Embassies

Your first point of contact regarding Japanese visa eligibility is your local Japanese embassy. If you are already in Japan, you may want to contact your home country’s embassy. There are official lists for both of these. These are the places you need to contact for official information about your Japanese work visa and other Japanese immigration issues.

Live and Work in Japan

  • MOFA’s Web Server Network is the Ministry of Foreign Affaris of Japan’s official list of embassies and consulates around the world.
  • Embassy Avenue is the official website list of foreign embassies in Japan. This is probably more useful if you are in Japan already and need information on visas and so on.

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    Bennett said (2 June 2006 at 1:38 pm)

    Shuaib, my earlier reply didn’t make it, I think. I don’t know if you would qualify for a “Medical Services” working visa, so perhaps a “Professor” working visa is what you need. You shold ask the university — they have probably done this before with other foreigners.

    Jack, visa applications can unfortunately take many months to come through. You can ask the embassy, but they will probably just tell you to keep waiting. Good luck.

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    melanie said (17 June 2006 at 11:11 pm)

    im melanie,,i work for 3times in japan being an entertainer,but that time i was young and i need to wait to became 21 but i can’t wait for that because i wwant to help my parent so thta i use my sister name,,and now i will marry a Japanese man,,and i will use my real name…why should i do?do i need to tell them that i work japan in the past with different name?please help me,,tell me what to do.thanks……..

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    Nick said (17 July 2006 at 5:06 pm)

    hello,i’m from Greece,i’m 20 years old and i desire to work and live in Japan.I have finished high-school.I wonder if there is any opportunity to find an occupation with no university degree.How hard is it to go there without having a place to stay and no one to wait you,find a job and live your life?Thanks for this really useful site.

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    marie said (3 August 2006 at 1:52 pm)

    hello i am overstayed here in japan now i wanna get married to japanese man bec. im pregnant all the documents need of embassy i will provide now. I have one (1) problem i am tourist when im entered here in japan and i dont used my real name my sister name i used it bec. i dont have a business and financial statement my sister have a business and also bank account so i convince my sister to used it. bec. im the youngest of the family so my sister allowed me to use her name and now im overstayed here i want to used my real name to get married my fiance and the father of my baby. Now i heard very scrit the law of Japan even ur pregnant if you capture immigration or police send back to your own country im really scared now bec. im pregnant how do i do now please give me some advice regarding my problem i hope as soon as possible before im going to my foreingn embassy.

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    sansar narmandakh said (3 October 2006 at 4:07 am)

    hello my name is sansar narmandakh i,m form mongolia. i would like to studing in japan i wont to learn japanes language. at the moment i,m studing computer cours in UK. if is it posible could please writ me, how to get japanes visa? and then what am i need to do? which documents am i need to apply?
    thanks very much for every thing

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    Tarah said (20 February 2007 at 3:11 pm)

    Hi I am 19 and about to finish my first year of college. I want to now go to Japan and work to learn better Japanese and be closer to my boyfriend who is Japanese and lives in Japan. Could you help me with the visa process and do you know any good websites that have jobs that are available. Thank you so much ^_^

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    Alma said (17 March 2007 at 9:51 am)

    Hi! I’m Alma. A japanese agency from Japan who is a provider of teachers all throughout Japan recruited handful of filipino teachers to work in Japan as teachers last December 15, 2005. We submitted all our requirements, knowing that all of us are qualified but I wonder why until this very moment the Japanese embassy in the Phils has no final say about our applications for a working visa.Almost 2 years of waiting. Does this mean that we are all rejected or denied? Or simply the Japanese Officials discriminate Filipino teachers to teach in Japan because they look at Filipinos so inferior to the whites or native speaker of English?

    Your honest response will help us understand the reason of the very long long delay of our visa application.

