Japan Visa New Policy 2019

To travel to Japan, you need to apply for a visa in advance. Japan’s visa is actually very easy to apply for, but it should be noted that the types of visas will be different. There will be some changes in visa application in 2019. Friends, if you want If you go to Japan, you can check out this guide. Japan Visa Instructions

1. Direct applications from individuals are not accepted and must be entrusted by a travel agency or visa agency.

2. No face-to-face interview is required, but there is the possibility of random phone checks.

3. For paper visas, non-electronic visas, paper documents are required.

4. The processing time is generally 10-12 working days. Please note that it is a working day. It will be postponed during holidays, so be sure to calculate the time in advance.

Don’t book a flight ticket before getting a visa. Before applying for a Japanese visa, many people will have a question: Do they need to book a flight ticket before applying for a Japanese visa? After all, applying for a Japanese visa requires booking a flight ticket. one.

However, it is recommended not to book air tickets first. For safety reasons, it is best to wait until the Japanese visa is issued before booking air tickets. If the visa is refused, the air tickets booked in advance will be invalid. If you request a refund for an order that has already been issued, corresponding refund fees will be charged. To apply for a Japanese visa, you need to provide air tickets and hotel reservations to the embassy. However, entrusting a travel agency to apply for a Japanese visa can directly help you make air ticket and hotel reservations. After the visa is issued, you can book air tickets and hotels by yourself according to the travel time. In addition, the Japanese Embassy does not accept individual visa applications. Visas can only be processed by agencies (travel agencies, etc.), so if you want to apply for a Japanese visa, you still have to spend money. The delivery of Japanese visa information

The information can only be delivered by a third-party agency. Therefore, if you want to apply for a Japanese visa, you must use a third-party agency to deliver the information and cannot deliver the information to the embassy yourself. Division of Japanese visa consular districts

Japanese visa is mainly divided into eight consular districts, namely Beijing consular district, Shanghai consular district, Chongqing consular district, Shenyang consular district, Guangzhou consular district, Dalian consular district, Qingdao consular district Consular District, Hong Kong Consular District.

There are two criteria for dividing consular areas, one is the place of household registration and the other is the place of permanent residence. For example, if a person has lived in Beijing for a long time, but his household registration is in Fujian, he does not actually need to return to Fujian to apply for a Japanese visa. He only needs to submit the documents in Beijing. However, this has a prerequisite, that is, he has a residence permit in Beijing. . If not, then he still has to return to Fujian to apply.

Beijing Consular District: Beijing, Tianjin, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Gansu, Henan, Hebei, Hubei, Hunan, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Ningxia, Tibet, Inner Mongolia

Shanghai Consular District: Shanghai , Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi

Chongqing Consular District: Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou, Yunnan

Shenyang Consular District: Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning (except Dalian)

Guangzhou consular district: Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hainan

Dalian consular district: Dalian

Qingdao consular district: Shandong

Hong Kong consular district: Three types of tourist visas for Hong Kong, Macau and Japan 1. Visa type: Japan single tourist visa

Application conditions: annual income exceeding 100,000 RMB

It is compulsory to apply for Japan single tourist visa If a person's annual income exceeds RMB 100,000, this needs to be reflected through a bank statement.

The validity period of Japan’s single-entry tourist visa is 90 days, and applicants are allowed to stay for 15 days at a time. There is no limit on the holder’s itinerary.

Single latest simplified policy:

Students or graduates from specific 1,243 colleges and universities are exempted from asset certificates. Specific universities refer to: domestic universities in China, all undergraduates and graduate students (doctorate and master's students) listed in the list published by the Ministry of Education of China, or graduates who have graduated from the school within three years.

Let’s take a look at the materials section.

The basic materials are as follows:

1. Original passport, valid for more than 6 months (from the date of entry)

2.2 color sheets with white background (specification 4.5*4.5cm) photo.

3. Copies of the front and back of the ID card.

4. A copy of the entire household registration book (homepage + household homepage + all family member pages)

5. If you are married, a copy of your marriage certificate is required (last marriage is not provided)

6. Proof of employment in the company, printed on A4 letterhead paper, and annual salary or monthly salary must be indicated (the amount is not required)

7. Copy of the unit's business license or organization code certificate ( Stamped)

8. Application form for traveling to Japan

9. The place of residence and permanent residence are not within the four provinces (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan

Fujian), or If your household registration and work place are both within the four provinces, but your household registration and work province are different, a copy of the valid residence permit must be provided.

As for the basic materials, it is basically not difficult for everyone and everyone can provide them. What needs to be noted is the ninth point: if the household registration is different from the province of work, a copy of the valid residence permit must be provided!

For example, Xiao Ming is from Xiamen, Fujian, and works in Shenzhen , if you apply for multiple visas, you must provide a valid Shenzhen residence permit, but you do not need to provide it if you apply for a single visa.

2. Visa type: Japan three-year multiple tourist visa

Application conditions: annual income of more than 100,000 (limited itinerary)/more than 200,000 (unlimited itinerary)

Three years in Japan There are two versions of the multiple tourist visa, one is 100,000 yuan with limited travel, and the other is 200,000 yuan with no travel restrictions. The restricted itinerary means that when the applicant enters the country for the first time, he must stay for one night in seven Japanese prefectures, including Okinawa, Yamanashi, and Fukuoka, and keep proof of accommodation.

