Visa policy of Japan

Visitors to Japan must obtain a visa from one of the Japanese diplomatic missions, unless they come from one of the visa-exempt countries.

A single-entry Japanese temporary visitor visa (New design since 2016)

A double-entry Japanese transit visa on a Chinese passport (Old design)

Visa policy map

 

  Japan

  Visa exemption – up to 6 months

  Visa exemption – 90 days

  Visa exemption – 30 days (Include registered passports)

  Visa exemption – 15 days or 14 days

  Visa exemption – 15 days (registered passports only)

  eVisa - 90 days

  Visa required

  Admission refused

Visa exemption

 

A Japanese temporary visitor landing permission sticker issued at the Haneda Airport on a Taiwan passport

 

The Japanese temporary visitor landing permission stickers and departed stamps issued at the Narita Airport and Naha Airport on a British passport

Holders of ordinary passports of the following jurisdictions do not need a visa to stay in Japan for up to 90 days (unless otherwise noted):^[1][2]

All European Union citizens^[a]
Andorra   Argentina   Australia   Bahamas   Barbados^[b]   Brazil^[c]   Brunei^[d]   Canada   Chile   Costa Rica   Dominican Republic   El Salvador   Guatemala   Honduras   Hong Kong^[e]	Iceland   Indonesia^[f]^[g]   Israel   Lesotho^[b]   Liechtenstein^[a]   Macau^[h]   Malaysia^[c]   Mauritius   Mexico^[a]   Monaco   New Zealand   North Macedonia   Norway   Qatar^[i]^[g]   San Marino	Serbia^[c]   Singapore   South Korea   Suriname    Switzerland^[a]   Taiwan^[j]   Thailand^[f]^[c]   Tunisia   Turkey^[b]   United Arab Emirates^[i]^[c]   United Kingdom^[a]^[k]   United States   Uruguay

Date of visa changes

Visa exemption Unknown: Barbados; 1 June 1967: Yugoslavia (may continue to apply to Croatia and Slovenia)^[3] 1 July 1955: West Germany (continues to apply to Germany)^[4] 1 December 1955: France^[5] 15 January 1956: Italy^[6] 10 June 1956: Greece^[7] 14 June 1956: Tunisia^[8] 15 August 1956: Belgium^[9] and Denmark^[10] 28 August 1956: Netherlands^[11] 1 September 1956: Norway^[12] and Sweden^[13] 15 April 1957: Liechtenstein and Switzerland^[14] 19 April 1957: Dominican Republic^[15] 5 January 1958: Turkey^[16] 1 April 1958: Austria^[17] (previously also from 1 September 1928 to 13 March 1938^[18]) 1 February 1959: Finland^[19] 1 August 1960: Luxembourg^[20] 1 January 1962: Argentina^[21] 2 December 1962: United Kingdom^[22] 20 September 1964: Canada^[23] 15 April 1965: Spain^[24] 1 September 1966: Ireland^[25] 20 November 1966: Iceland^[26] 15 February 1968: San Marino^[27] 15 November 1969: Chile^[28] 15 June 1970: New Zealand^[29] 1 October 1971: Israel^[30] 1 January 1972: Singapore^[31] 10 April 1972: Mexico^[32] 25 February 1973: El Salvador^[33] 1 March 1973: Malta^[34] 1 April 1973: Cyprus^[35] 1 March 1974: Portugal^[36] 2 May 1974: Uruguay^[37] 27 May 1974: Suriname^[38] 1 June 1974: Honduras^[39] 16 September 1974: Costa Rica^[40] 1 January 1976: Guatemala^[41] 15 July 1977: Lesotho^[42] 1 July 1980: Mauritius^[43] 1 October 1981: Bahamas^[44] 20 June 1986: Brunei^[45] 15 December 1988: United States^[46] 11 November 1996: Andorra^[47] 1 April 1997: North Macedonia^[48] 21 June 1997: Hungary^[49] 10 September 1998: Czech Republic^[50] 1 December 1998: Australia^[51] 14 February 1999: Poland^[52] 23 September 1999: Monaco^[53] 1 December 1999: Estonia^[54] 1 April 2000: Latvia^[55] and Lithuania^[56] 22 March 2002: Slovakia^[57] 1 April 2004: Hong Kong^[58] and British Nationals (Overseas)^[59] 1 March 2005: South Korea^[60]^[61] 25 March 2005: Macau^[62] 1 May 2005: Bulgaria^[63] 26 September 2005: Taiwan 1 September 2009: Romania^[64]^[65] 1 May 2011: Serbia^[66] 1 July 2013: Malaysia^[67] (previously also from 1 March 1983 to 1 June 1993^[68]) and Thailand^[69] 1 December 2014: Indonesia (for pre-registered passports)^[70] 1 November 2022: United Arab Emirates^[71] (previously also from 1 July 2017 for pre-registered passports^[72]) 2 April 2023: Qatar (for pre-registered passports)^[73] 30 September 2023: Brazil^[74] Cancelled Pakistan: 1 January 1961 to 15 January 1989^[75]^[76] Bangladesh: 20 August 1973 to 15 January 1989^[77]^[76] Iran: 1 October 1974 to 15 April 1992^[78]^[79] Peru: 1 February 1972 to 15 July 1995^[80] Colombia: 1 September 1962 to 1 February 2004^[81]

