Tip: Japan Tourist Visa Application(very helpful-LINK inside)

[xtine]

^USD is the International reserve currency used.  Its not only for US. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_use_of_the_US_dollar

[shobz]

Ma sis need ba ng ITR pa or pwedeng wala na? balak kasi namin pumunta sa japan by Sept for our honeymoon unfortunately were based here in Dubai and wala naman kami tax binabayaran so paano kaya yun?

Ayoko mag apply dito baka di puwede multiple visa at the same time yun passport namin kinukuha ng company kapalit ng labor card.

How many days yun processing?

[stormy]

^2-3 days yun sa amin sis, thurs late afternoon ako nagpass ng requirements then tues morning tumawag na ang agency na ok na yun visa.

[gil12]

I saw this link on FB:

http://www.philstar.com/bansa/2014/04/20/1313847/visa-free-sa-pinoy-aprub-na-sa-japan

[FOURever]

^i just saw it too! Yay

[glyzza026]

oh my!!! totoo na ba yan? na-excite naman ako bigla

[FOURever]

^i really think na yes for TOURIST visa. So wait na lang ng announcement para maging official na

[stameygirl]

okay. but it is also unfair for Filipino travelers kasi everyone is allowed 10k USD equivalent pero ang value ng 10k pesos sobrang baba.

Filipinos are also allowed to bring out up to USD 10k, apart from the PhP 10k, per trip. Same rule applies to foreigners trafveling out of the PH. So I don't know what unfair treatment you speak of.

[scents01]

Sobrang luwag na ata ng Japan Embassy ngayon sa tourist visa. My friend applied for one, first time traveller. we just deposited 300k into his bank account and submitted ITR and COE. Visa granted.

Asked from Reli Tours re visa free on June, sabi wala pa naman daw official announcement, baka hindi naman daw matuloy. pero sana matuloy lol

[FOURever]

^syempre yan sasabihin ng agency hahaha! yup, wala pang announcement pero sabi nung philippine ambassador to japan nung isang araw, confirmed na daw pero inaantay pa ang announcement. haha ang labo lang. minsan dapat mag ingat sila sa words na ginagamit.

[honeyblue]

just saw this link sa fb. =(

http://www.ph.emb-japan.go.jp/pressandspeech/press/exempt_false.html

weird lang cause i tried to look for it sa home page and press releases ng embassy pero di ko makita. pero from what i understand, as of now lang yan. i think may chance pa din na i-lift. hopefully!

[FOURever]

^yan ba yung link sa ANC? haha. 2013 press release kasi yan :p

[honeyblue]

I checked ulit. It's 2013 pa nga. Sorry for the wrong info. I googled the statement and 2013 yung ibang articles na lumabas. =)

[FOURever]

^it's really bothering na local media natin nagrerely na lang sa internet tapos di pa makuhang magresearch o magcheck ng details. dumadagdag sila sa confusion eh. kung walang visa, maganda. kung meron pa rin, fine. pero sana naman yung sources nila maayos. i still believe na under negotiation pa yan although phil ambassador to japan said na confirmed na or most likely confirmed na at waiting na lang sa announcement. huwag lang sana magclaim ang local media na lifted na o binawi na kung di naman sila sigurado sa sources.

[honeyblue]

^true. i have high hopes na i-lift na sya. for me, ok lang if yung ambassador nagsabi about the lifting kasi even sa ibang countries (like thailand) nabalita sya. pero sana careful ang media sa pagpost ng link sa fb page nila na last year pa pala. =s

just got news from discovery tours na approved na visa namin. passed the requirements last saturday then they called na yesterday. ang bills! =)

[FOURever]

^wow! congrats sis! yeah, sana talaga malift. imagine that, makakapagpabalik balik na tayo sa japan ng walang masyadong inaasikasong papers

[sima]

I welcome the news na magiging visa-free na rin ang Philippines sa Japan.  I read that Japan is also mulling visa-free entry to Vietnam and Indonesia as well.  I think in principle, the Japanese government has approved it.  Otherwise, the Philippine Ambassador in Japan would not have hinted on it.  Hintayin na lang siguro yung official announcement sa June.

[gab54]

http://www.ph.emb-japan.go.jp/pressandspeech/press/exempt_false.html

[honeyblue]

^sis, that's the link i posted earlier. last year pa yan so may chance pa na malift ang visa requirement. =)

[gab54]

Ah ok, sorry...