Short-stay visa for business visits to Japan — conferences, negotiations, exploratory business visits — up to 90 days.
Professional filing · fee back if refused
Not included in our fee: a flight reservation (from ₹708) and a confirmed hotel booking (₹590 per hotel). Book them separately, only if your visa needs them:
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What you get
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Not part of our visa fee: each is bought on its own, with or without our visa service.
₹708 first traveller · +₹472 each additional traveller on the same reservation · GST included
A genuine airline reservation in each traveller's name. Issued close to your visa appointment, so it's live when you apply.
₹590 per hotel · GST included
Not bought online: contact us first on WhatsApp or by email with the city, dates and travellers, and we confirm the hotel and the price before you pay.
Delivery. Usually within 30 minutes during office hours, Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00 IST.
Check the official requirements
Guide last reviewed 2026-04-20. Fees, documents and appointment rules can change.
Heads up — Japan Visa Checklists Vary by Jurisdiction
Japan splits visa decisions across the Embassy of Japan, New Delhi + four consulates (Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru). Each has slightly different document checklists, photo specs, and processing times. The requirements on this page match the New Delhi jurisdiction.
Embassy of Japan, New Delhi jurisdiction covers
The Japan Short Term Business Visa allows business people to make a short business visit to Japan for up to 90 days during the visa validity period. Business activities may include conferences, negotiations, or exploratory business visits. Requires Japanese inviter/guarantor providing invitation letter and itinerary.
What it costs
Paid directly to Japan / VFS — these are not our service fee, and we never mark them up.
Figures per VFS Global, last verified 20 Apr 2026. Fees change without notice — the official page is final.
Visa Fee is refunded ONLY if the visa is NOT approved by the Embassy. There is a VFS Service Charge of ₹800 (inclusive of all taxes) per application — this applies even if the visa fee itself is exempted. Courier return service charge (optional): ₹550 per application (₹2,650 for Bhutan office). All charges are paid in cash/card only in INR at New Delhi VFS. For Gurugram, Chandigarh, and Lucknow Drop-Off offices: separate Demand Drafts in favour of 'VFS Global Services Pvt. Ltd.' — one per applicant for visa fee, service charge, and courier charge.
Flights · Hotels · Insurance · Itinerary
Japan requires a day-by-day schedule on its own official form — the most structured itinerary requirement anywhere.
3 of 4 are compulsory for Japan
Where people slip: A reservation whose dates drift by even one day from the schedule form. The two are read side by side.
Book for ₹708 (+₹472 per family member)Where people slip: Leaving a night blank because of an overnight train. Write the train in — a blank line is what gets the file returned.
Confirmed hotel booking, ₹590 per hotel: message us firstWhere people slip: Assuming a short trip is low risk. Ambulance and hospital costs in Japan are among the world's highest.
Where people slip: Treating it as a formality. It is the document the officer reads most closely, and inconsistencies are the usual reason for a return.
The letter your itinerary attaches toWe can arrange the flight reservation, the hotel and the itinerary for your Japan file — each sold separately.
We are a B2B travel agency as well as a visa consultancy, working with partners including Riya Travel — so the flight reservation and the confirmed hotel booking both come from us, and you deal with one team. Every booking is a real one under your own name. We do not sell travel insurance: buy the policy directly from an insurer.
None of them is part of our visa fee: each is bought on its own, at the price below, with or without our visa service.
Flight reservation ₹708 (+₹472 per extra family member) · Confirmed hotel booking ₹590 per hotel · Travel itinerary ₹1,499. GST included.
Delivery. Usually within 30 minutes during office hours, Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00 IST. Confirmed hotel bookings are not bought online: message us first on WhatsApp or email info@sureshotvisa.com with the city, dates and travellers.
Tell us your dates — we will say which of these you actually need
What to gather
Having a document isn't the same as presenting it right — that's the part we handle.
Optional — submit when requesting multiple entry visa.
Required · optional / if applicable
4 steps from intake to approval — never as linear as government sites pretend.
Coordinate with Japanese inviter/guarantor
They prepare invitation letter + itinerary + letter of guarantee + company incorporation docs.
Get travel order + employment certificate from Indian employer
Headed paper, explaining purpose of visit.
Gather own docs + submit at VFS
Application form, photo, passport, flight schedule. Include ITR if applying for multiple entry.
Submit at VFS Japan
Pay ₹500 + ₹800. Processing 5+ working days.
Biometrics and the visit to the visa centre are yours to attend in person — no consultancy can do those for you. How we work
What works
8 levers that flip a borderline case.
What kills cases
Top 3 refusal triggers we see.
Each link opens the official Japan page on VFS Global (we never host third-party forms): pick your visa category there and use its "Download Form" section for the current version.
We're actively building per-visa quizzes. For now, the best way to assess your eligibility for Short Term Business Visa is a 1-on-1 consultation with our team.
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Frequently asked
A Japanese company, individual, or organization hosting your business visit. They provide Letter of Guarantee + certified incorporation register OR company overview.
Yes — submit latest ITR with your application. Also check 'Multiple 5' or 'Multiple 6' categories for longer-validity business multi-entry visas (1-10 years).
Business visa requires Japanese inviter + guarantor. Tourism doesn't. Business visa is clearly for meetings/conferences; Tourism is for leisure.
Yes — they apply under Tourism visa separately. Include proof of relationship (marriage/birth certificate, passport copy).
5+ working days — same as Tourism. Apply 2-3 weeks before travel.
No — Business visa is for meetings/conferences only. Paid work requires Long-Term COE visa with Certificate of Eligibility from Japan.
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A strong Japan file clearly explains your travel purpose, funds, and ties to India. We structure and submit everything properly — so your case is presented clearly and professionally.
Our professional fee · GST included
₹4,999GST included
File-ready in 3–5 working days after documents
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Everything below — included, nothing extra
Not included in our fee: a flight reservation (from ₹708) and a confirmed hotel booking (₹590 per hotel). Book them separately, only if your visa needs them:
Not sure you qualify? Start with a refundable ₹499 possibility report — an honest Yes / Maybe / No, credited to this fee.
Price is for our consultancy service only and includes 18% GST. No agency can guarantee a visa — the final decision rests with the visa authority.
Your fee, in one glance
Government, VFS, insurance, ticket and hotel costs are separate and charged at cost. Read what each item means, in full.
Before you file
Filed on a guessed checklist, the government fee is gone on a refusal and the refusal follows every future application. Filed after a consultant at our licensed firm has read the papers against each other, the file answers the officer's questions before they are asked. Same Japan rules, different outcome. How we do that is written once, in full, on the method page rather than repeated here.
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Source & Disclaimer
Data on this page is sourced from the official VFS Global Japan website and Embassy of Japan. Last verified 2026-04-20. Always verify with the official embassy before applying — fees and requirements change without notice.
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