OCTOBER 2022 UPDATE: Individual journey is now allowed and if in case you continue to have a sound multiple-entry visa, it may well now be used to enter Japan beginning October 11. And then, to enter Japan, it’s required to point out proof of three doses of the COVID-19 vaccine (if you happen to don’t have this, you’ll must safe a unfavorable PCR take a look at end result performed inside 72 hours previous to departure).
Please bookmark this web page as I shall be updating it every time there are extra developments which might be relayed by the Embassy.
Japan is, indubitably, one of many overseas international locations that I’d LOVE to go to time and again! However, as a third world passport holder from the Philippines, we’re at all times required to avail of a Japan visa every time we need to enter their nation… and I’m not gonna lie: it may be fairly a problem!
As a Filipino, certainly you is perhaps considering that it’s laborious to get one… however I can let you know from expertise that it’s really NOT that troublesome!
In truth: it was simple, and by the second time that I utilized, I bought myself a a number of entry vacationer visa to Japan which now offers me the prospect to go to for as a lot as I need with out having to use for a visa beforehand. (UPDATE: As of 2018, the Embassy is now issuing 10-year visas!)
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The utility course of for a Japan visa was EASY and hopefully, with the assistance of this information, you may get to go to Japan quickly!
…But first, a disclaimer:
NO ONE may give you a assure of your Japan visa’s approval — not even a lawyer, a marketing consultant, a journey agent, or an embassy worker. Anyone who says in any other case is almost certainly going to be a scammer.
That being mentioned, what I can give you here’s a complete information with useful tricks to enhance your probabilities of getting that Japan Visa.
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ApplicationCourse of for Japan Visa
Step 1: Determine the kind of Japan visa it’s essential apply for
There are, after all, numerous varieties of Japan Visas on the market which you could apply for: a visa for medical keep, a visa for enterprise, a visa for transit, a visa for being a partner, and so forth.
For this explicit information, I’ll solely be discussing the necessities for a vacationer visa and visits to a buddy or relative since they’re experiences that I’ve gone by means of myself (each for single and a number of entry sorts in addition to if you happen to’re visiting with or and not using a guarantor/sponsor).
If, nevertheless, you’ve got a distinct state of affairs or function of go to, it’s greatest that you simply head over to this web page of the Embassy of Japan within the Philippines for extra info.
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Step 2: Prepare the required paperwork in your utility
Depending in your circumstance, click on the image ‘+‘ under to view the corresponding necessities for every part.
- Make certain that you’ve genuine, authentic (if required), and full paperwork always — ideally ALL in A4 dimension. Take word although that the embassy does NOT return any of the next paperwork that you simply’ll be submitting. If you’ve got an authentic doc that you simply need to be returned, please submit a photocopy of it too, and a word that the unique have to be returned.
(Section A) Japan Tourist Visa WITHOUT Any Guarantor/Sponsor
- Philippine Passport. If your photograph has damaged lamination, it would NOT be accepted. Make certain as nicely that your passport is legitimate for six months previous to your supposed journey date, it has your signature, and has at the least two (2) clean pages.
. - A duly achieved Japan Visa Application Form.
- Print the Japan Visa Application Form in A4 dimension.
- Download the appliance type from right here (you possibly can see a pattern filled-out type of this right here). It is feasible to kind your info on this kind; in any other case, if you happen to’re going to fill it out by hand, ensure there shall be NO erasures. Best to put in writing in print or in capitalized letters too.
- Do fully fill out the shape correctly and guarantee that you’ve signed it along with your signature. Put “N/A” in all areas that aren’t relevant, particularly on the 2nd web page.
- To view, a pattern filled-out Japan Visa Application Form, see right here.
- There are sections right here that ask in your airline and lodge identify…
This does NOT imply that you’re required to ebook your airline and lodge beforehand as a result of the embassy does NOT require candidates to ebook it earlier than approval. That being mentioned, simply write right here your supposed airline to ebook with and the lodge that you simply plan to remain in ought to your Japan visa be permitted. If you’re going to remain in a number of accommodations, simply decide one to put in writing on the shape.
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If in case you need some “peace of mind” and nonetheless need to ebook a lodge to point out to the embassy, it’s greatest to do it with Booking.com or Agoda.com. With them, you possibly can reserve a lodge with NO pre-payment and you may even cancel the reserving a day earlier than your arrival with NO cancellation expenses in any respect.
