just a heads up it arrived in the mail today - I mean it’s just a piece of paper for N5, but still…got holograms and official and everything 
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Wait, we’re supposed to receive something? I never got anything from my JLPT last year, lmao.
P.s. congrats!
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you need to apply (and pay if I recall correctly) to receive the physical certificate
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Where do you apply to do so? Is it something you can do online?
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Ah, that makes sense then. I don’t think I’ll bother with that until I reach N1 (or if I otherwise need it, lmao).
You apply for it on the JLPT site. The same one where your results are published. There is a little checkbox you can check to say that you want your results delivered to you. It is under the tab named test result and certificate issuance
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yeah it isn’t really that necessary unless you apply for something that needs it. Or if you just want to keep a physical version of it for some reason.
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I think that’s only in Japan, isn’t it? I’ve always received a certificate even though I never specifically asked for it (in France & in the UK).
Haven’t received it yet this year so @whisketown 's message gave me hope it would be soon 
The SOAS (London) website does say they will send them between March & April (actually I just checked and they changed their wording, saying they’re currently sending them out!!).
I agree it may not be a necessity but I’m always happy to have it, just because it’s nice.
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That might be the case since I’ve only ever done the JLPT in Japan. I thought it might be similar abroad. In my case I received a regular letter showing that I had passed, but there is also an official stamped certificate you can apply for which I also received after making the application. That one sounds more like the one @whisketown mentioned.
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We need a Bunpro certificate with @Jake’s signature and a badge. Maybe when the Bunpro store goes online 
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There’s a Bunpro store in the works?? 
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Congrats! I got mine framed and on the wall as motivation.
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I also got my certificate that I failed. Have not received such certificate before as at least SOAS or in Japan, the don’t send it… The shame (even though I just take the N2 exam for fun and see my progress or regress) of not passing is really good motivator to study it seems haha
I have already applied for the N2 again in July this year lol
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Makes sense! It may be different depending on where outside Japan you take it, at least SOAS in London does send it as I got mine today as well 
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Same here, SOAS London certificate arrived today.
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