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International Exchange Office [Information for international students] Procedures for graduation and returning home

When returning to your home country after completing your study abroad, please carefully check the following and do not forget to complete the necessary procedures.

Regarding consular authentication and official seal confirmation of diplomas etc.

When you return to your home country and use a university-issued diploma, completion certificate, or other certificate as a certificate, depending on where you submit it, it may not be recognized as an official document.
In that case, you will need to go to the embassy or consulate of your country of origin and receive certification (consular certification) before returning to your home country. In addition, in order to obtain certification, an official seal confirmation certificate from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs may be required.
Before returning to your home country, be sure to check with the embassy or consulate of your country of origin where you will submit your certificates, etc., to confirm whether authentication is required.

外務省大阪分室(公印確認証明書の発行場所)
〒540-0008 大阪市中央区大手前4-1-75 大阪府合同庁舎第4号館4階
Tel:06-6941-4700
地下鉄谷町線 中央線「谷町四丁目」駅5番出口すぐ

Cancellation of electricity, gas, water, mobile phone, internet provider contracts, etc.

Once you have decided on the day you will move out of the dormitory, please contact your electric or gas company's sales office or agency and receive instructions on how to settle your charges. Please contact your municipality's water bureau to settle your water bill.
Also, don't forget to cancel and pay for your mobile phone, internet, etc. contracts.

Disposal of bulky garbage, etc.

Please clean your room thoroughly and throw away your garbage in the designated place on the designated day. Please be especially careful when disposing of bulky garbage.
Also, please be careful when disposing of air conditioners, televisions, refrigerators/freezers, washing machines, and computers that require recycling fees.

Return of National Health Insurance Card and payment

Before returning to your home country, please report to the National Health Insurance Division of your local government office and complete the procedures for returning your health insurance card and making payment. If you neglect this procedure, you will have to continue paying insurance premiums forever.

Return of alien registration certificate

When you return to your country, please get your departure stamp stamped at the airport where you will be leaving the country and return it.

Notification of destination for graduation album

Graduation albums for international students will be sent to the home of the graduate's guarantor around late June after graduation. However, if the guarantor is a university, it will not be sent anywhere as is. Please let us know the address you would like it sent to in advance. Separate shipping charges are required for overseas shipments.
Graduation albums will not be distributed to Osaka Sangyo University Graduate School.

Registration for returned international student email newsletter

The Japan Student Services Organization, an independent administrative agency, publishes an e-mail magazine for returned international students. Even after you return to your home country, you can receive information on follow-up projects for former international students, research support, and the latest information on Japan by email.
If you wish to receive the distribution, please access the address below and register.

About short-term stay after graduation

I think some people may wish to stay in Japan for a while after graduation in order to sort out their studies, travel, greet others, etc. In that case, if you write the reason and apply to the Immigration Bureau, you may be granted a residence permit with the residence status of "Temporary Visitor."