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For flights, you possibly can simply get a flight reservation on-line with OneWayFly for a small payment of solely Php 1,000~. I extremely suggest them as a result of they’re quick, simple, and legit; plus, I’ve been utilizing them for years for all of my visa functions! (Read right here for more information).
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When it’s time to ebook your remaining roundtrip tickets, my go-to platform is Skyscanner for the most effective flight offers.
- 4.5cm x 4.5 cm Photo (white background). This have to be pasted on the Japan Visa Application type.
- The photograph have to be taken prior to now 6 months.
- Photos which might be pixelated or of low decision will NOT be accepted.
- Please additionally write your identify and birthdate on the bottom of the photograph earlier than pasting it.
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- NSO Birth Certificate. This have to be an NSO Original that has been issued inside one (1) 12 months. It have to be acquired from the PSA’s (Philippine Statistics Office’s) predominant workplace or from any Serbilis Outlet Centers nationwide. In case your start certificates from PSA is unreadable or has incomplete info, please submit your start certificates issued by PSA along with a start certificates from the Local Civil Registrar. Otherwise…
- If your start certificates is “Late Registration”, submit your Baptismal Certificate (it should have the entire handle and phone info of the church) and School Record [Form 137] from highschool or elementary (it should have full handle and phone info of the college).
- If you’ve got NO report in PSA, please submit a “Certificate of Non-Record” from PSA along with a start certificates from the Local Civil Registrar.
A start certificates is NOT required for submission IF you’ve got already been issued a Japan Visa earlier than (outdated or nonetheless legitimate). However, if you’re going to take a guarantor/sponsor that could be a member of your loved ones, you’ll nonetheless must submit it as proof of your relationship.
- NSO Marriage Certificate. Of course, that is provided that you’re married. Make certain that it has been issued inside one 12 months from PSA Main Office/Serbilis Outlet Center (Nationwide). In case there isn’t any report in PSA, please submit a “Certificate of Non-Record” from PSA along with the Marriage Certificate from the Local Civil Registrar.
This is NOT required for submission IF you’ve got already been issued a Japan Visa earlier than (outdated or nonetheless legitimate).
- Daily Schedule in Japan. Download the shape right here. This is principally the way you give the Embassy a tough concept of your journey itinerary. I guarantee you that it doesn’t have to be difficult or totally detailed. Check out the examples of day by day schedule kinds that I’ve stuffed out under.
- Along with this, I often connect a cowl letter explaining the aim of my journey to Japan. To see an instance, go right here.
- Bank Certificate. This have to be an authentic copy out of your financial institution which have to be issued inside the previous 3 months.
- How a lot ought to you’ve got in your checking account? The Japan Embassy didn’t point out any minimal stability requirement, however I’ve certainly heard of somebody (and a few others) who was (had been) granted a Japan visa even with solely Php 50,000 within the financial institution (with a visit that spanned 5 days) — so let’s use that at least commonplace (however once more it’s at all times greatest that you’ve extra).
- Meanwhile, do take word that your financial institution certificates will typically present the month-to-month common stability of your financial savings account; due to this fact, depositing a sudden massive amount of cash in an effort to help you in your visa utility is NOT actually a good suggestion.
- ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE ON A GUARANTOR/SPONSOR FOR YOUR APPLICATION? Then submit his/her financial institution certificates as a substitute.
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- How a lot ought to you’ve got in your checking account? The Japan Embassy didn’t point out any minimal stability requirement, however I’ve certainly heard of somebody (and a few others) who was (had been) granted a Japan visa even with solely Php 50,000 within the financial institution (with a visit that spanned 5 days) — so let’s use that at least commonplace (however once more it’s at all times greatest that you’ve extra).
- Proof of Income. If you’re retired or a senior citizen, you possibly can chorus from submitting an ITR for so long as you submit your Bank Certificate and clarify why you possibly can’t submit an ITR. Otherwise…
- For employed individuals.
- Latest ITR (Form 2316) clear photocopy in A4 paper with the receipt stamp from BIR (or if you happen to used e-Tax, please submit the receipt notification).
- If you do NOT have an ITR, write a easy letter explaining why you’re unable to submit it (examples: you’re newly employed, and so forth.)
- Certificate of Employment specifying applicant’s place, interval of employment, month-to-month (or annual) earnings, and certifier’s identify and get in touch with info
- For self-employed / enterprise individuals.
