Indian Students Can Get Study Visa In Japan By Just Showing Their ID Cards: Japanese Ambassador

If you wish to study in Japan, then you’ll be surprised to know that getting a visa isn’t that hard! When we think about applying for a visa, we think about tons of paperwork and documentation that might be needed for the same. However, in a recent interview on YouTube, Japan’s ambassador Hiroshi F Suzuki cleared this misconception, especially for Japan. He mentioned that the process for Indian students applying for student visas in Japan is fairly easy. All you have to do is show your student ID card, essentially. There are several relaxations of visa requirements for Indian students and you can scroll on to know more about them.

Relaxation of Japanese Visa Requirement for Indian Students

The Japanese Ambassador to India, Hiroshi F Suzuki has urged Indian students to study and work in Japan. Due to relaxed visa requirements for Indian students, all they have to do is show their ID cards. And they can easily be granted a student visa in Japan. The ambassador also mentioned that the relaxation of visa requirements for Indian students has made it fairly easy for them to study in Japan.

Hiroshi F Suzuki talked about this in an interview with YouTuber Mayo San. He said thanks to the streamlined visa process, a student ID card is enough for Indian students to obtain a student visa. He also spoke about skill development programs, job prospects, and vast potential for young Indians in Japan.

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Things To Keep In Mind While Applying For A Student Visa In Japan

Since 2017, there have been several relaxations offered to Indian students planning to study in Japan. To begin with, instead of the document to confirm financial capability in the application for a single entry visa for a short-term stay with the purpose of tourism, students can submit their graduation certificates (within 3 years) to obtain a visa in Japan.

They accept certifications from institutions of National Importance, Central Universities, State Universities, Deemed Universities, and Private Universities which are listed on the websites of the Department of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, and University Grants Commission, India (except for Open Universities) for the visa.

You can browse through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan website here to know more about student visa relaxations.

Hope this information has been helpful for all the young Indians planning to study abroad!

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