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Visitors

  • Overview
  • Visa Fees
  • Documents Required
  • Photo Specifications
  • Processing Time

  • Overview

    Visitor visa is for those who are visiting Japan up to 90 days for purposes of sightseeing, business and visits relatives, friends, or acquaintances.

    Transit visa is for those who are stopping over in Japan while en route to another country due to flight schedules.

    All the above purposes of journey to Japan shall exclude any activities engaging or involving the management of business or remuneration.

    Please only apply for a visa within 3 months of your intended travel date.

  • Visa Fees

    Visa Fee:

    Click here for visa fee details.

    All visa fees must be paid in SGD dollars in cash/Debit card with the application.

    Exemption of Visa Fee:

    • Visiting Okinawa for sightseeing.
    • Visiting Miyagi, Fukushima or Iwate prefecture.
    • ASEAN undergraduates of NUS, NTU, SMU, SUTD, SIT and SUSS. For undergraduates from Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Brunei and Cambodia.

    * Note:

    To enjoy this fee waiver, please ensure that you inform the counter staff, and submit the additional documents mentioned below:

    • A photocopy of flight ticket, boat ticket, train ticket, accommodation that must be indicating Okinawa or Miyagi, Fukushima, Iwate prefecture as a destination.
    • A photocopy of Certification of Student letter and/or School Pass issued by NUS, NTU, SMU, SUTD, SIT or SUSS that certifies your status as an Undergraduate.

    For any further information, please click here.

    Processing Fee::

    Each applicant should pay SGD 18.50 for a processing fee. This should also be paid in Local Cash/Debit only in SGD.

    Additional Services:

    The additional services are optional items. Whether you choose them or not, they will not affect the results of your application.

    The Japan Visa Application Centre in Singapore also provides additional services for your convenience at nominal cost.

    For the fee and details, please click here.

    Please note that the processing fee and additional services fee are non-refundable regardless of whether your application is approved or not.

    We are sorry for the inconvenience caused.

  • Documents Required

    Please find the below guidance that is suitable to your purpose of travel.

  • Photo Specifications

    Please submit passport-size colour photo(s) along with your visa application. The photograph must be:

    • Taken within 6 months
    • 45mm X 35mm
    • Colour photo with white background
    • Full faced, front-facing with head straight, without hat and glasses, with mouth closed, unedited, sharp with white/light background (no shadow or object shown in background) and face seen clearly.

    Please click here for downloading the specification for the photograph and submit physical photograph along with your visa application base on the given specification.

    * Note: The Embassy may request a new photo if it doesn’t meet the specifications.

  • Processing Time

    In principle, the visa application process takes a minimum of 5 business days from the date of submission (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays announced by the Embassy of Japan in Singapore).

    Depending on the travel purpose or individual circumstances, more time may be required for visa approval to be granted.

    We do not accept any expedite requests.

Others

  • Overview
  • Visa Fees
  • Documents Required
  • Photo Specifications
  • Processing Time

  • Overview

    This visa is for the Mid and Long Term Residents of Japan.

    • Holders of COE (Certificate of Eligibility)
    • Medical Stay
    • Future Creation Individual (J-Find) / Digital Nomad
    • Designated activities (Long Stay for sightseeing and recreation)
    • Spouse of Japanese Nationals

    Please only apply for a visa within 3 months of your intended travel date.

  • Visa Fees

    Visa Fee:

    Click here for visa fee details.

    All visa fees must be paid in SGD dollars in cash/Debit card with the application.

    Exemption of Visa Fee:

    • Living, working or studying in Miyagi, Fukushima or Iwate prefecture.
    • ASEAN undergraduates of NUS, NTU, SMU, SUTD, SIT and SUSS. For undergraduates from Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Brunei and Cambodia.

    * Note:

    To enjoy this fee waiver, please ensure that you inform the counter staff, and submit the additional documents mentioned below,

    • A photocopy of flight ticket, boat ticket, train ticket, accommodation that must be indicating Miyagi, Fukushima, Iwate prefecture as a destination.
    • A photocopy of Certification of Student letter and/or School Pass issued by NUS, NTU, SMU, SUTD, SIT or SUSS that certifies your status as an Undergraduate.

    For any further information, please click here.

    Processing Fee::

    Each applicant should pay SGD 18.50 for a processing fee. This should also be paid in Local Cash/Debit only in SGD.

    Additional Services:

    The additional services are optional items. Whether you choose them or not, they will not affect the results of your application.

    The Japan Visa Application Centre in Singapore also provides additional services for your convenience at nominal cost.

    For the fee and details, please click here.

    Please note that the processing fee and additional services fee are non-refundable regardless of whether your application is approved or not.

    We are sorry for the inconvenience caused.

  • Documents Required

    Please find the below guidance that is suitable to your purpose of travel.

    • Holders of COE (Certificate of Eligibility)　
      • pdf_icon Click here

      *Note①: Foreigners who would like to perform remunerative work in Japan or for long term stays over 90 days in Japan etc, which are for purposes other than that of temporary visitor, should apply for a “Certificate of Eligibility” in Japan at the Regional Immigration Bureau of Japan nearby before the visa application.

      *Note②: Submission of original COE is not required. You may submit COE copy for visa application. Click here for more details.

    • Medical Stay

      • Click here

      *Note: Copy of Valid IC / Long-term Pass issued by Singapore government + SGWorkPass app reading (for applicable pass holders) are required.


    • Future Creation Individual (J-Find) / Digital Nomad

      • Future Creation Individual (J-Find)

      Digital Nomad

      *Note: Copy of Valid IC / Long-term Pass issued by Singapore government + SGWorkPass app reading (for applicable pass holders) are required.

    • Designated activities (Long Stay for sightseeing and recreation)
      • pdf_icon Click here

    • Spouse of Japanese National
      • pdf_icon English
      pdf_icon Japanese

  • Photo Specifications

    Please submit passport-size colour photo(s) along with your visa application. The photograph must be:

    • Taken within 6 months
    • 45mm X 35mm
    • Colour photo with white background
    • Full faced, front-facing with head straight, without hat and glasses, with mouth closed, unedited, sharp with white/light background (no shadow or object shown in background) and face seen clearly.

    Please click here for downloading the specification for the photograph and submit physical photograph along with your visa application base on the given specification.

    * Note: The Embassy may request a new photo if it doesn’t meet the specifications.

  • Processing Time

    In principle, the visa application process takes a minimum of 5 business days from the date of submission (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays announced by the Embassy of Japan in Singapore).

    Depending on the travel purpose or individual circumstances, more time may be required for visa approval to be granted.

    We do not accept any expedite requests.