- If you’re a freelancer, present your newest ITR (Form 1701A) clear photocopy on A4 paper.
- If you personal a enterprise, submit the corporate ITR and a duplicate of the Certificate of Registration issued by DTI / SEC.
- If you do NOT have an ITR, write a easy letter explaining why you’re unable to submit it (examples: if you’re a brand new enterprise, a newly self-employed individual, you’re being taxed overseas, and so forth.)
- !!! Start submitting your native taxes as early as NOW — in any case, a number of embassies (not solely Japan) require an ITR. So if you happen to’re searching for a hassle-free expertise on Philippines tax compliance, I counsel registering with Taxumo as a result of they will deal with actually all the things for you: tax kinds, funds, and submissions.
- For OFWs.
- Provide tax exemption type from BIR.
- Certificate of Employment (or contract of employment)
- For unemployed individuals.
- Given the best way the Embassy of Japan presents its necessities for visa utility, it’s greatest that you simply purchase a guarantor/sponsor who can present an ITR and assist help your monetary standing.
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- Given the best way the Embassy of Japan presents its necessities for visa utility, it’s greatest that you simply purchase a guarantor/sponsor who can present an ITR and assist help your monetary standing.
- For employed individuals.
- List of Visa Applicants. This is solely if you’re making use of as a bunch or as a household. For this, you want a consultant applicant and this may be certainly one of your dad and mom or your key sponsor. To accomplish this, simply refill the shape discovered right here. Print in on an A4 paper as at all times.
- There is a bit within the type that asks for a “Relationship with the inviting person and guarantor”, simply write N/A right here since you’re solely making use of as a vacationer. This is barely relevant if you happen to’re visiting mates or relations in Japan.
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(Section B) Japan Tourist Visa WITH Non-Japanese Guarantor/Sponsor LIVING IN the Philippines
This type of utility is relevant for college kids, minors, unemployed individuals, spouses (if certainly one of you possibly can’t submit a financial institution certificates), and even self-employed individuals/freelancers (who can’t present an ITR and don’t have any sturdy motive why they will’t submit it). This additionally applies to anybody who has an organization/company to sponsor their journey.
For submitting the mandatory necessities, merely submit the necessities listed in part (A), numbers #1 to #6 and with regards to (#7) Bank Certificate and (#8) Proof of Income, ask these out of your guarantor/sponsor — it might be your mother, dad, brother, sister, buddy, boyfriend, girlfriend, relative, firm, and so forth. who resides within the Philippines.
Take word, nevertheless, that there are NO ensures of approval in case your guarantor is NOT a member of the family of yours. In truth, it’s mentioned that it’s quite a bit higher to have a direct member of the family sponsoring you.
For different paperwork, you must also submit the next…
- Guarantee Letter. Download the template right here: [Japanese] or [English]. This have to be issued inside the previous 3 months.
- Under “Seal”, that is supposedly for firms who will sponsor you. If it’s a person who doesn’t have a seal, he/she will simply put his/her signature there.
- For a number of candidates who’ve the identical guarantor, please write the identify of the consultant and “Others names, see attached list”. Then, don’t overlook to fill out the “List of Visa Applicants” doc talked about in #10 in Section A above.
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- Photocopy of Guarantor/Sponsor’s Passport. Provide a photocopy of the bio web page solely; if not, it may be a photocopy of any Visa web page or any government-issued ID.
- If your guarantor/sponsor is a foreigner or overseas nationwide, please additionally present a photocopy of his/her id card (I-CARD) or AEP (Alien Employment Permit).
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- If your guarantor/sponsor is a foreigner or overseas nationwide, please additionally present a photocopy of his/her id card (I-CARD) or AEP (Alien Employment Permit).
- Proof of Relationship. If your sponsor is a member of your loved ones, you possibly can present paperwork comparable to an NSO start or marriage certificates (as relevant), and so forth. If it’s a buddy, it may be images of the two of you collectively, screenshots of chat conversations, emails, and so forth.
- For your cowl letter, it helps to elucidate why the mentioned individual is serving as your sponsor or guarantor.
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
- If you’re a scholar or minor…
- Submit your Certificate of Enrollment and/or faculty report (Form 137).
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- Submit your Certificate of Enrollment and/or faculty report (Form 137).
