Japanese visitor 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 casual visit to meet friends and relatives.
Please check from Japanese Visa Information to see if you will need a visitor visa to go to Japan or the up-to-date visitor 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 visitor visa applied for.
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 Note: 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:
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:
Common reasons why your Japanese visa application got rejected include: