Visa Support Application Starts	May 12, 2023
Deadline for Visa Support Application	July 27, 2023

Citizens of certain countries are required to obtain a visa to enter Japan. Please check the following website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA) to know if you need to obtain a visa and the visa application procedures.

- Exemption of Visa (Short-Term Stay):

Exemption of Visa (Short-Term Stay) | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (mofa.go.jp)

- Visa Application Procedures:

http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/index.html

Conditions for eligibility for visa support

Please note that visa support is only available to those who meet the following condition:

- Who has registered and paid for the conference

Number of days of stay to be supported

The maximum visa support period is 9 days. (9 days are including arrival and departure days (2 days) and the period of Sintering 2023 (5 days).)

How to apply visa support

If you wish to obtain visa support documents from the conference, please submit a visa support application form and copy of passport to the following visa support office below by July 27, 2023.

• * The application form will be available for downloading from May 12, 2023.

The visa support application form can be downloaded from the "Visa support application form" button on the main menu of your registered account after your registration is complete.

• * The visa support documents will be sent you from May 27, 2023.

Important Notes

• *If you are unable to obtain a visa and cancel your conference registration, the Sintering 2023 cancellation policy will still apply.
• *Sintering 2023 Organizing Committee will issue visa support documents, but this does not guarantee that you will receive a visa.
• *If you need an Invitation Letter to submit to your organization, please contact the Visa Support Office. This Invitation Letter is not for visa support.

Sintering 2023 Visa Support Office

E-mail: visa-support-team@t-e-i.co.jp