Center for International Relations University of Miyazaki

Guide for Int'l Students

For Current Students

Procedures after arrival

In order to live in Japan, international students are required to do the following things:

Acquisition or Change of Residence Status
International students enrolled at the University of Miyazaki should acquire residence status as a ‘college student’. For details please ask at the Regional Immigration Bureau or the Global Support Office (GSO).
If you don't have college student residence status, you may not be treated as an international student at the University of Miyazaki.
Notification (Change) of place of residence
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You are required to notify your address at the municipal office of your place of residence.
Notifying address
Period
within 14 days of finding place where you live
Place
  • Miyazaki City Hall (Shimin-ka) Tel. 0985-21-1752
  • Kiyotake Town Hall (Shimin Seikatsu-ka) Tel. 0985-85-1103
Items
Resident card or Passport
The resident card will be issued after the procedure.
Change
Place
  • Miyazaki City Hall (Shimin-ka) Tel. 0985-21-1752
  • Kiyotake Town Hall (Shimin Seikatsu-ka) Tel. 0985-85-1103
Items
  • Resident card
  • Passport
If you lose Resident card, please apply for renewal / re-issuing at the Miyazaki Branch Office of the Fukuoka Immigration Bureau.
National Health Insurance (NHI)
International students in Japan are also required to join the NHI, of which you will have to pay only 30% of incurred medical expenses.
Place
  • Miyazaki City Hall (Kokuho Nenkin-ka) Tel. 0985-21-1744
  • Kiyotake Town Hall (Shimin Seikatsu-ka) Tel. 0985-85-1103
In the Nenkin-ka / Hoken-ka, it asks for the procedure of "Issue of the temporary insurance proof" and "Declaration of the insurance tax reduction (For the international student)" without fail.
Foreign nationals who apply for extension of period of stay / change of residence status are required to show their NHI card at immigration bureau .
National Pension Premium Exemption
In Japan, citizens (including foreign nationals) need to pay the national pension system at the age of twenty. But students can apply for a postponement.
Research students and special audit students can apply for an exemption.
Place
  • Miyazaki City Hall (Kokuho Nenkin-ka) Tel. 0985-21-1744
  • Kiyotake Town Hall (Shimin Seikatsu-ka) Tel. 0985-85-1103
Items
  • Certificate of Enrollment or Student Identification Card
  • Passport
The exemption must be requested every year.
Bank Account
If you open an account at a bank, you can pay the following fees via automatic transfer: Electricity, telephone, water, gas, internet fee, NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) television service, tuition fee and dormitory boarding fees.
A cash card is convenient for using cash dispensers (CDs) and automated teller machines (ATMs).
Items
  • Passport
  • Personal Seal (Hanko)*
  • Resident Card**
* If you open an account at a JP bank (Yuucho Ginko), you can use your signature instead of a seal.
** If you don't have one yet, you can use a ‘Residence Record (Jyuminhyo)’<¥300> which can be issued on the day of application. It can be issued at Kibana Branch Office. Tel.0985-58-1111