No direct visa application for Japan - 2007 POEA Advisory
Effective July 30, 2007. the Consulate of Japan in Manila, Cebu and Davao
will no longer accept direct visa applications but through agencies
accredited by the Embassy of Japan in Manila. Direct applications may only
be accepted in cases of "humanitarian considerations"; and visas for
diplomats and government officials, invitees by the Japanese government
institutions and independent administrative agencies, and scholarship
awardees.
