Student Visa - Age Query

Hi! I am planning on going to a graduate school in Japan in the field that I have been already work on (I am a lawyer) and I already got accepted to a program under the economy faculty of a reputable university in Tokyo. My school has applied for my COE in mid-December as the school starts in April and I am still waiting for my COE. While I have been told that the student visa is usually a pretty straight forward process (particularly in those cases where the school in question is not a language school), I was worried if my age would raise concerns as I am 38 years old and have traveled to Japan many times previously as a tourist. I also submitted them financial documents proving that I can support myself while in Japan. Have any of you had any experience applying for a student visa at an age, which is not traditionally seen as a student age?

A visa is never guaranteed and they can deny for any number of reasons, but being 38 years old is not going to be one if them if you�fve been accepted onto a programme of stude in Japan and can prove it. You are FAR from being the oldest person to have gone to study in Japan so provided everything else I said in order there will be mom problems.

Thank you so much for your reply. Much appreciated. I should post an update here when the whole ordeal is over, hopefully soon.

I have today been informed that my COE is issued. In my case, it took 8 weeks since the date of application.