Student visa fee
Japanese applicant, degree study, compulsory surcharges included · Travel and study abroad
In the US
USD535
2nd priciest of 13 countries
Press a country for its price
Free in South Korea. Priciest in United Kingdom at USD1,781.
Bold figures are converted to USD. The dashed red line marks the price in the US. Press a row to see its source.
| Country | Local price | In USD | vs the US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | Free | Free | −100% | |
| Hong Kong | HKD330 | 42.06 | −92% | |
| Italy | EUR50 | 55.81 | −90% | |
| Taiwan | USD66 | 66.00 | −88% | |
| Thailand | JPY11,000 | 69.27 | −87% | |
| Singapore | SGD105 | 81.92 | −85% | |
| Germany | EUR75 | 83.72 | −84% | |
| Spain | EUR80 | 89.30 | −83% | |
| China | JPY16,750estimate | 105 | −80% | |
| Canada | CAD235 | 165 | −69% | |
| Philippines | JPY37,500 | 236 | −56% | |
| United States | USD535 | 535 | Base | |
| United Kingdom | GBP1,334 | 1,781 | +233% | |
| No data | Japan, France, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam, UAE | |||
Sources and dates
| Country | Source | As of | Type | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | No data | — | — | Not applicable: a Japanese citizen needs no student visa for their own country. |
| United States | U.S. Department of State (22 CFR 22.1) + U.S. ICE SEVP | Nov 2026 | Official price | F-1 student visa: MRV application fee $185 (State Department fee schedule, 22 CFR 22.1) + SEVIS I-901 fee $350 (ICE) = $535. The reciprocity issuance fee for Japanese nationals is listed only as 'RECIPROCAL' and the reciprocity table could not be read; other surcharges, if any, were not checked. |
| Canada | IRCC (Canada.ca fee list) | Nov 2026 | Statistic or regulated | Study permit CAD 150 + biometrics CAD 85; Japanese are visa-exempt |
| United Kingdom | GOV.UK (Home Office) | Nov 2026 | Statistic or regulated | Student visa £558 + Immigration Health Surcharge £776 for one year |
| France | No data | — | — | The pages read as EUR 99 for the long-stay visa plus EUR 100 validation tax, but the official fee table could not be opened to confirm whether the reduced student fee (EUR 50) applies to applicants from Japan, and the Campus France procedure fee (JPY 20,800) comes on top |
| Germany | 在日ドイツ大使館 | Nov 2026 | Statistic or regulated | National (student) visa EUR 75, paid in yen; Japanese may instead enter visa-free and apply for a residence permit in Germany (that fee not checked, not included) |
| Italy | 在日イタリア大使館 | Nov 2026 | Statistic or regulated | National study visa EUR 50, paid in yen; residence permit (permesso di soggiorno) fees after arrival not included (not checked) |
| Spain | 在日スペイン大使館 | Nov 2026 | Statistic or regulated | Study visa equivalent to EUR 80; TIE card fee after arrival not included (not checked) |
| Switzerland | No data | — | — | Japanese citizens need no visa for Switzerland (Swiss Embassy in Japan: 'Japanese citizens do not need a visa to enter Switzerland'); the university applies to the cantonal migration office for a residence-permit assurance, but the Zurich fee for a student permit was not found on an official page. |
| Australia | No data | — | — | Home Affairs returned HTTP 403 and the Study Australia visa guide gives no amount; the subclass 500 charge could not be confirmed |
| New Zealand | No data | — | — | immigration.govt.nz showed a CAPTCHA (Imperva), so the student visa fee and levy for Japanese applicants could not be confirmed |
| South Korea | 駐名古屋大韓民国総領事館 | Nov 2026 | Statistic or regulated | Visa fee for the D-2 student visa is waived for Japanese nationals; alien registration fee after arrival not included |
| Taiwan | 外交部領事事務局 外國護照簽證收費標準 | Nov 2026 | Statistic or regulated | Base fee for a single-entry resident visa applied for abroad (TECO in Japan): US$66, paid in local currency. Whether the reciprocity adjustment in Art. 4 changes the fee for Japanese nationals was not checked. Resident certificate fee after arrival not included |
| China | 中華人民共和国駐日本国大使館 | Sep 2026 | Estimate | Visa fee for Japanese citizens, single-entry, JPY 16,750 from 14 Sep 2026; the X1 study visa is single-entry, so this rate is applied. The in-China residence permit fee and visa centre service charge are not included |
| Hong Kong | Immigration Department, HKSAR | Nov 2026 | Statistic or regulated | Study visa charged as an ordinary visa ('others'), HK$330 |
| Singapore | Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) | Nov 2026 | Statistic or regulated | Student's Pass processing S$45 + issuance S$60; Japanese need no entry visa |
| Thailand | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand (Japan e-Visa guide) | Nov 2026 | Official price | Non-Immigrant ED visa (degree study), single entry, JPY 11,000 per the Thai MFA guide for applicants in Japan (paid by card via e-Visa); PDF created Sept 2025 |
| Vietnam | No data | — | — | Student (DH) visa fee not confirmed on an official page |
| Philippines | フィリピン共和国大使館 (東京) | Nov 2026 | Statistic or regulated | 9 (f) student visa, yen amount set by the embassy; ACR I-Card and other in-country fees not included |
| UAE | No data | — | — | UAE student residence visa government fees not found on an ICP official page (service pages redirect to the listing) |