1. Gather all documents you will need to present or submit in order to obtain a Certificate of Eligibility.
2. Complete an application form.
3. Submit form along with all other required documents.

• Completed application form (1 copy)
• Photo size: 4cm3cm (1 copy):
  • A photo that shows the applicant pictured alone.
  • The applicant should face squarely to the front and should remove any hats, caps or head coverings.
  • There should be a plain background with no shadows.
  • The photo must be sharp and clear.
  • The photo must have been taken within three months prior to submission.
• A return-mail envelope affixed with stamp(s) worth 392 yen (for the recorded delivery purpose)
• The supporting documents to be submitted on the occasion of application: list. (Applicants are sometimes required to submit document material(s) other than those stipulated in the Immigration Control Act Enforcement Regulations, please refer to your regional immigration office or immigration information center.)
• A document that proves the status (if a legal representative or agent submits the application form on behalf of the applicant)

Note: In principle, documents and materials which have been submitted will Not be returned to you. If you have submitted any original copies of documents and materials, which would be difficult for you to re-obtain, and would like to have them returned to you, please notify the immigration office when you file your application.

Websites of Japanese Embassies, Consulates and Permanent Missions

Foreign Residents Information Center: Information and advice service for foreign nationals. These centers are located at Regional Immigration bureaus and District Offices of Sendai, Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Hiroshima, and Fukuoka.

Information concerning procedures for entry and stay for foreign nationals is given over the phone or by direct visit in various languages including English, Korean, Chinese and Spanish.

Immigration Offices

Email address: info-tokyo@immi-moj.go.jp

Immigration Bureau Website

Who may submit the application:

• Applicant
• A staff member of organization that accepts the foreign national, or proxy decided by the Immigration Control Act Enforcement Regulations.
• The following persons may complete the application procedure (submit the application form, etc.) in lieu of the applicant:
  • The legal representative of the applicant
  • A member of a public interest corporation whom the director of the regional immigration bureau deems to be appropriate (in cases pursuant to a request from the applicant or the legal representative of the applicant).
  • An attorney or administrative scrivener who has given notification, via the bar association or administrative scriveners' association to which he or she belongs, to the director of the regional immigration bureau which has jurisdiction over the area where such bar association or administrative scriveners' association is located (in cases pursuant to a request from the applicant or the legal representative of the applicant).

Free of charge

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Application for Certificate of Eligibility

Notes:

• You can print this form on a A4 sized paper (Japanese Industrial Standard)
• The form may be printed out in a scaled-down version, to avoid this from happening, turn off "Shrink Oversized Pages to Paper Size (K)" in the print dialogue box.

Letter of Guarantee

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

It will take about a month to three for your application to be processed.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". 
	

Applicant must submit all necessary documents in advance so that the applicant will be issued a certificate before entering Japan.

Applicant must process their application at a regional immigration office.

A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.
e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

A Certificate of Eligibility is issued to a foreign national wishing to enter Japan (except tourists or temporary visitors).

Following are procedures on how you can obtain a Certificate of Eligibility.

Enter other informations which might help

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

• Japan Immigration Bureau:

http://www.immi-moj.go.jp/english/tetuduki/kanri/shyorui/01.html

• New Residency Management System:

http://www.immi-moj.go.jp/newimmiact_1/en/index.html

More information which might help people.