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Official visa guide

Japan Tourist Visa

Official catalog name · Single-Entry Short-Term Stay Visas

Verified visa guidance for applicants from the Philippines, organized around the purpose of your trip.

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01 / Purpose

What are you going for?

Choose the purpose that matches your trip. The official checklist below updates to the selected path.

02 / Official checklist

Requirements for this visa path

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Valid passport Required
1 Visa application form Required
1 Photo Required
Birth certificate Required

Certificate issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

Marriage certificate Conditional

Certificate issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

Birth certificate issued by Local Civil Registrar Conditional

Must also be submitted.

Baptismal certificate Conditional

Must also be submitted together with School record (elementary or high school) and yearbook.

School record (elementary or high school) Conditional

Must also be submitted together with Baptismal certificate and yearbook.

Yearbook Conditional

Must also be submitted together with Baptismal certificate and School record (elementary or high school).

Documents to prove ability to pay travel expenses during your and/or your dependent’s stay in Japan Required

One of the following: Income certificate or tax return issued by a public agency; Balance certificate, bank statement etc.

Document to prove kinship, friendship, or acquaintance relationship Required

Visiting relatives: Birth certificate, Marriage certificate, Family register certificate (Kosekitohon) etc. Visiting friends/acquaintances: Photos, E-mails, Call history etc.

Invitation letter (p.4) Required

The letter should be addressed to the Japanese Ambassador or the Consul General; provide details of activities planned in Japan related to the purpose of visit; include the inviting person’s name, address and phone number; write the visa applicant’s full name in the Latin alphabet.

Document to explain the reason for invitation Required

Examples: invitation showing date of graduation, wedding etc., medical certificate.

List of Visa Applicants (p.5) Conditional
Itinerary in Japan (p.6) Required

Must include the scheduled date of arrival and departure to and from Japan and flight information if known; accommodations; and planned activities in Japan. Reservations and payments for airline tickets, accommodations, transportation, etc. are not required at the time of visa application.

Certificate of residence (Juminhyo) Required

Relationship to all family members must be included.

Copy of both sides of guarantor’s valid Residence Card (or special permanent resident certificate) Conditional
Certificate of residence (Juminhyo) Conditional

Full details are required for foreign nationals except My Number and Resident Register Code.

Copy of passport Conditional
Letter of guarantee (p.8) Conditional
Proof of funds of the guarantor Conditional

At least one of the following: The latest Certificate of income (the previous year’s gross income must be included)/ taxation issued by the head of administration of the place of residence, or tax return (Form 2) issued by the director of tax office; Balance certificate. Withholding tax slip will not be accepted.