Japan tourist visa guide

Commonly requested as the core identity document for any visa application.

Helpful direction: Check that your passport is valid well past your planned travel dates and has blank pages left — renew first if it's close.

Often the form the embassy, consulate, or visa center uses to capture your travel details.

Helpful direction: Download the current form from the official page and use the same name spelling and dates as your passport and bookings.

Often requested attached to the application form, usually with specific size and background rules (4.5 cm × 4.5 cm is commonly cited for Japan).

Helpful direction: Check the official photo specification (size, background, recency) before printing — photo rejections are an avoidable delay.

For travelers from Vietnam, the submission path can differ by case: package tours booked through embassy-designated travel agencies can use a different channel (including the JAPAN eVISA), while self-guided tourists generally follow the Embassy or Consulate instructions for their region.

Helpful direction: Before preparing printouts, confirm on the official pages whether your case goes through the Embassy/Consulate for your region, a designated travel agency, or a visa application center — the intake rules differ.

Commonly used to show your employment status, income, and that your employer has confirmed leave for the trip — this route's guidance is shaped around employed applicants.

Helpful direction: Ask HR to include your position, tenure, salary, and the travel dates your employer has confirmed, on letterhead with a signature.

Commonly requested to show you can cover the trip — recent months of statements from your own account are the usual starting point.

Helpful direction: Steady balances and regular salary credits are often easier to review than a single large, recent deposit.

Sometimes requested alongside bank statements to corroborate income — for employed applicants, payslips or personal income tax records are common examples.

Helpful direction: Keep income evidence consistent with your employment certificate — mismatched figures raise questions that are easy to avoid.

Japan's application set commonly includes a schedule of stay — it helps tell a clear, consistent story about your travel plans.

Helpful direction: Cover every day of the trip, even loosely, and keep dates aligned with your flights and hotel bookings.

Commonly requested to confirm your round-trip travel dates and route.

Helpful direction: A reservation (not necessarily a paid ticket) is often enough — check the official guidance for your case before paying.

Often requested to show where you'll be staying for the whole visit.

Helpful direction: Make sure the stay dates line up with your itinerary and flight dates.

Can help show your intention to return home after the visit.

Helpful direction: A return-to-work letter, property documents, or family records can all help here — choose what genuinely reflects your situation.