, to sing up for my apartment (they want me to do it Oct 1st), and one day to Go through the last day of class and leave Japan.
Can anyone tell me how long they where allowed to stay in Japan? How early I can go? My CoE states (One year) and my Scholarship starts in Oct, ends in Sep.
I'll leave my Job at the end of August, after that there is no reason for me to dally.
Thank you for any help!
P.S. To anyone whose done a year long study abroad program, did you need to have round-trip tickets?
I was wondering if anyone could tell me how long I'll be able to stay in Japan on my student Visa. I'd like to go early, as my friend has a house with a spare room, and I could stay with her. I can't find anything out about the Japanese rules regarding my period of stay, I tried my consulate, and a few others outside my jurisdiction, but I'm not sure they understood what I wanted. In the US you are allowed to come two weeks before the start of the semester, and stay up to one month after the end.
I can't find information such as this about Japan. If I go (land) Oct 1, 2007 must I also leave Sep 30, 2008 (last day of class). Which would leave me one day, when I arrive, to sing up for my apartment (they want me to do it Oct 1st), and one day to Go through the last day of class and leave Japan.
Can anyone tell me how long they where allowed to stay in Japan? How early I can go? My CoE states (One year) and my Scholarship starts in Oct, ends in Sep.
I'll leave my Job at the end of August, after that there is no reason for me to dally.
Thank you for any help!
P.S. To anyone whose done a year long study abroad program, did you need to have round-trip tickets?