Your student status at Waseda University will become either "On leave" or "Studying abroad". Please confirm with your School/Graduate School office.

[If your student status is "on leave"]

Your status of residence as "Student" will be subject to revocation, so be sure to return your residence card at the airport when leaving the country. You will need to apply for a "Certificate of Eligibility (COE)" when returning to Waseda. See here for the application procedures for the COE. It will take 2 to 3 months to apply for the COE, so be sure to have plenty of time before your return to the university.

[If your student status is "Studying abroad"]

If you are studying abroad in one of the programs provided by the Center for International Education, you will receive instructions through the orientations before you leave. If you are going abroad under any other programs, please inquire your School/Graduate School office.