How to do a visa run from South Korea to Japan?

Originally published: Last updated: By Korvia Editorial Team

If you need to transfer your visa from Tourist to working, you will need to do a visa run to 3rd countries. Once you obtain a visa issuance number, you can apply in the Korean consulate located in Fukuoka, Japan and you can receive it within 3 business days. Let’s say if you apply for the visa before 11:30 am Monday then you can pick it up in the afternoon on Wednesday.

[Required Documents]

1.Passport

2.Passport Photo

3.Visa Application Form (Visa issuance number must be indicated)

4.Fee (5400Yen for American, 16500Yen for British)

[Direction]

You can take a Taxi, it will take 30mins and will cost 3,000Yen~3,500Yen.

If you take a subway, please see the guideline below.
1.Shuttle bus to Fukuoka Airport Domestic Terminal

2. Take a subway for MEINOHAMA

3. Take Exit no.1 at TOJINMACHI station (8 stops away from the airport)

4. It is located in 10 mins walk distance. Please see the map (https://goo.gl/maps/WjVk1yDBEiG2)

[Information]

contract: +81-(092) 771-0461~2

Address : 1-1-3 Jigyohama Chuo-ku Fukuoka, Japan 810-0065 (810-0065 福岡市 中央區 地行浜 1-1-3)

Map: http://overseas.mofa.go.kr/jp-fukuoka-ko/wpge/m_1587/contents.do

Hour of operation : 9:00am - 11:00am (Drop Off) / 13:30pm - 16:00pm (Pick up)

National Holidays : http://jpn-fukuoka.mofa.go.kr/korean/as/jpn-fukuoka/consul/visa/index.jsp

**Please make sure the date you can visit the consulate by checking holidays above!


Sources

📋 Update History — 3 updates since 2019
  • 2026-05-04Process

    Hi Korea / 법무부 출입국·외국인정책본부 출처에서 안내 채널 전화번호 추가 확인: `02-2650-4550`, `1345`, `1346`, `1577`

    Source: hikorea.go.kr
  • 2026-05-04Process

    Hi Korea / 법무부 출입국·외국인정책본부 출처에서 안내 채널 전화번호 제거 확인: `092)771-0461`, `1587`, `1650`

    Source: hikorea.go.kr
  • 2026-05-04URL

    Hi Korea / 법무부 출입국·외국인정책본부 출처에서 URL 제거 확인: `http://jpn-fukuoka.mofa.go.kr/korean/as/jpn-fukuoka/consul/visa/index.jsp`, `http://overseas.mofa.go.kr/jp-fukuoka-ko/wpge/m_1587/contents.do`, `https://goo.gl/maps/wjvk1ydbeig2`

    Source: hikorea.go.kr

Originally written: 2019-11-22 · By: Korvia Editorial Team