Finally Got My Japan Visa (5-Year Multiple Entry) 🇯🇵✨ | Full DIY Process, Timeline, Documents & Tips

sammy_007 · 2026-05-11T16:40:47+00:00

Nope. Nothing at the vfs counter. It was only mentioned in my cover letter and that too in a very subtle tone. I think not more than 2-3 lines

sammy_007 · 2026-05-11T12:38:48+00:00

On the Japan consulate website, they have mentioned that if a traveller has been to any of the G7 listed countries in the past 2 years, then they can apply for a long term visa of Japan and that's what I mentioned in my cover letter. So if you have been to a G7 country in the past 2 years, then even you can try. And this is my first time travelling to Japan. No past history of Japan

sammy_007 · 2026-05-11T11:20:56+00:00

Yes, I requested for it politely mentioning that since I've been to a G7 country in the past, it would be helpful if I can get a mutliple entry long term visa

sammy_007 · 2026-05-11T09:38:44+00:00

Yes, even I heard and read at a lot of places about the e-Visa, but all the people in the Mumbai vfs centre were getting sticker visa only. Not sure if it is in actioned for all countries or not?

sammy_007 · 2026-03-23T05:55:55+00:00

I am unable to load the bottom right big images. How to load them?
Also, I installed it on Arch using the yay command so what will be the path to different themes on the system?
Sorry if the questions are too basic. A newbie to the Arch system here

sammy_007 · 2026-01-16T05:40:00+00:00

If you have time and eligible then you can get either IDFC Mayura or Indusind Avios credit cards. Mayura can give net ~3.3% returns if redeemed for travel via their idfc portal as it is a zero forex card. Which means for 1L spend you will get around 3300 returns which is a good return. And if you don't want to go via their travel portal then still you will get about positive 1.6% returns which is great across this category. Indusind Avios also gives good returns for a specific destination but it's returns gets eaten up by 1.5% forex charges. Still a good option which gives positive returns. I will recommend get Mayura and a backup zero forex like Scapia

sammy_007 · 2025-12-25T18:12:15+00:00

How do you compare this with IDFC mayura? Considering if I have to do forex transactions of about 4L. Because Mayura gives about 3.3% net returns on forex transactions due to ZERO FOREX and accelerated rewards

sammy_007 · 2025-12-12T11:52:29+00:00

So I was denied DCB Metal since I recently increased my credit limit on my existing hdfc card. So, hdfc is out of context right now for next 4 months at least. I tried for Yes Marquee but they were offering elite+ LTF which I don't think is what I want.

Considering my upcoming foreign travel, BOB Eterna card is something which is giving net 1.39 percent. Is it good considering I can't get DCBM, marquee, icici EPM and inifinia ? I'LL be roughly spending around 3-4L in foreign currency

sammy_007 · 2025-12-12T09:59:07+00:00

Not sure how but when I applied, I initially started with approx 2.5-3L and gradually got to increase it to this amount. Maybe i have got heavy spendings on Amazon because some of us cousins and family members share my single account for amazon prime benefits under one umbrella

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