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Guide to Japanese Visas

ATTENTION

Due to the complexity nature of visa requirements, we are UNABLE to respond to visa-related inquiries made through this website at the moment. We advise you to contact the Consular Section of the Embassy or Consulate General of Japan nearest you for more information and advice. Thank you.

1. If your purpose is a short-term stay...

(A stay of up to 90 days for tourism, business, visiting friends or relatives, etc. that does not include paid activities)

Click on the nationality of the visa applicant who will travel to Japan.

2. If your purpose is to work or a long-term stay...

(A stay during which the applicant performs paid work in Japan, a stay of over 90 days in Japan, etc.)

3. Visa Application Procedure

Points to Note and Application Method

Number of Days Required for Acquiring a Visa

Frequency of Valid Entries on a Visa and Period of Validity of a Visa

Visa Fees

Criteria of Visa Issuance

4. Chart of procedures

For short-term stay (tourism, business, visiting relatives, etc.)

For long-term stay (to live or work, etc. in Japan)

5. Visa System in Japan

Inquiries Concerning Visas

Phone: 03-5501-8431

(1) Automatic answering machine service (24 hours)

(2) Inquiries about visa examination status
(Note: Only in cases in which the application documents have been sent from the Japanese Embassy/or Consulate General to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Monday to Friday, 10:00-12:00 and 14:00-16:00

(3) Other inquiries about visas
Monday to Friday,
09:00-12:15 and 13:15-17:00

Frequently Asked Questions

Tell me why you rejected my visa application.

I want to go to Japan. Do I need a visa?

I want to invite a foreign national to Japan. What procedures are necessary?

What should I do to get a certificate of eligibility?

Other questions

Guide to Living in Japan

Guide to Living in Japan (PDF Format )
Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish

Leaflet (PDF Format )
Japanese, English, Portuguese

TOPICS

Statistics for the Number of Visas Issued in 2009 (May 2010)

Individual Sightseeing Visas for Chinese (May 2010)

Visas for Chinese group tourists, family tourists, and individual tourists

Japan's Visa Policy in Accordance with Measures to Combat Trafficking in Persons (February 2009)

Establishment of the Center for Consular Services (October 2009)

Handling of Visas by the Japanese Embassy and Consulates-General in China for Chinese Group Tourists to Japan (May 2007)

MULTIPLE Entry Visa for temporary visitors (January 2007)

The Working Holiday Programmes in Japan

APEC Business Travel Card

Visa Application Documents (download)

Visa application documents package (includes all of the following documents) [PDF]

Visa application form [PDF]

Letter of guarantee [PDF]

Letter of reason for invitation [PDF]

List of visa applicants [PDF]

Overview of company / organization [PDF]

Schedule of stay [PDF]

Links

The Immigration Bureau, the Ministry of Justice

MOFA's Web Server Network Embassies and Consulates
(The web sites of Japanese embassies and consulates general overseas)

Japan Association for Working Holiday Makers

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