Note that this requirement does not mean that the applicant’s first day’s itinerary must be arranged in these seven counties. If an applicant goes to Tokyo first, passes through these seven counties and stays for one night, Then finally departing from Osaka, this itinerary is acceptable.

No itinerary restrictions mean that applicants are completely free to arrange their own itinerary, and there is no need to stay one night in these seven counties. Japan's three-year visa is valid for three years and allows a single stay of 30 days. After obtaining the visa, the applicant must enter Japan once within three months, otherwise the three-year visa will be invalid.

Restricted entry to destinations multiple times in three years:

1. If you have been to Japan in the past three years, you need to stay one night in Okinawa for the first time

1.18 years The tax payment from January to December is more than 1,600 yuan every month

2. The salary card from January to December in 2018 will be credited with more than 8,340 yuan every month. It must have the word salary, and bonuses and benefits will not be counted

< p>3. The balance after each transaction of personal bank current statements in the past six months is not less than 100,000

Note: If a bank statement is provided, the last transaction date of the statement must be before the date of signature submission Within 5 days, it is recommended that the applicant go to the bank to print the statement 1-2 days before the express delivery of materials.

Multiple entries to unrestricted destinations for three years: refers to one of the following materials, choose 1 from 3;

2. Unlimited entry location

1.18 The tax payment from January to December of the year is more than 3,200 yuan per month

2. The salary card recorded in the salary card from January to December of 2018 is more than 1.68W per month. It must have the word salary, and bonuses and benefits are not counted

3. The balance shown after each transaction in the personal bank current statement in the past six months is not less than 20W

Note: If a bank statement is provided, the date of the last transaction on the statement must be submitted for signature Within 5 days before the date, it is recommended that the applicant go to the bank to print the statement 1-2 days before the express delivery of materials.

Are you a little dizzy when you see this? It doesn’t matter. Let’s explain the latest simplification policy next.

The latest simplification policy has been repeated for three years:

Meet the requirements within the past three years. If you have 2 travel records of Japanese V43 and other types of personal travel visas, you can waive the need to prove financial resources. However, this can only be done by yourself, and you cannot bring your family members with you at the same time.

Documents required for multiple applications within three years (Guangzhou consular district only)

Incumbent personnel: (Working place is: Guangdong/Guangxi/Hainan/Fujian)

1. Original passport (valid for more than 6 months) If you have an old passport, you need to provide it

2.2 4.5CM*4.5CM color photos with white background

3. Application form + information form

4. A copy of the front and back of the ID card

5. A copy of the entire household registration book (collective household registration provides the homepage + personal page)

6. A copy of the marriage certificate ( Provided by married persons)

7. Copy of the company's business license (for institutions, 500 compulsory exemption)

8. Employment certificate stamped with personnel or official seal

9 .Real hotel orders and air ticket orders

Isn’t this much simpler and clearer? And there is no need to provide proof of assets 3. Visa type: Japan five-year multiple tourist visa

Application Conditions: Annual income exceeds RMB 500,000 + tax payment certificate of RMB 78,000

The Japanese five-year visa is the most stringent visa among Japanese tourist visas. The applicant is required to provide one year's bank statements showing that the total salary exceeds RMB 50,000. RMB 78,000, and a tax certificate of RMB 78,000 is required as supporting evidence before you can apply. But corresponding to the complicated application materials, Japan's five-year visa also has the highest degree of freedom.

First of all, Japan’s five-year visa is valid for five years, allowing applicants to stay for 90 days at a time, and there are no restrictions on the itinerary. Applicants can freely arrange their itinerary when entering the country for the first time. At the same time, as long as the visa is issued, the applicant does not need to go to Japan within three months and can freely arrange the travel time.

Proof of annual income of 500,000 yuan

Refers to one of the following materials, choose 1 from 4;

1: Provide a tax certificate for personal income tax for a whole year 1 original copy of the certificate (more than 78,000 yuan); the average monthly tax payment is at least 6,500 yuan/month

2: Transaction records of the bank account under my name for more than one year and must show monthly salary, cumulative years Income of more than 500,000 yuan, showing salary, monthly income of at least 42,000 yuan/month

3: I have a property with a market value of more than 2 million yuan in my name, and provide a balance of 50,000 yuan in my name in the past six months Bank statement (the balance after each transaction cannot be less than 8K, and the last balance is more than 5W)

4: The balance recorded in each transaction recorded in the bank account under my name in the past six months shall not be less than 500,000

In fact, it is recommended that you apply with a tax certificate. The more complete the information, the higher the probability of passing! Japanese visa validity period and length of stay

1. Single trip Visa

Validity period: 90 days

Stay time: 15 days

Destination: no limit

Return to the country to cancel the visa: no need< /p>

2. Three-year visa

Validity period: 3 years

Stay time: 30 days

Destination: no limit

Return to the country to cancel the visa: Copies or scans of the passport homepage, visa page and entry-exit stamp page, and original proof of accommodation in the designated area

3. Five-year visa

Valid Period: 5 years

Stay time: 90 days

Destination: no limit

Return to the country to cancel the visa: no need