Hi,
I’m 21 years old and I’m from France. I want to attend a language school in Japan through Dokodemo. I am particularly interested in Akamonkai because I’ve heard great things about it (and it seems much better than Toshin, lol).
The thing is, I’ve been self-studying Japanese, but I missed the JLPT this December due to personal reasons. I want to start the course in July 2026, and I need to submit my application before March. I was planning to write a letter explaining and documenting my self-study (around 150 hours), but I know it’s not the official source. I also asked ChatGPT whether Akamonkai would accept a visa application with a self-study letter, but they said they only accept students with the JLPT N5 certificate.
I really want to start in July, because if I wait until October 2026 or January 2027, the visa renewal would result in a shorter visa.
Do you have any advice on how I could strengthen my visa application? I plan to show more than the required 14,000 USD for the visa, and my father will pay for the school fees.
Thank you very much for your help!
by Blacksmith-Brilliant