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India passport → Japan
Tourist travel
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Japan Visa Checklist — India Passport (Visa Required)
Tourist · eVISA (apply via VFS Global)
Required Documents
- Valid ordinary passport (must be valid at time of entry)
- Completed visa application form (with photo)
- Passport photo meeting Japan Embassy (India) standard: 45 mm x 45 mm, white background, taken within 6 months
- Return air ticket or reservation confirmation
- Travel itinerary
- Proof of funds (income certificate or recent bank statement)
- Apply via VFS Global in India (eVISA channel available) — applications accepted from up to 3 months before travel
- On arrival present the eVISA "visa issuance notice" on a mobile device (PDF/screenshot/printed copy not accepted)
- Travel medical insurance: recommended (not listed as mandatory in official sources)
Valid passport required (official sources state travellers must hold a valid passport; eVISA available only to ordinary passport holders).
45 mm x 45 mm; white background; taken within 6 months (Japan Embassy in India photo standard).
Income certificate or recent bank statement (official India mission guidance lists this as a normal supporting document).
International travel medical insurance is highly recommended by official sources; not shown as mandatory in the official pages reviewed.
Return air ticket or reservation confirmation and a travel itinerary (official India mission guidance).
Apply via VFS Global (eVISA channel) in India; applications accepted from 3 months before travel; processing times vary. eVISA holders must show the visa issuance notice on arrival (mobile display only). eVISA available for travel by air and certain scheduled passenger ferries.
India is not on Japan's short-term visa-exemption list; visas cannot be obtained on arrival (issued by embassies/consulates). Only ordinary passport holders are eligible for the eVISA channel. Official sources do not confirm a universal hotel-proof or special minors checklist in the pages reviewed; insurance is recommended but not mandatory.