I’m currently preparing to apply to a Japanese language school and working on my Certificate of Eligibility (COE). I have a question about the financial documentation part and would really appreciate hearing about your experiences.
My situation is a bit tricky: part of my income will be officially declared and taxed, but only for about 7 months of the year in which im planning to apply. So official income with taxes and all this stuff is like 4000$ a month. The rest of my income wasn’t formally declared for past 3 years, but i can show that income in bank statement. Won't be able to explain why i didn't pay taxes for 3 years though
For those of you who have already gone through the COE process: Is it critical that all income is officially declared, or is it enough to show sufficient savings / bank balance? Did anyone have a similar situation, and how did it turn out?
I’m trying to understand how big of a risk this might be before submitting my documents.
by Wise_Technician_8090