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Japan Family & Friends Visit Visa

A short-stay visa to visit relatives, friends or acquaintances living in Japan.

  • ProcessingMinimum about 5 working days from submission at the Embassy of Japan
  • Visa categoryFamily & Friends Visit Visa
  • Your guideOne consultant
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Japan Family & Friends Visit Visa — overview

The Japan Family & Friends Visit Visa is a short-stay visa for visiting relatives, friends or acquaintances who live in Japan.

The application is built around the inviter in Japan: an invitation, documents establishing the relationship, and the inviter's residence documents. Applications are submitted through VFS Global in the New Delhi jurisdiction.

Lifeset Overseas coordinates the inviter's documents and your own into one consistent file.

7 items

Documents you need

  • Visa application form

    One completed and signed Japan visa application form.

  • Photograph & passport

    One 45mm x 35mm photo and a valid passport with A4 photocopies of the bio page.

  • Invitation from Japan

    An invitation from the relative, friend or acquaintance in Japan, with the schedule of the visit.

  • Proof of relationship

    Documents establishing your relationship to the inviter, where you are visiting relatives.

  • Inviter's documents

    The inviter's residence documents in Japan and identity proof.

  • Itinerary & flight booking

    A schedule of the visit and a confirmed round-trip flight reservation.

  • Proof of funds

    Bank statements and income-tax returns — yours, or the inviter's where they cover costs.

5 steps

How the process works

Typical processing: Minimum about 5 working days from submission at the Embassy of Japan — indicative only.

  1. Step 1

    Free eligibility review

    We confirm the visit-visa route and build a checklist for you and your inviter in Japan.

  2. Step 2

    Coordinate the inviter documents

    The invitation, relationship proof and the inviter's residence documents are prepared and verified.

  3. Step 3

    Submit through VFS Global

    The application is submitted at a VFS Global centre for the Embassy of Japan.

  4. Step 4

    Embassy assessment

    The Embassy of Japan assesses the application.

  5. Step 5

    Decision & passport return

    The decision is made and your passport is returned through VFS.

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Costs & fees

Item

Amount

Visa fee (Indian nationals)

Single or multiple entry.

INR 500

VFS service charge

Per application.

INR 800

Government and third-party fees change often — we confirm the exact current amounts for your case before you pay anything.

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Frequently asked questions

Q.Who can invite me to Japan?
A relative, friend or acquaintance living in Japan can invite you, providing an invitation and their residence documents.
Q.How do I prove a family relationship?
Through documents establishing your relationship to the inviter, where you are visiting relatives.
Q.How long can I stay?
This is a short-stay visa, with the stay period decided by the Embassy based on the purpose of the visit.

Why it matters

Going it alone vs filing with us

On your own

  • Guessing the document list — one missing or wrongly formatted paper triggers a refusal.
  • Generic cover letters copied from the internet that officers recognise and flag.
  • No read on peak rejection windows or what this visa post is strict about.
  • Government and VFS fees are non-refundable — money lost if you are refused.
  • A refusal stamp follows you and weakens every future visa application.

With Lifeset Overseas

  • An honest case assessment before you spend a rupee on government fees.
  • A file built to the embassy's exact checklist and in the exact order.
  • Weak finances, ties or purpose identified and fixed before submission.
  • Previously refused? We can rescue and rebuild the file.
  • 1,200+ approvals, handled by one licensed consultant end to end.

Refused before?

A refusal isn't the end

Refused applicants often win the second time — once the real reason is fixed. If a Japan visa has been refused, we:

  • Read the actual refusal letter and pinpoint the real gaps.
  • Advise whether to pull the officer's notes (CAIPS / GCMS) for the true reason.
  • Identify which part was weak — funds, employment, purpose or ties.
  • Tell you honestly whether to reapply now or strengthen the file first.
  • Rebuild a stronger application — same fixed fee, refusal or first try.
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Your next step

Ready to start your Japan Family & Friends Visit Visa?

A visa file is won or lost on the small things — a mismatched date, a thin financial trail, a document formatted wrong. We go deep into your profile, build every document properly, and give you an honest verdict before you commit. If your case isn't ready, we'll tell you — and tell you exactly how to fix it.

  • Free, honest assessment

    We read your full profile and tell you straight whether your case is ready — before you pay anything.

  • Your file, built right

    Every document prepared, apostilled, translated and stress-tested the way the embassy expects.

  • One consultant, end to end

    The same person handles your case from the first call to the visa decision — no hand-offs.

  • We handle the process

    VFS appointment, biometrics, submission and follow-up — we manage the moving parts for you.

licensed (No. 849/DC/PTA/PLA/LC-3/2024)Fixed fees agreed upfrontWe won’t take a case we believe will fail

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