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

[vhanya]

^you still need to apply for a visa.

[rave21lala]

i thought kapag US citizen exempted sa tourist visa?

[vhanya]

im sorry i didnt read the part that you have a US "passport", kala ko US visa lols. if so, no need for a visa =)

[onefineapril]

sis foruiz, SSS number ang nilagay ko

[greyzie]

^sis, how much processing fee? same din kaya for single entry? (friendship tour is Php 1,200).... TIA!

[onefineapril]

^yup! same lang

[foruiz]

I called up Friendship Tours  awhile ago, they advised  me  to write a letter for the multiple entry visa kasi in case not granted di naman outright denial at they will screen na lang for single entry. Tapos dun na daw idedetermine kung denied o granted ang issuance of visa.

[onefineapril]

^apply na sis! 

[foruiz]

^thanks sis, tama it wont hurte to try. :-) in 2 weeks pa ako submit.did it take you 3 days to get your passport  or more?

[onefineapril]

sinubmit ko ng Saturday noon, tinawagan ako for pickup nung Tuesday afternoon

[prettynvain]

^sad to say I can't apply multiple visa here. single entry lang daw kahit Philippine passport holder. if I want daw multiple sa Pilipinas daw ako mag-aapply. kasi bihira daw ang Pilipino na kumukuha ng multiple visa dito kaya di nila pinaghandaan yun. may ganun? kaloka! sabi ko punta ako September and January. in that case daw I need to apply twice, though wala naming bayad visa application dito eh. yun nga lang hassle sa kin malayo ako eh tapos everytime I need to provide documents pa.

[foruiz]

Friendship  Tours  just  called  to tell me  that I was  granted a visa. too bad  it was  not the  multiple entry  that I requested  for , but well I am more than  happy. Another round of Autumn for me. I was expecting the agency to call since  Ihave read here that I mabilis lang. tama nga! i went to their Dusit office just this Monday  and then meron na ngayong Wednesday .

[vhanya]

^Congrats sis! Is this your first time in Japan? That might be the reaon why they gave you single entry lang. =) Still a visa is a visa and mura lang naman fee ng Friendship eh

[hermione28]

Tip naman sis. medyo complicated case namen.

My sister and her husband lives and works in Dubai for 5 years.
My parents are 49 and 48 years old. They have a small business here in the Philippines.
I'm 20 years old, working in a Bank.

My dad's sister and cousin lives in Japan. Visit na din namen sila syempre.

Ganito yung plan namen.
My parents will go to Dubai for 2 weeks, bakasyon lang.
tapos punta ng Japan for 1 week then balik ng dubai tapos pinas na.
Kasama nila pupunta ng Japan yung sister ko at husband nya.

Ako manggagaling lang dito sa pilipinas to japan. dun na kame magkikita.

Sasama din sana namen lola ko, mom ng dad ko. she's 76 years old and been to Japan for 3 times already. If papasa sana, sasama din sana namen yung pamangkin ko na nagbabantay sa lola ko kasi sya nakaka alam ng mga medicines na kailangan ng lola ko.

So bale 7 kame lahat.

Pano kaya kame mag aapply? ang gulo kasi eh.
tapos yung mga requirements pag pinasa namen like bank certificate, kailangan ba hiwalay yung sa parents ko at saken?

Anong agency kaya ang expert sa ganitong case like us?

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ your sister and her husband must apply in Dubai.

As for you and the others, you apply here in Manila. For financial docs, if your parents are shouldering your expenses, pwedeng bank statement na lang nila. Or if you think you have reasonable amount naman sa bank, you may submit your own. When we applied, bank statement na lang ni husband sinubmit namin para mas simple. Same with your lola and pamangkin, you indicate who will pay for their travel expenses, then submit bank statement of sponsor to support it.

Any accredited agency can help you sis. I'm sure sanay na sila to deal with different scenarios.

[sixteen_16]

Hi sissies, if I planned to go to Japan on Jan2014 for our honeymoon, need pa ba ng ITR talaga or bank statement is ok na for just a tourist visa?

[hermione28]

^ your sister and her husband must apply in Dubai.

As for you and the others, you apply here in Manila. For financial docs, if your parents are shouldering your expenses, pwedeng bank statement na lang nila. Or if you think you have reasonable amount naman sa bank, you may submit your own. When we applied, bank statement na lang ni husband sinubmit namin para mas simple. Same with your lola and pamangkin, you indicate who will pay for their travel expenses, then submit bank statement of sponsor to support it.

Any accredited agency can help you sis. I'm sure sanay na sila to deal with different scenarios.

thanks sis.

yung father ko nag apply dati pero hindi nakapasa. ma apektuhan kaya yung application namen ngaun?

and another thing, should we tell them na may kamag anak kame sa Japan? kasi like dati hindi pumasa daddy ko kasi sinabi nya mag stay sya sa sister nya, and he applied for 1 month.

Ngayon 7 days tourist visa sana yung i-aapply namen. dapat pa ba namen sabihin na may kamag anak kame dun?

tapos nakita ko to sa site. regarding this:

   8. Invitation Letter from Guarantor in Japan 
        •      (Must have handwritten signature) (not applicable if package tour)

wala kasi kameng package tour na bibilhin. magpapagawa pa ba kame sa tita ko ng Invitation Letter? each for one of us pa ba? baka naman kasi because of this hindi kame pumasa. kasi dati nung nag apply dad ko may invitation letter sya, hindi naapprove.

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ I think the invitation letter is only needed if you'll apply for visit visa, and you're staying with your relatives (and sila magso-shoulder ng expenses nyo). Ia-assess din kasi nila yung capability ng relative mo dun to sponsor your expenses.

I have a brother in Japan. So nilagay namin name, address and work nya sa isang field dun sa application (I forgot which exactly, yung sa "contact person in Japan" yata yun). But we did not submit any document from him since we have a hotel reservation naman + we're paying for our own travel expenses + we only applied for tourist visa (for a 12-day stay). And we also indicated sa itinerary na dadalaw/magkikita kami ng brother ko and his family during our trip.

[simplykristine08]

^^ sis, i dont think na it's the only reason kung bakit denied ang dad mo. minsan talaga, pasaway din ang mga nag aapprove ng visa like sa pinsan ko, ilang beses na sya nakapunta sa japan, andun mom and sister nya, pero one time he applied, denied. to think 4x na ata sya nagpabalik balik ng japan. kung gagawa sya ng invitation letter, pwede na atang lahat kayo sa isang invitation letter nalang, pero like what sis bagaholic said, no need na for invitation letter if you and your family will be shouldering your travel.

ako, i always ask for complete docs from japan kasi it's always my mom and stepdad ang nagsshoulder ng travel ko going there. ako din, more than 6x na nakapunta dun, pero nadenied ako once with my son

[hermione28]

thanks sis bagaholic_chewey - super appreciated ko [textspeak!] tips mo. medyo naliliwanagan na ko sa pag aapply namen.

ilang beses ka na nakapunta sis? kelan huli mong punta? ang anong season the best to visit?