- If your guarantor/sponsor is a foreigner or overseas nationwide…
- If he has NO account in any of the native banks within the Philippines, he/she will present a photocopy of his/her financial institution assertion with contact particulars.
- Providing payslips will assist.
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(Section C) Japan Tourist Visa WITH Japanese Guarantor/Sponsor LIVING IN Japan
If your guarantor or sponsor is a Japanese individual residing in Japan, apart from the necessities listed in part (A), numbers #1 to #6, you must also submit the next:
- Guarantee Letter. Download the template right here: [Japanese] or [English]. This have to be issued inside the previous 3 months.
- For a number of candidates who’ve the identical guarantor, please write the identify of the consultant and “Others names, see attached list”. Then, don’t overlook to fill out the “List of Visa Applicants” doc talked about in #10 in Section A above.
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- For a number of candidates who’ve the identical guarantor, please write the identify of the consultant and “Others names, see attached list”. Then, don’t overlook to fill out the “List of Visa Applicants” doc talked about in #10 in Section A above.
- Residence Certificate. Called “Juminhyo”, this have to be issued inside the previous 3 months. Please submit a certificates with an outline of all family members. However, it must be with out Individual Number (Kojin-bango) and Residence Certificate Code (Juminhyo-code).
. - Proof of Income. Submit any of the next…
- Income Certificate (Shotoku Shomeisho) from City Hall
- Tax Return Certificate (Nouzei-shomeisho: Form2) with Gross Income from Tax Office
- Kakutei-shinkokusho Hikae or Bank Certificate (Yokin Zandaka Shomeisho) copy with an acceptance stamp of the tax workplace (if you happen to used e-Tax, please submit Notice of receipt or Jushin-tsuuchi along with the copy of the Final tax return kinds or Kakutei-shinkokusho)._
- The following are NOT accepted: Gensen ChoShusho, Nouzeishomeisho Form 1, and Soushotoku (with out annual earnings)
- The above objects have to be issued inside 3 months. Submission of Withholding Slip (GENSEN-CHOSHU- HYO) in lieu of the above paperwork is unacceptable. But take word that the guarantor’s Income Certificate and so forth. is essential in measuring their functionality to help you; due to this fact, submission of multiple doc is allowed and inspired.
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In addition to numbers #7 to #9 above, if you happen to’re invited and are intending to remain in your Japanese guarantor/sponsor’s residence in Japan who’s a DIRECT (guardian, sister/brothers, aunts/uncles, or niece/nephews) or DISTANT relative (cousins, and so forth.), you have to submit:
- Invitation Letter. Download the template right here: [Japanese] or [English]. This have to be issued inside the previous 3 months, signed, and accomplished by your Japanese guarantor/sponsor.
- As to the aim and background of the invitation, please fill within the concrete actions you’re planning in addition to the background/circumstances of the invitation intimately. Any obscure descriptions comparable to “Sightseeing”, “Visiting Acquaintances” or “Visiting Relatives” won’t be accepted so please point out particular contents of actions.
- Please don’t submit a duplicate of your Individual Number Card (“My Number Card”) or your Medical Insurance Card in Japan. If it ever exhibits on any of the paperwork you’re submitting, make sure that it’s hid.
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- Family Registration. Called “Koseki Tohon”, this have to be issued inside the previous 3 months
Alternatively, if you happen to’re invited and are intending to remain in your Japanese guarantor/sponsor’s residence in Japan who’s a FRIEND solely (non-family), you have to submit:
- Invitation Letter. Download the template right here: [Japanese] or [English]. This have to be issued inside the previous 3 months, signed, and accomplished by your Japanese guarantor/sponsor.
- As to the aim and background of the invitation, please fill within the concrete actions you’re planning in addition to the background/circumstances of the invitation intimately. Any obscure descriptions comparable to “Sightseeing”, “Visiting Acquaintances” or “Visiting Relatives” won’t be accepted so please point out particular contents of actions.
- Please don’t submit a duplicate of your Individual Number Card (“My Number Card”) or your Medical Insurance Card in Japan. If it ever exhibits on any of the paperwork you’re submitting, make sure that it’s hid.
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- Proof of Relationship. This will be images of the two of you collectively, screenshots of chat conversations, or emails.
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(Section D) Japan Tourist Visa WITH Non-Japanese Guarantor/Sponsor LIVING IN Japan
If your guarantor or sponsor is a non-Japanese individual residing in Japan, apart from the necessities listed in part (A), numbers #1 to #6, you must also submit the next:
- Guarantee Letter. Download the template right here: [Japanese] or [English]. This have to be issued inside the previous 3 months.
