July 2013 Outline of Application Procedures for Japanese Entry Visas for Russian Nationals, Nationals of CIS and Georgia The following is an outline of application procedures for Russian nationals, nationals of CIS (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan) and Georgia who apply for a temporary visitor's visa (for a stay in Japan of up to 90 days) for such purposes as short-term business affairs, visits to relatives/acquaintances and tourism with travel agency guarantee. In no case is it permitted to perform activities to undertake revenue-generating business operations or activities to receive remuneration. • A visa application for "short-term business affairs, etc." means a visa application for the following purposes: o Cultural exchange, exchange between municipalities, sports exchange, etc. o Business liaison, participation in meetings, business consultations, contract signing, after-sales service. advertising, market research, etc, conducted for business purposes during a short period of stay in Japan • A visa application for "visit to relatives/acquaintances" means a visa application for the purpose of visiting the inviting person's relatives (in principle, the spouse, blood relatives and relatives by affinity of up to the third degree) and acquaintances (including friends), or for the purpose of tourism. • A visa application for "tourism with travel agency guarantee" means a visa application for the purpose of tourism guaranteed by a travel agency in Japan. 1. Prior to a visa application, an inviting person/guarantor needs to prepare "documents provided from Japan" ("short-term business affairs, etc.", "visits to relatives/acquaintances" or "tourism with travel agency guarantee") listed on pages 4-8, and then send them to the visa applicant, not to the Japanese Embassy/Consulate-General. (Note I) Since the visa application procedure may take a considerable time, the