All it takes is a decent academic background and some savings (studying in Japan is definitely cheaper than studying in, say, the US or the UK). Students then need to follow the instructions of and hand over the required documents to Motivist Japan.
Motivist Japan is an educational agency that assists students to come to study in Japan. Their job is to counsel and guide students, provide all needed information, collect the documents and process the applications. Thanks to Motivist Japan counselors, the process is expedited and as smooth as it gets. And students have a higher chance of getting their visa application approved. So how to study abroad in Japan?
First, prospective students must be at least 18 years old and have completed 12 years of schooling. They should not have any significant gap on their resume and they must be able to provide evidence that they have the financial means to sustain themselves once they will be in Japan – either by their own means or via a sponsor’s. Passport copy, a few photos and application forms as well as their academic background is what is first required. Those documents are screened and reviewed by Motivist Japan agents, who also help students with the essay-writing. All those documents are transmitted to the Immigration Bureau in Japan. If all is in order, the Immigration Bureau issues a Certificate of Eligibility. This is the document that the students need to bring at the embassy (along with a few other documents, as one can imagine) their home-country. A few weeks later, the embassy delivers the student visa. The whole process takes between 3 and 6 months.
Do students need to have prior knowledge of the Japanese language? Yes and no.
Yes because those who want to enroll in a Japanese university or college or vocational schools will have to reach first JLPT level N2 (this is the second highest level of the most demanded Japanese language proficiency test). Most Japanese institutes programs are in Japanese only, indeed.
No because even beginners can enroll in a Japanese language school (though high school students should have a least a basic knowledge). Those schools (a bunch of which are affiliated with Motivist Japan) are used to training international students and helping them reach the aforementioned JLPT level N2. Only once they reach such level of proficiency will foreign students be able to study in Japanese higher education institutes (or find work, for that matter).
In other words, those who dream to study in Japan (and there are more and more young people worldwide who dream of Japan), they must first learn Japanese in Japan. That’s what Motivist Japan help them achieve. And in turn, it opens a world of opportunities to those students.
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