- For a number of candidates who’ve the identical guarantor, please write the identify of the consultant and “Others names, see attached list”. Then, don’t overlook to fill out the “List of Visa Applicants” doc talked about in #10 in Section A above.
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- For a number of candidates who’ve the identical guarantor, please write the identify of the consultant and “Others names, see attached list”. Then, don’t overlook to fill out the “List of Visa Applicants” doc talked about in #10 in Section A above.
- Foreign Registration Certificate. Alien Card acquired from the City Hall, this have to be issued inside the previous 3 months.
. - Photocopy of Passport. All pages have to be photocopied.
. - Photocopy of Residence Card. Both sides of the cardboard. Or their Special Permanent Resident Certificate (either side).
. - Proof of Income.
- Income Certificate (Shotoku Shomeisho) from City Hall
- Tax Return Certificate (Nouzei-shomeisho: Form2) with Gross Income from Tax Office
- Kakutei-shinkokusho Hikae or Bank Certificate (Yokin Zandaka Shomeisho) copy with an acceptance stamp of the tax workplace (if you happen to used e-Tax, please submit Notice of receipt or Jushin-tsuuchi along with the copy of the Final tax return kinds or Kakutei-shinkokusho)._
- The following are NOT accepted: Gensen ChoShusho, Nouzeishomeisho Form 1, and Soushotoku (with out annual earnings)
- The above objects have to be issued inside 3 months. Submission of Withholding Slip (GENSEN-CHOSHU- HYO) in lieu of the above paperwork is unacceptable. But take word that the guarantor’s Income Certificate and so forth. is essential in measuring their functionality to help you; due to this fact, submission of multiple doc is allowed and inspired.
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In addition to numbers #7 to #11 above, if you happen to’re invited and are intending to remain in your non-Japanese guarantor/sponsor’s residence in Japan who’s a DIRECT relative (guardian, sister/brothers, aunts/uncles, or niece/nephew), you have to additionally submit:
- Invitation Letter. Download the template right here: [Japanese] or [English]. This have to be issued inside the previous 3 months, signed, and accomplished by your Japanese guarantor/sponsor.
- As to the aim and background of the invitation, please fill within the concrete actions you’re planning in addition to the background/circumstances of the invitation intimately. Any obscure descriptions comparable to “Sightseeing”, “Visiting Acquaintances” or “Visiting Relatives” won’t be accepted so please point out particular contents of actions.
- Please don’t submit a duplicate of your Individual Number Card (“My Number Card”) or your Medical Insurance Card in Japan. If it ever exhibits on any of the paperwork you’re submitting, make sure that it’s hid.
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- NSO Birth & Marriage Certificates. Depending in your relationship with the direct Filipino relative residing in Japan, you have to present start and/or marriage certificates for…
- Parent – Child: You and your relative in Japan
- Brother – Sister: You and your relative in Japan
- Aunt/Uncle – Niece/Nephew: You, your relative in Japan, and the guardian of your relative in Japan
- Niece/Nephew – Aunt/Uncle: You, your guardian, and your relative in Japan
Alternatively, if you happen to’re invited and are intending to remain in your non-Japanese guarantor/sponsor’s residence in Japan who’s a FRIEND solely (non-family), you have to submit:
- Invitation Letter. Download the template right here: [Japanese] or [English]. This have to be issued inside the previous 3 months, signed, and accomplished by your Japanese guarantor/sponsor.
- As to the aim and background of the invitation, please fill within the concrete actions you’re planning in addition to the background/circumstances of the invitation intimately. Any obscure descriptions comparable to “Sightseeing”, “Visiting Acquaintances” or “Visiting Relatives” won’t be accepted so please point out particular contents of actions.
- Please don’t submit a duplicate of your Individual Number Card (“My Number Card”) or your Medical Insurance Card in Japan. If it ever exhibits on any of the paperwork you’re submitting, make sure that it’s hid
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- Proof of Relationship. This will be images of the two of you collectively, screenshots of chat conversations, or emails.
