Visa Application ( Japan )

If you are not from the countries for Japanese visa exemption,

You must apply for a visa to go to Japan. Here’s the visa exemption country list.

https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/short/novisa.html

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Soho Travel is one of the appointed travel agencies by Japanese embassy in Seoul for Japanese visa applications.

If you get us the following documents,

We will be able to help with your visa application.

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• Required Documents ( Tourist Visa/ Single Entry )

1. Physical Passport ( Original Passport )

2. Application form https://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/files/000124525.pdf

3. 1 Passport Photo (4.5cm x 4.5cm or 3,5cm x 4.5cm / Recently taken within 6 months/Printed photo only)

*Even though the size of the photo is slightly larger or smaller, It can be accepted.

However, photos taken for more than 6 months ago are strictly not accepted. Therefore, You can’t submit the same photo on any document issued more than 6 months ago among the documents you submit (such as an old visa on your passport etc).

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4. ARC (Alien Registration Card) Or Resindence Card copy ( Front and Back page ) – Photo copy

5. Schedule of Stay https://www.mofa.go.jp/files/000262548.pd

– This must contain the exact travel dates of flights and accommodation and travel plan in detail.

(in chronological order with exact dates and times of the flights and accommodations )

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6. Hotel Voucher/Confirmation ​Hotel booking at http://www.booking.com/?aid=1157544

( Your name must be shown on the confirmation. )

( There must be hotel bookings for the entire travel time; There can be no empty unaccounted for gaps in time. )

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7.Air plane ticket/Confirmation

( Your name must be shown on the confirmation. )

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8. The bank statement of your Korean bank account (입출금거래내역서)

(If you have a Korean bank account, The bank account statement copy should be in Korean)

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You must obtain an official printed bank document (입출금거래내역서)

showing all of your deposits and withdrawals for the past 3 months.

1) Please also make sure that your full name​ is printed on the bank statement

(especially if you are using Hana bank).

2) If any large amount (500,000 Korean won or more if they are not salaries) is deposited into the submitted bank account, Submit a list of the amounts deposited in your bank account along with the bank statement.

The Japanese Embassy’s policy seems to require visa applicants to be screened for visa application only with their own money. You can’t get a visa issued with the money you borrowed from others. So, to prove that all the money in your bank account is yours, You are requested to submit a list of the deposited amounts explaining the date, amount, and who deposited the money and why. If a family member sent it, you might be asked to submit documents and deposit receipts that prove the relationship with that family member.

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Note 1) You can also submit your home country’s bank account statement showing the transaction details for the last 3 months.

All documents submitted must be written or translated in Korean, Japanese, or English.

If you submit a non-Korean bank account document,

You should also submit a brief letter of reason why you are submitting non-Korean bank statement instead of Korean bank statement

and explaining how to pay your living expenses in Korea.

Note 2) If you don’t have enough money in your bank account,

You will be allowed to submit your spouse, parent’s or other family member’s bank statement

but you will have to prove the relationship between you and the bank account holder by documents such as birth certificate, Marriage certificate..etc.

Note 3) How much money you should have in your bank account to get a visa to Japan?

The Japanese embassy doesn’t officially set a specific amount but per my experience, however,

you must have at least 3 million won or the equivalent amount in other foreign currency.

( I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Japanese visa issued lately if the applicant has a balance of less than 3 million won in her or his bank account.)

For example, if your stay in Japan is for 3 days, your bank account must show that you have maintained ( or have ) at least a 3,000,000 won balance for the last 3 months

According to the Japanese Embassy’s standards, You can travel only if you have a balance of 1 million won in your bank account per day for each day of your travel in Japan .

So if you plan to travel to Japan for 4 days, You are required to have 4 million won in your bank account or for 5 days, 5 million won..etc.

( 9. Copy of documents to prove the relationship between you and your family such as Marriage Certificate or Birth Certificate

if you are travelling with your family members and use one bank statement with other family members ) ​

**The visa fee (per person) to pay is

A. 70,000 won per person if you are from

B. 80,000 won per person if you are from

C. Other countries : 100,000 won

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You can pay for the fee in my office or transfer the fee into one of my company bank accounts.

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1)

KB ( Bank code 004 / Kook Min Bank 국민은행)

479001-01-184821

Account holder : Jeong Jongho (Soho Travel) 정종호(소호트레블)

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NH (Bank code 011 / Nonghyup 농협 )

301-0118-6764-11

Account holder : Jeong Jongho (Soho Travel)정종호(소호트레블)

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KEB HANA Bank (Bank code 081 / 하나은행)

771-910018-37104

Account holder : Jeong Jongho (Soho Travel) 정종호(소호트레블)

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***The visa process takes at least 5 working days. It takes less or more depending on the situation.

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Would you let me know before you visit my office? soho@sohotravel.kr

You can visit my office bringing your documents or send me them to us using registered express mail ( 빠른 등기/ 익일 특급).

Mon-Fri : You can visit my office without an appointment if you visit us

between 10 am and 12:30 pm or between 3:30 pm and 6 pm

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​Our office address to send the documents :

( From any post office near you using express registered mail 빠른 등기/익일 특급)

Soho Travel (010-8423-1713) Room 201 , 61 World Cup Buk-Ro 4 Gil, Mapo-Gu 03993 Seoul Korea

소호트레블 (010-8423-1713) 서울시 마포구 월드컵북로4길 61번지 차일드라인 201호 03993

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** Currently per the Japanese Embassy’s visa policy,

We are not able to help with your visa applicatoin, If your registered address in Korea is Busan, Daegu, Ulsan or Gyeongsang Area.