Visa: General Information
Who needs a Visa?
- Please note that ALL entrants (including people from visa waiver countries and regions) are required to upload either a pre-departure COVID-19 test result or a valid vaccine certificate through Visit Japan Web: See: "Information on Border Measures".
- The Visa Exemption Arrangement applies based on your nationality, NOT on your UK residence status.
Types of Travel Visa Requirements British Citizens ※ - Short-term stay (less than 6 months) FOR
Tourism, business (without paid activities), conference, or study purposes
NOT Required - COE (Certificate of Eligibility) holders
Required Non-British Citizens Visa Exemption Countries and Regions (List) ※ - Short-term stay (less than 90 days) FOR
Tourism, business (without paid activities), conference, or study purposes
NOT Required - COE (Certificate of Eligibility) holders
Required Non-Visa Exemption Countries and Regions Required - Short-term stay (less than 6 months) FOR
※Holders of British Overseas Citizen, British Subject or British Dependent / Overseas Territories Citizen passports or Convention Travel Documents are not included in “British Citizens”and “Visa Exemption Countries and Regions”. Holders of such documents must obtain a visa prior to travel and should contact us for visa information.
How to Apply
Applications from non-residents in the UK (e.g. visitor visa holders) cannot be accepted.
Apply at the Embassy
Please submit all the required documents for your visa category at the Consular Section in person. An appointment must be booked in advance HERE.
Visa applicants may use a registered visa agent to apply for a visa unless the application is for a Student visa, Working Holiday visa, or Spouse or Child of Japanese National visa.
Please click here
for a list of registered visa agents.
Apply through Japan eVISA System
You may submit a visa application, receive your eVISA, and pay the visa fee by credit/debit card via the Japan eVISA system.
For more details, please check click HERE.
Jurisdiction
Visa applications should be made at the Japanese Embassy with jurisdiction over the applicant's place of residence. Visa applicants living in Scotland and the North of England (Cumbria, County Durham, Darlington, Gateshead, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland, Redcar and Cleveland, South Tyneside, Stockton-on-Tees and Sunderland) should contact the Consulate-General of Japan in Edinburgh
.Visa Category
- Temporary Visitor Visa
eVISA is available for TourismNew - Work or Long-term Stay Visa
- Working Holiday Visa
- Volunteer Visa
- Spouse or Child of Japanese National Visa
- Medical Stay Visa
Processing Time
Once a visa application has been accepted as valid, in most cases it will take 5 working days.
Visa Fees
Visa fees vary depending on the applicant's nationality and the type of visa (See Visa Fees list).
Opening Hours
09:30 - 16:30, Monday to Friday (excluding British National Holidays, The Year-end and New Year Holidays, and some Japanese National Holidays. Please see the list of Embassy Holidays.)
Contact
Inquiries about general visa matters
Japan Visa Information Hotline（24 hours a day, 7 days a week）: 0800-066-2179Other inquiries
Consular Section, Embassy of Japan in the UK
101-104 Piccadilly London W1J 7JT
Tel: 020 7465 6565 (9:30 - 18:00)
Fax: 020 7491 9328
News
- Visa exemption arrangementNew
- Handling of foreign nationals planning newly enter Japan from Immigration Services AgencyNew
- Guidance about animal and animal and plant products traveling into Japan from the Animal Quarantine Service and Plant Protection StationNew
- Guidance on safer travel from The Japan Tourism AgencyNew
- New Visa fees from the 1st April 2022
- Introduction of Japan Visa Information Hotline
- Launch of “Visit Japan Web” (for online registration of CIQ information)
- Japanese Government Initiatives relating to COVID-19
- Notice:Extension of period of validity for Certificates of Eligibility (in relation to COVID-19)
- Application Procedures for Multiple Visa for Nationals of India
- Warning: Be aware of fraudulent website, social media, emails in an attempt to extract payments from visa applicants
- Visitors to Miyagi, Fukushima, and Iwate prefectures
- Application Procedures for Multiple Visa for Nationals of Viet Nam and India for business purpose and cultural or intellectual figures
- Visa applications from nationals and residents of Libya, Syria and Yemen
- Application Procedures for Multiple Visa for Nationals of Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam
- Changes to the Basic Resident Registration Law -Foreign residents will be subject to the Basic Resident Registration Law-