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(Section E) Japan Multiple Entry Tourist Visa
The Embassy of Japan has up to date its necessities for one of these vacationer visa since 2018. First of all, they’ve the next circumstances for granting a multiple-entry visa and it’s solely relevant to the next people who’ve ANY of those traits…
- An applicant with a historical past of journey as a short lived customer to Japan within the final three (3) years and has no identified violation of Japanese home legal guidelines nor had an issue with immigration relating to entry and standing throughout the interval of keep — and he/she should even have the ample monetary capability to help bills for journey and keep.
- An applicant with a historical past of journey as a short lived customer to Japan within the final three (3) years and has no identified violation of Japanese home legal guidelines nor had an issue with immigration relating to entry and standing throughout the interval of keep — and he/she has a number of histories of journey as short-term customer to G7 international locations (excluding Japan) within the final (3) years. These different G7 international locations are Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States (USA).
- The applicant has considerable monetary capability.
- The applicant is a partner or little one of somebody who has considerable monetary capability.
As for the necessities…
- Explanation Letter. Download this request for a multiple-entry short-term customer visa type and fill it out.
- Check solely which applies to you in any of the objects from 1 to 4.
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- Check solely which applies to you in any of the objects from 1 to 4.
- Philippine Passport. This must be an ICAO commonplace MRP or IC peculiar passport. If your photograph has damaged lamination, it would NOT be accepted. Make certain as nicely that your passport is legitimate for six months previous to your supposed journey date, has your signature, and has at the least two (2) clean pages.
. - A duly achieved Japan Visa Application Form.
- Print the Japan Visa Application Form in A4 dimension.
- Download the appliance type from right here (you possibly can see a pattern filled-out type of this right here). It is feasible to kind your info on this kind; in any other case, if you happen to’re going to fill it out by hand, make it possible for there shall be NO erasures. Best to put in writing in print or in capitalized letters too.
- Completely fill out the shape correctly and guarantee that you’ve signed it along with your signature. Put “N/A” in all areas that aren’t relevant, particularly on the 2nd web page.
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- 4.5cm x 4.5 cm Photo (white background). This have to be pasted on the Japan Visa Application Form.
- The {photograph} have to be taken prior to now 6 months.
- Photos which might be pixelated or of low decision will NOT be accepted.
- Please additionally write your identify and birthdate on the bottom of the photograph.
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- Daily Schedule in Japan. Download the shape right here. This is principally the way you give the Embassy a tough concept of your journey itinerary. I guarantee you that it doesn’t have to be difficult or totally detailed. Check out the examples of day by day schedule kinds that I’ve stuffed out under.
- Along with this, I often connect a cowl letter explaining the aim of my journey to Japan. To see an instance, go right here.
Additionally, the next are another particular necessities. If underneath the circumstances, you…
- Have journey historical past to Japan as a short lived customer and have ample monetary capability, you have to additionally submit:
- Proof of journey to Japan within the final three (3) years (outdated or current passport with used short-term customer visa and touchdown permission stamps)
- Latest Income Tax Return (clear photocopy)
- Proof of economic capability (applicant’s financial institution certificates, or dividend certificates of shares, and so forth. as proof of ample financial standing)
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- Have journey historical past to Japan as a short lived customer and have traveled a number of occasions as a customer to G7 international locations excluding Japan, you have to additionally submit:
- Proof of journey to Japan within the final three (3) years (outdated or current passport with used short-term customer visa and touchdown permission stamps)
- Proof of journey as a short lived customer to G7 international locations excluding Japan within the final (3) years (outdated or current passport with entry visas and immigration stamps)
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- Have considerable monetary capability, you have to additionally submit:
- Birth certificates issued by PSA inside 1 12 months
- Marriage Certificate issued by PSA inside 1 12 months
- Latest Income Tax Return (clear photocopy)
- Proof of economic capability (applicant’s financial institution certificates, or dividend certificates of shares, and so forth. as proof of ample financial standing)
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- Are a partner or little one of somebody who has an considerable monetary capability, you have to additionally submit:
- Latest Income Tax Return of your guarantor/sponsor (clear photocopy)
- Guarantor/sponsor’s proof of economic capability (applicant’s financial institution certificates, or dividend certificates of shares, and so forth. as proof of ample financial standing)
- Birth certificates issued by PSA inside 1 12 months and/or Marriage Certificate issued by PSA inside 1 12 months
**Feel free to offer further paperwork to help your eligibility relying in your type of work.
NOTE: It appears to be customary that if you happen to’ve already visited Japan earlier than, you’ll be robotically granted a a number of entry visa by your 2nd utility (even if you happen to didn’t particularly request for it — but it surely might be a case by case foundation).
