With the relaxation of border measures for the new coronavirus, the government will start a "smooth entry scheme for international students" from mid-March to make it easier for foreign students to enter the country.The plan is to accept about 3 international students a day on weekdays when there are plenty of seats on international passenger planes, which is separate from the maximum number of immigrants for border measures, which is 1 a day.
According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the smooth immigration scheme for international students will be implemented by the International Student Immigration Support Center established by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the Immigration Bureau of Japan.The specific procedure will be announced soon, but the support center will consult with universities, colleges of technology, high schools, Japanese language education institutions, etc. that accept international students, and make a tentative reservation for boarding flights.
The policy is to continue until the end of May, targeting domestic airline international flights from Monday to Thursday, when there are relatively few business passengers.The entry of international students is handled separately from the general quota set for each flight.
Approximately 2020 foreign students are unable to enter the country even though they have been certified as having a status of residence after January 1.The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology estimates that the number of new students who wish to enroll from this spring could reach up to 15.
However, due to the lengthening of the period during which they cannot enter Japan, many people have given up studying abroad in Japan and switched to studying abroad in other countries where the restrictions on entry are looser than in Japan. There were calls for mitigation.
reference:[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology] Application for entry into Japan
