Japanese Visa for Non-Thai Nationals in Thailand

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Foreigners who have Thai long-term visa (non-Immigrant visa) or have a work permit in Thailand, can apply for a Japanese temporary visitor visa in Thailand. The visa fee will vary depending on the nationality of the applicant. The visa processing is five working days, but some cases maybe take longer.

update 01-Aug-2025

Japanese VISA for Non-Thai Nationals

Required documents for Japanese temporary visitor visa:

Application form
Current passport with minimum 2 blank pages. (Please present old passport, if any)
Long-term Thai visa and re-entry permit to Thailand (must be valid through whole itinerary till the date return to Thailand)
One photograph size 2x1.4 inches with plain background (taken within the last 6 months)
Bank passbook over the last 6 months (original and one copy)
Questionnaire
Schedule of stay/Plan trip
Return air tickets reservation
Additional documents, if you are
- 9.1 Working in Thailand
  - Valid Thai work permit (original and one copy)
  - Employee: Certificate of employment from your company including position, salary, the date of joining and letter stating purpose and duration of visit (original) OR
  - Owner: Certificate of commercial registration of your company (a certified copy)
- 9.2 Studying in Thailand
  - Certificate of student status from school/university in Thailand (original) AND certificate of employment or certificate of commercial registration of parents
- 9.3 Retirement or Dependent
  - A cover letter explaining sources of income
Invitation Letter from company in Japan (for business visa)
Hotel reservation

Location for submitting visa application:

Japan Visa Application Centre (JVAC)

Chamchuri Square Building (The Plaza 4th Floor, Unit 403), Phaya Thai Road, Pathum Wan, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330

Call Centre: 02-251-5197-8
Email: info.jpth@vfshelpline.com

Web: visa.vfsglobal.com 🔗
Submission of Application / Passport Collection: Monday & Firday 08:30 - 17:00hrs.

Visa Processing period: Normally five working days

Visa fee: 710 Baht (single entry) / 1,410 Baht (multiple entries)
JVAC’s service fee: 705 Baht

Plan Travel Dot Com’s service fee 2,500 Baht

For the convenience of applications outside Bangkok, JVAC also provides services through regional intake centers inside the Thai Post Office.

There are 11 centers throughout the country: Khon Kaen, Nakhon Ratchasima, Ayutthaya, Phitsanulok, Phetchaburi, Phuket, Rayong, Sriracha, Surat Thani, Hat Yai, and Ubon Ratchathani.

For visa applications submitted through any of the 11 Thai Post Offices, there will be an additional service fee of 500 baht per person and it will take approximately 7-8 business days.

And applicants who reside or work in the 9 northern provinces, namely Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Phayao, Mae Hong Son, Lampang, Lamphun, Phrae, Nan and Uttaradit, must submit visa applications at the Consulate-General of Japan in Chiang Mai.

Consulate-General of Japan in Chiang Mai

Address: Airport Business Park (Room No.104-107), 90 Mahidol Road, T. Haiya, A. Muang, Chiang Mai 50100

Tel. 052-012-500

Web: chiangmai.th.emb-japan.go.jp/ 🔗

Consular working day: Monday - Friday

Submission hours: 08:30-11:30hr. / Passport collection: 13:30-16:30hr.

Families with a foreigner nanny or caregiver who has a valid Thai work permit and want to take him or her to Japan can do so without any hassle. In addition to the foreigner's documents, they must also add the documents of the employer who will pay for the travel expenses. When applying for a Japanese visa for the first time, the foreigner must be present on the day of the visa application, but the employer is not required.

For students from ASEAN countries (Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia) who are studying for a bachelor's degree in Thailand, if they have an original certificate of student status to show on the day of the visa application, they will be exempt from the visa fee.