3/F Dusit Thani Manila ayala center, Makati City Tel. 8819-5644 / 8810-9622

VISITING FRIEND

PURPOSE

Visit friends or distant relatives beyond the third degree of relationship

NOTICE

  1. Original Documents
    • All documents issued/prepared in the Philippines must be original except those specifically stated ”photocopy" or "copy".
    • A photocopy of documents issued/prepared in Japan is acceptable. However, the Embassy of Japan will request the submission of the original document, if it is necessary for inspection.
    • The submitted documents cannot be returned. If you want, submit it with its photocopy and request of return.
  2. Validity of documents
    • All documents must be issued within 3 months (only for Birth/Marriage Certificate, 1 year) from the date of application.
  3. Size of documents, Translation, etc.
    • All documents must be in A4 size. Documents of other size must be copied (reduced/enlarged) into A4 and submitted with the original. However, a document of regal size (or almost same as A4 size) is acceptable and no need for photocopy.
    • Never staple documents. Issuance receipt of certificate is not necessary and must be removed.
    • As of documents issued/prepared in other language than English or Japanese, the translation in English or Japanese is required (the date of translation, translator’s name and signature is necessary).
    • Depending on the content of application, additional documents may be required through the Friendship Tours and Resorts Corp.
      If you fail to submit within 1 month from the date of request by the embassy, the application will be terminated.
  4. Please prepare type written application form with a handwritten signature
    ( not acceptable E-Signature )
  5. The applications after April 7, 2025, need to provide 2 sets of original authorization letters to Friendship Tours and Resorts Corporation Manila or Cebu Branch where you file the application.
    ( You can download the format from our website )

REQUIREMENTS

All documents must be original unless otherwise stated "Photocopy"

[Documents from the applicant]

1. PASSPORT

  • Broken passport is not accepted.
  • Passports must be signed (above 13 years old ) and must have at least two (2) blank visa pages

2. Colored Photocopy of passport ( Identification page )

  • If the applicant holds a used Japan visa, please submit a colored photocopy of the Used Japan Visa and Landing permit colored photocopy and original passport with a used visa.

3. Visa Application Form

  • Please prepare typed application form ( the form is available at our website )
  • Signature must be handwritten signature ( not acceptable E-signature )
  • Application form should be filled out all items correctly, If item is not applicable, please fill in [N/A].
  • For “Date of application”, fill in the date of submission to the Friendship Tours and Resort Corporation

4. Photo

  • Specs: 4.5cm x 3.5cm(2x1.4 inch), with white background.
  • Photo must be taken within 6 months.
  • Please write applicant’s name and birthdate on the back side of the photo.
  • Photo must be pasted on the application form.
  • A photo out of the standard or digitally modified is not acceptable.

5. Birth Certificate

  • IT must be issued within one year from PSA Main Office/Serbilis Outlet Center (Nationwide).
  • If the birth certificate from Philippine Statistics Office (PSA) is unreadable, or has incomplete information, please submit the birth certificate issued by PSA together with a birth certificate issued by the Local Civil Registrar.
  • If the birth certificate is “late registration”, please submit in addition, a baptismal certificate and school record (Form 137) from high school or elementary and School Yearbook (if possible).Please add the contact information (landline number) of the church, if possible.
  • If there is no record in PSA, please submit a “Certificate of Non-Record” from PSA together with a birth certificate from the Local Civil Registrar.

6. Marriage Certificate (if the applicant is married)

  • IT must be issued within one year from PSA Main Office/Serbilis Outlet Center (Nationwide).
  • If the marriage Certificate from Philippine Statistics Office (PSA) is unreadable, or has incomplete information, please submit the marriage certificate issued by PSA together with a birth certificate issued by the Local Civil Registrar.
  • In case there is no record in PSA, please submit a “Certificate of Non-Record” from PSA together with the Marriage Certificate from the Local Civil Registrar.

7. PSA Authorization letter to the Embassy of Japan ( for purpose of verification of PSA certificates )

　you can download the format from our website

→ If there is a used Japan Visa on passport, from ⑤ to ⑦ are exempted under several condition:

　1. Applicant provides her/his own original passport with a used Japan visa.

　2. The Used Japan visa's name must be matching with the current passport.

　If the applicant has a guarantor, we may ask for PSA documents to prove the relationship with
　the guarantor even the applicant has a used Japan visa.

8. Authorization letter to Friendship Tours and Resorts Corporation to process Japan Visa

you can download the format from our website

[If applicant will shoulder part or all of his/her travel expenses]

9. Applicant's Bank Certificate with ADB (Average Daily Balance) for the last 6 months

  • Validity of Bank Certificate is three (3) month from the date of issue
  • If the Average Daily Balance (ADB) in the last six months is not indicated, bank statement must be submitted to prove transactions within the last 6 months.

10. Applicant’s Income Tax Return clear Photocopy (latest)

  • Form 2316, must have signature of the Employer and Employee
  • For business owners, proof of actual payment of tax must be submitted in addition to the BIR Tax Payment Certificate Form
    (copy acceptable)

[Documents from Inviter / Guarantor in Japan ]

11. Invitation Letter from Guarantor in Japan

(Describe relationship between Applicant and Inviter in detail )

12. Documents related to the reason for the invitation

(e.g., invitation letter showing the dates of the graduation ceremony, wedding, medical certificate, etc :
if the period of stay exceeds 30days, an explanation letter is necessary. )

13. Daily Schedule in Japan (TAIZAI YOTEIHYO ）

  • Enter the scheduled date of entry and departure to/from Japan (including flight information, if possible. Booking is not necessary).
  • Enter the details of accommodation (as of hotel, name, address and phone number. Booking is not necessary).
  • Itinerary must be entered in a daily basis. However, in case similar activities will continue for several days, put them into one column in this way “Day/Month/Year-Day/Month/Year”.

14. Residence Certificate (Juminhyo) of the friend/acquaintance and the guarantor in Japan

  • If friend/acquaintance in Japan is not Japanese, please submit his/her photocopy of Residence Card ( both sides )
  • Juminhyo must be issued within (3) months and described all family members without omission.
    (but need omitted Social Security(My number) and Juminhyo code)

15. Proof of Relationship

  • If you are friends, submit photos, Emails, receipt of remittance or percel, photocopy of passport including stamps of friend's country, etc.
  • If you are relatives beyond the third degree, submit Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate or Koseki-tohon.

[If Guarantor in Japan will shoulder part or all of the applicant’s travel expenses]

16. Guarantee Letter

  • In case that multiple applicants have the same guarantor, write the name of the representative of the applicants and “Others names, see attached list”, then prepare list of the applicant name
    ( you can get the format form at our website)

17. One/ Some of the Latest Following Documents

(To show guarantor's precise capability to pay, submission of some of the following is allowed. )

  • Income Certificate ( Shotoku-shomeisho )
    Must be the latest one at the time of application
  • Tax Certificate ( Nozei-shomeisho.)
    It must include description of the total amount of income
  • Bank Certificate
    ※ Withholding Slip ( Gensen-Choshuhyo ) and Final Tax Return ( kakutei-shinokusho ) are not acceptable.

[If Applicant is not Philippines nationality ]

18. . Foreign residents with long-term or permanent status in the Philippines applying for a visa must submit, in addition to the above requirements (except birth and marriage certificates), a copy of their Alien Certificate of Registration (ACR) issued by the Philippine government.

  • Visa application of foreigners who are on short-term (temporary) visa in the Philippines cannot be accepted. Please apply at the Japanese Embassy /Consulate General with jurisdiction over the area in which the applicant resides or over the country of which the applicant’s passport was issued.
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