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    mr. onin said (18 March 2007 at 11:57 pm)

    i have my sister she married a japanesse citizen and she got a child with hes man,she gave birth with her daughter her in phils.,she apllied visa 4 yrs ago and we dont have any news bout it till now what are we going to do? to have a visa with mu sister and my nice pls help me arigato gozaimas if u wanna contact us here it is +6539282691892 or +639202562551

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    Deliesa said (21 June 2007 at 6:10 pm)

    Hi I went to Japan last February 04,2007 and exit to the Philippines Last May 04,2007. I would like to ask if i can apply another visa to visit japan again to surprise my friend. do I need there invitation letter again and am i allowed to apply a new visa? please assist me with this situation. Thank you

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    Steffi said (26 July 2007 at 12:51 pm)

    hello, i´m 23 and come from germany. i came to japan in august last year. my working-holiday-visa expire in end of october. i don´t want to leave japan and try to find a way, to get a new visa. the problem is, i have no special training or papers for something. i know that i need a job, to get a visa, but without visa, i can´t get a good job. this is so difficult to manage! what can i do? thank you!

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    scott said (28 October 2007 at 11:56 am)

    I am a marine stationed here in japan, i been here for over 2 years, My Fiance who lives in the philippines wants to come back here, She says i need a invitation letter for her to come to japan, stamped or signed by Japan Embassy, How do i go about and to get that? Please help me asap
    THank you

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    nelia a. versola said (6 November 2007 at 1:43 pm)

    i am a high school teacher major in english and served in the government school for almost 24 years. for my trainings and seminars i am very much willing to send it tru your email.

    could i be accommodated in one of your schools there in japan and could somebody sponsor me there in going there since i am financially unstable.

    thank you so much and more power.

  13. 16
    Nqobile Ndlovu said (12 November 2007 at 9:06 pm)

    hie,

    i am a zimbabwean 27year old male,
    i would like to live and work in japane.

  14. 17
    bernadette chan said (27 November 2007 at 4:43 pm)

    hi am a permanent visa holder here in japan,but 8 years ago i overstayed,used another name and voluntarily surrendered.with this new immigration biometric system will they traced out that i used another name before?

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    sachiko iwanaka said (9 February 2008 at 10:14 pm)

    how to get japan passport in the phils.& what are the requirements?

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    rohan said (20 February 2008 at 6:56 pm)

    dear sir i want to apply in japan as a working visa right now i am working in Dubai as a computer hardware and network administrator.. who can sponser me i can able to pay the amount..
    plz suggest me for best solution
    thanks and regards
    rohan

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    Remedios T. Sato said (26 February 2008 at 7:54 pm)

    I am married to a japanesse, last year i apply for visa and unfortunately the embassy aproved my visa. But the thing is my husband and I we decided to cancel our flight going to Japan for some reasons. Now my husband and I we’re planning to travel again to Japan. Could you help me on how we can apply for visa and what are the requirements. Can you please tell me how to get visa here in the Philippines.

  18. 21
    Nalin Priyankara said (19 March 2008 at 7:16 pm)

    to employment in japan…..

    Acctualy I Need Work and live Japan . How Can I get Help ?
    Please , I Need to find employment in japan in Company ,Industrial or any work Place.I Can send my Personal Details From Email, Pleace fowerd to email your requiement work and Company vacancy for me Thanks i wish to get job in japan help to me - My email - nunalin@yahoo.com

    Nalin
    Sri Lanka

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    Cussle klare montanna said (4 June 2008 at 1:01 pm)

    I’ve known a person who’s not using her real name on her passport but japan embassy has given her visa and to enter Japan as long as she finish her practice as a singer but shes actually a dancer, also shes a minor(16)., i think that a great lie and mistake to Japan Embassy to the Philippines.,I’m afraid and concern about her that she my become a victim of illegal trafficking or sex slavery i hope somebody will act upon my suggestion thank you.

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    Dave Castillo said (4 June 2008 at 4:45 pm)

    Hi..

    My sweetheart left recently. After checking with immigration, i found out that her destination is Japan.

    Her name is Virgilyn B. Caloza. Any information will be greatly appreciated

    You could e mail me at gielyncb@yahoo.com

    Thanks

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