Japan has significantly relaxed the application requirements for its simplified tourist visa.

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” In response to the online discussion and skepticism, the travel blogger’s attitude gradually shifted. Initially, he said: “If I stand 100 meters away and take a 15x zoom photo, will it cause damage?” “You talk too much.

” He later replied: “Photography is prohibited inside the cave. I took two shots and was stopped, and then I didn’t continue.” “I was wrong.” “I’m sorry, everyone!” Subsequently, the Upstream News reporter tried to contact the travel blogger via the private message function on the personal page, but there was no response as of press time.

  Let's take a look at the email content:   For Japanese tourist visas, especially the three-year and five-year multiple-entry visas, the role of tax payment certificates is very important.Providing a standard tax payment certificate will almost never result in a visa refusal or cancellation, and the Japanese Embassy in China prefers to use tax certificates to assess applicants’ situations.

  But not everyone can provide tax payment proof, especially some freelancers and retirees, so for three-year and five-year tourist visas, the embassy has introduced simplified policies, but the prerequisite is high income.Therefore, it is necessary to determine whether the income is above the standard.

For example, in the case of Japan’s five-year multiple-entry tourist visa, the criterion for being considered “extremely high income” is an original certificate of large bank deposits.

Regarding this, Wang Xudong, then executive vice president of the Dunhuang Academy, told China News Service that the caves are small in space, with many visitors each day, and taking photos and lingering could cause disorder.

According to the per capita savings statistics from the People’s Bank of China last year, Beijing’s per capita savings are close to 270,000 RMB. Therefore, we can guess that the “very high” standard cannot be lower than 500,000 RMB.If applicants without a tax payment certificate have extra money, it is recommended to deposit more based on the 500,000 base amount to ensure they are not denied a visa.

  On May 2, 2023, the Japanese Embassy in China (Beijing Consular District) sent an email to visa agencies announcing a simplified policy for tourist visa applications. This time, tax payment certificates are no longer the sole mandatory requirement for applying for five-year, three-year, and single-entry tourist visas to Japan.However, these figures are based on theoretical estimates, as the embassy has not clearly specified a minimum amount, so it is advised to deposit more.

  The embassy does not require property ownership documents because they do not directly prove your financial status.

  In short, tax payment proof is the type of documentation the embassy most prefers to use.Therefore, whether applicants are applying for a three-year multiple-entry, five-year multiple-entry, or single-entry tourist visa, the first recommendation is to submit tax payment certificates if possible. If it is truly not possible to submit tax payment certificates, then bank deposit certificates can be used as an alternative, and the higher the proof amount, the better.

Of course, these materials are still assessed on a case-by-case basis, and the specific application outcome varies from person to person.

However, the embassy did not specify a minimum amount for the “bank deposit balance.”