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But be happy to additionally apply for a a number of entry vacationer visa even when it’s your 1st utility since there are those that have already been profitable in doing so. As at all times although, simply guarantee that you’ve full paperwork with you for submission and are correctly eligible for this as per the circumstances above.
NOTE: If in case you’re a Philippine nationwide residing or residing out of the country and also you want to avail of a Japan vacationer visa, kindly inquire with the suitable Japanese Embassy within the nation that you simply’re residing in.
On my first go to to Japan, I utilized for my vacationer visa on the Embassy of Japan in Brussels, Belgium, and the appliance was pretty simple — the necessities had been nearly the identical because the above (perhaps even much less).
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Step 3: Choose an accredited journey company to course of your utility
The Embassy of Japan within the Philippines does NOT settle for direct functions (until you’ve got a really particular or dire case).
So what it’s essential do as a substitute is go to an accredited journey company — submit your paperwork to them and they’ll course of your utility for you!
A Japan Visa is FREE, nevertheless, these journey businesses cost for the service that they provide of processing/sending your utility, and their corresponding single-entry Japan vacationer visa with out guarantor payment are as follows (for charges on different varieties of vacationer visas, kindly inquire with them or verify their web site).
- Universal Holidays in Makati = Php 1,200
- Discovery Tour in Makati, Cebu, & Davao = Php 1,200
- Rajah Travel in Makati & Ermita = Php 1,500
- Reli Tours in Makati, Pasay, Mandaluyong, Binondo and Las Pinas = Php 1,200
- Attic Tours in Pasay & Cebu = Php 1,500
- Friendship Tours and Resorts Corporation in Makati & Cebu = Php 1,200
- Pan Pacific Travel in Makati & Ermita = Php 1,000
- Pan Pacific Travel solely accepts visa functions with out a Japanese guarantor
Which is the most effective journey company to go to if I need to enhance my probabilities of approval?
There actually is NO greatest journey company on the market with regards to visa approval as a result of they’ve NO management in anyway over that matter. Again, these accredited journey businesses merely make sure that the paperwork you’re going to give are full — after which, they simply move it to the embassy who makes the evaluation and remaining determination.
If nevertheless, it’s about the most effective in value, or the one closest to the place you reside, then sure, will probably be simple to see who’s “best”.
Personally, I utilized to Universal Holidays as a result of they had been closest to my handle at the moment. They’re positioned in Dusit Thani Hotel in Makati alongside Reli Tours and Friendship Tours, however I ended up selecting Universal Holidays as a result of they didn’t have an extended line. Once I used to be in, the general strategy of submission was streamlined and straightforward!
NOTE: Only move your paperwork to the accredited businesses above! If you’re positioned far-off, it’s additionally potential to ship your paperwork by courier or by means of a consultant. Just inquire with the journey company that you simply’re concerned about to see if such is feasible.
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Step 4: Wait for the outcomes of your Japan visa utility
After you submit your paperwork to an accredited journey company, you’ll simply have to attend for his or her e mail/name/textual content message that notifies you about when you possibly can decide up your passport, or once you nonetheless want to provide them further necessities. (Again, remember that submission does NOT assure the issuance of a visa.)
Visa processing usually takes 2-5 enterprise days — I bought mine in simply 2 days with Universal Holidays.
Also, I used to be informed that if there’s a crimson sticker behind your passport upon pick-up, it implies that your utility has been denied. (Mine had a white sticker, which was permitted).
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Booking Essentials
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FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
As a short lived customer, the Embassy of Japan solely grants 15 or 30 days of keep. (If you’re visiting a relative, they will enable as much as 90 days).
Single-entry: 90 days upon concern BUT when you enter Japan, you’ll solely be allowed to remain for 15 days solely (until in any other case acknowledged in your visa).
Multiple-entry: 3 to five years (typically 10) BUT when you enter Japan, you’ll solely be allowed to remain for 15 or 30 days, as depending on the data acknowledged in your visa.
There appears to be NO current rule for a “break period” once you need to enter Japan once more — nevertheless, take word that if you happen to enter the nation once more too quickly, that can increase questions and the immigration may not allow you to in. Also, take word that it is best to NOT spend greater than 180 days complete in a 12 months in Japan as a vacationer.
