Japan•Asia5-90 days
9,000 JPY
1 year
No
Not Required
Allowed
No
Not Required
This visa is issued to foreign patients wishing to visit Japan for medical purposes and their accompanying person(s).
Japan's Medical Stay visa covers foreign patients seeking treatment, check-ups, surgery, dental care, or recuperation, including accompanying carers. All applicants must engage a registered guarantor — a medical coordinator or travel agency — who arranges the treatment plan and letter of guarantee.
Stay duration — 90 days, 6 months, or 1 year — is set by clinical condition. Visits over 90 days require a Certificate of Eligibility obtained through the hospital. Multiple-entry visas are available for repeat treatment if each visit is 90 days or less. No work is permitted; there is no PR pathway.
This visa is ideal for foreign patients travelling to Japan for medical treatment or check-ups, and their accompanying family members or carers.
Single-entry Visa Fee | 3,000 JPY |
Multiple-entry Visa Fee | 6,000 JPY |
| Initial grant | 1 year |
Must have a registered guarantor (medical coordinator or travel agency).
Must have a Certificate of Planned Medical Services and a Medical Treatment Plan.
Must have sufficient financial resources.
Valid passport
Completed Visa Application Form
Passport photo
Certificate of Planned Medical Services
Medical Treatment Plan
Letter of Guarantee
Proof of financial capability
Certificate of Eligibility (if stay > 90 days)
| Visa Application Form Visa Application Form | Fill online |
| Application Steps | Contact a registered medical coordinator.; Obtain medical treatment plan from a Japanese hospital.; … | mofa.go.jp |
| Dependent Visa | Accompanying persons are issued the same Medical Stay visa | mofa.go.jp |
| Fee Breakdown | Single-entry Visa Fee: 3000 JPY; Multiple-entry Visa Fee: 6000 JPY | mofa.go.jp |
| Fees | 3,000 to 6,000 Yen (plus 50,000-150,000+ Yen for guarantor fees) | mofa.go.jp |
| Forms | Visa Application Form | mofa.go.jp |
| Forms · Visa Application Form · description | Visa Application Form | mofa.go.jp |
| Job Offer Required | false | mofa.go.jp |
| Official Info | https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/medical_stay.html | mofa.go.jp |
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