Consulate General of Japan

64 reviews

25/570 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

www.melbourne.au.emb-japan.go.jp

+61396794510

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Consulate General of Japan is a Foreign consulate located at 25/570 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia. It has received 64 reviews with an average rating of 3.7 stars.

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Hours

Monday9AM-12:30PM
Tuesday9AM-12:30PM
WednesdayClosed
ThursdayClosed
Friday9AM-12:30PM
Saturday9AM-12:30PM
Sunday9AM-12:30PM

F.A.Q

Frequently Asked Questions

  • The address of Consulate General of Japan: 25/570 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

  • Consulate General of Japan has 3.7 stars from 64 reviews

  • Foreign consulate

  • "Car Parking: I parked at Victoria Market for passport submission in case of needing extra time"

    "I highly recommend their visa services"

    "Kowloon City Yak long Estat Tak Phi house 30/floor 3009 day by day(Affect heart disease) (hypertension)docter do you help me!Hong Kong determined"

    "Very rude attitude! when I called there for general inquiry questions purpose"

    "Rang the consulate, staff was so rude and said not their responsibility as they have more than 100 applications per day, nor even try to gather the basic information, why answer the phone if you're too busy? Shame on you if this is how you represent your country"

Reviews

  • Leena H

Car Parking: I parked at Victoria Market for passport submission in case of needing extra time. Passport collection won't be any drama. I parked on Lonsdale St, across Combie lane and Gresham st, entered from the side building next to lifts. It was the perfect way✌️ CBD on Elizabeth st a lot of road closure on side so give plenty of time to look for the parking spot. For the score for the place, I would say hit and miss. Over the decades, Japanese customer service officers were super unkind & super mean back then, especially one mid aged lady up to around 2010nish. May be those mean staff were transferred for English spekers customer service now or could be retired However, this time, I got 1 male Japanese officer over the counter also another male Japanese officer over the phone were helping me through the document super polite and very kind Thank you SO much‍♀️ Today, I heard lady Japanese officer had happy voice looking after handsome Japanese man. Each counter has barrier so I couldn't see her but her voice was definitely young May be better present yourself in person whoever got bad customer service over the phone. I'm sure you are good looking

  • Phuong L

I highly recommend their visa services. Very clear guidance of what I need to prepare, & must submit in order per their checklist. You pay in cash exact $ amount as visa fee. Also they don't like you to use stapler on any paper work. Photo with glue only in the form. 'Cause if they need to separate or to scan it later, more job to do. It takes 5 working days normally to issue V- category tourist visa if they got all your sufficient docs. ( P/S: the same year I compared short term visitor visa fee, NZL collected $178, Japan charged $37. I'd to wait almost 3 weeks to get NZL visa approved...You can work out who is giving better service. Their fee is updated yearly)

  • YUKI CHAN

Kowloon City Yak long Estat Tak Phi house 30/floor 3009 day by day(Affect heart disease) (hypertension)docter do you help me!Hong Kong determined. Exclusive deliberately by the very so noise (Affect heart disease )(Uterine shift)(Urine bleeding)(Stool bleeding)(Blood cancer)(Bone cancer)(Bone marrow transplantation)(asthma)(Sleep suffocation)(Ear ear)(brain)(Diabetes)(health)(Kidney disease)(nose)(Pelvic inflammatory diseade)(Left eye serious)(Bone assassination)九龍城德朗邨德珮樓30/3009在厕所!大廳!廚房!睡房!裝下手提電話!厕所!廚房!睡房!裝下cctv!星期一日!中秋節!瑞午節!重陽節!鬼節!兒童節!聖誕節!清明節!補假!新年!唔開門!平安節!假辦關燈!黃永良/趙秀玲!三個大人一细路!一個女!穿背包男/女有車匙!一對母子今天說初口我殘肺癈雞!

  • Peace me

Very rude attitude! when I called there for general inquiry questions purpose. She just was rude for no reason, and basically wasn't trying to hide her annoyance and unwillingness to talk with me, she pointed out "everything is on the website", so I in the end I just decided to finish this conversation and forgot what else I was up to confirm with her. As a foreigner in Melbourne I am very disappointed by this level of serving people.

  • B Saengsri

Rang the consulate, staff was so rude and said not their responsibility as they have more than 100 applications per day, nor even try to gather the basic information, why answer the phone if you're too busy? Shame on you if this is how you represent your country...not looking forward to spending a cent of my hard earn money in your country.

  • Xiaoqi Michael Zhang

Only Melbourne in Australia needs to go through a travel agency to apply for a Japanese visa. In the past, it only aud30 to submit the materials, but now you have to go through a travel agency to increase the price $150 Are you a poverty alleviation travel agency? Are only people in Victoria not worthy of going to Japan?