You can apply no sooner than 60 days (2 months) earlier than the date of your supposed departure.
To be protected, apply at the least 15 working days earlier than the date of your supposed departure.
The similar course of talked about above. The solely paperwork you don’t must resubmit are your start and marriage certificates (until you’re going to apply with a guarantor/sponsor who’s a member of the family, then you’ll nonetheless must submit a start/marriage certificates as proof of relationship).
Like I’ve talked about above, it may well take 2-5 working days. I bought mine in simply 2 days.
Nope. The journey businesses are solely there to gather and verify your paperwork. However, it’s potential that the Embassy of Japan will request that you simply go to them for an interview after they obtain your paperwork — however I’ve by no means heard of such a case when making use of for a vacationer visa solely.
The embassy does NOT require candidates to submit BOOKED roundtrip flight tickets and lodge(s) earlier than making use of for a visa. But if in case you need some “peace of mind” and nonetheless need to ebook a lodge to point out to the embassy, it’s greatest to do it with Booking.com or Agoda.com. With them, you possibly can reserve a lodge with NO pre-payment and you may even cancel the reserving a day earlier than your arrival with NO cancellation expenses in any respect. For flights, you may get a flight RESERVATION from OneWayFly for a small payment of solely Php 1,000~. I extremely suggest them as a result of they’re quick, simple, and legit; plus, I’ve been utilizing them for years for all of my visa functions! (Read right here for more information).
If it may well help your utility even additional, then certain! The Embassy encourages that, particularly if it may well assist present proof of your economical or social ties inside the Philippines (instance: pay slips, actual property properties, land title, and so forth.).
It’s not required, but it surely’s good apply to offer one. After all, if you happen to can’t present an ITR or if you happen to’re planning to use for a a number of entry visa, it’s essential to put in writing a letter to elucidate your state of affairs.
Yes, I’ve. Check it out right here.
Just be trustworthy and clarify why. Just be sure you have a robust or cheap rationalization as to why (instance: you’re new to your job, you’re simply newly registered to BIR, and so forth.). But if you happen to’re nervous about not having the ability to submit an ITR or if you happen to’re uncertain in case your motive is sufficient, you possibly can then select to tackle a guarantor/sponsor in your Japan Visa utility.
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However, if you happen to’re a self-employed particular person or freelancer who works within the Philippines, it’s your obligation to register your self with BIR to get ITR kinds in a while. For this, I counsel registering with Taxumo as a result of they will deal with actually all the things for you: tax kinds, funds, and submissions. I’ve been utilizing them for years now and it has been such a time-saver. Come join with my code AILEEN and you may get a ten% low cost on all their service plans!
The Japan Embassy did NOT point out any minimal stability requirement, however I’ve certainly heard of somebody (and a few others) who was (had been) granted a visa even with solely Php 50,000 within the financial institution (with a visit that spanned for five days) — so let’s use that as a typical. Meanwhile, do take word that your financial institution certificates will typically present the month-to-month common stability of your financial savings account; due to this fact, depositing a sudden massive amount of cash in an effort to help you in your visa utility is NOT actually a good suggestion.
Kindly present an Affidavit of Discrepancy.
It’s not likely required. Besides, some journey businesses present the choice of submitting your paperwork and/or receiving your passports (after utility) through courier. Whereas there are journey businesses that will need you all to be there upon submission, and if in case certainly one of you possibly can’t personally come, simply present an Authorization Letter and photocopy of that individual’s legitimate ID.
Sure, however take word: this could imply that he/she ought to have sufficient monetary capability and earnings to show that he/she will shoulder every and everybody of you.
If you haven’t heard again from the journey company in 5 days, be happy to name them to comply with up.
When a visa will not be granted, the explanations for the denial won’t ever be disclosed (sure, even the journey company would NOT know why). Regrettably, I can’t discover any details about making an attraction to the Embassy of Japan. You can, nevertheless, apply once more after six (6) months with the identical function of vacationer go to — until there are emergency / humanitarian causes, or if you wish to apply for a distinct function (work, research, and so forth.).
NOTE: If you’re not a Filipino citizen, you possibly can verify this Japan on-line visa utility web site for suggestions!
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As you possibly can see, making use of for a Japan Tourist Visa is comparatively simple — and I hope the method of preparation turns into completely hassle-free with this visa information.
Let me know the way it goes… good luck!
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