i...am so nervous. uugh. im allowed to go to high school in japan, where i would live with my aunt, and im worrying about many things. My aunt lives in Fussa,Tokyo. any schools there for foreigners who barely know Japanese????? i am trying to memorize the hiragana characters, so i know some o the. i know phrases but thats it. im in the united states, so do i need to do something about staying in Japan for all of highschool????? am i allowed to stay for that long???? when does the school year begin, and how old would i be in 1st year of highschool? my parents are allowing me, they finally said yes...but im not sure what i have to do to get into highschool. i dont know anything about how to do this!
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You need to tell us how old you are first. Or there is no accurate answer. >im allowed to go to high school in japan, where i would live with my aunt, How do you live in Japan? I don't think you can get dependent visa even if your aunt is in Japan. Which visa do you get? >My aunt lives in Fussa,Tokyo. any schools there for foreigners who barely know Japanese????? Fussa has Yokota Air Base. If you live there as a child of military personnel, they would arrange school for you. Otherwise, there are few schools for kids without Japanese skill. If you are 15 or older, you would go to a high school. But high school in Japan is not compulsory. It means not everyone is allowed to go. You must take and pass entrance exam no matter which high school you go. >am i allowed to stay for that long???? You can't stay in Japan for more than 90 days without visa. >when does the school year begin, In April. >and how old would i be in 1st year of highschool? 15
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You cannot come to Japan and start living even with your aunt. Unless something happened to your parents, you are parentless and your aunt is your custodian (eg they have full legal custody of you), you might qualify for a dependent visa in that situation only. I'm curious about the situation that allows you to go to Japan and live with your aunt? Are you a duel national with Japanese citizenship?
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This is somewhat unusual. You have two chances..... 1- You currently have dual citizenship. If so, you are in like Flynn. if not..... 2- Your aunt would probably, and I say probably, be able to help if she could show that she had guardianship/custody of you. Failing one of these, I guess there would be the possibility of some kind of exchange program, but I wouldn't want to bet on that being a happening thing. But without speaking, reading and writing Japanese, you are screwed in a major way unless you have the money to pay for a private international school. Could you make it in a public high school? Well, first there are the tests, which are in Japanese. You decide if you could handle those. Secondly, the courses in public high schools are in, you guessed it, Japanese. But I guess if you can pass the entrance exams, you'll be okay. Which brings us back to the question as to whether or not you can 1- either pass the entrance exams or 2- have the money for a private international school. I think you can see where this is going, huh?
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I know some American come to Japan as the exchange student for high school, but don't know if it's possible to go to the high school as the permanent one. Kita-tama high school near Fussa accepts non-native Japanese speakers: http://educationinjapan.wordpress.com/the-scoop-on-schools/tokyo-metropolitan-government-kitatama-high-school-tachikawa-tokyo/ You will come to Japan on your own will, won't you? So remember you have an option, you can suspend your plan right now if you are not confident of the proficiency. You don't need to get hurried.
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