Non-Immigrant Visa Section

Welcome to the Non-Immigrant Visa Section of the U.S. Consulate General in Osaka! We are committed to helping business and leisure travelers obtain visas for travel to the United States. Our website is always the most current, comprehensive, and official source of information about obtaining a visa through our consulate. We are guided by our customer service statement to make this process as efficient and pleasant as possible.

The Consular Section in Osaka processes only non-immigrant visas for temporary travel to the United States. All immigrant visas for the Osaka-Kobe Consular district are processed at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo.

For information about the full range visa services available in Japan, please refer to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo’s website.

In-depth information about the following topics can be found on the U.S. Department of State’s travel.state.gov website:

• Explanations of U.S. immigration law and visa policy;
• Descriptions of each category of visa and guides for choosing the visa that best suits your purpose of travel;
• Current wait times for appointments at U.S. embassies and consulates;
• Visa fees and visa validity periods;
• Explanations of why a visa application might be denied, which might require additional administrative processing, and which applicants may be legally barred from entering the United States.