The cost of obtaining a Japanese visa is set to increase fivefold from July, but Filipino travellers will continue to enjoy free visa processing.
The Embassy of Japan in Manila clarified in a notice issued on June 24 that temporary visitor visas for Philippine nationals will remain gratis (free of charge).
Japan has raised its visa fees for the first time in nearly five decades. The fee for a single-entry visa has increased from US$18 to US$93, while a multiple-entry visa now costs US$186, up from US$37.
Although Philippine passport holders are exempt from the visa fee, applicants are still required to pay consular service fees of US$18.69 for a single-entry visa and US$37.43 for a multiple-entry visa.
Japan welcomed 42.68 million international visitors in 2025. Of that total, 885,023 arrivals came from the Philippines, making the market Japan’s ninth-largest source of international visitors.
