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Source: www.abs-cbnnews.com
On Thursday, the Japanese embassy issued a statement denying it had removed visa requirements for Filipinos.
"The Embassy of Japan in the Philippines would like to clarify to the public that Japan has not lifted the visa exemption for the Philippines contrary to the recent reports. However, Japan has opened multiple-entry Visas to Filipinos," it said.
Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on June 25 saying it is granting multiple entry visas for Filipino citizens, valid for three years.
"In celebration of the 40th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation, the Government of Japan has decided to begin issuance from July 1, of multiple entry visas for short-term stay to nationals of the Republic of the Philippines (ordinary passport holders) who reside in their home country," the MOFA said on its website.
Granting multiple entry visas is expected to increase the number of Filipino tourists who visit Japan.
The MOFA said Filipinos who have fulfilled certain conditions and who have an ordinary Machine-Readable passport (MRP), which meet International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards or an ordinary IC passport, may get a multiple entry visa.
With the visa, Filipinos may stay for 15 days in Japan. The multiple entry visa will be valid for up to three years.
Filipino netizens were abuzz about a report that erroneously indicated Japan granted visa exemptions to the Philippines and four other ASEAN countries.
However, Japan only granted visa exemptions to nationals of Thailand and Malaysia.
Filipinos who are interested in getting a visa to Japan should apply at the Japanese embassy through accredited agencies. The Japanese embassy in the Philippines does not accept direct visa applications.
eh hindi naman talaga tinanggal ung visa eh, sinabi lang na mas maluwag kumuha at pwede magging multiple visa entry... sa mga taga singapore at iba pang country from asia pwede nang mag visit sa japan without visa.. but pero tayo hindi pa din... na news naman na ito eh,
ReplyDeletemay kumalat kasi sa internet na news na may visa exemptions na rin for Pinoys..kaya may ganyang clarification ngayon..na hindi totoo kundi multiple entry visa lang..
DeleteNatural! 1st world country sila hindi sila maghihigpit sa ganun compare mo naman sa Pinas (no offense) pero mahirap kasi sa ibang Pinoy mag-TTNT agad makapasok lang sa 1st world country na bansa.
Delete1st world country na, bansa pa! Kung maka natural ka 6:23. Hinay hinay lang pag may time.
DeleteAng sabi nga lang talaga mas madali mag acquire ng visa. At pwede maging multiple entry pag 15 days ka dun mag sstay. For 3 years yun.
Deletepero masakit pa rin tangapin na may visa exemption na ang thailand at tayo wala pa rin :(... ganon pa rin kababa tingin nila satin :(
DeleteYes ganoo kababa tingin nila sa atin. Masisisi mo ba sila
DeleteAruy!
ReplyDeletebuti pa now theres 90 day multiple entry; with this new rule, 3 years on a max 15 day stay lang?
ReplyDeleteWe can't blame them. Kasalanan rin naman natin eh madaming Pilipino ang nagloloko sa Japan. From fake work permits to fake what have you, di natin sila masisisi kung bakit di madali for them to fully exempt us. Damay damay talaga hay :(
ReplyDeletebuti nmn at naklaro na to.
ReplyDeletekamusta naman yun requirements nila para makakuha ng multiple visa! ang taas ng standards! kaloka!
ReplyDeleteSame same sa pagkuha ng us visa.. tama lang naman. Wag OA!
Deletekasi may mga pinoy na mahilig mag TNT... kaya damay ang mga legit na pinoy na gusto lang mamasyal. tsk tsk tsk
ReplyDeleteKOREKTEDBY ATENG/KUYING?!
DeleteUgali kasi ng mga pinoy mag TNT sa ibang bansa kaya mahigpit sila pagdating sa mga visa.
ReplyDeleteHow unfair would that be? They should have visa to get her too to make it fair in celebration of our friendship with them. Isn't that a great present for them?
ReplyDeleteAs much as that sounds fair in an ideal world, di natin afford maggigpit against them. We need tourists to come here.
DeleteIt all boils down to money. The more visa application, the higher the revenue! Economics 101. Reality bites.
ReplyDeleteI don't think so, maybe the money / economy is one of the reason but DEFINITELY NOT the FIRST, the first and foremost reason is pinoys will flock to japan or US kung walang visa restriction, eh kung ako rin naman ang mga first world country, why accept them, MAJORITY are in low socio economic status, so they will compete for job and if they don't find jobs they will be a burden to society and will live on tax payers money ( na obviously they don't pay), in short , pabigat
DeleteAs a Filipino expat here in Tokyo, I understand why they haven't waived the visa to us. Dami kase TNt rito na Pinoy, although in fairness to us, di naman tayo ang pinakamarami. Acc to data, #1 TNT dito mga Koreans, #2 Chinese then tayo... Yang mutplie entry visa na yan'pampalubag loob' lang yan, but the requirements/rigidity to be granted a visa are still the same. There's no harm in trying ika nga.. Go lang nang go! I am just wondering why visas are waived for Thai and Malaysian nationals. Are they any better than us?
ReplyDeleteNaku, sa dami ng ginawa nilang kahayupan sa atin dati, yung pagsakop sa atin, Bataan death march, comfort women, dapat naman papasukin na nila tayo ng walang visa no! Wala talagang kwentang mga Japanese yan!
