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Japan visa for Indian passport holders

Japan's tourist visa is cheap and consistently approved — if the day-by-day itinerary matches your hotel and flight bookings exactly. That schedule is the document that decides the case.

Package from: ₹8,500
Processing: 5–10 working days
Permitted stay: 15 or 30 days
Visa type: Sticker visa or eVISA for eligible applicants

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How the Japan visa works

Japan charges one of the lowest consular fees of any developed country and approves the large majority of well-prepared Indian applications. What makes it unusual is the daily schedule of stay: a table listing every date of the trip, where you will be, and where you will sleep. Consular staff cross-check it against your hotel confirmations and domestic transport. If the itinerary says Kyoto on the 12th and the hotel booking is in Osaka, the file goes to additional scrutiny. Frequent travellers may also be eligible for the eVISA, which removes the passport submission entirely.

Issuing authority: Embassy of Japan, via VFS Global

Where Japan applications go wrong

The daily schedule must reconcile with every booking

This is the single most common reason Japanese visa files are queried. Every night of the trip needs a matching accommodation entry, and internal travel days must be plausible against train and flight times.

The financial threshold is about stability, not size

Japan looks for a bank balance consistent with your declared income and the cost of the trip. A large deposit made a week before applying, with no matching salary history, weakens rather than strengthens the file.

Visa types

Tourist

Short-term stay, tourism

Single entry, 15 or 30 days, for sightseeing and visiting friends or relatives.

Business

Short-term stay, business

For meetings, conferences and training, filed with an invitation from the Japanese company.

Multi

Multiple entry visa

Available to applicants with strong travel history or sufficient income, valid three or five years with 15 or 30 days per entry.

eVISA

Japan eVISA

Available for eligible tourist applicants resident in India, issued electronically with no passport submission.

Documents required

Core documents

✓Passport valid for the duration of stay, with two blank pages
✓Visa application form, signed exactly as in the passport
✓Photograph, 45mm × 45mm, white background, taken within 6 months
✓Daily schedule of stay covering every date of the trip
✓Confirmed round-trip flight booking

Financial and employment proof

✓Income Tax Returns for the last 3 years
✓Bank statement for the last 6 months, bank attested
✓Employment letter with leave approval, or company registration for the self-employed

If sponsored in Japan

✓Letter of guarantee from the sponsor
✓Certificate of residence and income certificate of the sponsor
✓Proof of relationship for family sponsorship

The process, step by step

1
Itinerary build
We draft the daily schedule of stay and reconcile it against your flights, hotels and internal travel before anything else is prepared.
2
File assembly
Financial documents are arranged in the embassy's expected order, with the cover letter explaining any irregularity up front.
3
Submission at VFS
The file is lodged at the Japan Visa Application Centre. No interview is required in the standard tourist route.
4
Passport return
The passport with the visa sticker is returned to the centre, usually within five to ten working days, and couriered to you.

Japan visa cost

Package	Processing	Stay	Price
Single entry tourist visa	5–10 working days	15–30 days	₹8,500
Business visaIncludes invitation coordination	5–10 working days	15–30 days	₹10,500
Multiple entry visa	7–14 working days	15–30 days per entry	₹13,500

Included: Consular fee, VFS service charge, itinerary preparation, cover letter, document formatting and courier tracking.

Prices are starting packages for a single standard applicant and change with visa type, stay length, express processing and group size. Government fees are set by the issuing authority and can change without notice. You receive a fixed written quote before any payment.

Japan visa questions

Is an interview required for a Japan tourist visa?＋

Not normally. Applications are assessed on documents alone; the embassy calls an applicant for an interview only in unusual cases.

What is the daily schedule of stay?＋

A table listing each date of your trip, the places you will visit and the hotel you will stay in that night. It is a compulsory document and the one most closely checked.

Can I apply for the Japan eVISA instead?＋

Eligible tourist applicants resident in India can use the eVISA route, which removes the need to submit a passport. We assess eligibility before choosing a route.

How much bank balance do I need?＋

There is no published figure. The balance should be consistent with your declared income and comfortably cover the trip cost after flights and hotels are accounted for.