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V. Non-Immigrant Visa Requirements for Long-term Regular Academic Programs / 9(F)

Student Visa Applicants must be a foreign national who is at least eighteen years of age who seek to enter the Philippines temporarily and solely for the purpose of taking up a course of study higher than high school at a university, seminary, academy, college or school, permitted by the Commissioner of Immigration to accept foreign students.

Prior approval from the Department of Foreign Affairs is required prior to issuance of a visa under this category.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS

  1. Original passport and photocopy of its data page. The passport must be valid for at least six (6) months beyond the intended period of stay in the Philippines;
  2. Duly accomplished FA Form No. 2 (Affix signature as shown in the passport) https://tokyo.philembassy.net/downloads/visa-nonimmi.pdf;
  3. Passport-size color photograph, taken within the last 3 months pasted in the designated box in the application form (Note: Photo should have a white or off-white background, neutral facial expression, no eyeglasses/accessories);
  4. Duly accomplished Undertaking for Visa https://tokyo.philembassy.net/downloads/forms/undertaking-visa-applicant.pdf;
  5. Original and photocopy of the accepting Philippine school’s Notice of Admission (NOA);
  6. Original and photocopy of the Certificate of Admission and Eligibility (CAE) issued by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED, if enrolled in courses/programs where restrictions exist due to shortage of facilities (i.e. medicine, dentistry).
  7. Police clearance issued by the Japanese police authorities. Must bear Apostille certification;
  8. Original and copy of Medical Certificate (FA Form No. 11 https://tokyo.philembassy.net/downloads/dfaform11.pdf ) accomplished by a General Practitioner. The medical certificate must also include the x-ray results with CD, laboratory reports, etc. The certificate will be acceptable within six (6) months from the date the examination was conducted. Must bear Apostille certification.
  9. Self-addressed ¥600 Letterpack.

The student applicant must directly apply for admission to his/her Philippine educational institution of interest. The accepting Philippine school shall forward the application package to the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for approval. Once approved, the application package shall be endorsed by CHED to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). The DFA will inform the Philippine Embassy for issuance of the student visa. The Philippine Embassy shall then notify the student accordingly.

The Philippine Embassy does not endorse applications for admission to any school in the Philippines. Please refer to the admitting school authorities for specific details of their foreign student admission programs.