How to get a Japan visa from Philippines

• Hold a valid Philippine passport with at least 6 months.
• A completed tourist visa application form.
• Provide a recent color passport photo and a certified copy of your birth certificate.
• If married, submit a marriage certificate, if issued within one year.
• You must have the intention to leave Japan at the end of your authorized stay.
• Proof of financial ability demonstrating you can support yourself financially during your stay in Japan.
• Provide a certificate of your financial situation for the previous 6 months issued by your bank.
• Submit the applicant’s tax return.
• Proof of medical insurance.
• Two blank pages on your passport for visa stamp.
• Provide a schedule and travel plans for the trip.

• Business visa is issued to the Philippines traveling to Japan for business-related activities
• Proof of medical insurance.
• Proof of funds to support travel and day to day expenses during the stay in Japan.
• A duly accomplished business visa application form.
• A Philippine passport with a validity of 6 months.
• A statement or documentation detailing the purpose and duration of the visit.
• Proof of onward/return flight.
• All business visa fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.
• A business visa is valid for 90 days.
• Two colored recent photographs (45 mm x 45 mm) with a white background.

• The transit visa is issued to the Philippines transiting through Japan to their destination countries.
• A Philippine passport with a validity of 6 months.
• Two colored recent photographs (45mm x 45 mm) with a white background.
• You are also required to have an onward ticket to your next destination country.
• All transit visa fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.
• A transit visa is valid for 3 months.
• Proof of state residency.
• A completed filled transit visa application form.

• This visa is issued to the Philippine traveling to Japan to study in an academic institution.
• All the required documents must be submitted to the GaijinPot Student Coordinator by the application deadline.
• A completed student visa application form.
• Proof of health insurance.
• It takes 2 to 3 months for Immigration to approve a visa application and issue the Certificate of Eligibility.
• Eight identical passport photographs must show a clear and full front view of the student’s face from the bottom of the chin to the top of the hair against a plain background.
• Copy of the Photo/ID and Signature page of your passport.
• Proof that you have graduated from school. Usually, your diploma and official transcript are necessary.
• The Japanese Immigration Bureau requires all visa applicants to prove their ability to support themselves, including paying for tuition, living costs, school fees, and other expenses while in Japan.
• Letter of sponsorship if applicable.
• All documents must be in either Japanese or English language.
  

Japan is known worldwide for its traditional arts, including tea ceremonies, calligraphy and flower arranging. The country has a legacy of distinctive gardens, sculpture, and poetry. Japan is home to more than a dozen UNESCO World Heritage sites and is the home of sushi, one of its most famous delicacies.