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My Japanese Visa Application Experience in KL
Hello everyone! 😊
First off, a huge thanks to everyone in this group for all the support and sharing your experience; it really helped me with my Japanese visa application! 🥰🥰🥰
After a week of waiting, I finally got my Japanese visa approved! So, I thought I'd share a bit about my application process.
My Documents:
- Original passport and a photocopy of pages 1 & 2
- Two passport photos (4.5cm x 3.5cm), with my name written on the back. One photo was glued to the visa application form, and the other was included separately.
- Visa application form (downloaded from the embassy's website).
- Photos to prove our friendship. Since I was traveling with a friend, I didn't need to draw a relationship chart. I just printed photos, pasted them onto A4 paper, numbered each person, and wrote our names.
- A letter from my employer (in English) stating my employment period, salary, position, and stamped with the company's official chop.
- EPF statement: A screenshot of my EPF contributions (this wasn't mandatory; I just included it).
- Bank statement showing my salary deposits for the last 6 months (highlighted salary entries).
- Bank statement showing my savings balance.
- Hotel booking confirmation (I booked a hotel with free cancellation).
- Travel itinerary (filled out using the form from the embassy's website; attached is a sample itinerary).
Important Notes:
- Don't staple any documents, including bank statements.
- Print all documents on one side of the page, except for the bank statement, which was printed on both sides (as per the bank's default format).
- I only numbered the passport; no need to number other documents.
- Leave the application date blank on the visa application form. The agency will fill it in.
Agency Details:
- I submitted my application at VFS Global Japan (located in KL).
- The fee was MYR xxx, paid in cash.
- I didn't need to make an appointment, and it was quite empty when I went in the early afternoon.
- VFS informed me that friends can't submit the application on behalf, so both my friend and I had to be there during submission.
- The staff were friendly, helpful, and checked my documents thoroughly.
I hope you all get your visas approved soon and have a fantastic trip to Japan! 🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵
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