Japan Visa Requirements. Tourist/Business.

TOURIST Visa Requirements for JAPAN

(APPLIED THROUGH VFS with prior appointment)

Valid passport with at least 6 months validity from the date of travel.

1 A completely filled and signed Visa Application Form. The form is available under the link http://www.vfsglobal.com/japan/india/mumbai/pdf/Visa-Application-Form.pdf
2 One photograph taken within the last 6 months. (The photograph should be of size 2 x 2 inches, colour with white background and printed on good quality paper)
3 Company Covering Letter address to as per Passport Jurisdiction.)
4 Japan Hotel Confirmation
5 Travel Itinerary (Ticket)
6 Day to day tour itinerary
7 Personal Updated 6 months (ORIGINAL) bank statement with seal and stamp on all the pages from the signing authority with Applicant name and address (must be printed on A4 sheet only).
8 IT return for the last 2 years only – Personal & Company
9 Occupation proof
In case of Employee -Proof of employment (employment certificate/NOC) and Pay slip of last 6 months.
In case applicant is the proprietor / owner of the company-, Cover letter on company’s letter head, company`s Original 3 month`s bank statement (with bank seal and signature), proof of paid income tax (for 3 years), company memo, partnership deal, establishment license or proprietorship etc are required.
For student- leave letter / report card issued from School and ID is required.
If the applicant is retired- Proof of retirement, pension statements for the last three months; - proof of regular income generated by ownership of property or business.

Japan Embassy has made it mandatory to provide Applicant`s email id and Mobile number in the visa form. As there is no E-mail option available in the Visa application form, it has to be mentioned after Applicant`s residential address.

If husband and wife travelling together then their names should be endorsed in the passports or marriage certificate is required.

Note -

1. In case of Proprietor/Partner/Owner of the Company- required cover letter on letterhead with company stamp, sign and name of authorized signatory

2. Mention the exact arrival and departure date of Japan in the Cover letter

IMPORTANT NOTE

1.Old Passport Booklets are MANDATORY to be attached with the Latest Passport

2.Visa form needs to be TYPED ONLY as the Embassy will not accept any handwritten form

3.All documents (including bank statements) should only be printed on A4 size sheet

4.If applicant have bank statements on large sheets, please copy them on A4 size sheets and enclose it with the visa application

5.The Documents should only be printed on one side. Pages with printing on both sides are not acceptable any longer

6.Please DO NOT staples any sheets

Embassy has stopped accepting scanned copy of documents from now onwards, Hence please send all the documents original hard copies to avoid any delay in submission.

Fees
1800 PER PERSON

Our Service Charge

3000 PER PERSON

Processing Time

11 Working Days.

The courier return service charges (Optional) are INR 550 (inclusive of taxes) per application.

NOTE

Please note that above is only an indicative processing time which is based on the current trend. Actual processing time may vary and is at sole discretion of the Visa Consular of the Embassy/Consulate

Special Instructions

PLEASE NOTE THE AREA WISE JURISDICTION OF EMBASSY/CONSULATE -



EMBASSY OF JAPAN, NEW DELHI JURISDICTION:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh .

CONSULATE OF JAPAN BANGALORE - Karnataka

CONSULATE GENERAL OF JAPAN CHENNAI JURISDICTION - Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu

CONSULATE GENERAL OF JAPAN KOLKATA JURISDICTION -Bihar,Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal

CONSULATE GENERAL OF JAPAN MUMBAI JURISDICTION - Chhattisgarh, Dadar and nagar haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra