Visa Information
2020/7/1
Visiting Relatives/ Friends/ Acquaintances
- First of all, please check here your country requires a visa or not.
- Here is an information for those planning to travel to Japan for visit relatives/ friends/ acquaintances.
Required Documents
1) Valid Passport:
☑ Properly signed by bearer.☑ Please make sure that there is at least 1 page left in your passport for a visa to be afficed to.
2) Visa Application Form:
☑ Conpletely filled-out and signed by applicant.☑ Click here for how to fill-out.
3) Photo:
☑ 2in X 2in☑ Attached to visa application form.
4) Entry-Permit （for Foreigners）:
☑ Embassy will not make copy, please bring origial and copy.5) Confirmation of flight:
☑ We may not be able to accept your visa application if you plan to fly a few days later.☑ We advise applicants not to purchase airline tickets until the visa is approved.
6) Documents to prove ability to pay for travel expenses:
☑ A certificate of income or a tax declaration certificate issued by a public agency.☑ Unemploye person: certificate of deposit balance.
7) Documents to prove kinship:
☑ Visiting relatives: birth certificate, marriage certificate, certified copy of the family register, etc..☑ Visiting friends/ Acquaintances: photos, letters, e-mails, bills for international phone calls, etc..
Prepared by inviting person/ Guarantor in Japan
（提出書類に関する日本語案内はこちら）
8) Letter of reason for invitation:
☑ The letter should be addressed to the Japanese ambassador.☑ State the purpose of entry in detail to explain activities planned in Japan（Describe specific activities, instead of vague references such as "Visiting relative" or "Visiting friends/ acquaintances"）.
9) List of Visa Applicants（If you have multiple invites）:
10) Schedule of Stay in Japan:
☑ Be sure to mention the date of arrval and departure, as well as flight numbers and airport/ ports of entry for arrival and departure, if they are fixed.☑ Write the place of stay in detail（in case of a hotel: its name, address and the phone number）.
☑ The schedule of stay needs to be written for each day. When similar activities continue on consecutive day, it may be written as "(date)-(date)".
Prepared by the Guarantor who pays for the above-mentioned travel expenses
（提出書類に関する日本語案内はこちら）
11) Letter of Guarantee:
☑ Be sure to complete all items in the lettor of guarantee, as the omission of even a single item renders it incomplete（includes for an omission of a seal）.12) More than one of the following documents concerning the guarantor:
I．The latest certificate of Income/ Taxation issued by the head of administration of the place of residence, or a certificate of tax payment(Form 2) isshued by the director of the tax office.✔ Each certificate should indicate the gross income for the previous year.
✔ Statement of Tax withholding is not acceptable.
II．A copy of the counterfoil of final tax return
✔ Submit a copy of the counterfoil of final tax return with the seal of reception of the tax office.
(e-Tax: please submit "Reciept notification" and "Final tax return")
III．Acertificate of deposit balance
Processing Time
- The time to process an application for a Temporary Visitor Visa depends on the applicant's circumastaces.
- There are some cases; However, in which a few weeks or more are needed to process an application.
Visa Fees
Notes
- Embassy reserves the right to request additional documents if deemed necessary.
- Embassy will not make copies, if you need original documents (e.g.Entry-Permit), please bring original and one copy.
- If you have traveled for the same purpose in the past, please submit the above required documents each time when you apply.