Japan visa status checker

How to check your Japan application

Applications actually submitted through JAPAN eVISA.

Step-by-step instructions

1. Open the Ministry of Foreign Affairs eVISA guidance and follow its link to the official JAPAN eVISA system.
2. Sign in to the account used to submit the application and open the visa application list.
3. Read the application status and any requested action. Follow the official issuance-notice instructions when the visa becomes available.

Choose the correct application type

JAPAN eVISA does not cover every nationality, residence location or visa category. If you applied to an embassy or another authorised channel, follow that office’s receipt.

Information to keep ready

Keep your application acknowledgement, submission date, visa category and the name of the submitting office available. The official service determines which identifiers are required. Enter personal information only in that service; VisaWand does not need your passport number, login password or application reference.

If the record cannot be found

Compare the service and reference with your receipt and check the fields requested on the official screen. A technical error or missing result does not establish a decision. Follow the handling office’s help instructions if the record still cannot be retrieved.

After an update or decision

Read the actual notice and any document request, collection instruction or deadline. Passport movement, the validity of an issued permission and progress of a pending application are separate checks. Use the decision notice to confirm the outcome and next action.

Official resources

• Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs: JAPAN eVISA ↗www.mofa.go.jp
• JAPAN eVISA: checking examination results ↗www.evisa.mofa.go.jp
• FCDO Japan travel advice ↗www.gov.uk

Travel-advice references provide entry and consular context. They do not supply a private application result, and nationality-specific entry advice must not be applied to every passport.

Tracking guidance reviewed 21 October 2026. Follow the official service if its procedure changes.