The Japanese Consulate or Embassy in Vietnam accepts tourist visa applications for foreign nationals including OFWs or Filipinos traveling, working or residing in Vietnam.
My post about Japan Visa Application in the Philippines mostly have the same requirements except for working documents in Vietnam such as working permit or residence card or valid visa.
Things you need to submit:
- Passport – and xerox copy of your passport’s bio page
- Photo – 4.5 x 4.5 cm size recent photo with white background
- Visa Application Form – do not leave blank spaces. Write N/A instead.
- Birth Certificate – in some countries like UAE
- Itinerary in Japan
- Bank Certificate – 3 months bank statement
- Work Permit (certified copy) – they ask this in some countries.
- Working Visa or Temporary Residence Card (certified copy) – do not apply if you don’t have a business or working visa. If you will submit a labor contract and work permits using a Tourist Visa, you are presenting yourself as an illegal worker in the eyes of Japanese immigration officers. In some countries, a valid working or business visa will do.
- Employment Contract – certified copy
Tips to get approved of Japan Tourist Visa Application
Things to note when applying for a visa:
If one document is missing, don’t expect them to call you back. You will not be getting your visa or your application will be denied, instantly!
Tourist Visa Fees
Applying for Japan Tourist Visa in the Philippines is gratis. However, the embassy only accepts bulk applications from accredited agencies and service charge are ranging from 800 to 3,500 pesos in different cases.
Dubai UAE
The Embassy of Japan in Abu Dhabi issue visas to Filipinos living or registered residence of Abu Dhabi and Al-Ain. OFWs in Dubai and the rest of UAE can apply at the Consulate in Dubai.
| (Currency: UAE Dirhams) Source: Japanese Embassy in United Arab Emirates
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Vietnam (Southeast Asia)
Applying tourist visa in Vietnam might be harder compared to other countries. Here, you will need to wait for hours just to get inside the consulate or embassy. Some people need to come back the next day since the consulate only accept application until noon.
| (Currency: Vietnamese Dong) Source: Japanese Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City
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Submit your application
Unlike in the Philippines, we can just hop on to one of the accredited agencies of the Japanese Embassy in Manila. In Vietnam for example, you will need to queue outside the consulate or embassy to pay and submit your application.
Time for a visa submission for most of the Japanese Consulates and Embassies is from 8:30 to 11:30 am every day from Monday to Friday. Receipts will be issued after submission. The records review usually takes 5 working days. Depending on the purpose of entry, the embassy might require additional documents needed. If necessary, the consulate will invite you for an interview and the visa processing time might take longer than 5 days.
To know more about applying tourist visa to Japan, it is recommended to call your nearest consulate or embassy if information about consular services does not exist on their website.
Have you applied before? Feel free to leave your experience below.
Hi Mark, you have applied for japan tourist visa in Vietnam? Im here in Cambodia and working for 5 yrs already with the same company. I went to one of the top travel agencies here and they advised me that i should have $3000 usd on my current account. Aside from passport, application form & photo,schedule of stay, they just asked me below.
– working permit
-bank statement ($3000 usd)
-residential letter ( i do not have this document since Im living in the company grounds for free which were mentioned on my certificate of employement. Do you think it was okay not to have it?)
Certificate of employment
Aside from above, I wrote a letter for my vusa application.
Do you think this would be enough to get an approval?
TIA
I didn’t submit any residential documents in Vietnam..not sure how do they do it there in Phnom Penh.
Hi, i would like to ask if you submit or include round trip flight reservation and proof of accommodation for japan tourist visa? Thanks
Depends on the agency whether they will accept or not.
I’m currently teaching in Phnom Penh and what I know is that the traveling agency is misinforming especially about the 3000usd you’re supposed to have in your account. It is rather stated if you have sufficient fund for your trip so I don’t think a week tour will cost that much.
And funds in the bank is sufficient for your itinerary.
for the bank certificate is it only the recent one?no need for a 3 months bank statement?
Dear ma’am/sir.
Good day.
I would like to know.how I will get a japan tourist visa ?i I’m employed from al ain abudhabi uae.is it ok that I don’t have a bank acct.?
Highly appreciate your response
Fatima bantillo
God bless
They will automatically reject your application.
Hi! Good day! I am a teacher in Thailand and I would like to travel to Japan. Do I need to have travel agency to apply or I can go directly to the embassy, pass all my requirements and pay the visa fee? Thank you so much in advance!
I’m not sure if they’d accept application from walkins. In Vietnam, they do queue up outside the embassy to apply, but definitely not in Manila.
Hi! Good afternoon. I would like to ask if you submit your payslip in the Embassy here in Ho Chi Minh Vietnam. Thank you.
No, they didn’t ask since I’ve my local bank statement submitted.