You can go to Japan Immigration Department to lodge an appeal. You will need to write the reasons why your case needs to be heard and provide pieces of evidence that support your explanation letter.
The immigration officers will review your evidence and decide whether your application should be heard and go on back to the normal process.
Note that you can only lodge an appeal if your visa application was applied onshore. Tourist visas in most cases cannot lodge an appeal but you can reapply after six months.
1. What will happen if I reapply within the six-month period from the time it was rejected?
According to Japan’s Foreign Affair’s website, your visa will be denied if your previous visa application was rejected and you reapply to visit Japan for the same purpose within six months from the rejection. This is because the circumstances of the applicant would not change and that the result of examination would be the same.
2. Can I apply within six months from the rejection but with a different purpose?
You can definitely apply again with different purpose. This time, make sure to submit proper documents to avoid visa denial. In most cases, denied applicants can still get a visa by applying a different purpose of travel such as with guarantor letter or travel for humanitarian reasons. As stated in this article, you can browse your selection of available deals on smartphones and top brands and explore the service plans that best suit your needs.
3. I applied for my visa in Dubai but was denied, can I reapply immediately or appeal to Japan Embassy in the Philippines?
According to Reli and Rajah Travel and Tours, Visa Policy will be the same, you won’t be able to appeal or reapply in the Philippines within six months from the date your visa is denied, whether it was applied in the Dubai, Riyadh or anywhere else.
Friendship Travel and Tours, in this case, accepted a refused application from overseas, got approved without waiting for 6 months. The agency also accepted an applicant who’s denied by Japan Embassy in Manila, by providing supporting documents, got approved without waiting for 6 months.
You may consult the nearest Embassy or Consulate if you think you need more detailed advice about your case. In the Philippines, you can visit the nearest accredited agencies where you plan to apply for the visa before making the application.
Hi Mark, I am a solo traveller from the Philippines but currently working in Singapore. Been to Japan 3 years ago as Tourist and travelled to Thailand, Vietnam and South Korea twice within two years. Is it necessary to have a Guarantor or Inviter as stated in the Visa Application Form? What if I don’t have, you think it would affect the visa grant? Thanks.
All I know is you can apply without a guarantor/inviter or sponsor from Japan. In fact, you can directly apply in Singapore.
Hi Mark;
I applied last March 1,2019 for Japan Tourist Visa for 5days and got denied. Can I apply right away with a different purpose like in transit to Busan after 2days but still a tourist visa?
I already bought a promo ticket to Tokyo. Since I also planned to visit Busan before going back to the Philippines. Can I apply for that purpose although I aas denied already.
You can apply for a Japan transit visa to busan today.
Hi mark I had my visa denied about 2 months ago. I applied JFC and now I finally found my ex husband through social media. He wants us to visit him there in japan so he can finally see our daughters that he haven’t seen since 2013.. can we reapply another visa but diff purpose without waiting the 6 months mark? Thanks
Yes but you can’t apply for a tourist visa because kids have a Japanese legal father.
Hi mark our tourist visa for japan was denied and we are planning to re apply with invitation from my sister in law currently residing in japan . Will this be recondiser. As i read with the post we can re apply within 6 mos with different purpose please enlighthen me thank you
Yes you can reapply with a different purpose without waiting for 6 months.
Hi Mark. I applied for a visa here in Vietnam and it was denied. I have completed all the documents but I don’t know what’s behind the rejection. I saw that you posted about an agency that helped someone to get his visa approved though he was denied and he didn’t wait for 6 months. I tried searching it on facebook but can’t find them. Can you give the complete name of the agency, pleAse? Thanks
Friendship Travel and Tours? I remember they are an accredited agency.
Thanks. I’m still waiting for their response. What’s the other type of visa that I can re-apply for?thank you