Visa guidance for Japan on a Thai passport: the entry regime, where you file, the documents that are actually scrutinised, refusal patterns and realistic lead time.
Where a visa is needed it is filed through JVAC, the Japan visa application centre in Bangkok and Chiang Mai; walk-in embassy filing is not the general route. The Japanese embassy or consulate-general decides.
Temporary Visitor visa
For tourism or family visits beyond 15 days, or where the exemption does not apply; stays are typically granted at 15, 30 or 90 days.
Multiple-entry Temporary Visitor visa
Issued to applicants with a solid travel record or sufficient financial standing, allowing repeated entries over the visa's validity.
Student / Work status of residence
The Japanese school or employer must first obtain a Certificate of Eligibility from the immigration bureau in Japan; the visa is then applied for in Thailand on that basis.
Tourist visas usually take five to ten working days once complete, but centre capacity is tight in the March-April cherry blossom and October-November autumn peaks; start six to eight weeks ahead. Study and work cases need two to three extra months for the Certificate of Eligibility.
Entry rules change. Before buying tickets or booking accommodation, reconfirm with the destination authority's official website.
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Apply for a Temporary Visitor visa before departure. Entering under the exemption and extending inside Japan is not the normal route. The application needs the day-by-day itinerary, financial evidence and proof of your work or study in Thailand.
It depends on travel history and financial standing. Applicants who have previously visited Japan or G7 countries and returned on time are better placed, but it is entirely discretionary, and asking for multiple entry without a supporting record often results in a single-entry visa instead.
Thai civil documents (house registration, birth and marriage certificates) are translated into English and legalised by the Legalisation Division of the Department of Consular Affairs. Some destinations then require their own embassy stamp. From 28 February 2027 Thailand joins the Apostille Convention, after which an apostilled document is accepted by member states without the extra embassy step. Until then the current legalisation route applies.
No. VFS Global, TLScontact and BLS receive applications, enrol biometrics and forward the file to the destination's embassy or immigration authority. The decision belongs solely to that government. No service provider can fast-track or guarantee an outcome.
We check eligibility, build the file to the destination's standard, translate and certify documents, complete forms, book appointments, run interview preparation and track the case to decision. We do not create false documents, overstate income, sell shortcuts, or guarantee outcomes — the decision rests with the destination's officers.
Yes — all 77 provinces. Documents move by tracked courier and the file is built remotely. You travel only for biometrics or an interview, and for destinations that accept fully online filing sometimes not at all.
Send us the basics and we will tell you plainly where the file is weak, what to add, and when to submit. If the case is not ready, we say so before you spend the fee.
NYC Visa & Translation is a private service provider — not a government body and not an agent of any embassy or application centre. Visa decisions rest solely with the destination's authorities. We do not guarantee outcomes and offer no shortcuts. This page is general information; rules change, so verify with the destination's official sources before deciding.
One document set often moves through several stages — translation, notarial certification, legalization and finally a visa filing. The links below follow that real sequence.
Authority requirements change. Verify with the receiving authority before filing, or ask our team by phone, LINE or email.