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

[glacy_rein]

Thanks. How do I do it? Should I submit their bank statement instead?

pass your documents with the letter of guarantor signed by your dad with his ITR and bank certification. You can also add a notarized affidavit of support as additional document.

[so_unpredictable]

^^March 31 to April 7 kame sis

yep you have enough time kasi 2-3days nalang ngayon lumalabas na visa

and panong magkaibang gender?? kapag relative walang problem.. you mean ba kapag friend? maisipan na baka mag-asawa kayo or something?? visit visa ang inapplyan namen, kasi yung aunt namen andun, granted naman kame lahat

Thanks sis! Yup, first cousin.

Mas ok ba na ipakita na ang plane ticket upon submitting documents for Japan visa application?

[glacy_rein]

^yep kung meron na kasi sa letter of guarantee (kung may magsusupport sayo) ilalagay mo pa yung expenses ng ticket.. sa case namen hindi ko na nilagay kasi paid na yung RT tickets namen ininclude ko nalang sa docs.

[rene_angelnoir]

Kinda worried here.. Nung tue kami nagpass ng application, until now wala pa ding response ang agency. Nainggit naman ako sa iba na 2-3 days alam na yung outcome ng application.

[viewfrommyveranda]

Sharing mga sis! We went with Universal Holidays because they introduced a discounted rate for visa application during the Travel Expo (and I think last day of promo is tomorrow), and their office is in Makati, close to where we live. We submitted all the requirements last Saturday and received notification that passports are available for pick-up yesterday. I picked up our passports today and we were granted  a 3-year multiple entry visa! We didn't even write a letter of request kasi it's our first visit so we didn't even think we're qualified. What a pleasant surprise. :-)

[glacy_rein]

^wow that's nice!!! congrats sis!

^^sis what happened na?

[so_unpredictable]

^ ~ will take note of that. Thanks! So mas better yun? Iniisip ko kasi parang ang assumera ko na iga-grant nila ako ng visa thinking na may plane ticket nako. Hehe. Thanks again.

rene_angelnoir ~ did you get your visa?

viewfrommyveranda ~ I was hesitant to pay since when they knew I have a relative, they said it wasn't discounted na. Parang ang labo. Kaya I plan sa Rajah na lang or Reli.

[viewfrommyveranda]

^^Thanks Sis Glacy_rein. Panic booking time! Grabe the cheapest airfare now for our preferred travel dates is about Php25k per pax na. We're looking at March 16-21. We didn't want to take a risk. Yan tuloy...   

^Sis so_unpredictable - ay may terms and conditions ang promo?! Mahal yung regular rate nila, 2.5k yata. Go with who your comfortable with. I assume since these are all accredited agencies, same bearing lang...Good luck! :-)

[simplykristine08]

Hindi na kame tumuloy ng Japan. My parents from Japan and us decided na sa Pinas nalang magkita kita. next year nalang ang plan magJapan. hehe

[glacy_rein]

^ ~ will take note of that. Thanks! So mas better yun? Iniisip ko kasi parang ang assumera ko na iga-grant nila ako ng visa thinking na may plane ticket nako. Hehe. Thanks again.

@viewfrommyveranda sis ang cebpac jul-oct 8-9k lang ANG MURA!

i think pwede ka mag-apply without the tickets parang may nabasa ako nito dito e pero syempre mas higher ang risk kesa sa may ticket kana talaga

[viewfrommyveranda]

@glacy_rein oo nga eh. we bought tickets na for October too, haha. It's my annual birthday trip kasi, so go na lang even if expensive. Lesson learned! We didn't include tickets in our application too, and now we wish we did. During the travel expo, I think CX rates were at USD300 per pax which was lower than their online rate, and PAL was at about USD500 pax. Our tickets now cost like USD1300 for 2 pax. Sigh. Oh well... But then, if we didn't get our visa, that would have been a USD600 mistake.

[glacy_rein]

^why sis hindi ba kayo nagrant or dahil naubusan na ng tickets???

ang mahal ha! waaah! pang 4pax na namen yan a!

[FOURever]

Thanks mga sis! In-advise-an ako ng tito ko na mag apply na lang as a tourist kasi mahihirapan daw ako sa dami ng isusubmit kapag visiting a relative. Saka may possibility na mag isa lang ako pupunta so baka pag hinalaan daw akong mag overstay we move it May-June and will just apply for about 8 days travel. I'll just ask the agency kung may additional requirement ang multiple entries application sa single entry

[rave21lala]

mga sis, pag single entry ba how many months valid yung visa and how long ang maximum stay?

[glacy_rein]

^3mos valid, max of 15days

[viewfrommyveranda]

^why sis hindi ba kayo nagrant or dahil naubusan na ng tickets???

ang mahal ha! waaah! pang 4pax na namen yan a!

^Na grant kami sis -- naubusan ng murang tickets! 

[rave21lala]

^3mos valid, max of 15days

sis, pag multiple entry same pa rin yung maximum days of stay?

[glacy_rein]

^first time pasok ko sis sa JP hehe. antay natin ibang sis kung 15days max padin.

^^ayyyy!! oo nga sis nakakahinayang din kasi sobra kapag ang laki ng diff! anyway enjoy tayo lahat! sana makita natin ang sakura!

[simplykristine08]

for tourist visa na single entry, pwede kang bigyan ng visa for 15, 30 and 90 days. ako palageng 90 days ang nabibigay sakin, pinakamatagal kong stay nasa 85 days and pinakamabilis was 1 week.. no problem at all naman.

[gorgeous_me]

@rave21lala: na-grant ako ng multiple entry, sa akin naman, gang jan 2017 ang validity