Visas
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.
Contact Us
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U.S. Consulate Visa - Tweet us your Non-immigrant visa questions.
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Ask the Consular Officer - Chat with Consular officers online See Web Chat page for next schedule.
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English- and Japanese-speaking customer service agents are ready to assist you 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Japan Time (JST) Monday through Friday. The call center is closed for U.S. and Japanese holidays.
- In Osaka, please call 06-6943-6700
- In the United States, please call 1-646-259-0526
- For Legal Parmanent Residents who wish to know the arrival of their Re-entry Permits to pick up at the Consulate General, or information regarding how they can return to the U.S. when Legal Parmenent Cards or Re-entry Permits were lost/stolen/expired. For more information and our contact information, please see Embassy's webiste.
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Consular Electronic Applications Center - Applicants can check the status of their visa application.
Visit to Nara Inst. of Science & Tech
Jan. 16- Consulate staff visited the Nara Institute of Science and Technology and discussed the visa process. Staff focused on student and exchange visitor visas, which are of particular concern to the institute.
Visit to Nagayoshi Minami Shogakko
Jan. 12 – Consulate staff visited Nagayoshi Minami Elementary School and discussed life in the Foreign Service and the importance of studying abroad, while students performed plays in English and asked questions about American culture.
At Kansai University Study Abroad Fair
April 19, 2013 - Visa section staff joined Kansai University's Study Abroad Fair, and discussed study in the U.S. with local students.
