Japanese Visa Information

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

• Points to Note and Application Method
• Number of Days Required for Acquiring a Visa
• Frequency of Valid Entries on a Visa and Period of Validity of a Visa
• Visa Fees
• Criteria of Visa Issuance
• For short-term stay (tourism, business, visiting relatives, etc.)
• For long-term stay (to live or work, etc. in Japan)
• Tell me why you rejected my visa application.
• I want to go to Japan. Do I need a visa?
• I want to invite a foreign national to Japan. What procedures are necessary?
• What should I do to get a certificate of eligibility?
• Visas for Chinese group tourists, family tourists, and individual tourists
• Japan's Visa Policy in Accordance with Measures to Combat Trafficking in Persons (February 2009)