Japan has been open for a long time. Although the epidemic has recurred recently, Japan has returned to normal life. Regarding the seventh wave of the epidemic, Fumio Kishida currently stated that it will not take measures to restrict freedom of movement. Therefore, some special preferential treatment measures for international students , have also been suspended one after another, please pay attention.
Previously, due to the impact of the epidemic, students who had studied at a language school for two years could continue to study in Japan with a more detailed study visa if it was difficult to return to their country. But now starting from August 1, 2022, it is no longer allowed.
Originally, language schools only allowed you to study for a maximum of two years and could not exceed it. If you could not enter a higher education or find a job within 2 years, you would have no choice but to return to your country. It was a special situation due to the epidemic before, but now it has returned to normal, so there is no reason to renew the study visa.
In addition, if due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the entry time is later than the number of students you applied to study abroad, that is, for those who entered the country later, the Japanese government has decided to wait until April 2022. The previous students will indeed affect their entry into Japan to study on time, so according to Based on the student's language school attendance rate, grades and other performance, the maximum study time can be extended by 1 year.
If you apply to study abroad in July 2022, or in subsequent periods, there is no reason to use the epidemic as a reason to postpone your trip to Japan, or to ask for an extension of your study abroad time.
Even for students before April 22, it is not that easy to extend their study abroad period for one year. First of all, the attendance rate must be good. Those with poor status of residence are not eligible for extension. And even if the requirements are met, the school will still need to help issue documents and explain the reasons. In the end, it may not be as long as one year, but may be given only a few months.
