Starting November 8, 2021, The Embassy of Japan in Manila announces the acceptance of visa application for below visa categories and purposes.
Applications that may be accepted and will be subject for review of the Consul are the following:
1. Applications with Certificate of Eligibility for:
a. Spouses or Child of Japanese Nationals
b. Spouses or Child of a Long term /Permanent residents
c. Professor or Instructor in an Institution
d. Medical Practitioner
e. Technical Internship/Work* (NEW)
f. Student Visa* (NEW)
2. Diplomat and or Official purposes
3. Humanitarian or Urgent purposes
4. Re-Entry permit for former permanent residents
5. Business Visa* (NEW)
6. Visiting Relative (NEW), limited to:
a. Parents
b. Children
Application for business*, technical internship/work* and student* should have the "screening certificate" to be included on their documents. The screening certificate may be applied from Japan by your Japanese counterpart.
For information on how to obtain the screening certificate, you may check this link: https://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/ca/cp/page22_003380.html or contact the call center at 03-35952176 (Japan) which office is open from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm, daily.
Visa application for tourism purposes is still suspended.
For visa application assistance, please contact our Documentation Team for further details:
Sandy Sese
Kae Macapagal
/ edited 111021
