Business visa to Japan

A single or multiple-entry business visa to Japan is granted for individuals travelling to Japan for business purposes such as business talks, contract signing, after-sales service for machinery imported into Japan, etc.

To apply for a multiple-entry visa, an applicant should meet the following requirements:

They are a passport holder of a one of countries from Near Middle East, Asia Pacific, East Central Africa, Europe and Latin America and have been holding a top-management position for a period of at least 1 year in a company, profile of which suites to one of the criteria below:

A public listed enterprise (on the Stock Exchange of Singapore, Japan or another country);
A national (state-owned) enterprise;
A joint venture with a public listed enterprise in Japan;
A company that has frequent trading with a public listed enterprise in Japan;
A company that is a member of the local Japanese Chamber of Commerce with an operational base or contact address in Japan.

Spouses or children of applicants who meet the criteria above are eligible to apply for a multiple-entry visa to Japan as well.

A business visa to Japan usually is issued for a period from 1 to 5 years. The validity of the visa granted will depend on the applicant’s nationality, type of passport, the purpose of visit and travel history.

Processing time update

Due to delays in processing at the Japanese Embassy, we can only accept applications if your travel date is at least 4 weeks from your appointment date. Please ensure that you will be able to leave your passport with us for about 1 month during processing.

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Required documents for a business visa to Japan

Arrange your documents in the order according to the checklist.
All documents should be printed or photocopied on A4-sized paper.
Separate all the application documents for different applicants into individual sets.
Submit photocopies of documents as specified in our requirements, submitted documents would NOT be returned.
NO staples/pins/paper clips should be used on documents.

Visa application form. The completed Japanese visa application form must be printed and signed by hand (blue ink). Refer to the Japanese visa application guide on how to complete the form in accordance with the requirements of the Embassy of Japan.
Photograph. 1 recent passport-size colour photograph (3.5 cm x 4.5 cm) on a white background – can be arranged in our office. The top must have sleeves, no white tops allowed.
Passport. The original passport must have at least 6 months of validity remaining after the intended visa expires and at least 2 blank pages for visa stamps.
A copy of Singapore Residence Permit. For EP, PR, DP and S-Pass holders, you must provide a printout of the validity and expiry status (scanned within last 5 days) which can be obtained with a free SGWorkPass app (available on App Store and Google Play) if your employment pass have a QR Code instead of an expiry date. For PR holders, Re-entry Permit is required.
Copy of inbound and outbound tickets to Japan (that includes the airline 6-letter booking reference) showing that the applicant is departing from and terminating in Singapore. If you are applying for a double-entry visa, you will need to submit a copy of the flight itinerary showing 2 round-trip trips to Japan within the next 6 months.
Employment letter. An employment letter from the applicant’s employer in Singapore issued within the last 1 month from the date of submission. Refer to the example of a school/company letter OR a Singapore Business Profile from ACRA issued within the last 3 months.
Letter of invitation. A letter of invitation from Japan (issued within recent 1 month).
Letter of guarantee. If the inviter guarantees the expense for the trip, a letter of guarantee from Japan.
If the inviter or local company does not guarantee the expense for the trip, bank statements showing the transactions for the last 2 months with all pages included (the minimum balance required for a visa application is 3,000 SGD) OR an official tax bill issued by IRAS (Notice of Assessment).
For the multiple-entry visa:
- Company letter or Invitation letter must state that they are requesting for a multiple-entry business visa
- For China and Russia passport holders, a multiple-entry request form.
- An official tax bill issued by IRAS (Notice of Assessment)
A daily itinerary in Japan. Please, refer to the Japanese itinerary example on how to complete the form in accordance with requirements of the Embassy of Japan.
2 x POAs.
2 x authorisation letters.
Global Singapore visa order form. Completed and signed Global Singapore visa order form.
Document checklist.

Russian passport holders and individuals holding passports from CIS countries are required to submit two completed application forms along with two photographs.
Should you require to print any of the required documents in our office, please note that an additional charge will be applied.

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Visa fee exemption nationalities

✔ Armenia
✔ Australia
✔ Austria
✔ Azerbaijan
✔ Bahamas
✔ Bangladesh
✔ Barbados
✔ Belarus
✔ Belgium
✔ British National Overseas
✔ Bulgaria
✔ Canada
✔ Colombia
✔ Costa Rica
✔ Croatia
✔ Cyprus
✔ Czech Republic
✔ Denmark
✔ El Salvador
✔ Estonia
✔ Germany
✔ Georgia

✔ Honduras
✔ Hong Kong S.A.R
✔ Hungary
✔ Iceland
✔ Ireland
✔ Italy
✔ Jordan
✔ Kazakhstan
✔ Korea
✔ Kyrgyzstan
✔ Latvia
✔ Lesotho
✔ Lithuania
✔ Luxembourg
✔ Macau S.A.R
✔ Macedonia
✔ Malaysia
✔ Malta
✔ Mauritius
✔ Mexico
✔ Moldova
✔ Monaco

✔ New Zealand
✔ Pakistan
✔ Philippines (only for Temporary Visitor and Entertainer visa)
✔ Poland
✔ Portugal
✔ Romania (only for Temporary Visitor visa)
✔ Russia
✔ San Marino
✔ Slovakia
✔ Slovenia
✔ Spain
✔ Suriname
✔ Sweden
✔ Tajikistan
✔ Turkmenistan
✔ Ukraine
✔ USA
✔ Uzbekistan

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All fees and charges are subject to prevailing GST.

Processing time for a business visa to Japan

Typically, visa processing takes approximately 7-8 working days after the submission of documents to the Consulate. However, in some cases where referral to a government office is necessary, the processing time may extend up to 1 or 2 months. Hence, we recommend planning your trip well in in advance.

Urgent or express service is not available with the Consulate of Japan.

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