Diplomatic and official passports

 

  Japan

  Visa exemption for diplomatic and official passports

  Visa exemption for diplomatic passports

Holders of diplomatic and official passports of the following countries do not need a visa for Japan, and are granted the status of residence as diplomats or officials:^[79]

Albania^[l]   Austria   Azerbaijan^[l]   Bangladesh^[l]   Belgium   Bolivia   Brazil   Bulgaria   Cambodia   Colombia   Czech Republic   Ecuador^[l]   Georgia^[l]^[m]   Germany

Greece   Hungary   India^[l]   Indonesia^[i]   Iran^[m]   Ireland   Italy   Kazakhstan   Laos   Liechtenstein   Luxembourg   Moldova   Mongolia^[l]^[i]   Montenegro

Morocco   Myanmar^[l]   Nauru   Netherlands   Oman   Palau   Panama   Papua New Guinea   Paraguay   Peru   Poland   Qatar   Romania   Samoa

Slovakia   Solomon Islands   South Korea   Spain    Switzerland   Thailand   Turkey   Turkmenistan   Ukraine^[l]   United Kingdom   United Arab Emirates   Uzbekistan^[l]    Vatican City^[l]   Vietnam

Holders of diplomatic and official passports of other countries to whom a visa exemption applies when using an ordinary passport are also exempted from a visa, but are granted the status of residence as temporary visitors under the same conditions and maximum stay as with an ordinary passport. This exemption does not apply to holders of diplomatic and official passports of Taiwan, and to those of the United States traveling for official purposes.^[79]

APEC Business Travel Card

Holders of passports of the following jurisdictions who also hold an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) containing the code "JPN" on the reverse may travel to Japan without a visa for business purposes for stays of up to 90 days:^[1][82]

Australia   Brunei   Chile   China   Hong Kong   Indonesia

Malaysia   Mexico   New Zealand   Papua New Guinea   Peru   Philippines

Russia   Singapore   South Korea   Taiwan   Thailand   Vietnam

Electronic Visas (eVisa)

Holders of passports and foreign nationals who reside in the following 11 countries and territories can apply and obtain an electronic visa (eVisa). The duration of stay for these countries is up to 90 days (unless otherwise noted).^[83][84]

Brazil   Cambodia   Canada   Mongolia   Saudi Arabia   Singapore   South Africa   Taiwan   United Arab Emirates   United Kingdom   United States

For   Chinese passport holders, eVisa is available for applicants who resides in China (except Hong Kong and Macau) only, it is a single entry visa and its duration of stay is 30 days. eVisa application must be made through the travel agencies accredited by the Japanese overseas establishment, the electronic visa will be issued when the agencies are ready to apply through JAPAN eVISA.^[85]

History

Japan had a special visa policy for nationals of countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States who could not provide their financial guarantees and get a visa on their own but instead they had to apply through an approved travel agency or be invited by a resident or a citizen of Japan.^[86] These requirements were lifted for citizens of Russia on 1 January 2017,^[87] Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan on 5 June 2017,^[88][89] Armenia on 1 September 2017,^[90] Azerbaijan on 1 December 2017^[91] and Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine on 1 January 2018.^[92][93]

In addition, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan has special visa policies for nationals of China and the Philippines. Nationals of these countries also must apply through an accredited travel agent or be invited by a Japanese citizen or a resident of Japan.^[94][95]

