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Visa for Medical Stay — accompanying person

JapanMedical treatment

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What medical treatment/purpose does the route cover and which applicant role does it address: patient, donor or another medical purpose?

The Visa for Medical Stay is for foreign patients visiting Japan for medical purposes (including full medical check-ups); it is also issued to their accompanying person(s) if necessary. This route covers the accompanying person.

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What acceptance, appointment, referral, treatment plan or healthcare-provider documentation is important?

Accompanying persons present passport, visa application form, photo and a document proving the foreign patient's identity; the medical-institution certificate is part of the patient's documents.

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Limits of the record
  • Documents may vary by nationality; contact the Japanese Embassy or Consulate-General.
  • https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/medical_stay1.html
    foreign patients need to present the documents below (accompanying persons need to present (A)-(C) and (F)). If foreign patients need to stay in Japan longer than 90 days to receive medical services while staying at a medical institution, a staff member of the medical institution in Japan where the foreign patients are to be hospitalized or their family members who live in Japan need to obtain (G) below, a Certificate of Eligibility, from the Immigration Bureau of the Ministry of Justice on behalf of the foreign patients. Foreign patients then need to present the Certificate of Eligibility together with other documents to the Japanese Embassy or Consulate-General.
  • https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/medical_stay1.html
    - (A) Passport - (B) Visa Application Form - (C) Photo
  • https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/medical_stay1.html
    - (F) A document proving the foreign patient's identity

How must treatment costs, living costs and insurance be demonstrated?

The financial evidence listed is documents showing the foreign patient's financial situation (e.g. a bank statement); no separate funding evidence is listed for accompanying persons. The official source does not state separately how treatment costs, living costs and insurance must be shown.

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Limits of the record
  • Treatment costs, living costs and insurance are not addressed separately; only a financial-situation document is listed.

Can a carer/companion accompany the patient? Who qualifies and what separate/linked permission applies?

Yes. Not only family members but also non-family members may accompany the patient if necessary. Accompanying persons may be issued the same visa as the patient; they visit to take personal care of the patient and may not engage in income-generating business or paid activities.

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How long can the patient stay, what happens if treatment continues longer, and what official extension or follow-up mechanism exists?

Period of stay is 90 days, 6 months or 1 year, determined by the patient's clinical condition and other factors. The official source does not describe an in-country extension or what happens if treatment continues longer.

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Limits of the record
  • No in-country extension or follow-up mechanism is described on this page.
  • The page does not state separately how the accompanying person's period is set.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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