I just got my visa from Friendship tours. Single entry 15 days but I couldn't be happier!
Originally dapat isponsor kami ng aunt ko who lives in Japam pero nahirapan siya magsecure ng requirements mula ng nagkatyphoon sa kanila so I just decided na ako na lang. I decided to go for Friendship tours para pwede ko bigay yung additional docs. What I passed:
1. Application form with picture
2. Schedule of Stay (5 days only in Nagoya na puro temples lang halos hehe)
3. Birth Certificate that I got this year
4. ITR (I was hired November last year lang so I just wrote an explanation letter and attached supporting documents)
5. Bank Certificate na kinabahan ako kasi ang baba ng adb
Supporting Documents:
1. COE with tenure in company, gross annual salary and details of my job
2. 2 of my latest payslips that I just printed from my email
3. A copy of my savings in Pagibig Fund. Eto yung mp2
4. Photocopy of my ID
5. Explanation letter
6. Two of my credit card statement of accounts. Tamang tama yung dating ng bago kong Citibank card na mas mataas credit limit kaysa sa bdo ko. But I included both.
7. New passport. I lost my passport this year na may tatak na ng used Korean visa and some stamps from previous travels kaya lumalabas na parang wala pako napupuntahan na kahit ano.
Passed all these Wednesday afternoon. Naghalfday ako from work and wala naman tao sa Friendship tours. The agent was friendly as well wishing me goodluck and wag daw ako kabahan since okay naman lahat ng docs ko.
Thursday- nagLbm nako sa kaba

Friday - i received a text ng 530pm na pwede ko na claim yung passport ko
Saturday- papunta ko and kabang kaba ko. Tapos may kasabay ako 5 na magclaim din. Yung una tinawag approved tapos sunod sunod na denied so kinabahan na ko. Ayun nung ako na tinawag, nakaopen na sa page na may visa and nakangiti sakin yung agent and kinongratulate ako. Huhuhu sobrang nastress ako dito. Mas nastress ako dito kaysa ng kumuha kami ng Korean and Taiwan visa

pero sobrang thankful ako kay God kasi dream talaga ang Japan. Good luck sa mga magaapply!