On this page below you will find all the information you need for your visa application

If you do not understand how it works, you can always call us. Tel. 0031 70 215 4995


Jouw keuze: Bestemming: Japan1 > Soort visum: Entertainer
Visa costs
VisaVisa costs VAT freeMediation fee excl. VATInvitation costs VAT freeTotal costs excl. VATTotal costs incl. VAT
Single entry visa€ 24.00€ 91.50€ 0.00€ 115.50€ 134.72
Multiple entry visa€ 49.00€ 91.50€ 0.00€ 140.50€ 159.72

The processing of the visa at the consulate takes approximately 5 working days from the moment of acceptance.

Please note that Dutch and Japanese national holidays do not count as working days.

The documents that are required for your visa

This Work Visa – Entertainer is for the following professions;

 

  • Musicians
  • Actors
  • Singers
  • Dancers
  • Athletes
  • Models
  • etc.

*You must provide the original document + a copy.

 

To get this visa, you must first obtain a Certificate of Eligibility.

 

The certificate of eligibility is issued by the Regional Immigration Office in Japan.

 

To obtain a Certificate of Eligibility, the applicant must ask a proxy in Japan (an employer, spouse, school, etc.) to contact the nearest Regional Immigration Office and apply on his/her behalf.

 

When you have received the original certificate from Japan, you can apply for a visa together with the documents mentioned below on the website.

 

Pay attention; a certificate of eligibility expires after three months. An applicant must obtain his / her visa and arrive in Japan within three months from the issue date of the certificate of eligibility.

If an applicant has not travelled to Japan before the expiry date, a new certificate of eligibility must be obtained before applying for the visa and travelling to Japan.

  • Our order form, click here to open
  • To avoid errors, please complete this form digitally, print and sign
  • Everything you write on this form will appear on the invoice
  • With this form, we also have your contact details if we need to call or email you
  • We will send you the invoice by email.
  • With this form, you authorise us to apply for your visa.

You must complete the application form once.

  • Your passport.
  • We need to have the passport physically, so no copy.
  • Your passport must still be valid for at least 6½ months after the validity of the visa (ie one and a half year valid if it is an annual visa).
  • The passport must have at least two blank facing visa pages.
  • One color passport photo.
  • Note that these photos are according to the Dutch standard of ‘passport photo’, that is to say, looking forward, white background, do not laugh and do not show teeth.
  • Wearing glasses in the photo is not permitted
  • Nine times out of ten, the consulate does not accept a photo from your own printer. If you do so, make sure you use gloss paper and there are no stripes visible from the print.
  • Do not staple the photo to the application form, but rather use a Pritt stick. If you do not have a Pritt stick, please include your loose photo and we will attach it to the form for you.
  • Do not stick the photos with adhesive tape

Other conditions that you must pay extra attention to:

  • The photos may not be older than 3 months
  • The photos may not be the same as on the passport unless the passport is not older than 3 months
  • The photos must have a white background.

1.)

If you are Dutch, you do not need additional documents.

2.)

For the EU or Schengen country nationalities:

If nationality comes from an EU or Schengen country (not for a Dutch passport), you must show that you are registered in the Netherlands.
You have two options;

  • Option 1: a copy of the front- and backside of your residence permit.
  • Option 2: a copy of the extract from the population register (GBA).

3.)

Other nationalities from outside the EU or Schengen countries:

  • You need a copy of your Dutch residence permit’s front- and back-side for all nationalities from outside the EU and Schengen countries.
Please send registered mail to:
VisumService.nl/Japan1
Po Box 1267
2280 CG Rijswijk (ZH)
The Netherlands
Or you can also deliver it personally or by courier to our office address:
VisumService.nl/Japan1
Anna Paulownastraat 63
(through the grey door to ring the bell)
2518 BC The Hague
The Netherlands

Tips and explanation

Office address:
Anna Paulownastraat 63
2518 BC The Hague
The Netherlands

Business hours:
Monday – Friday 9:00 – 17:00

Route description

Contact us:
Tel +31(0)6-393 39 184
Tel +31(0)70 215 49 95
[email protected]

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