Japanese Visa Photo

Generally, British citizens are able to enter Japan for up to 90 days without a Japanese tourist visa - however you may need to provide evidence of a return ticket if entering as a visitor. If you plan on staying in the country for longer than this period, you must apply for a Japanese visa before departure - as it is not possible to be issued one after arrival in Japan. In order to obtain a Japanese visa, you must book an appointment at a Japanese embassy and apply in person.

A Japan visa application form must be completed and brought with you, along with the necessary documents - which may include a valid passport and proof of sufficient funds available during your stay. You will also need to provide a passport-style photo with your Japanese visa application, which must meet a number of requirements in order for it to be accepted by Japanese authorities. 

Types of Japanese visas

There are a number of different types of Japanese visas available - depending on the reason for your visit and the length of time you are planning to stay. The price and processing time for your Japanese visa depends on the type of visa you require - but generally takes at least one week. The fees can range from £22 for single-entry visas to £44 for multiple entry. All Japanese visa fees must be paid in cash.

Japanese family visa

There are various Japan visas available for relatives of Japanese citizens. This may include spouses, children or adopted children and have a validity period of 1 year or 3 years.

Japanese work visas

There are a number of different types ofJapanese work visas available depending on the type of work that will be undertaken - from business managers, professors and artists. There is also a Japanese working holiday visa for those planning on staying and working in Japan for less than one year. The length of stay depends on the type of Japanese work visa, but generally ranges between 3 months and 5 years.

Japanese student visas

There are Japanese student visas available for those who plan to stay in Japan for educational reasons. These Japan student visas can be valid for 3 months to 4 years and 3 months.

Japanese visa photo requirements

Once you have chosen the type of Japanese visa suitable for you, you must submit a passport-style photo in your application. This photo should be in colour and recently taken (within the last six months), and must be printed and pasted (not stapled) into the Japanese visa application. There are a number of requirements that this photo must meet in order for it to be accepted immediately by Japanese authorities.

Japanese visa photo size

The Japanese visa photo should be 45 mm x 45 mm (2 in x 2 in) and 600 dpi. The head height should be 34 mm, with a distance of 4 mm between the top of the photo and the top of the hair. The face should take up 60% - 80% of the biometric photo.

Facial expression in the Japanese visa photo

The face should be centred and have a neutral expression - no smiling or frowning. Both eyes must be open in the Japan visa photo and directly looking into the camera, with the mouth closed. The quality should be clear and concise, with the full face in view. 

Clothing in the Japanese visa photo

Religious headwear is permitted in the Japanesevisaphoto, as long as it does not obstruct any of the facial features. Other headwear not for religious reasons - such as hats - is not acceptable.

It is recommended that all glasses - even prescription glasses - are removed when taking the Japanese visa photo, in order to avoid glares or reflections from the lenses leading to an application rejection.

Japanese visa photo background

The background in the Japanese visa photo should be plain white or off-white, ensuring that there are no shadows or marks visible anywhere on the biometric photo.

Most common mistakes in Japanese visa photos

If the Japanese visa photo does not fulfill all of these requirements, it may lead to an application rejection - making the Japanese visa application process longer than necessary. We recommend that you are positive that all of the requirements have been met in your biometric photo before your visa appointment. In order to get your Japanese visa as fast as possible - here are the most common mistakes when taking a visa photo to avoid:

• red eyes or glares from glasses lenses
• non plain white/off-white background
• smiling / non-neutral expression
• selfie position or a non-centred head

How to take the Japanese Visa photo at home?

Luckily with our Japanese visa photo tool, taking your biometric photo has never been easier. Save time and money by taking your Japanese visa photo from anywhere you want - meaning you don’t need to travel to or pay for a professional photo booth. Simply upload it to our app ‘Passport Photo Online’ and let the photo editing software do the work for you, all from the comfort of your own home!

The photo editing tool in our app will inform you of anything that needs to be changed in your Japanese visa photo in order for the application to be accepted, and will also edit the biometric photo until all of the requirements have been seen to. This way we can guarantee that your Japanese visa application will be accepted - we even promise to reimburse you if it does get rejected! Take your Japan visa photo whenever and wherever you want! Use our photo editor app to make the process easier and faster and to get your Japan visa as quick as possible!

Visa photo tool

With all of these requirements for the Japanese visa photo, our app - ‘Passport Photo Online’ is here to help you through the application process. By using AI software, it saves you time and stress by analysing and editing the biometric photo until the requirements are met. The background removing tool will remove and edit any unsuitable patterns or shadows in the background of your Japan visa photo; with the cropping and resizing features automatically altering the size of your photo to fit all of the required dimensions. Simply take a photo of yourself and use the app to ensure that your application will be accepted by Japanese authorities.

Visa photo mobile app

Our photo tool app is available in both the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. Use any smartphone or device to take your biometric photo and use our app ‘Passport Photo Online’ to make the Japanese visa application process easier than ever. Save time and money by taking the Japanese visa photo from home, work or anywhere you want! You can guarantee that your application will be accepted immediately by downloading our photo editor app.

Sources:
https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/index.html
https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/visaonline.html