Planning to visit Japan? Whether for tourism, business, study, or visiting family, Filipino applicants can now file their Japan visa applications through accredited visa application centers located in Metro Manila, Cebu, and Davao.
Check the visa type that matches your purpose of travel, prepare the required documents, and apply ahead of your intended departure date to ensure smooth processing.
How to Apply
Types of Visa and Requirements
Choose one of visas below suitable for purpose of your travel to check your requirements and then see “IMPORTANT NOTE ON THE DOCUMENT SUBMISSION”.
1. Temporary Visitor (for stay within 90 days at maximum)
(1) Tourism
＊＊Attention to Tourist Visa Applicants＊＊
Due to the increasing number of applications, it may take several weeks to process an application for a tourist visa. Therefore, we recommend that you apply well ahead of your travel date. At the same time, the Embassy will continue to make efforts to expedite the process, once the application is submitted by the Visa Center to the Embassy.
(The above is the standard processing time required and does not guarantee that passports, etc. will be returned by a specific travel date.)
(Note) Please also note that Single-Entry visa for tourism purposes is valid for travel within “3 months” from the date of issuance, so please be careful not to apply prematurely (not earlier than 3 months before the planned date of travel) and consult with the Visa Center when applying for the visa.
(2) Packaged Tour arranged by Registered Travel Agency
“List of Registered Travel Agency”
(3) Business, Conference, Cultural Exchange, etc.
(4) Visiting Relatives (within the third degree)
(5) Visiting Friends or Distant Relatives
(6) Visiting US Military Personnel
(7) Spouse/Child of a Japanese National in the Philippines
(8) Transit
2. Multiple-Entry Visa for Temporary Visitor
(2) MULTIPLE-ENTRY TEMPORARY VISITOR VISA (PHILIPPINE NATIONALS WITH CONSIDERABLE FINANCIAL CAPACITY)
(3) Multiple Entry-Visa for Business Purpose and Cultural or Intellectual Figures
＊＊Attention to Tourist Visa Applicants＊＊
Please note the Attention written in “Type of Visa and Requirements” 1(1) Tourism above.
3. Student, Worker, Depedent and Other Status for Long Term Stay
(2) Official except for diplomatic Visa
(Japan and Republic of the Philippines have the diplomatic visa exemption arrangements for diplomatic passport holders since Oct 1,2024.)
(3) Housekeeper hired by Diplomat/Official
(4) Medical Stay (including temporary stay)
(5) Nikkei-Jin (Japanese Descendants)
(6) Filipino Parent travelling to Japan with JFC (Japanese- Filipino Children)
*Please consult with the Embassy in advance.
Visa Application Documents (download)
1. Basic Documents
2. Other Documents
- Request for a Multiple-Entry Visa (Japanese / English)
- Visa Fee Exemption Request
- Application to Extend Re-entry Permit
3. For Nikkei- Jin Visa (Japanese Descendant)
- Family Tree (PDF / Excel)
- Family Photo Sample
For a more comprehensive japan visa guide, visit the website of the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines.
