General Visa
Single Entry, 3 months to 3 years validation
- Valid passport
- One Visa Application Form
- One photo taken within the last 6 months (45 mm x 35 mm or 2 in × 1.4 in)
- Certificate of Eligibility (issued by the Immigration Breau in Japan and has to be applied in Japan by your sponsor)
College Students
Activities authorized to engage in:
Activities to receive education at college or equivalent educational institutions, specialized courses of study at advanced vocational schools (Senshugakkou), educational institutions designated for preparing persons who have completed 12 years of education at schools in foreign countries to enter college, or Koto Senmongakko.
- Period of Stay: 2 years and 3 months, 2 years, 1 year and 3 months, 1 year or 6 months
Trainee
Activities authorized to engage in:
Activities to learn and acquire the technology, skills or knowledge at public or private organizations in Japan (excluding the activities described in the College Student and Pre-college Student).
- Period of stay: 1 year or 6 months
Dependent (Family Stays)
Activities authorized to engage in:
Daily activities on the part of the spouse or unmarried minor child of those who stay in Japan with the status of residence mentioned in EMPLOYMENT OR WORKING AND GENERAL (excluding the Temporary Visitor) or of those who stay with the status of residence of College, Pre-college or Trainee.
- Period of stay: 3 years, 2 years 3 months, 2 years, 1 year 3 months, 1 year, 6 months