Visa and Status of Residence
Our University uses PUGS (Toyo University Online Application System for COE and Status of Residence) to conduct procedures for application, renewal and change of a
If you apply for a proxy application for a Certificate of Eligibility for your new entry, for a change of your status of residence to “Student,” for an extension of your period of stay with a status of residence of “Student,” for a status of residence of “Activities Other Than Those Permitted under the Status of Residence Previously Granted,” or for a change of your status of residence of “Student” to “Temporary Visitor” or “Designated Activities,” our University will prepare an application form by using the information registered in this system, and the office in charge at your campus will provide it to you.
To learn how to use the system, please go to “HELP” at the bottom of the login page.
Once you acquire a new Residence Card, please promptly go to the office in charge at your campus to present it.
Frequently Asked Questions You will be transferred to an external website (created by Toyo University Support Office for COE and Status of Residence).
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Procedure |
Period of stay |
Application procedure |
Notification after completion of procedure |
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Extension of the period of stay with the status of residence of “Student” |
Three months to four years and three months |
Apply through PUGS (Toyo University Online Application System for COE and Status of Residence) Login ID: Your e-mail address provided by our University (@toyo.jp) |
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Change status of residence (to “Student”) |
Three months to four years and three months |
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Change status of residence (to “Designated Activities”) Note: Continue to conduct a job search. |
For six months |
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Change status of residence (to “Temporary Visitor”) |
Usually 30 days |
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Permission to engage in activities other than those permitted under the status of residence previously granted |
Until the expiration date of the period of stay |
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Notification of a change in items on the Residence Card |
Until the expiration date of the period of stay |
Ministry of Justice website: Top page>Applications and Procedures>Procedures for the Residency Management System |
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Point-Based System for Highly-Skilled Foreign Professionals |
Ministry of Justice website: Top page>Preferential Immigration Treatment based on the Point-Based System for Highly-Skilled Foreign Professionals |
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Information on support for foreign residents and various procedures
Immigration Services Agency of Japan: https://www.isa.go.jp/en/index.html
For various procedures, please complete them at the Regional Immigration Services Bureau that has jurisdiction over your area of residence.
Tokyo Regional Immigration Services Bureau：https://www.isa.go.jp/en/about/region/tokyo/index.html