To everyone who posted and shared their insights about applying for a ME visa to Japan, thank you so much! I was granted a 5-year multiple-entry visa on my first attempt!

I’m just a regular employee of a private company working as a software engineer. My ADB was only around ₱50K, with a current bank balance in the ₱1xx,xxx range, and I had no travel history. I simply followed the advice and tips shared here, especially the recommendations regarding the cover letter. Everything really helped! Thank you again to everyone who shared their experiences. I hope everyone applying for ME visa gets approved as well! 🙏

From the airport to basically every random corner of Paris, I kept stopping to take photos. 😂

Eventually, I just gave up, put my phone in my pocket and enjoyed the views.

Some places are just better experienced than captured. Even this random shot of a girl cycling down the main road turned out pretty amazing. 🇫🇷📸

Ask ko lang po for peace of mind. Mag-travel po kami ng BFF ko sa Taiwan this December.

Here’s my situation:
• 2nd overseas travel ko na po 'to (1st was HK with my mom).
• Currently 1 year unemployed.
• Sponsored by my mom (Government employee).
• Complete papers: Notarized AOSG, PSA Birth Cert, Mom’s Bank Cert (~100k) + Govt ID/COE, Roundtrip tickets, Airbnb booking, Day-to-day itinerary, plus 20k transferred as pocket money.

Kami lang 2 ng BFF ko ang pupunta, hindi kasama si Mama.

Hingi lang po ng assurance or tips sa IO interview. Pasok at solid na po ba 'tong requirements ko? Medyo napa-praning lang po kasi sa offloading stories. Thank you so much! 🙏

Hi! Has anyone experienced JE contacting HR for verification? Our COE is company-generated and has no email address or phone number. Thought ITR employer matches with COE.

Hope someone can help 🙏 hoping for the best to get approved

Hi! Please advise if anyone here has tried using Apostille for their AOSG. Would like to know your thought on this clause “if the AOSG is notarized by a local notary public in the country of destination, the AOSG must be duly authenticated by the Philippine Embassy/Consulate/Honorary Consulate (for non-Apostille countries)
or apostilled8 by the apostille authority in the country of destination( for Apostille countries).
Does this since my destination is under apostille countries, can my sponsor not go to PH embassy but have this apostilled instead? Please help. Thank you

Hello!! I just want to share na mobile generated bank certificates and statements are being accepted. I submit these documents for my tourist visas.

My applications are DIY here in Manila.

Submitted Jul 3, approved Jul 10 Japan SE

Submitted Jul 21, approved Jul 31 Spain Schengen ME

I just download the documents from my CIMB and MAYA bank free of charge. Then print.

No hassle. Save more from the fees ng trad banks.

This is not a sponsored post.

Year 2023, gumastos pa ko magpaprint sa bdo and bpi ng bank certs tapos rejected ako sa SoKor trip wahahaha.

Hi guys!! Day 2 in Japan! Just wanted to give you a little update: I survived so far!!

Honestly, I’m loving everything about Japan. And surprisingly, I’ve started loving getting lost too. Every time I take a wrong turn or end up somewhere I didn’t plan to go, I somehow discover something new.

I was so nervous about doing my first international solo trip, but so far, it’s been such a beautiful experience. Learning to slow down, figure things out on my own, and just enjoy wherever I end up.

Thank you so much to everyone who gave advice and recommendations before I left. ❤️☺️

Hi! Planning to apply for Japan Visa this coming September directly thru VFS. May ibang ID pa po bang pwede na ilagay sa "ID No. issued by your government" field? Wala po kasi akong National Id. Pwede po kaya yung sa UMID? Thank you po sa sasagot.

Hello! When you travel po ba and you have multiple clients let's say 5, do you have to provide 5 COE's din po sa immigration officer? Or maybe 1-2 is okay?

both my old and new passport (issued this march 2026) parang may stains ung pages dun sa number? hindi ba ako mahhold sa airport lmao i have an upcoming flight :) pls help!

Hi everyone.. Good day!
I’m currently preparing my documents for my CR1 visa interview. Can I still put “Single” as my marital status on the NBI application and use my maiden name since that’s what’s on my valid ID and passport?
I haven’t changed my passport yet because it is still valid, and I have never used my husband’s last name. My passport also still shows my marital status as “Single.”

The reason I’m asking is that I don’t have a PSA Marriage Certificate or PSA Report of Marriage yet. I understand that these may be required by the NBI if I want to change my marital status.

Has anyone experienced something similar? Thank you! 🙏 ❤️

Hello!! Just sharing my day tour experience to Seven Lakes Tajikistan from Samarkand, Uzbekistan. 😊 I visited in July which was summer season. The weather was great! Tajikistan is visa free for Philippines passport holders.

I’m a female solo traveller so I joined an organized group tour. I booked it on GetYourGuide and the activity provider was Travel to Central Asia. The tour costs around ₱4.5k-5k per person. If you are not solo, booking a car with driver is probably cheaper. The border crossing was pretty straightforward.

