Japan Visa Guide

How to get Japan Visa on Pakistani Passport?

Japan Tourist visa also known as Holiday visa can be obtained from Embassy of Japan in Islamabad or Consulate General of Japan in Karachi. You must visit Embassy or Consulate General of Japan in-person to apply for a Japan visa.

Required Documents

• Covering Letter – (optional but should submit)
  Visa request letter.
• Visa Application Form
  Visa application forms typed or filled in capital letters. Download Form | Form Filling Instructions
• One Recent Photograph
  One color photograph (2 x 2 inch) of the applicant.
• Original Passport & Copies
  Current and previous (if any) all original Passports along with photocopies. Passport must be valid for at least for six months.
• Letter from Employer / Business Document / University Letter
  Reference Letter from the applicant’s present employer/office, describing applicant’s job duration of service, income etc. Or Business documents for business person OR college/university letter for students.
• Bank Statement
  Personal 3 months bank statement (if the applicant is student and wishes to provide parents’ bank statement instead, an additional letter from parents’ will be required.)
• Flight Reservation
  Flight reservation or booking from any local travel agent. You don’t need confirmed air-ticket for visa processing.
• Hotel Reservation
  Hotel reservation only. You don’t need paid hotel booking for visa processing.
• CNIC Copy
  Photocopy of CNIC on A4 paper size.
• Travel Plan
  Itinerary with information on places you plan to visit and stay. Download Form
• Student Card – (optional)
  Copy of Student Card（if the applicant is the student of registered college or university）
• MRC or FRC – (optional)
  Marriage registration certificate or Family registration certificate is required if you are applying with your wife. MRC & FRC can be obtained from Nadra.
• Child Birth Certificate – (optional)
  Birth Certificate of each child is required if you are traveling with your child(ren).
• Checklist Form
  You should download this checklist and tick the documents you have arranged for Holiday category, Holiday category is for Tourist Japan visa, then attach with your visa application. Download Checklist

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For Tourist / Holiday Japan visa, you don’t need to purchase confirmed air-tickets or confirmed hotel booking, they only need reservations to know the travel dates and travel plan. You can make reservation and download from “Solo Travel Tiger” mobile app.

Short Intro of Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia, Japan is located in the northwest Pacific Ocean. It is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south.

Part of the Ring of Fire, Japan spans an archipelago of 6852 islands covering 377,975 square kilometers (145,937 sq mi), the five main islands are Kyushu, Hokkaido, Okinawa, Shikoku, and Honshu.

Capital: Tokyo
Dialing code: +81
Currency: Japanese Yen
Cities of interest: Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto and more
Official language: Japanese

Tourism in Japan

Japan has 21 World Heritage Sites including Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto, Himeji Castle and Nara. Popular foreigner attractions include Tokyo, Hiroshima, Mount Fuji, Ski Resorts such as Niseko in Hokkaido, Okinawa, riding the shinkansen and taking advantage of Japan’s hotel and hotspring network.

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