Required documents for Japan
If you have any of the documents listed below and you can meet the submission requirements listed on the right, you may Apply Online or come to our office. If your documents are not listed here please upload them using our Inquiry Form. We will respond to your inquiry by email.
Secondary Education
Secondary / High School Studies
Required Documents
卒業証書 (中等教育学校)
Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate
sotsugyo-shosho (chuto-kyoiku-gakko)
sotsugyo-shosho (chuto-kyoiku-gakko)
卒業証書(専修学校高等課程)
Graduation certificate (upper secondary, specialized training college)
sotsugyo-shosho (senshugakko-koto-katei)
sotsugyo-shosho (senshugakko-koto-katei)
合格証書 (高等学校卒業程度認定試験)
Certificate of Upper Secondary School Equivalency Examination
gokaku-shosho (kotogakko-sotsugyoteido-nintei-shiken)
gokaku-shosho (kotogakko-sotsugyoteido-nintei-shiken)
How to Apply
Option 1: Contact your high school and ask that your official Graduation Certificate and Transcript be mailed directly to our office in a sealed envelope.
Option 2: Mail or bring your ORIGINAL Graduation Certificate and Transcript to our office. (Scans, faxes, photocopies and notarized copies are not considered original documents and cannot be accepted).
If your documents are not issued in English, please also send certified English translations of all documents. If you do not have translations, Globe can provide translations for a modest fee.
Option 2: Mail or bring your ORIGINAL Graduation Certificate and Transcript to our office. (Scans, faxes, photocopies and notarized copies are not considered original documents and cannot be accepted).
If your documents are not issued in English, please also send certified English translations of all documents. If you do not have translations, Globe can provide translations for a modest fee.
Post Secondary Education
College or University Studies
Required Documents
Associate Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree
Doctorate
How to Apply
Option 1: Contact your university and ask that your official transcripts be mailed directly to our office in a sealed envelope.
Option 2: Mail or bring your ORIGINAL Graduation Certificate and Transcripts to our office. (Scans, faxes, photocopies and notarized copies are not considered original documents and cannot be accepted).
If your documents are not issued in English, please also send certified English translations of all documents. If you do not have translations, Globe can provide translations for a modest fee.
Option 2: Mail or bring your ORIGINAL Graduation Certificate and Transcripts to our office. (Scans, faxes, photocopies and notarized copies are not considered original documents and cannot be accepted).
If your documents are not issued in English, please also send certified English translations of all documents. If you do not have translations, Globe can provide translations for a modest fee.