Application Documents and Procedure | Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

1.Preparation of Required Documents

Before starting online application, prepare the following documents digitally as you are required to submit the information in on the online application as well as send them to APU via email. The documents must be written in English or Japanese.

• (a)Valid Passport Copy

  • If you are a Japanese citizen and have a Japanese passport, you will need a copy of your Japanese passport.

• (b)Digital ID photo

  • This will be used for your Certificate of Eligibility application to the Immigration Services Agency of Japan and must meet the requirements as detailed on their website.

• (c)Financial Proof – Certificate of Deposit Balance issued by Bank, Scholarship Letter, etc.

  • Official and original document is required.

  • If the original document was issued electronically, an electronical version will suffice. If the original document was issued on paper, we require you to send us the original by post.

  • It must be dated within three months from the date of application.

  • Required minimum amount: 500,000 yen for one semester / 1,000,000 yen for one year

  • Balances of Mutual Fund accounts, Stock Market, credit card and life insurance policies are not acceptable.

• (d)Language proficiency score

  • Please make sure that your language proficiency score meets the requirement. Only scores for examinations taken within two years from the date of application will be accepted. If you do not have a valid score sheet, we can instead accept an official letter certifying your English or Japanese proficiency issued by a professor or instructor at your home university who can evaluate your language ability.

  • Proof of English language proficiency will be exempted if applicants are from partner universities located in the following countries: Australia, Canada, Singapore, U.K. and U.S.A.