I am currently looking at language schools in Japan and am now facing a dilemma. I studied abroad in highschool for a year to Japan with the Rotary international youth exchange program. There I attended a local highschool and lived with a host family. I had a 1 years student visa for that exchange. In 2022 I studied abroad at a Japanese University for a year on a student Visa. I attended the university for 2 semesters.
I now have my bachelor's and am looking to improve my language skills at a language school in Japan. I have been using Gogo Nihon to help but the guy I am in correspondence with is saying I don't qualify because I've had a student visa already for 2 years. On the official Japanese government website for Visa's it says you can get a visa for 4 years and 3 months or less.
Even though I've never attended a language school does my previous student visa's count against me? I can't find a clear answer anywhere. Any help would be appreciated.
by NoProgress3241