Japan student visa interview practice
Your choice of course and institution in Japan, academic preparation, funding, study plans and goals after the programme. Practise the 6 questions the real interviewer asks with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
Free with an Intaviu account: 320 credits a month, at 10 credits a minute of practice. Private: interview creators never see them.
- 15 minutes
- 6 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About this interview
This interview assesses whether you are a genuine student with a coherent reason for studying in Japan. The interviewer may examine your academic background, knowledge of the programme, funding arrangements and the connection between the course and your longer-term plans.
How to prepare
- Review the programme content and prepare specific reasons for your choice of course and institution.
- Connect your transcripts, previous subjects and experience to the work you expect to do on the programme.
- Make sure you can explain the source and structure of your study funding accurately.
- Research accommodation, transport and language support without presenting guesses as facts.
- Check the official Japanese government site and the relevant official mission for current visa rules and interview instructions.
Common mistakes
- Giving only the country's reputation as the reason for choosing the programme.
- Knowing little about the subjects you will study.
- Giving unclear or conflicting answers about who will pay for your studies.
- Describing future plans that do not connect with the proposed course.
What to expect
A real mock interview
6 questions the way the real interviewer asks, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 4 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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