ReplyDeleteOk lang yan te. Di ka naman daw welcome sa japan! Bitter much. History 101
DeleteDi mo masisisi ang govt ng japan ,, kasi andami nagttnt at gumagamit ng fake identity sa japan,, hanggang ngayun marami pang hindi nahuhuli ,,karamihan filipino ,, may kanya kanyang batas bawat country galangin mu na lang ,, and di ka naman nila pinipilit kung ayaw mo wag mo,, wag bitter
ReplyDeleteto hell with japan, i'm not interested to go there anyway
ReplyDeletesame! hmpf=)
Deletejapan japan sagot sa kahirapan
ReplyDeleteisama na nila sa clarification ung pag apologize sa comfort women who until today are waiting for it.
ReplyDeleteTama! Ibinaon na ata sa baul...how sad for all the comfort women...
DeleteBoom. sapul mo atashi/koya
DeleteEASY REQUIMENTS to GET a VISA HERE.... Super Dali.... MAGBAYAD NG TAMAANG BUWIS ang GUARANTOR NYo..... Yan ang kauna unahan nilang tinitignan NEXT DAHILAN .... Kung bakit gusto nyo pumunta dito papers needed BASIC Lang like bc.... Mc..... Etc na kayang kayang kunin within a day(papers galing Japan)
ReplyDeleteTotoo yan daming tnt pag nakakuha ng tourist visa na nga lang, mapa US at Europe at kung saan pa, mga noypi nga nman.
ReplyDeleteButi ako US passport kaya kahit sasn pumunta pwede..
ReplyDeleteSakit ng pinoy... i broadcast sa buong mundo na may blue passport ka. Eh ano naman kung may US passport ka? Tumangos ba ang ilong mo? Pumuti ka ba? Ang pag kaka alam ko, banyaga ka parin diyan sa US kahit may blue passport ka. Hindi ka belong sa Caucasian group.
DeletePareho tayo pero di lahat. Kailangan mo visa sa china, brazil and costa rica ata.
DeleteAsian group tayo... Mas ok pa nga kutis natin kaysa mga puti n a yan..
DeleteTeh pwede na paretoke ngayon.. Pede na magpaputi. Siguro kahit phil passport wala ka.
DeleteTo AnonymousJune 28, 2013 at 4:16 AM,
DeletePaano ka mag papa retoke to look like a Caucasian? Baliw ka ba? May hair transplant na ba to have a blonde hair? Eh yung height? Mag papalagay ka ng takong teh sa paa mo? Yung blue eyes? Saan ka kukuha non? Mag isip isip ka nga! At the end of the day... FAKE ka paring Caucasian.
Leave it to science
DeleteHahaha! You are all funny. Native Americans are the real Americans, Whites stole the land.
DeleteTeh ang original americans ay mga Indians... Mga caucasian na sinasabi mo mga immigrants din yan dati. Kaya sa kulay oa lang mas malapit tayo sa mga American Indians. Kaya mali yung notion mo na pag American ay puti agad, green eyes, matangkad.
DeleteTeh, sigurado ka bang mga Indians ang nauna sa lupa ng America? Na google mo ba? Naniwala ka naman? Siguradong may nauna pa sa mga Indians. At saka walang tao ang may ari ng lupa... pag namatay ka... puwede mo bang dalin? nakikitira lang tayong lahat dito sa mundo. Wala kang pag aari... illusion mo lang yon.
DeleteSiguro nauna mga aliens....m
DeleteAt least mas maluwag n sila. Early this year I was granted a single entry visa which was only valid for 3 months. So, kung hindi k natuloy for whatever reason within that 3 months, apply k ulit.
ReplyDeletethey have common sense they wont allow their country to be flooded by Filipino 3rd world slaves.
ReplyDeleteand you think the visa requirement will stop/deter pinoys from finding a way to circumvent the restriction and be able to work and stay there for a long time (or until gets caught)? you can say a lot of things about us pinoys, but we're the most resilient in figuring out a way to get to another country. granted it's getting harder now with info shared amongst the countries, pero watch mo, somebody will find a way and make money from other pinoys.
ReplyDeletei guess some countries, they look at us like a swarm of bees, let one in and the whole beehive follows. joke lang po.
Agree!
DeleteSayang nxt trip gusto ko sana Japan naman.
ReplyDeletehello, Philippines is notorious for TNT, mag exempt man ang ibang bansa, , near impossible na masali ang pinas sa visa exemption, at mga ateh di yan panlalait ha, reality lang
ReplyDeletekamusta naman yun requirements nila para makakuha ng multiple visa! ang taas ng standards! kaloka!
ReplyDeletetrue that! Para lang masabi 'nagluwag' yang multiple entry visa kuno. 15 days max per stay and visa is valid for 3 yrs. Oh well, better than sing entry visa for 15 days.
Deletemarami kasing pinoy ang nag-tnt kaya mahigpit ang japan sa pagbibigay ng visa, yung iba naman gumagamit ng pekeng pangalan,pangit na nga image ng pilipinas,lalo pang di naging maganda kc may mga pasaway n pinoy
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ReplyDeletetanong ko lang po.. okay lang ba mag apply for tourist visa kung may history na ng entertainer visa sa japan for 3 months? sana may makasagot po. salamat,
ReplyDelete