British Embassy in Japan

Tracey Brown April 25, 2013 Consulate, Embassy

Tokyo is home to the British Embassy in Japan and there is also the British Consulate-General Osaka. If you wish to visit the United Kingdom then you can apply for a visa at the embassy in Osaka or in Tokyo. You can apply for a visitors visa, spouse visa if you have a British spouse of a fiance visa UK if you are engaged to be married to a British citizen.

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British Embassy in Japan

If you are a British national then the Embassies can register a marriage while in Japan. They can also register a death or a birth of a British citizen. Speak to the embassy staff and note the contact details below. There are the telephone numbers, street address and a map listed for the British Embassy in Tokyo.

If you happen to be in the country and misplace your passport, it is necessary to notify the Japanese police and obtain a case number. With this number, you can approach the British Embassy to apply for a temporary or new passport while in the country, and use the temporary passport to exit. See also the passport renewal tracking. However, if you reside in Japan, you must wait for a new passport and transfer your previous Japanese visa to the new one. See the UK visa application as well and also look at the emergency travel document uk contact number.

For those planning to get married, obtaining a single status letter from the Embassy is mandatory. This typically takes a few days and requires presenting original documents such as divorce decrees or the death certificate of a previous spouse. The letter must be authenticated by the Japanese government and then translated and certified. With these documents, you can proceed to register your marriage in Japan. See also the UK marriage visa as well.

British Embassy Tokyo Office

〒102-8381
No 1 Ichiban-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Japan

Email : consular.tokyo@fco.gov.uk
Contact form : https://www.clickbook….
Telephone : (+81) (3) 5211-1100
Fax : (+81) (3) 5275-3164
Fax : Consular assistance for British nationals +(81) (3) 5275 0346
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9:30am to 4:30pm and closed for weekends.
The Consular section : Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 9:00am to 1:00pm
Tuesday and Thursday: 9:00am to midday / 2:00pm to 4:00pm

(Please note: appointments required for all documentary and notarial services)

British Consulate-General Osaka

〒541 – 0059
3-5-1 Bakuro-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka
Japan.

Email : consular.osaka@fco.gov.uk
Contact form : http://www.britishcons…
Telephone : (+81) (6) 6120 5600
Fax : (+81) (6) 6281 1731

Opening hours : Mon to Fri – 9:30am to midday / 1:00pm to 5:00pm closed on weekends.

Consular section opening hours: Monday and Tuesday 10:00am to midday and 2:00pm to 5:00pm, Wednesday 10:00am to midday, Thursday and Friday 10:00am to midday and 2:00pm to 5:00pm.

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(Please note: appointments required for all documentary and notarial services)

British Visa Processing Times in Japan:

Japan, Tokyo

Visits Visas	2 days	3 days	5 days	10 days	15 days	40 days	60 days	90 days	120 days	Total decisions made
Long Term Visit (more than 6 months	40%	40%	60%	95%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	20
General Visit (6 months or less)	0%	0%	2%	97%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	36
Business Visit (6 months or less)	0%	0%	16%	88%	94%	94%	100%	100%	100%	18
Family Visit (6 months or less)	0%	0%	25%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	4
Transit (6 months or less)	0%	0%	0%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	3
Other Visit (6 months or less)	0%	0%	10%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	19

Points Based System Visas	2 days	3 days	5 days	10 days	15 days	40 days	60 days	90 days	120 days	Total decisions made
PBS Tier 2	70%	87%	90%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	31
PBS Tier 4	42%	60%	78%	99%	99%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100
PBS Tier 5	25%	36%	73%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	113

Other Non Settlement Visas	2 days	3 days	5 days	10 days	15 days	40 days	60 days	90 days	120 days	Total decisions made
EEA Family Permits	0%	0%	25%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	4
Other Non-Settlement	66%	66%	66%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	9

Settlement Visas	2 days	3 days	5 days	10 days	15 days	40 days	60 days	90 days	120 days	Total decisions made
Settlement	50%	50%	50%	83%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	6

See also the British Consulate in Chongqing as well as the British Embassy in Hong Kong and the British Embassy in Beijing.

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