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Individual application

Application Method and Exam Procedure

STEP 1

Register for a personal My Page*1

STEP 2

Log in to personal My Page

STEP 3

Select the exam industry

After selecting the industry you are applying for, please confirm your registration information. If there are no errors,*2Proceed to reservation.

STEP 4

Select exam date, time and venue

Select the exam date/time and venue to book your exam.3

Check the exam date and venue

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STEP 5

Pay the exam fee

Payment by credit card or PayPay*4will be completed. Your reservation is confirmed after payment.

A confirmation slip will be displayed upon completion of your reservation.

Please save this as it will be needed on the day of the exam.

STEP 6

On the day of the exam

STEP 7

Download exam result notification

Precautions

*1) Duplicate registration of your My Page is prohibited. 

You can only register one My Page per person. 
If you register false information, create duplicate My Pages, and make duplicate reservations, you may be prohibited from taking the Specified Skills tests conducted by OTAFF for up to 5 years. 

Attention

After taking an exam, if you take another exam in the same industry, you must wait 45 days from the day after your previous exam.
In other words, you can take the exam again starting from the 46th day after the exam date. 

You can change the information registered on your My Page. 

Please log in to your My Page and submit a request to change your information.
However, even if you submit a request for information change five business days in advance, you will not be able to take the exam unless it is approved by OTAFF by three business days before the exam date. If you apply for information change less than a week before the exam date, please call OTAFF.

Contact
03-6261-4949 (Weekdays 9:15 AM - 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM)

If the name, date of birth, or passport number registered on your My Page does not match the MRZ, you will not be able to take the exam.
For details, [Important infomation for the exam dayPlease check ※3 in the [ ].

3) You cannot make duplicate reservations for the same exam.

You can only reserve one exam at a time for the same exam. You cannot make multiple reservations at the same time.
When re-booking, please make your reservation after the exam date has passed.

You can change the exam date.

Please change your exam date by 11:59 PM JST three business days prior to the exam date (or 11:59 PM JST four business days prior if the exam date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or Japanese national holiday). Please log in to your My Page to make the change.
Please note that changes cannot be made after the deadline. Also, reservations for the exam cannot be canceled.

Please wait 45 days before retaking. 

After taking an exam, if you take another exam in the same industry, you must wait 45 days from the day after your previous exam.
In other words, you can take the exam again starting from the 46th day after the exam date.