Tips In Applying Japan Tourist Visa For Filipinos

              Japan is one of the countries that require Filipinos' visas for traveling. In light of this, there are various types of visa application purposes to acquire for Filipinos traveling to Japan.

               However, I would like to highlight the (1.1) TOURIST VISA APPLICATION as this is the visa we applied for.

Photo taken during our travel to Singapore (click here) with our most
favorite airlines: Singapore Airlines (click here)

 

Tips on how to get your Japan tourist VISA Approved

1.  Specify the visa you would like to apply for

         You can freely check the different visa types here: Embassy of Japan in the Philippines 

            In our case, we applied for a tourist visa under (1.1) TEMPORARY VISITOR: TOURISM, which has a 90-day maximum stay. The approved length of stay may vary if your proposed number of days aligns with your budget.

2.  Choose a travel agency

         You must have a travel agency as there is No Walk-in in processing your visa for Japan. In our case, we chose Friendship Tours (as this was the agency that helped my partner process his visa to Japan before).

• Friendship Tours Website

Cebu: Click Here 

Manila: Click Here 

• Cost: 

₱ 1,200 for Single-entry VISA

₱ 1,500 for Multiple-entry VISA

Cebu Office

• Address: Unit 2-508. 5th Floor, OITC 2 Bldg. Oakridge Business Park A.S. Fortuna St., Banilad,  Mandaue City Cebu

• Contact Number: 032-345-3459 /  032-344-4825 / 09177243373

• Email: info@friendshipcebu.com

• OFFICE HOURS: Monday to Friday from 9:00 AM to 12:00 NOON and 1:00PM-4:00PM  (Lunch Break: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)

Manila Office

• Address: 3F, Dusit Thani Manila, Ayala Center, Makati

• Contact Number:  8819-5644 / 8810-9622 

• Email: Manila: visa@friendshipmanila.com

• OFFICE HOURS: Monday to Saturday from 9:00AM to 12:00PM and 1:00PM-6:00PM  (Lunch Break: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)

For Japanese

• Contact Number:  8840-1060

• Email: info@friendshipmanila.com

3. Requirements / Documents needed

• Passport

• Application Form

• Birth Certificate (issued by PSA within 1 year)

• Marriage Certificate (issued by PSA within 1 year. For married only)

• Itinerary in Japan

• Bank Certificate

• Photocopy of Income Tax Return 

           Take note, all the documents must be authentic and original, preferably in A4 size.

For a detailed copy of the requirements, feel free to click here.

4. Bank of Certificate

         Requirements may seem like the usual passport, birth certificate, and more. Yet, applying for a Japan Tourist VISA is very challenging.

         Let me stretch out the Bank Certificate part. If you're traveling as a Temporary Visitor Under Section 1: Tourism, it is vital that your Average Daily Balance (ADB) must not be less than 50K, and your savings must not be less than 100K, as suggested (if your bank account figures are higher than stated, then the better). With this, they will consider if your budget could sustain for the (number of) days you will be staying in the country.

    Additionally, on our part, since my partner and I are not yet married, we have to provide it individually.

Note: Getting your bank certificates from your respected banks a day before you submit your VISA application requirements to your agency is recommended.

5. Result of Application

        The standard visa processing may take between  7 to 10 business days. However, it may vary depending on the type of visa you applied for and the time of the year.

          I've read and watched from other bloggers and vloggers that some got the result after 2 - 5 business days. 

          Based on our experience, we got our visa application results after 6-days. 6-days later, after we submitted all the documents, the agency sent a message that it was ready for pick up (but at the moment of receiving the message from the agency, we didn't know the results yet. Results would be revealed at the office only).

         At the end of the day, just like all the tips you've read and watched from other bloggers and vloggers, nobody can guarantee your Japan VISA Approval (not even your travel agency, travel agent, etc.) 

Where to book a flight?

Check this link: https://bit.ly/40I1bYV

As you read this blog, we are already in Tokyo, Japan. Hehe

I hope you'll find this blog helpful in processing your tourist visa for Japan.

If you have any questions, don't forget to comment. I'll get back to it.

Mata ne! ♥