Temporary visa: Visiting relatives or friends
General Information:
Please apply at the consulate or embassy responsible for your place of residence.
Applications outside the consular area of the embassy will be rejected.
Regarding visa application procedure at the Embassy in Berlin see here.
Duration of stay for a Temporary Visa: 15, 30 and max. 90 days.
Documents to be submitted:
When applying in Berlin, please submit all documents not requested in the original as copies (in DIN A4 format).
The application documents should generally not be stapled and have no paper clips!
1. Valid passport in original and copy
- Copy of page with personal data is sufficient.
NOTE: Holders of a travel document for refugees or a travel document for foreigners issued by the German government must always apply for a visa.
2. Completed original application form with photo
- Citizens from the CIS states as well as Georgia and Ukraine please submit 2 application forms and 2 photos.
- Please do not forget to include your contact details (email, telephone number), your signature and answer the questions on the second page.
- Photo: frontal photo, no scans or copied passport photos; 45mm x 35mm; not older than 6 months and not damaged
3. Valid residence permit for Germany in original and copy (and green supplementary sheet, if applicable)
- The German residence permit should be valid at least until the return journey to Germany.
- Fiktionsbescheinigung is also accepted (please make sure that you are allowed to leave Germany with it)
4. Flight schedule
- Flight bookings OR a (non-binding) proposal for a flight (printed screenshot of planned flight connection).
5. Schedule of Stay: with details of arrival and departure dates, places and reasons for your stay (in keywords) as well as the address and telephone number of the person, you are going to visit. Please provide as much detail as possible about the activities and/or places you plan to visit. It is not enough to just give the names of cities or e.g. "sightseeing".
6. Documents from relatives/friends in Japan who are visiting you in Japan
- Invitation letter (English / Japanese)
- Copy of residence card and passport (in case of Japanese citizens: passport copy only)
- Proof of relationship/friendship (marriage certificate, birth certificate, short letter explaining the relationship with sample photos, etc.)
7. Proof of sufficient financial resources
| Applicant is covering the costs by themselves | Guarantor living outside of Japan is covering the costs | Friends/ Family in Japan are covering the costs |
| - Bank statement/savings: (current, not older than one month; name of account holder and date of issue must be visible) with sufficient funds to cover all costs of the trip. - and (if applicable): Salary statements of the last 3 months |
- Letter of Guarantee (English / Japanese) - Bank statement of the guarantor (current, not older than one month, showing the name, date and final balance) - Proof of relationship, e.g. marriage certificate, birth certificate with translation - Copy of passport |
- Letter of Guarantee (English / Japanese) - Current domicile registration certificate (Juminhyo) - Guarantor's bank statement (current, not older than one month, showing name, date and ending balance) - If applicable: Income tax statement or employer's certificate |
Please note that this is only general information. The embassy reserves the right to request additional documents.