To obtain a Pre-college visa you need to proceed in two steps. First step, the school applies for a "Certificate of Eligibilty" on behalf of the student. Second step, the student applies for the pre-college visa in their home country after being granted a Certificate of Eligibility.
| Process | April Starting | July Starting |
October Starting | January Starting |
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| First step | Application Due | Middle of Dec. | Middle of Feb. | Middle of Jun. | Middle of Aug. |
| School applies for Certificate of Eligibility to Japan immigration. | End of Dec. | End of Feb. | End of Jun. | End of Aug. | |
| Immigration reviews documents | Jan. - Feb. | Mar. - Apr. | Jul.- Aug. | Sep. - Oct. | |
| Immigration notices school for either approval or disapproval for Certificate of Eligibility | Mar. | May. | Sep. | Nov. | |
| Second step | School sends original certificate of Eligibility to student | Mar. | May. | Sep. | Nov. |
| Student applies for Pre-college visa to Japan embassy in student own country | Mar.-Apr. | May.- Jun. | Sep. - Oct. | Nov.-Dec | |
| Entrance into Japan and start the program | Apr. | Jul. | Oct. | Jan. |
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