Participating countries
Japan has made Working Holiday visa agreements with the following 26 participating countries:
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Canada
- Chile
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- France
- Germany
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Lithuania
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Slovakia
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- Taiwan
- United Kingdom
With this visa you can
This visa allows you to:
- Live in Japan for up to one year
- Work while traveling
- Study
- Re-enter Japan during the visa period
Conditions
- Hold a valid passport for one of the participating countries
- Being between 18 and 30 years of age both inclusive at the time of application for the visa (18 – 35 years old for Australians, Canadians and South Koreans. 18 and 26 years of age for Icelandic people).
- Not being accompanied by dependents or children.
- Have a return travel ticket or sufficient funds with which to purchase such a ticket
- Possessing reasonable funds for the maintenance of his/her stay during the initial period of stay in Japan.
- Being in good health.
- Never having been issued a Japanese working holiday visa in the past.
How to apply
- Normal processing time: 1-2 weeks
- Visa fee: Free of charge
- Collect the required visa documents (Find the required document list here)
- Fill out the visa application form
- Apply in person at the Japanese Consulate or Embassy closest to you
The immigration authority in Japan for processing Working Holiday visa's is Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan.