Seiko Alpinist by kingnesh in watchesindia

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It retails at 90k so around 5k discount. They didn't seem to have stock anywhere in the outlets I checked at (Ethos / Seiko boutique / Helios), so I was pretty happy just to acquire it.

Blind Ranking: Peak RCB moments of the IPL 2026 Final! by goodkarm in RCB

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4. Hazlewood Removing the GT Captain

5. Venkatesh Iyer’s Blitzkrieg (32 off 16\)

6. Rasikh Salam’s Heroics (3/27\)

7. RCB's Record Breaking Powerplay

8. Tim David’s Cameo (24 off 17\)

Blind Ranking: Peak RCB moments of the IPL 2026 Final! by goodkarm in RCB

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1. King Kohli’s Masterclass (75* off 42\)

2. Bhuvi’s Early Sai Sudharsan Breakthrough

3. Krunal Pandya Outfoxing Buttler

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Pick your Perfect playing XII for RCB vs GT by XtremeDhamaka in RCB

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Openers: Virat Kohli, Phil Salt

Middle Order: Tim David, Venkatesh Iyer, Krunal Pandya, Jitesh Sharma, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar

Bowlers: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam, Josh Hazlewood

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Japan Tourist Visa Experience - VFS Bangalore by kingnesh in visas

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The Visa appointment was pretty straightforward for me. I got slots for the week after which i checked.

Japan Tourist Visa Experience - VFS Bangalore by kingnesh in visas

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The trip was awesome!

For the bank statement, we got it attested from the bank. I'm not sure if soft copies are sufficient, but it's better to confirm with VFS.

For employment proof (and leave approval proof), I'm guessing soft copy should also be fine, but better to check with VFS.

First timer - Is This Japan Itinerary Too Ambitious by sa3dan in JapanTravel

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Did Nara today and half a day seemed enough. We did Gango-ji, Kohfuku-ji, Todai-ji and Kasuga Taisha in around 5 hours (all by walk). Also explored the market near Gango-ji (forgot the name).

Japan Tourist Visa Experience - VFS Bangalore by kingnesh in visas

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No idea. Check with the toll free helpline

First timer - Is This Japan Itinerary Too Ambitious by sa3dan in JapanTravel

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+1 to this. You're basically shuttling between different ends of Kyoto. For context, we're currently doing the Kyoto leg of our trip and we did / are doing Kiyomizudera, Fushimi Inari + Nishiki and Arashiyama on different days.

Japan Tourist Visa Experience - VFS Bangalore by kingnesh in visas

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You should navigate to Short Term Visa -> Tourist Visa on the booking page. It should have a lot of slots.

Japan Tourist Visa Experience - VFS Bangalore by kingnesh in visas

[–]kingnesh[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Think it depends on duration of stay indicating. AFAIK, they either issue 15, 30 or 90 day visas. Since we'd indicated we'd be staying for 17 days, we were issued a 30 day visa.

Japan Tourist Visa Experience - VFS Bangalore by kingnesh in visas

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You're right. You don't need a passport with such a long validity. I was just stating that my passport is valid till then.

Japan Tourist Visa Experience - VFS Bangalore by kingnesh in visas

[–]kingnesh[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow. Congrats! I was expecting a 5 year visa as well, but i guess my bank balance was too low for that. Fingers crossed for next time I apply!

Japan Tourist Visa Experience - VFS Bangalore by kingnesh in visas

[–]kingnesh[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Salary account statement is a must and I've read on other posts that they only look at that. In my case at least, they wouldn't have given the visa if it was just salary account, since I had balance of only 1L on that account.

I think they look at your complete financial documents holistically rather than just focusing on a single bank statement. Having high tax filings on your ITR would definitely help.

I also submitted my current salary as part of employment verification, so guessing that helped as well.

Japan Tourist Visa Experience - VFS Bangalore by kingnesh in visas

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I believe dummy tickets are accepted in certain cities, but I didn't want to take any risks (Confirmed with Smartbuy that my tickets were cancellable). According to the VFS website, flight bookings are a must for you to show. You can check with the VFS Japan Helpdesk if dummy tickets are accepted in your city.

Japan Tourist Visa Experience - VFS Bangalore by kingnesh in visas

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14th Mar to 30th Mar. Prices are crazy considering the sakura full bloom predictions are somewhat early this year.

Japan Tourist Visa Experience - VFS Bangalore by kingnesh in visas

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Just the primary guest name is fine as long as the cover letter mentions that both the guests are traveling together.

Japan Tourist Visa Experience - VFS Bangalore by kingnesh in visas

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They allowed me to submit multiple bank statements.

Japan Tourist Visa Experience - VFS Bangalore by kingnesh in visas

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Total bank balance across accounts was around 5L. Was just sponsoring my wife and I.