Im planning to study in Japan for 1.5yrs but I have no experience in applying student visa. Do I have to apply 2 or 3 student visas from different language school in case 1 language school doesn't accept my application? So that I can have a backup?

I don`t think it is even possible to get a student visa without being accepted at a language school as they would have to apply for the Certificate of Eligibility on your behalf.

Furthermore, I would think you would easily get accepted into your language school of choice. If you fulfill deadlines for application and for paying fees, why wouldn`t they let you in? They have an interest in getting students

(2016-04-03, 9:36 pm)Hinsudesu Wrote: I don`t think it is even possible to get a student visa without being accepted at a language school as they would have to apply for the Certificate of Eligibility on your behalf.

This.

The process is: You get accepted to the school, then they apply for your Certificate of Eligibility and send it to you, then you convert that into a visa at the Japanese embassy in your country.

Keep in mind that, assuming you're in the US, you'll have to go through the closest embassy, if there's not one in your state. For instance, I'm from NC, but I was under the jurisdiction of the Atlanta Consulate, so I had to mail all my stuff there.

The only way I can see a language school rejecting you is if they had a small + very competitive program. Those exist, but they you can usually tell which they are (like they are very explicit about the number of students they accept). Otherwise, just get your stuff in before the deadline, even better if you can get it in sooner than that, and unless everyone also wants to go to your school that year it probably won't be a problem.

Thank you everyone for making it clear for me!