Access Denied!
For those wishing to visit relatives in Japan or just planning a personal tour without a sponsor, visa applications can no longer be filed directly at the Japan Embassy in Roxas Boulevard. Visa applicants should go through travel agencies duly authorized by the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines. Check their site for the official list of recognized travel agencies.
I went one Monday morning to the Japan Embassy in Pasay to file my tourist visa application only to be told by the security guards to file my papers to one of the accredited travel agencies so I went to the one located in SM Mall of Asia, submitted the required documents, paid Php 2,000 application fee and was told to wait for their call in seven to ten days for the result. When I went back to the travel agency for the result of my application, I was told that my visa application was denied and the processing fee is non-refundable so it was practically gone to waste. HAHAHA! Parang Farmtown lang.
One good thing about this new visa application process is that you can save yourself the burden of having to go through long queues for long hours. The bad is not only you have to pay the processing fee (I never paid anything for my Japan visa in 2004), you also get to doubt the travel agents whether they really tried processing you documents.
Bitter melon!
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22 comments for Access Denied!
wow!
what a way to earn money!
kuya Noel, kailangan ba talaga ng show money para lang makapagtour sa Japan?
by iet on April 13, 2011 at 4:15 PM. #
ganun na nga kapag wala kang kamag-anak na mag-sponsor sayo. may tumblr ka na rin pala, 3D pa yung latest post mo
by Noel Cabacungan on April 13, 2011 at 5:19 PM. #
i’m planning to visit a relative in Osaka, my fear is like what u said above. i might just spend my hard earned money for nothing!how can i be sure that the agency i choose really processed my docs. tsk tsk, sad
by Bing on April 28, 2011 at 7:57 AM. #
let’s just hope they’ll grant you a visa
by Noel Cabacungan on April 28, 2011 at 4:24 PM. #
gud pm po..ask q lng po kc kumplete n po aq sa req.kso ung passport nlang po ang d q p nrrenew.pwede q n po b ipasa ung req. q?tpos later nlang ung passport? pls.reply..tnx
by nylam on May 8, 2011 at 3:13 PM. #
gud pm po kuya,ask q lng po kc passport nlang po kulang skin,irrenew q p po kc sa dfa,pwede q n po kya ipasa ung iba requirments n hawak q? bale ihhabol q nlang po ung passport? tnx po..
by noel on May 8, 2011 at 4:00 PM. #
nope, kailangan complete ang documents before nila i-process.
by Noel Cabacungan on May 8, 2011 at 8:13 PM. #
good eve po.. kuya ask ko lng kung anung mga documents ang kaylangan ko pag mag aapply kmi ng husband ko sa japan immigration ng illigibility? salamat po
by cristina on June 1, 2011 at 8:08 PM. #
hello good day noel, ask lang ako kasi plan ko mag punta ng japan to visit my gf na nagwwork don, my documents na din ako like passport, bank certificate, letter of invitation and sa guarantor, xa ang magsponsor sa akin, pero my ipapakita naman ako bank certificate ko, so pano po ba eto?
by mer on June 7, 2011 at 11:05 AM. #
Mer, better ask your girlfriend to go to the embassy in Japan for specific instructions on your case kase may bago daw palang rules sa sponsor documents kaya na-deny ang visa ko. Or just go present your own documents without a sponsor kung kaya naman ng show money mo.
by Noel Cabacungan on June 9, 2011 at 1:08 AM. #
gud am po. i’ve been looking at the japanese embassy website but still could not access the list of travel agencies authorized to offer visa assistance. Could you please help regarding this list. My mom has been to japan several times and it will be very difficult to go through the long lines at the embassy. my sisters in japan can send the supporting documents/sponsor letter.
thanks.
by edward alfonso on June 7, 2011 at 11:20 AM. #
Edward, just go to THIS PAGE and call the phone number of the travel agency nearest you for further details.
by Noel Cabacungan on June 9, 2011 at 1:09 AM. #
gud pm po kuya noel,,ask ko lang po ano ano po ang mga name ng agency na pwedeng mag processing asistance at tumolung sa akin para po maka kuha ng visa…pls naman po kuya noel..
by jeffrey lopez on July 23, 2011 at 3:08 PM. #
It’s on THIS PAGE, Jeffrey.
by Noel Cabacungan on July 24, 2011 at 2:15 AM. #
ask ko lng po kc mag 1 buwan npo ako hihintay ng visa ko, nagpasa po ako s reli travel agency ng docs ko ksma n ng eligibility ko, pastport,mc at bc nmin mag asawa…bakit po kya ang tagal nla irelis ung visa ko…my tendency po bng denied un kuya?.. un lng po hintay ko e bali 1 month en 1 week ko n xa hinihintay, ska every thrusday lg dw pwde magfollow up gnun po b tlg un?…
by ores on August 1, 2011 at 1:54 PM. #
lilipat ko po sna xa ng ibng agency nagtanong po ako dun s reli agency sb nia pwde ko dw ful out pro pasport n lng dw bblik skin ung eligibility ko ndi n, bali denied n dw agd ako nun,so s takot ko ndi ko n xa pull out sayang din po kc ung bnayad ko..like ko po kc mlman ilang buwan po b b4 marelis ang visa pag agency po?..ndi ko po tuloy alm if maling agency npuntahan ko, hlos lahat po kc ng frnds ko n andun n sb skin 1 week lng sila naghintay relis n agd..pinoy po napangasawa ko d2 kmi knsal…bnigyan ako ng japan ng eligibility 4 1yr po..salamat po…need ko lng po tlg ng sagot…God bless…
by ores on August 1, 2011 at 2:01 PM. #
ang alam ko sila ang tatawag sayo pag available na yung result. tsaka di mo na pwede i-withdraw ang application kapag naipasok na nila sa embassy.
by Noel Cabacungan on August 2, 2011 at 12:46 AM. #
Hi kuya noel..ask ko lng po baka may alam kayong agency na pwedeng irecommend na masmabilis magprocess ng papers for japan visa..
by Neil on August 11, 2011 at 1:25 AM. #
di ko lang alam kung anong agency ang mabilis mag-process kase na-deny din ako e. pero ang sabi nila ang mabilis daw yung dun sa Century Park Hotel.
by Noel Cabacungan on August 12, 2011 at 4:54 AM. #
hi po! ask ko lang po kung may idea kayo kung magkanong show money ang kailangan para magrant ng visa? and kelangan po bang may prior travel experience? Thanks po!
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