I am planning to travel to Japan as a tourist from India, and I intend to apply for my visa next week at the VFS Global center in Pune.

I have a query regarding my bank balance: since most of my funds, over 10 lakhs, are held in fixed deposits with only about 1.7 lakhs in my savings account, will this cause an issue during the visa approval process, or should I break my fixed deposits to demonstrate a higher liquid balance?

Hello. So I got a fully funded conference which ive attended in Canada before. Id submitted the conference letter, my financial documents, my father's financial documents, and other supporting documents. However, i genuinely forgot my original birth certificate linking me to my dad. Although the conference is fully funded I wrote that asides accomodation and travel all other expenses will be covered by my dad. In my financial documents I had personal savings and investments in dollars as well. Am I cooked?

Applied for visitir visa for me and my wife via VFS Mumbai for 16 days trip from 19 Dec 2026 to 3 Jan 2027. Details below:

Application date: Friday 9 Oct 2026. Walked in at the center and it hardly took 15mins at 8AM in the morning. Super smooth.

Arrived at Consulate: Monday 12 Oct

Visa stamped: Thursday 15 Oct

Passports dispatched: Friday 16 Oct

Passports delivered at home: Saturday 17 Oct

Documents submitted:

1. Application form and passport copies
   
2. Cover letter
   
3. Detailed Itinerary
   
4. Flights and hotels actual bookings (non refundable)
   
5. Last 3 year ITR summaries
   
6. Last 3 months salary slips and bank statements
   
7. Leave sanction letters from our orgs
   
8. Marriage certificate
   
9. Rental agreement for Mumbai address proof.

Completey hassle free and smooth process. VFS lady at the counter we went was super nice.

Hi! Has anyone applied for a Japan tourist visa while single, then gotten married right before their trip?

My partner and I plan to apply for our visas in March 2027, have our civil wedding in April, and travel to Japan in May. Assuming our visas get approved, would getting married after applying cause any issues when travelling? She intends to keep her maiden name.

Would we need to inform the embassy or submit additional documents after getting married? Did anyone experience this? Thank you!

Hi all, I might be moving to Bahrain as a software engineer at a bank. I’m Indian, but my degree is from Spain.

Two questions:

1. Will I need to get my degree attested for the work visa? If yes, how does it work for a Spanish degree?
2. For anyone who’s processed a work visa recently: which documents did you submit, and how long did it actually take? I know the official timeline is around 21 days, but I’d like to know what it looks like in practice.

I want

Hello I am an Iranian passport holder living and working in Canada with a work permit. I am planing to visit Thailand in the beginning of November. I got approved for Thai Visa but did not know I needed a HK Transit Visa as well so I applied 3 days ago and Got my Acknowledgment letter yesterday October 16th.

My flight leaves Toronto to HK on November 5th and I am stressed about getting my Transit Visa before that. Has anyone had a similar experience? If so I appreciate your comments on how to expedite this process and make sure I get my visa on time. Thank you!

So I had to cancel my ticket what I presented at the embassy and book one for another city instead of the city mentioned as port of entry in my visa application. Would that be a problem at immigration while departing or at arrivals?

im planning a trip to japan next month around the 18th-20th and need some advice
what are the chances of getting a visa with dummy tickets? any suggestions regarding dummy tickets?
also im sponsoring my wife. im salaried and have itr but my bank balance is low. if i deposit some money this month and again on the 1st of next month before applying will it look suspicious or get flagged as a sudden deposit?
or should we apply separately? my wife is a housewife but she has her own bank balance and 2 years of itr
im really confused about how to manage everything and whats the best way to apply to improve our chances of getting the visa. any suggestions would help

Hello everyone!

I (43f) was in Kazakhstan a few months ago and just fell in love with the country and really want to move there. I have a fully remote job and want to apply for the Neo Nomad visa, I meet all the requirements for the visa. Can someone suggest a visa consultant to help me with it? I need the LOI since my nationality requires it.

Hola, alguien más está teniendo retrasos para la respuesta de sus e-visas. La pedí desde el 3 de octubre y no he recibido ninguna confirmación o rechazo aún. Entiendo que por la situación se puede demorar un poco más, pero hasta cuándo debería esperar? Cuando pido ayuda en los canales oficiales sus respuestas son muy ambiguas y genéricas.

Gracias

Hi i just wanted to ask u about sweden visa i have applied for 2027 jan intake and i havent recieved my offer letter yet do u know anythin should i wait or loss hope aswell my consultant said to have other options becz there is no update on portal?and im from pakistan

Hi i just wanted to ask u about sweden visa i have applied for 2027 jan intake and i havent recieved my offer letter yet do u know anythin should i wait or loss hope aswell my consultant said to have other options becz there is no update on portal?and im from pakistan

Hi everyone! I’m a Philippine passport holder living in the US and I recently got my green card but currently unemployed.

My wife (employed & US citizen) and I are planning to visit my sister in Ireland for a maximum of 5 days in January. My sister is a permanent resident and will be staying at her place during our visit.

We have a joint bank account and utility bills in our names and address. We could also get a invitation letter from my sister.

For those with similar experiences:
Has anyone been approved while unemployed but travelling with employed spouse?
Is it okay to submit an application but having my spouse’s paystubs and our bank statements as proof?

I’d appreciate any advice. Thank you! 😊

Hi, I'm trying to figure out the process for a friend to visit me in Ireland. They'd require a single-entry short-stay visa. The visit is tourism/friends, not work or study. The friend would be coming from Indonesia, and the application would (as far as I can tell) have to go through the Dublin office.

From what I can find, you have to apply up to three months before your planned date of travel, and then when you get the visa it's valid for 90 days.

