Different visas to travel or live in Japan

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Here is the list of the 28 visas that can be obtained for travel to Japan, when you don’t have a Japanese nationality. 

You want to go to Japan but you do not have Japanese nationality? Do not worry, this is possible, for a stay of short, medium or long term. For this you need a visa. There are 28, as the Hiragana Times newspaper and the website of the Embassy of Japan says. Here is the list: 

1. Visa for Diplomats

This visa concerns, as its name suggests, diplomats visiting Japan as part of their mandate.

2. Visa for official

Like the previous visa, it concerns only official persons within their mandate.

3. Visa for teachers

The visa for aliens who are professors, assistant professors or lecturer in Japanese universities and other institutions of the sort.

4. Visa for Artists 

Visa for musical activities, artistic, literary and other. A certain level of skill is required. The applicant must be able to earn enough revenue from this activity.

5. Visa for religious activities 

For persons belonging to religious groups and sent by them to Japan as part of their activities. People who come to Japan to study Zen get the visa for cultural activities.

6. Visa for journalists

This visa is for persons employed by a newspaper, television, radio and others and doing reporting work in Japan. It is intended for journalists, photographers, …

7. Visa for investors and business managers

This visa is for people who open a business in Japan. They are obliged to have at least two full-time employees on site.

8. Visa for people in the legal and fiscal framework

Visa for lawyers, accountants or licensed notaries public.

9. Visa for medical services 

Visa reserved for doctors and nurses

10. Visa for researchers

Visa for researchers working for a company or organization, private or public, in Japan.

11. Visa for instructors

Visa for people teaching languages ​​in schools such as high schools, colleges and primary schools.

12. Visa for Engineers

Visa for holders of degrees in science or technology at a university in Japan or abroad.

13. Visa for social scientists and international services

Visa for holders of university degrees in the humanities. This applies to translators, interpreters and others. You can obtain a visa without graduation, if you can justify three years of full-time work in this field.

14. Visa for intra-company transfers

This visa is for the employee who is transferred to the headquarter or in a branch of a company located in Japan, temporarily.

15. Visa for entertainers

Visa reserved for professional athletes.

16. Visa for skilled laborer

Visa for chef, technical experts, builders and other activities in this way. To obtain this visa, you need at least 10 years of experience in your field.

17. Visa for cultural activities

For people wishing to learn a fact of art or Japanese culture such as tea ceremony, karate, Zen …

18. Tourist Visa

Visa for all those wishing to visit Japan or their families on site or as part of a short business trip. The duration varies from 15 to 90 days.

19. Visa for university students 

Visa for those wishing to study at university or in facilities of similar levels.

20. Visa for pre-university  students

Visa for all persons conducting studies in upper secondary schools or in the Japanese language.

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