As the three-shot vaccination rate in Japan continues to increase, the epidemic is gradually under control.
Seeing the epidemic gradually subside in Japan, many friends have begun to become active. When will tourist visas and family and friend visas be opened? The beautiful scenery in Japan and the people I miss, it’s been so long since I last saw you!
On the evening of May 26, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida officially announced that starting from June 10, Japan will reopen for tourism.
On the other hand, there is also good news about the visa policy for visiting relatives and friends.
Starting from June 1st, the Japanese Consulate in China has received notifications that in addition to second-class relatives for permanent residents, second-class relatives for Japanese, and first-class relatives for permanent residents, general visas for visiting relatives and friends can also be applied for. .
The good news is that these people can apply for a visa without the need for a welfare card issued by the Immigration Health Confirmation System (ERFS).
Specifically includes the following categories:
1, Japanese, spouse or children of permanent residents
2, persons who have obtained "Long-term Resident" status of residence
3, persons who have obtained "family stay" or "specified living status" "(Notice No. 7, 18, 19, 23, 24, 30, 31, 34, 38, 45, 47) Persons with residence status
4, who have obtained the status of residence to visit relatives or friends ( Only those who apply for "quasi-relatives and need to provide relevant documentation proving the necessity to go to Japan" for the purpose of "short-term stay" visa.
What is a necessary event? Mainly include the following three types:
1. Be lovers or have a marriage relationship with the Japanese inviter
2. Come to Japan to attend a wedding or funeral.
3. A friend in Japan is sick and needs care.
It should be noted that after Japan fully liberalized the application for family visit visas, this has changed:
From June 13, except for permanent residents who are second-class relatives, Japanese who are within the second-class relatives, and permanent residents who are first-class relatives, visas Applicants can still use the old version of the Recruitment Reasons Letter, but all other family visit visa applicants must submit the new version of the Recruitment Reasons Letter with an oath when applying for a visa!
The format of the new version of the Recruitment Reasons Letter is as follows:
About the application form and additional information when applying
(1) The documents submitted vary depending on the purpose of going abroad. If the submitted documents are incomplete, the application will not be processed. Even if the application is accepted, additional documents may be required.
(2) Please submit all documents in A4 size.
In addition, for documents other than A4 size, you can enlarge it to A4 size or make a reduced copy and submit it together with the original. Also, please do not use a stapler to secure each submission.
(3) If the documents submitted are not required to be "photocopied" or "photocopied", originals are required in principle.
(4) Even if a relative is visiting, but the relationship with the relative is more than three degrees, please prepare documents for a "short stay visa for the purpose of visiting friends".
(5) Submitting complete documents does not mean that a visa will be issued.
(6) No visa will be issued when forged or counterfeit documents are submitted. In principle, documents submitted by
(7) cannot be returned. Regarding the documents that need to be returned, please attach copies when applying.
(8) Depending on the application content, additional documents may be required. The Japanese Embassy requires submission, but if it has not been submitted after 3 months, the review will be terminated.
(9) Regarding various receipts, there is no need to submit them when applying.
In the latest policy, in addition to visiting relatives, visiting friend visas are also open. When you are friends with the inviting person in Japan, if the following circumstances exist, you can be regarded as a quasi-relative who has the necessity to visit Japan and can be allowed to enter.
First, it can be regarded as a quasi-relative relationship of a person residing in Japan. For example, those who are engaged or have a de facto marriage relationship.(You need to provide chat records or photos and other supporting materials)
Second, you need to attend the wedding or funeral of a friend in Japan (provide invitations and other supporting materials)
Third, you need to visit a sick friend (provide a medical certificate and other relevant supporting materials)
and below Xiaojiu summarizes common questions for everyone:
Q: Can parents apply for a visit visa for their children to study abroad?
A: Yes, but the prerequisite is that there must be a Japanese teacher of the child or another Japanese person to vouch for it.
Q: Can family members such as cousins come to Japan to visit relatives?
A: Yes, proof of kinship is required.
Q: Can I apply for a cross-regional visa to visit relatives and friends in the country?
A: Cannot be processed across regions.
Q: Can friends who currently live in other countries want to come to Japan to visit relatives?
A: Currently, Japanese embassies abroad are notifying you one after another. There will be a certain time difference. Please contact the local area and refer to the local policy received.Q: What reasons do domestic parents and family members need to come to Japan to visit relatives?
A: It is recommended that you just fill in the reason for visiting relatives.
Q: Can lovers come to Japan?
A: Yes, it is within the scope of this opening. You need to provide relevant chat records, photos and other information.
Q: Before getting married, I want my fiancée to meet Japanese relatives before getting married, or my foreign wife is pregnant and needs her family members living abroad to take care of her before and after childbirth. Is that okay?A: This is all allowed, just fill it in normally
In addition, Japan also mentioned in the document that the issue of a guarantor of physical identity is required for visa application
Except for visa-free countries (China, Vietnam , Philippines , Indonesia , Russia, etc.) People who meet the above conditions need to go to the Japanese embassy abroad (embassy, consulate) to apply for a foreign visa. The application needs to record in detail the qualifications of the guarantor and the invitation process.
So, besides Japanese, what other people with residence status can serve as guarantors for the personal guarantee certificate?
Xiaojiu has sorted it out for everyone:
Diplomatic, public, permanent residents and special permanent residents (cannot be dependents)
Japanese spouse or permanent resident spouse
Long-term residents (cannot be dependents)
People who hold various employment visas (humanities and technology, law, accounting, skills, etc.) can be a guarantor, but the premise is that his residence status must be for 3 years Or more than 3 years.
People holding business management visas can serve as guarantors. In addition to requiring that their status of stay is 3 years or more, they must also ensure a fixed income and cannot be dependents.
Another important point is that if this visa is not approved, the next application time will have to wait 6 months.
officially said that the reasons for disapproval of short-term visas like this are difficult to solve at once. I hope you don’t fill in the same reasons as this time when applying next time, because this will make you wait for another 6 months.
Under the epidemic, relatives and friends across the country cannot meet often, which is really a very distressing thing. Xiaojiu hopes that everyone can meet the people they want to see as soon as possible and share the joy of reunion.
※ This content is the independent opinion of the author and does not represent the position of Nippon Communications.
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