A method for manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting apparatus having first semiconductor layer and second semiconductor layer sandwiching a light emitting layer, first and second electrodes provided on respective major surfaces of the first semiconductor and second semiconductor layers to connect thereto, stacked dielectric films having different refractive indexes provided on portions of the major surfaces not covered by the first and second electrodes, and a protruding portion erected on at least a portion of a rim of at least one of the first and second electrodes. The mounting member includes a connection member connected to at least one of the first and second electrodes. The method includes causing the semiconductor light emitting device and a mounting member to face each other, and causing the connection member to contact and join to the at least one of the first and second electrodes using the protruding portion as a guide.