Visiting Japan & Visa

Who needs a visa?

• Barbadian or foreign nationals of Visa Exemption countries (See "the list of visa exemption countries and regions").
• Short-term stay (less than 90 days).
• Purpose of the visit is either tourism or business/conference/study that does not include remunerative activities.

Note: Barbadians in possession of Barbados Machine-Readable Passports (MRP) in compliance with ICAO standards do not require a visa for Short-Term stay. Those who do not hold an MRP are recommended to obtain a visa in advance, otherwise they will be strictly examined and may be refused entry to Japan.

●From October 11, 2022 at 0:00 AM (JST), the temporary suspension of validity of single entry visas and multiple entry visas (including APEC Business Travel Cards) issued before December 1, 2021 was lifted. 

• Your visa or APEC card must not be expired when you enter Japan. 

 
 Phone:+1-246-538-5700
 Email: ryoji@rt.mofa.go.jp

 
Consular Service Hours:
 Monday to Friday, except for the national holidays
 8:30~11:30, 13:30~15:30 

If you have any enquires about a Visa for Japan, please call the following "Japan Visa Information Hotline".
Japan Visa Information Hotline
　Phone number: +1-246-623-9895
   Language: English only
　Service hours: 24 hours, every day

Caribbean countries/regions under the jurisdiction of Japanese Embassies

  The visa application must be submitted in person, by the applicant, to the Japanese Embassy or Consulate General which has jurisdiction over the country in which the applicant resides or the country where the applicant’s passport was issued.

 

• The Visa Section of the Embassy of Japan in Barbados processes and issues the requisite visas to nationals of Barbados, as well as to foreign nationals residing in Barbados with valid permission for long term stay.

 

• Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, St. Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago fall under the jurisdiction of the Embassy of Japan in Trinidad and Tobago

 

• Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saint Martin (Dutch side), Saba and Sint Eustatius fall under the jurisdiction of the Embassy of Japan in the Netherlands

 

• Saint Martin (French side), Martinique and Guadeloupe fall under the jurisdiction of the Embassy of Japan in France 

 

• The British Virgin Islands, Anguilla and Montserrat fall under the jurisdiction of the Embassy of Japan in the UK

 

• The U.S. Virgin Islands fall under the jurisdiction of the Consulate General of Japan in New York

 

The visa application requirements may differ depending on the purpose of the visit, length of stay, nationality of the applicant, as well as other factors. Therefore, it is recommended that the following instructions be read carefully in order to determine the type of visa required or whether a visa would be required: https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/index.html