  • Stars Back

問い合わせしても親切に教えてくれます。 ただパスポートの扱いが非常に雑。 地方住みの外国人はビザ申請するのに怪しいインド系のVSFという代行会社を利用することを指示されました。直通電話もない会社で、代表番号に連絡しても英語も怪しく適格な回答がもらえず。 結局ビザ申請後パスポートはこのVSFという会社を通して郵送返却されましたが、受け取りの際本人確認すらされませんでした。 なぜ領事館から直接本人受け取り指示で郵送できないのか? パスポート紛失していたら、責任とってくれるのでしょうかね? ビザ処理で大変な時期だったのは承知ですけど、安全性も何も確認せずにこのような外部業者に委託する領事館の判断に疑問を感じます。

  • Satwinder Kaur

Best embassy in Melbourne. Japan people very welcoming I have travelled there 4 times this time they issue me multiple entry 3 year visa. I m Indian citizen . They are best in world I have travelled Uk, Italy., Korea Newzealand but I like Jopan most. Thanks visa officer to let me travellur country.

  • Yazir Wazeer

Terrible, Terrible, Very rude personal on the phone. Very rude attitude to the point of actually saying "I busy, I don't have time for you" on the line for visa enquiries. Very disappointing and very shocking representation of Japanese people and culture

  • ROU LIN

The female staff is VERY rude and VERY impolite. Seems like she didn’t understand what to do, when I had a question,she refused first then went the office to ask her supervisor. If I can rate 0, that will be suitable rating for this kind of service.

  • val A

One star for the dismissive staff on general inquiries (telling me to read the website, interrupting me, rushing me through my questions), but the visa enquiries staff was very nice and reassured me about needed documents. Rounded up for him.

  • Ally Hao

I’m amazed at how friendly and efficient they are. Took me less than half-hour to submit all of my documents. Shut out to the security guy and the guy with glasses. They are super patient and helpful with all my visa questions.

  • Rin Nugget

Unlike applying visa for Europe, you don't need to make an appointment. Simply rock up to their office, submit all required documents and pick up your passport and visa in a week time. Very friendly and polite service.

  • Josh Hu

Friendly and helpful officers, the building just updated the lift therefore select floor 25 then the machine will indicates which lift number to take. Ask for a number at the reception if applying for a Japanese Visa.

  • Peony Feng

Friendly and helpful staff. He tried to provide as much information as he can so that my friend can get her visa in just a week. As some renovation was going on, the place was hard to find.

  • Ho Nguyen

Turnover rate was great! However the phone service line staff were just rude when calling up for confirmation and assistance. Wish there was another way to deal with the visa application.

  • Annette E

We did not personally visit this consulate. However, we got a visitor's visa One and a half business days following lodgement with Odyssey Travel! Efficient service! Thank you!

  • Susan Parker

Why in this day and age do you ONLY accept cash payments for passport renewals. Very strange customer service. Maybe there's a better exchange rate for AUD cash?

  • S T

I was asking some info about visa on the phone, but the lady was so rude and could tell that she couldn’t be bother helping me. So unhelpful and disrespectful.

  • Keira W

The Japanese male staff with glasses was really rude. I thought Japanese people are polite and have good manners in general? Maybe not always

  • Karl Sincock

Top notch consulate, really just the best. I like that the security guard for a Japanese facility in Australia is an American. Nice guy too.

  • Cherry Ngo

So impress with their service. I just went there today and everyone there so helpful, friendly and fast. Highly recommend.

  • G P.

Staff members were polite and respectful and efficient. Finished my business in less than 10 minutes.

  • R “Gee-man” G

Always rude, very arrogant, and never clear with instructions on how to do anything. Not good enough

  • Stefan D'Angelo

Lazy, dismissive, unhelpful. Can't answer basic questions about Japanese legal documents.

  • Taro Ogata

何度も行ってますが女性の方はいつもとても親切で気持ちの良い対応をしてもらっています。最近入っているセキュリティーの方も笑顔で好感が持てます。またよろしくお願いいたします。

  • Fatih Gezer

Make sure to get an appointment before you come here during covid.

  • YK

今はコロナ禍ということもあり、予約しないといけないと知らずに立ち寄ってしまいましたが、気持ち良く受け入れてもらえ助かりました。

  • Trung Kien Duong (Cuộc Sống Vui)

Hi everyone, Visa Service is available on afternoons ( 2-4pm) ?

  • Archer Xie

Lv25,570 Little Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000

  • Yuri Mathews

Always helpful and efficient …

  • X710 LS

ソフトバンクから電話するとおいくらかかりますか?

  • Rafael Narciso Mendes Alvarenga Romie

Kind and helpful staff

  • 今野剛

キャッシュレス端末くらい用意して欲しい

  • Kim Mr.

친절하게 잘 도와 주셨습니다!

  • 王宇驰

每月15号休息,请大家注意!

  • Y-Y

不親切。

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