Japan, an island country in East Asia, lies off the eastern coast of the Asian continent and stretches from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea, and the Philippine Sea in the south.
The country known as the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’ has 20 world heritage sites. Apart from them, the country is known for its natural beauty, gardens, temples, festivals, food, historical sites and theme parks. Given that, there is no surprise that millions of tourists visit the country every year.
If you want to visit the country and witness the beauty, you would be required to avail a tourist visa. Here, we take a look at what an Indian national needs to do in order to get a Japan tourist visa, which is also known as a short-term visa.
The application fee that is required to be paid by Indian nationals in order to avail a Japan tourist visa is Rs.550 for both single and multiple entries. However, if you apply through travel agencies, a service charge would also need to be paid. In case you apply through VFS Global, a service charge of Rs.650, which is inclusive of all taxes, will be levied. If the visa application is filed through Cox and Kings Global Services, Rs.600 would be charged as service fees.
To Apply for a Japan Tourist Visa, an applicant needs to submit the following documents if it is a self-arranged visit:
In some circumstances, extra supporting documentation might also be required. These would be required at the time of application by the Japanese embassy or consulate
The photo that is affixed on the visa application form must fulfil the points mentioned below:
In order to apply for a Japan tourist visa, the applicant is required to visit the Japan Embassy or the Consulate-Generals. After visiting the Embassy or the Consulate-General, he/she is required to follow the steps mentioned below:
An applicant should be an Indian citizen who holds a valid Indian passport in order to apply for a Japanese visa.
You must gather all the necessary paperwork relevant to your intended purpose of trip before applying for a visa. Depending on the type of visa and your purpose for travel, other documents could be needed.
You cannot for visa directly through the Japanese embassy. The embassy only issues official and diplomatic visas. This means you should apply for visa by visiting visa application center like VFS.
If you are applying through VFS global, you need to book for your visa submission. The visa appointment can be booked on the VFS website.
You will be informed of the precise time and date for application submission. You will get an email confirming your appointment, which you should print off and bring with you to your visa appointment.
Ensure that you follow the steps mentioned the website of VFS to start your application process. You will get a proper guidance on how to submit your documents.
Once you have the required documents and booked the visa appointment, you need to make the payment of the visa fee. Once the payment is done, your visa application will be finalized. Make sure to take the print out of the visa fee payment receipt for future reference.
Next, you have to visit the visa application center on the given date with all the required documents. You need to carry your printed appointment confirmation letter issues by VFS and visa fee payment receipt.
Once the visa application submission is done, it will take around five to seven working days for processing. Finally, according to the method you used, you can either pick up your passport at the Consulate or VFS, or you will get it mailed to you.
Once the steps mentioned above are successfully completed, the visa application will be processed by the authorities.
The visa application form that applicants need to fill up and submit to the authorities can be downloaded from www.in.emb-japan.go.jp. The detailed process that needs to be followed to download the application form from the website is mentioned below:
Once you arrive at the immigration check points, the officers will go through all your documents for verification and validate your visa. Apart from this, they will also check your passport and question you about the reason and duration of your stay in Japan. Given below are the documents which you need to show at the check points:
Once you get approval at the checkpoints, you can proceed to the next checkpoints.
The Japanese tourist visa for Indians is mainly valid for three months from date of issuance which allow the applicant to stay up to 90 days. A multiple-entry visa is valid for five years while a single-entry visa is only eligible for three months.
As per the Japan Embassy, the time taken for processing a Japan tourist visa application is one day, which is excluding the date of submission of the application form to the authorities.
In case, the visa application is submitted to travel agencies like VFS Global or Cox and Kings Global Services, the time taken to process the application varies between three to seven days.
If individuals submit visa applications, no appointment is needed to be taken. However, if visa applications are submitted in groups then booking a specific date and time might be necessary.
The status of the visa application can be checked using the reference number and the date of birth.
No, the Embassy does not specify the specific reason for visa refusal to the applicants.
The officials present at the Japanese Embassy decide who gets the Japan tourist visa.
No, a Japan tourist visa can't be applied for 90 days before the intended date of travel to the country.
Yes, there are certain restrictions for Indians who travel to Japan. An applicant should submit all the required documents as per the rules laid by the Embassy of Japan in India or the Consulate General of Japan and should provide the legitimate purpose to visit Japan.
There are various types of Japan visas namely, Long term visa, Short term visas, Transit visa, and Medical visa.
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