JapanShort stays and visits
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The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm whether a visa, electronic authorisation or visa on arrival is normally required.
Multiple-entry Temporary Visitor visa for: business purposes (directors or above, or full-time employees for more than one year, of qualifying public/listed/Japanese-affiliated/related companies), cultural or intellectual figures, and spouses or children of qualified applicants. Revenue-generating or remunerated activities are not allowed.
## 1. <u>Applicant with business purpose</u> Person who belongs to one of following organization a) with status of director or above or, b) for more than one year as a full-time employee (1) A public (government) enterprise (2) A private company which is listed on the stock market (3) A Japanese-affiliated company which is a member of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and has a management base in Japan (4) A venture company, subsidiary company or branch office of a company which is listed on the stock exchange in Japan
## 2. <u>For cultural or intellectual figures</u> (1) An artist (Fine Art, Literary Art, Music, Stage Play, Dance, etc.), a specialist in humanities (Literature, Law, Economics, etc.) or a scientist (Technology, Medicine, etc.) who has relevant accomplishment (2) An amateur athlete who has relevant accomplishment (3) A professor, assistant professor or lecturer of a university or a college (full-time only) (4) A director (or higher status) of a national or public research institution or a museum
## 3. <u>Spouse or Child of a qualified applicant.</u>
It is not allowed to perform any activities to undertake revenue-generating business operations or activities to receive remuneration.
Period of stay is 90 days maximum per entry; the visa is valid for 1 year, 3 years or 5 years depending on the applicant's qualification (such as nationality). The official source does not state a rolling-period rule.
The period of stay is 90 days maximum. The visa validity is 1year, 3years or 5years. It is decided depending on the qualification (such as nationality) of the applicant.
Application form with photo and passport; documents proving the qualification (business or cultural/intellectual) and documents explaining the need for a multiple-entry visa; for a spouse or child, documents clarifying the relationship (e.g. marriage or birth certificate). Additional documents may be required. The official source does not state funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance or onward-travel evidence.
## 1. <u>For business purpose</u> (1) Visa application form (with photo) (2) Passport (3) Documents to prove that the applicant satisfies the qualification stated in A.1. above (4) Documents to explain the necessity for a multiple entry visa ## 2. <u>For cultural or intellectual figures</u> (1) Visa application form (with photo) (2) Passport (3) Documents to prove that the applicant satisfies the qualification stated in A.2. above (4) Documents to explain the necessity for a multiple entry visa ## 3. <u>Spouse or Child of a qualified applicant</u> (1) Visa application form (with photo) (2) Passport (3) Documents to clarify the relationship (such as a marriage certificate or birth certificate)
2. Applicants may be required to submit additional documents.
Applications are accepted only at the Japanese Embassy/Consulate-General (or accredited agencies) with jurisdiction over the applicant's place of residence; a single-entry visa may be issued instead after verification. Extension of a Temporary Visitor stay is in principle allowed only for truly unavoidable humanitarian reasons or equivalent special circumstances, e.g. medical treatment.
1. Applications are accepted only at the Embassy/Consulate-General of Japan (or accredited agencies) with jurisdiction over the applicants’ place of residence.
3. Applicants might receive a single entry visa as the result of verification.
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