Japanese tourist visa can be granted to a non-Japanese national who does not have a residence or occupation in Japan and whose sole objective of visiting Japan is for recreation, sightseeing, casual visit to meet friends and relatives.
General Japanese Tourist Visa Requirements
Please check from Japanese Visa Information to see if you will need a holiday visa to go to Japan or the up-to-date tourist visa requirements for Japan.
Along with the generally required documents for Japan visa, below, the Japanese embassy may require some specific documents from the visa candidates depending on their employment status as well as several additional documents depending upon the type of Japanese visa applied for.
- Fully completed and signed Japanese Tourist Visa Application Form and essential declaration
- Passport Size Photographs: Photos must be taken within the last three months, according to the Japanese visa photo requirements.
- Valid national passport with at least one blank page - Passport must not be older than 10 years and it should valid for at least six more months beyond the date you plan to leave Japan.
- Original of valid visa for the country of your current residency if you’re citizen of another country and one copy
- Your latest bank statements for three months and copies of the bank statements
- Confirmation of travel insurance for Japan showing the travel insurance coverage for the duration of the trip and one copy
- Letter from your current employer or education establishment to confirm your current occupation
- Proof of group travel if you are travelling in a group
- Proof of accommodation booking reservation for Japan and one copy
- Proof of airline ticket reservation for Japan to confirm your travel itenary and one copy
- The correct Japanese visa application fees
What Documents are Required for Japanese Visa for Children?
The legal guardians of minors applying for a Japanese visa, must submit some extra documents for the underage applicant and these may include child’s birth certificate, visa application form signed by both parents, family court order – in cases where only one parent has full custody over the child and certified copies of ID / passport of both parents.
If the child will be travelling alone, a notarized parental authorization signed by both legal guardians is generally required.
Please notice: In individual circumstances, you may be asked to produce additional documents. Japanese embassy procedures and policies can and do, alter overnight. We take no responsibilty for any such changes or any transaction initiated directly between an applicant and the Japanese embassy in Germany.
Steps to Applying for Japanese visa To apply for a Japanese visa follow the steps given below:
- Check if you need to apply for a Japanese Visa.
- Know when is the right time to apply!
- Figure out what type of Japanese visa you need.
- Find out where you should lodge your application.
- Fill in the right Japanese visa form.
- Collect the documents required for Japanese visa.
- Make a visa appointment.
- Attend the visa interview.
- Submit your biometrics.
- Pay the visa fee.
Please Note: Please consult Japanese embassy in your country as visa regulations for Japan can and often change overnight. In individual cases, additional documents required for Japanese visa. We accept no responsibility as we have no affiliation with the embassy of Japan or their visa section.
Going for a visa interview at the embassy? The visa officer at the Japanese consulate will look over your application and ask you questions if they wish to clarify anything. It is best to answer these questions honestly.
Typical questions asked at the Japan visa interview include:
- What is your purpose of your trip to Japan?
- Do you know anyone living in Japan?
- What is your current occupation?
- How long have you been in your current occupation?
- If you are a student, when will the studies finsh?
- How will you suuport yourself whilst in Japan?
- Have you ever travelled to other countries?
- Who will pay for your trip to Japan?
- What are your plans when you return from your trip?
- What will you do if your visa application is rejected?
- What is your marital status?
- Will you be involved in business in Japan?
Common reasons why your Japanese visa application got rejected include:
- Lack of funds – you must be able to afford your trip Japan and you must provide documents to show that you can.
- Proof of accommodation not provided – you must be able to show where you will be staying in Japan and you can easily do this by providing a hotel reservation in Japan.
- The visa officer thinks you will not return to your home country – you must make it clear that you intend to leave Japan and return to your home country before the expiry of your visa. You can do this by providing documents that show you have ties where you live, such as an employment letter or proof that you own your home etc.
- No proof of residence – you must be able to prove that you can live in the country of your residence legally, so you must provide proof of residence.