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Can I work while attending Japanese language school?
Yes only if your residence status or separate outside-activity permission authorizes the work and you follow the applicable hour/industry limits.
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What you need to know
Requirements & exceptions
- Student status alone does not authorize ordinary paid work.
Documents
- Passport/residence card
- School admission/enrollment documents
Likely cost
School- and program-specific. Tuition, admission/exam fees, materials, insurance and immigration-document costs vary; public-school compulsory education and private higher education have very different cost structures.
Where to act
The school/university and its admissions office; municipal board of education for public schools; Immigration Services Bureau when Student status or a status change is required.