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

[calin22]

^they also accept photo copies ng 1701. yung mga oldies na kasama namen 1701 nila puro photocopy lang and sa pag kakaalam ko 3 ang copy ng mga tax forms na binibigay ng BIR, so you can give 1 copy besides pwede naman sila irequest ulet sa BIR.

[FOURever]

^thanks sissies for guiding me. Yes, nasubmit ko na yung orig copy eh haha kuha na lang kami ng copy sa BIR pag di naisoli. Sorry sissies this is my first time to travel sa may visa na countries eh sana everything will turn out great. Birthday gift lang naman sakin to before mag school ulit nilagay ko sa purpose of travel ko yun, nakakahiya pero sana maunawaan ng consul

[JayLan]

^ I'm sure sis maga-grant ang visa mo, complete naman yata yung mga documents na sinubmit mo =)

[calin22]

^^Godbless sis btw sis kelan ang punta mo ng JAPAN? solo traveler?

[FOURever]

^dapat april pero minove namin ng May-June (na maulan na daw pala), kasama ko sister ko saka cousins

[calin22]

^ah okies, may mga kasama ka naman pala sis sa pag-apply tingin ko mas mahirap ma-approve pag mag isa lang, imho lang naman. sa discovery kasi puro by groups kasi ang apply.

[glacy_rein]

ang bilis ng 8days namen, last day na tomorrow. it was a HELL for the schedule but sulit na sulit, paguran lang sobra

mejo malamig ngayon, like winter weather sa lakas ng hangin, bring umbrella din at minsan umuulan.

Enjoy Japan!

[foruiz]

I applied (and travelled) solo in both japan and korea and i did not find it hard to be granted visas...

[stameygirl]

^ Mas mahirap ba kumuha ng visa if traveling solo?

[foruiz]

^no,not at all sis.

[calin22]

^^i think depende din sa papakita mo na documents.
Sa Korean Visa, may interview siya pero di masyado mahigpit when it comes sa bank statement (show money)

[foruiz]

^so desu ne, maybe me being in the academe makes it a little easier.

[FOURever]

^bakit sis? Malaki ba yung show money mo sa bank or not? Sakin sakto lang. Medyo maliit pa nga for two (na gaguaranteehan) kaya i applied 4 days lang muna no time to save or borrow from relatives kasi maraming gastos sa amin. Tumawag ako sa friendship, wala pa

[foruiz]

^Less than 300k ata, aside from that sinamahan ko ng cert of employment as a professor and cert of enrollment as a grad student. In spite of that i was not granted the multiple visa that i requested for, so medyo disappointed ako for the single entry. Sana for my next japan travel e i-grant na.

[FOURever]

^wow. Madalas yata pre-req talaga ang previous SE para sa ME. I am really hoping na approved din application ko.

[foruiz]

^your visa will be approved sis, you have nothing to worry about as long as you have fulfilled the requirements. Keep us posted!

[Kristalle]

sis hindi ko pa naexperience maask in any airport kung magkano dala ko. pero alam ko meron lang certain amount ng peso na pwede ilabas ng pinas (10k ). same goes for foreign currencies, hanggang equiv if 10k usd. honestly di ko alam kung may nahuli na nun through random checking. pero impt din talaga na may dala kang credit card

yes, the law is 10k lang irregardless of any currency. and yes, may mga nahuli na. in our case, when we went to HK in 2012, my sister may nakatagong 20k PHP sa carry-on nya, sinita sya ng nagchecheck na police, pero nung nakita ID nya, pinalampas na lang, sinabihan na lang na next time sumunod na sa batas.

[Mama_Mia]

Cebupac has a promo now, travel period JUN. 1 - OCT. 15, 2014. I am so tempted to book but I don't have Visa yet. :-(

Have you already tried booking for a ticket before getting a Visa?

[blairbunny]

^^Clarify ko lang, it's not 10k regardless of currency -- it's 10k for phil peso and 10k for USD -- for other currencies, it's equivalent of 10k usd.  Kasi kung 10k yen lang ang liit naman nun. If lampas kailangan lang ata ideclare, although I don't know the consequence of declaring.

http://www.tourism.gov.ph/sitepages/customs.aspx

[blairbunny]

^^Marami na gumawa nun sis, since nagpiso fare din cebupac some time ago when it introduced the Japan flights. Kaya din daaaming pinoys sa japan ngayon. My sister bought tickets for december, and she can't apply for visa until 1-2 months before. It's a risk, but then if you have all the documents needed naman and you are in good standing, there's nothing to worry about