However, when I look at the latest information on processing times, it seems to say that they're currently processing "Tourism or visit a family/friend" visa applications from 07 October 2025, more than a year ago. Obviously if someone applied for that in October 2025 with a planned travel date within 90 days then their plans would be completely scuppered by this wait time.

Am I misreading this? Are those processing times actually for longer-term tourism visas and the short-stay visa is actually safely under 90 days of processing time? Is this tracked anywhere or is it just a black box? Has anyone else recently applied and can they advise on their experience?

Hi, I’m an Indian citizen planning to visit my family in Malaysia. The most convenient option for me is to fly into and out of Singapore, as it is the closest airport to my family.

However, I don’t intend to stay in Singapore. My family will pick me up from the airport, and we’ll travel by car across the land border into Malaysia, where I’ll be staying with them.

While filling out Singapore Visa Form 14A, I came across the question regarding my place of stay in Singapore. Am I required to book accommodation and stay overnight in Singapore, or can I indicate that I’ll be transiting through Singapore without staying there and provide my family’s residential address in Malaysia instead?

I’d appreciate any guidance on how to correctly fill out this section of the application.

Thank you!

I applied for a visa to France through Atlys.

Paid close to ₹6,000 for their premium service because my visa appointment was in just four days and I was already working 10+ hours a day, so thought it would be good to get some help in having an organised visa docket. I thought it would save me time, but it’s been the complete opposite.

Every time I reached out with a query, I was assigned a new agent who had no context about my application. Now, just days before my Monday appointment, they’ve sent me a very generic visa docket with a vague cover letter and bookings whose PNRs I couldn’t verify.

When I asked them to provide verifiable bookings, they simply said they don’t have that format and I could arrange it myself.

Like, what exactly am I paying ₹6,000 for?

I understand they can’t guarantee a visa, but I at least expected proper assistance and documents that are usable.

:/

Hello friends, currently my partner is in a process to come to live in Portugal through the D1 visa, he is currently in the final process of interviews, but to obtain the visa in the requirements appears the following:

Declaração do Trabalho Profissional Subordinado do IEFP.

I was checking on the Internet, chat gpt and others but I can't find clear enough information.Does anyone know what this document refers to or how can I have it?

I don't know if it matters, but she is doing the process at the Portuguese embassy in Bogota, Colombia.

My mom is visiting from India on a multiple-entry visa that expires at the end of January. I’m thinking of taking her to Mexico and then returning to the U.S. before she flies back to India. Has anyone had issues re-entering the U.S. after traveling to a third country while on a tourist visa?

Hi all,

I am planning a trip to Japan next month with my partner and would appreciate some advice regarding the tourist visa.

My ITR is around ₹5 lakh, and my monthly salary is around ₹30,000. Is this sufficient for a Japan tourist visa?
Any chance of getting visa ?

I spoke to a travel agency representative who told me that an ITR of ₹8–10 lakh is required. Is this really necessary, or can a visa be approved with a lower ITR?

Next is if my company does not provide an NOC, can I still apply for the visa? Would it affect my chances of approval?

Is there any minimum salary requirement for an employed person applying for a Japan tourist visa?

I would really appreciate it if anyone who has recently applied for a Japan visa from India could share their experience and suggestions.

Hi everyone,

I’m Vietnamese living in Australian. I got returned visa application in 1 day (not Rejected) with “The funds shown in your bank statement are not considered sufficient to cover your stay in Japan”.

My context is:
- Occupation: fulltime IT
- International travel: Korea, Malay
- Stay duration: 2 weeks
- Flights/ accommodation: booked and paid
- Finance: 3500$ holiday account + 900 everyday account

I have attached my paid flights + 1-month transaction records for both account + recent 3m payslips.

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Since my flight + accom are booked for, which costs 2500$ already. The remaining ~4000$ is reasonable enough for 2 weeks food+activities (at least in my pov).

After receiving the returned notification, I top up my holiday account to 5000$ and add 3-months transaction records as advised. Then I add a Note for officer that basically said flight + accom costs 2500$ and 5000$ is to spend.

But I’m scared to submit a new application again. I saw a few posts on here that get Terminated/ Rejected after 2 times failed submission (Returned)

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I’m still not sure if it’ll be considered “sufficient” enough.

Do you guys have any advice about how much the fund should be?

If I deposit enough money into my bank account or receive money from other sources in the same month before applying for a Japan visa, would there be a higher chance of rejection?

Guys, if I have a sibling travelling with me who has a business with negative ITR and I’m looking to sponsor his trip, should I attach his ITR or bank statements as well?

I am Indian and my wife is Irish, i applied for my visa in Sept but vfs still just shows dispatched but haven’t received any acknowledgement of receipt, what’s the timeline for it for processing in India, i know 6-12 months but vfs guy told me its coming in around 3 months, what all have been your experiences?

After seeing everyone here stressing over bank balances, ITRs, Schengen stamps, and cover letters, I thought I'd share my profile. Maybe it will give some hope to weaker applicants.

Application details:

VFS Delhi: 6 October

Passport received: 12 October

Visa granted: 5 yr multi entry

Applied solo. No family or group application.

My profile:

Travel history: Malaysia. That's it.

Employment: Never worked a day in my life.

ITR: Never filed one.

Bank balance: ₹0.

Assets: Nothing worth declaring.

Sponsorship: Fully funded by my father. Financial independence is overrated anyway.

Previous visa refusals: Zero. Flawless immigration record.

No Schengen visa, no US visa, no fancy financial portfolio. Yet somehow Japan decided to trust me with a 5-year multiple-entry visa.

My advice to everyone chasing a 5-year Japan visa?

Start building your travel profile early. Really early.

For context, I'm 8 months old.