What procedures do individuals need to go through when traveling to Japan?

People traveling to Japan need to apply for a tourist visa.

Visa materials:

1. Passport: The applicant must hold an original valid private passport signed by the applicant for more than six months. If you have an old passport, please attach it too. The passport signature must exactly match the signature on the personal data form.

2. Personal photos: 2 recent, 4.5*4.5cm color photos with white background taken within three months.

3. Copy of ID card: 1 copy, must be a copy of the original ID card.

4. Household register: 1 copy, a copy of the household register of all family members, including the household register (when there are accompanying family members) that can reflect the relationship or a notarized certificate of kinship.

5. Business cards: 2. The address, phone number, and name provided must be correct and authentic, and you can be contacted. If you have a company profile, it is best to provide it (this is actually not necessary, if you provide only It can be provided as auxiliary material and will not affect the visa).

6. Visa application form: 1 copy, which should be truthfully, completely filled out and signed by the applicant himself. Also provide 1-2 copies of a blank information form with a personal signature. The passport signature must be exactly the same as the signature on the personal information form. The Japanese Embassy is very Pay attention to the correctness of the signature.

7. Proof of employment: 1 guarantee letter must be stamped with the official seal of the employer, stating the applicant's position, working hours here, compliance with Japanese laws during the period, no departure from group activities, and press release after the tour. During this period, he returned to his country. The most important thing for this personal tourist visa is that you need to indicate your annual salary of 100,000 yuan. If you do not indicate this, you will not be able to apply.

Extended information:

Starting from April 2020, with the exception of the Consulate General of Japan in Hong Kong, all single-trip tourist visas to Japan (including groups and individuals) will apply online. , the previously used method of pasting the visa page on the passport will also be abolished, and all electronic visas will be introduced.

Currently, the online visa application business will first be open to some travel agencies that handle visa services through the Japanese Embassy in Beijing. The online visa applications are for a single trip to Japan and the stay in Japan does not exceed 15 days. day group tourists. Thereafter, the online application business will gradually be expanded to the Japanese consulates in Shanghai and other places and all personal tourist visa services to Japan.

According to Japanese media reports, the number of visas issued to Chinese people increased from about 970,000 in 2013 to about 5.45 million in 2018, accounting for nearly 80% of the total number of visas issued to foreigners. Data entry The increased burden has become a problem to be solved.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Japan Personal Tourist Visa

People's Daily Online-Japan will apply online for "single tourist visa" for Chinese tourists