It has been a very long time since I deliberate a visit and utilized for a visa! However that modified not too long ago. I might have performed this earlier however for my daughter’s tennis! However by not with the ability to journey was approaching my soul and I requested her coach the permission to journey. He did counsel to tag an ITF match together with this journey, to which I stated we might do it the following time.
I’ve been planning a visit to Japan and I utilized for the visa on September 12, 2024. I did the visa for me and my daughter Chhavi by myself. It’s doable to make use of an agent too. In comparison with making use of for a visa to Schengen international locations, Japan visa looks like a breeze!
Earlier than Making use of for the Visa
I began my analysis on the VFS International’s Delhi’s Japan Visa webpage. As soon as I select my visa kind from the drop down menu as ‘Vacationer Visa’ it gave me a whole lot of details about what to do with a purpose to apply for the visa!
Here’s a display screen shot of the VFS International Japan Visa web site. It clearly lists all the data required to use for the visa. The visa price to Japan is unbelievable, it’s simply 500 rupees per particular person. VFS has a dealing with cost above it although. I additionally opted for the courier service so my grand whole for 2 individuals was 3700 rupees. This has to one of many lowest visa price I’ve ever paid.
I went by means of the sections listed above. I acquired confused the primary time about an authority letter for Chhavi from my husband Seshadri, as he’s not touring on this trip. So, I referred to as the VFS helpline. They stated if I used to be touring, there was no want for a ‘no objection’ from my husband. They have been actually useful. They requested me the place was I making use of from.
They’ve a VFS workplace in Gurgaon too however right here some a part of price needs to be paid in type of a requirement draft (DD). I made a decision to go to Delhi to keep away from making a DD. Once they realized I used to be making use of at Delhi, they advised me solely money is accepted at VFS Delhi.
It was a delight to work together with the VFS Japan helpline in India. On this age, when customer support is getting increasingly more tough to achieve, the VFS Japan helpline is India is such a refreshing shock! They’re actually useful! I referred to as them a second time asking a few checklist of accepted journey insurance coverage firms. They stated it was not necessary, I used to be free to get a journey insurance coverage if I wished to from any service supplier I want!
The principle paperwork that I offered as a self employed particular person is a replica of ITR submitting. They stated if ITR isn’t out there they want financial institution assertion for the previous six months. Me being the cautious sorts, I offered them with each!
Whereas getting ready the visa software I made two errors. I didn’t write a cowl letter. I believed a canopy letter was wanted if there was something particular to say. However that doesn’t appear to be the case.
One other mistake I made was I didn’t make a day-to-day itinerary. I one way or the other thought my resort reservation was sufficient. However it’s not.
Concerning the picture an attention-grabbing factor occurred. I went to a studio, usually they’re educated concerning the picture dimension. However whereas the shape stated 45X35mm and the studio man wished to click on on 35X35mm. I’m now certain, that presently, the picture dimension required is 45X35mm.
For the time being at Delhi VFS we might stroll in for making use of the visa!
On the VFS International Delhi Workplace at Shivaji Stadium
I use the Delhi metro to go to the Shivaji Stadium VFS workplace. For Japan, in the mean time in Delhi no prior appointment is required, we walked in. Contained in the VFS workplace after clearing the safety, I used to be given a token and I used to be advised the wait time was about one hour. We sat down and began giving ultimate touches to our sequence of paperwork. To our shock we have been referred to as inside quarter-hour! On the identical workplace, I might see candidates for South Korea and South Africa as nicely.
On the counter, the younger girl attending me was genuinely useful. She identified that I want to write down an software and supply an itinerary. She gave me a clean paper to write down the applying and the format for itinerary. I wrote the applying and offered a on the spot itinerary as I’ve already researched about Tokyo and Kyoto.
After finishing the paperwork that I neglected, I used to be requested to pay the visa price which incorporates the visa price element and the VFS dealing with fees. I opted for the courier service. However it’s optionally available. I had sufficient money and I used to be again to the counter inside no time to offer the recite to the younger girl attending to us. She took every little thing, gave me the acknowledgement, defined how I might monitor my software standing and we took our go away after thanking her.
As of now my visa software have been forwarded to the embassy, that’s what my monitoring standing says. I’ll replace this put up as soon as there’s a choice!
