Last verified June 12, 2026 against official ISA/MOFA sources
Country guides
The COE process is the same for everyone — but the visa application at your local Japanese consulate is not. These guides cover the country-specific step: jurisdictions, documents, fees, and the mistakes applicants from each country actually make.
United States
About 5 business days after submission (no expedited service).
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United Kingdom
About 5 working days after submission (appointment required).
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Canada
About 5 business days after submission.
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Australia
About 5 business days after lodgement (allow longer if posting via agent).
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Germany
Minimum 5 working days after acceptance (apply at least 3 weeks before departure).
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Philippines
The Japanese visa takes about 5 business days after the COE. Budget months for the Philippine documents: the PSA certificates, the DFA apostille, and the Report of Marriage annotation.
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China
The Japanese visa takes about 5 business days after the COE. In mainland China it is lodged through a designated agency, not at the consulate counter. Budget extra weeks for notarisation, apostille, and translation of the Chinese documents.
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South Korea
The Japanese visa takes about 5 business days after the COE. Korean family-registry certificates are quick to obtain, so the main wait is the COE itself.
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Vietnam
The Japanese visa takes about 5 to 6 business days after the COE. Allow extra time for Vietnam's consular legalisation chain and translations, and prepare relationship evidence the COE stage looks at closely.
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Thailand
The Japanese visa takes about 5 working days after the COE and is lodged through the Japan Visa Application Centre (JVAC) in Bangkok, not at the embassy counter. Budget extra weeks for Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs legalisation of the marriage documents.
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Brazil
The Japanese visa takes about 5 working days after the COE. Many Brazilian applicants already live in Japan and change their status of residence rather than apply from abroad.
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Indonesia
The Japanese visa takes about 5 to 6 business days after the COE and is lodged through the Japan Visa Application Centre (JVAC), not at the embassy counter. Budget extra weeks for the Indonesian documents, the apostille, and translations.
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Nepal
The Japanese visa is lodged through the Japan Visa Application Centre in Kathmandu by appointment. Budget extra weeks for Nepal's legalisation chain, and complete the tuberculosis screening that is now required at the COE stage before you file.
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Taiwan
The spouse visa is issued in principle within about 5 business days after the COE. Because Japan and Taiwan have no formal diplomatic relations, the visa is handled by the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association rather than an embassy.
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India
The Japanese visa takes about 5 business days after the COE (some posts 4 to 7) and is lodged through VFS Global, not at the embassy counter. Budget extra weeks for affidavits, attestation, and any apostille.
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France
The Japanese visa takes about 5 business days after the COE and is applied for in person, by appointment. The slow part is the French side: the certificate of capacity to marry takes about four to six weeks, because of the mail-only filing and the ten-day publication of banns.
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Your country not here yet? The general process in the main guide applies everywhere — and more country guides are on the way. The fastest route to getting yours added: ask a question about your country's process.