Japan Visa from Dubai

1 Do I need a visa?

A). Which countries are eligible for visa-free entry to Japan?

Travellers from the countries listed below are eligible for visa-free travel to Japan and stay for up to 90 days. The visa-free stay period for persons from Brunei is 14 days, Indonesia and Thailand 15 days, and UAE 30 days.

Europe

North America

• Canada
• United States

Latin America and the Caribbean

Africa

Asia

Oceania

B). Japan Visa-free requirements for specific countries

Travellers from the countries mentioned below will have to meet some additional requirements to qualify for visa-free entry to Japan.

• For Indonesians, only travellers who have registered ICAO-compliant ePassport to diplomatic missions of Japan in Indonesia (the embassy, consulates-general, or the consulate). Qualify for visa-free entry. Registration is valid for three years, or until the passport expires, whichever comes first.
• Malaysia, Thailand and Serbia citizens qualify for visa-free entry only if they are holders of ePassport in compliance with ICAO standards. If you don't have the permit, then apply for a visa prior to your trip.
• Visa-free travel is available for people from Hong Kong if they hold a Special Administrative Region (SAR) passport, which is granted by the Hong Kong SAR of the People's Republic of China, or a British National Overseas (BNO) passport.
• For Macao citizens, visa-free entry is available for holders of SAR
• Barbados, Turkey and Lesotho citizens should have a Machine-Readable Passport (MRP) or ePassport in compliance with ICAO standards.
• For UAE citizens, one must have registered ICAO-compliant ePassport to diplomatic missions of Japan. The registration is valid for three years, or until the passport expires, whichever comes first.
• Peru and Colombia nationals should obtain a visa before travelling to Japan.
• Mexico, Austria, Germany, Ireland, Liechtenstein, the UK and Switzerland nationals with visa exemptions are allowed to stay for up to 6 months under bilateral visa exemption arrangement, and would want to stay in Japan for more than 90 days should apply for an extension of the duration of stay to the Ministry of Justice (Regional Immigration Bureau) before the duration permitted to stay in the country expires.
• Taiwanese nationals need to have a passport and a personal ID number.

2 Type of Japan Visas

Visas issued in Japan include:

3 Eligibility and When to Apply

The ideal time to apply for the Japan visa is 15 working days before the date of your trip. Do not apply earlier than 60 days, as it might expire before your departure date.

4 Rates for the full services

Services offered include:

• Application form filling assistance
• Booking appointment
• Verification of documents
• Flight & Hotel Booking assistance

The visa service charges are AED 300.

The visa application charge is non-refundable regardless of whether the visa application was successful or rejected.

5 Step by step process

The visa application process is as follows:

6 Documents Required For Applying for Japan Visa

7 Preparing for Travelling

Weather

Spring (March to May)

Nippy mornings get warmer but remain pleasant all through. The North of Japan remains cool, while the South has calm warmth that increases steadily until summer in June.

Why You Should Visit now:

visit the temples, zoo, museums, and Tokyo's Ueno Park, with over 1000 cherry trees lining its pathways. This is the perfect picnic spot for a Hanami picnic.

Catch the cherry blossoms framed against the majestic Mount Fuji at Lake Kawaguchi. There are many festivals, including Sanja Matsuri, Takayama Spring Festival, and Aoi Matsuri, the oldest continuously running festival in the world.

Summer (June to August)

Summers are a combination of heat and rain, with June being the wettest month of the year, but it is the beginning of the heat to follow. Mountain areas will offer you some relief. The Typhoon season begins at the end of summer.

Why you should visit now:

amazing local festivals like the Obon Festival when Japan honours its ancestral spirits. At the Fukugawa Hachiman Festival, a large water fight helped neutralize the heat.

Walk through history at the Hiroshima Lantern Festival and enjoy the music at the Fuji Rock Festival. Get entertained at the float parades of the Aomori Nebuta Dastori Festival and take in the finale's fireworks display.

Autumn (September – November)

The weather is extremely cold in winter, with windy days. September is full-swing typhoon season and experiences extreme temperature variations.

Why you should visit now:

attend events like the Meiji Jingu Galen Gingko festival, which celebrates autumn leaves.
Halloween is now popular with special horror events like Shibuya Halloween at Universal Studios Japan.
Special food events like Hokkaido Food Festival and Tokyo Wagyu Show occur this season. Catch a Sumo Grand Tournament at the Tokyo Basho.

Winter (December – February)

Northern alpine regions experience snowfall while the southern remain dry. Temperature is, however, still low with crisp, clear weather. This's the perfect weather for sightseeing.

Why you should visit now:

visit the Jigokundani Snow Monkey Park and watch as the monkeys lounge about in the natural hot water springs in the area.

The Sapporo Snow Festival attracts amazing talents from the country. For adventure, go skiing with the snow monsters at Zao Onsen or the slopes of Yuzawa in the Japanese Alps. Catch the winter illuminations across Japan, where gardens and cities are lightened up.

8 Tourmate expertise

A tiny mistake during visa application can cause disappointment and financial loss to the traveller. To avoid these costly mistakes, Tourmate's dedicated Global visa assistant gives you a hand to expertise the documentation for you for the whole procedure.

Tourmate ensures the accuracy of the documents by screening them before taking the application from you.

Tourmate Global Visa seeks to grant their customers personalized information for the entire visa process to be dealt with ease.

9 Frequently Asked Questions