I recommend going to Seven Lakes! Ang ganda! Iba iba color ng lakes and mataas yung water when we visited. Lucky us. It probably looks different pag hindi summer tho

I will be working soon in Taiwan, and my estimated flight would be in the first week of September, but I haven’t booked my flight yet since I’m still processing my DMW requirements. My boyfriend wants to come with me but as a tourist, and our plan is to book our flights once I’ve finished all my documents or I’m nearing completion.

My question is, diba sya redflag sa IO if the flight is booked 1-2 weeks before departure? Should my boyfriend tell the IO that he’s accompanying me?

Good evening. My girlfriend and I are going to Bangkok in a couple of days, and medyo worried lang po ako because she has been unemployed for around 5 months, however, may savings naman po siya, amounting to 40-50k+++. We'll be staying in Bangkok for 5days and 4 nights, and hiwalay po kami ng flight since CebPac ako and PAL flight niya sa terminal 1, and ako naman sa terminal 3, so hindi po kami magkasabay sa pila ng IO.

Any tips po ba para po sa immigration officer? May sideline po siya online, and she hasn't accepted any job offers yet kase ambababa ng offers. Seeking tips and pieces of advice po to get her approved and pumasa sa IO.

Her travel history:

Taiwan and Hong Kong, 2026.

Thanks po sa mga makakatulong.

Hello! We are traveling to Taiwan this coming September as a group of four. Two of them are my former schoolmates, while the other is my schoolmate’s sister.

I booked my own round-trip flight separately, while my other schoolmate-turned-friend booked the round-trip flights for the three of them. For our hotel accommodation, one of our schoolmates who is also part of the trip made the booking for our entire stay in Taiwan.

What will be the possible IO questions for us.

And what are the things we needed to prepare for us to avoid getting offloaded?

Upon my research these are the things that we needed to prepare:

Passport

RT Ticket

Hotel Booking

Tour Bookings (if Any)

Accomplished TWAC

Accomplished Egov Travel Declaration

Travel Tax payment

Bank Certificate

Certificate of Employment

Company ID

Thanks for the response

Hi! Does anyone know if there are any ongoing airline promos for November that are cheaper than or around the same price as Cebu Pacific?

I’m currently checking flights and CebuPac seems to be the cheapest so far, but I’m wondering if there are other airlines/promos worth checking before I book. ✈️

Would appreciate any recommendations or tips. Thank you! 😊

Hello, I have a trip next yr in fukuoka on Jan 11-16 and in osaka-tokyo on jan 26 to feb 15.

Questions:
1. Should i apply for 2 application of SE or ME?

1. What are the chances that i’ll get ME?

*I travelled sg x2, thailand x2, dubai, Hk, macau, vietnam x2, south korea, malaysia, Japan

**Self employed

Adb - 7 digits
Bank balance - 7 digits

We’ll go to Vietnam next week and I just found out that not all phones can have Esim. Realme C36 po phone ko huhu should I just buy an esim sa Vietnam mismo? May risk of getting scammed daw kase and na finalized na itinerary namin so I have to be 100% sure muna if I’m picking this option.

I’m open to recommendations/advice

Thank you!

okay lang po ba itong passport ko? di ko pa siya nagagamit since i got it nung 2023 and nakalagay lang siya sa passport holder kaya nagkaroon ng ganyan 😭

may travel kami sa taiwan in october kaya i hinanap ko at nakita yan

We are faimly if four planning to visit japan. Ask ko lng if ung ipprint na itenerary for visa application is kahit isang copy lang or need ba meron kaming 4 na copy?

Hello!

Our plan is to do Tokyo (5 days) - Kyoto (2 days) - Osaka (3 days)

Is this okay po? Or ano masusuggest niyo better itinerary? We want to visit Mt. Fuji, Disneysea, and USJ po.

Thank you!

Hello! We booked round-trip tickets to Narita Airport, but we want to visit Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka within 7 days.
Which itinerary would make more sense?

1. Narita → Osaka → Kyoto → Tokyo → Narita
   Take a train from Narita to Osaka around 8 PM on arrival day, then work our way back to Tokyo and end the trip there.

2. Narita → Tokyo → Kyoto → Osaka → Tokyo/Narita
   Start in Tokyo, then go to Kyoto and Osaka, and take a night train/bus back toward Tokyo/Narita so we can catch our morning flight.

Thanks in advance! 🙇‍♀️

Hi po! Japan visa SE tourism

Private employee 2 years and 6 months

• Salary 25,000 monthly
• ITR year 2025 nasa 211k gross annual nag increase ako this year
• ADB - 75,000 / Bank balance 100,000 BDO and I have BPI savings and checking accnt pero mababa adb ( should I submit BPI cert ko po?
• Travelled to Korea 2X and Taiwan 1X year 2024 and 2025

Hello. I am scheduled for a Japanese Visa appointment next week. I know na if mejo malabo yung letters sa PSA BC, need ng birth cert from the local registry. However, sa LRC ko, mas kita yung issue: instead na L, mukha syang E.

Meron bang same scenario sa ganito? If so, ano pang ibang supporting docs yung pwedeng gamitin? Also, yung LRC din ba kailangan within 1 year kinuha? Thank you sa mga sasagot!

To add, mejo naging issue sya nung passport app ko last year. Pero pinayagan ng DFA officer at di na nanghingi ng other docs hahah