The Japanese government has decided to increase visa fees for foreign nationals by amending a relevant Cabinet order.
The decision, made at a Cabinet meeting Friday, marks the first revision of the visa fees in 48 years, since 1978, News.Az reports, citing The Japan Times.
The fee will be increased from the current ¥3,000 to ¥15,000 for a single-entry visa and from ¥6,000 to ¥30,000 for a multiple-entry visa. The new fees will apply to applications submitted on or after July 1.
“The current visa fee was set in 1978, and we have recently revised it to reflect inflation and exchange rate fluctuations since then,“ Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi told a news conference Friday.
“We made this decision after carefully considering various factors, and we do not anticipate that it will have an immediate impact on inbound tourism,” he added.
News.Az
By Ulviyya Salmanli
AloJapan.com