As of 2014, nationals of the Philippines and Vietnam travelling in a group through a registered travel agency may obtain entry visas for tourist visits up to 15 days in a simplified process that requires fewer documents than before.^[96] Moreover, nationals of India, the Philippines and Vietnam can obtain multiple-entry visas providing that they have visited Japan and other G7 countries or they have "sufficient financial capability".^[97][98]

As of 2015, Chinese tourists travelling on approved cruise ships do not need a visa. They must embark and disembark the same specified ships.^[99]

Japan was reportedly set to ease visa requirements for visitors from key markets, such as India, China and Vietnam, starting in the summer of 2016.^[100] A new wave of visa liberalization policies started on 17 October 2016 for Chinese nationals^[101] and on 1 January 2018 for Indian nationals.^[102]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Japan suspended the visa exemptions for most countries from March 2020, and later for all countries, and restored them on 11 October 2022.^[103]

Statistics

In 2015 4,768,286 Japanese visas were issued.^[104] It is an increase of 66% from 2014 when 2,871,639 visas were issued and the highest number ever recorded.^[105]

Most visas were applied for by nationals of the following countries:^{[106][107][108][109]}

Application from	Issued visas in 2017	Share	Issued visas in 2015	Share	Issued visas in 2014	Share	Issued visas in 2013	Issued visas in 2012
China	4,504,718	77%	3,780,773	79%	2,048,106	71%	971,542	1,112,407
Philippines	325,564	5%	225,676	5%	163,386	6%	99,258	74,424
Indonesia	239,201	4%	162,273	3%	141,321	5%	122,376	90,498
Vietnam	226,993	4%	139,236	3%	96,648	3%	65,305	39,581
India	96,658	2%	74,088	2%	66,696	2%	55,622	50,938
Russia	67,445	1%	47,813	1%	57,606	2%	54,948	45,468
Brazil	50,885	1%	38,798	1%	34,217	1%	28,697	35,049
Thailand^[110]	—	—	20,857	1%	21,322	1%	183,684	228,528
South Korea^[111]	—	—	20,399	0%	18,861	1%	21,644	22,964
United States^[111]	—	—	19,349	0%	19,017	1%	—	—
Malaysia^[110]	—	—	—	—	—	—	70,231	115,348
Others	357,548	6%	239,026	5%	204,459	7%	191,118	171.316

 

Foreign tourists to Japan

Most visitors arriving to Japan were from the following countries of nationality: In 2015 most visas were issued for group sightseeing (1,957,498) and individual sightseeing (1,126,209). There were 62,052 multiple-entry visas for Okinawa and 10,500 multiple-entry visas for three prefectures in Tōhoku.

Country/Territory	2017^[112]	2016^[113]	2015^[114]	2014^[115]	2013^[116]
China	7,355,800	6,373,564	4,993,689	2,409,158	1,314,437
South Korea	7,140,200	5,090,302	4,002,095	2,755,313	2,456,165
Taiwan	4,564,100	4,167,512	3,677,075	2,829,821	2,210,821
Hong Kong	2,231,500	1,839,193	1,524,292	925,975	745,881
United States	1,375,000	1,242,719	1,033,258	891,668	799,280
Thailand	987,100	901,525	796,731	657,570	453,642
Australia	495,100	445,332	376,075	302,656	244,569
Malaysia	439,500	394,268	305,447	249,521	176,521
Philippines	424,200	347,861	268,361	184,204	108,351
Singapore	404,100	361,807	308,783	227,962	189,280
Total	28,690,900	24,039,053	19,737,409	13,413,467	10,363,904

Re-entry Permit as a Visa

For the international travel document issued by Japan, see Japan Re-entry Permit.

 

A Re-entry Permit Stamp (sticker type)

There is also a stamp type Japan Re-entry Permit (再入国許可), which is pasted into a foreign passport or other travel document servers as an re-entry visa.

Those who are traveling outside Japan for longer than 1 year are required to have a re-entry permit. Normally, the re-entry permit will be applied to a passport in the form of a self-adhesive sticker. For those who do not have a valid passport, a booklet type Re-entry Permit will be issued at the same time as the re-entry Permit stamp issues.

In the new system as of July 2012, the maximum period for a re-entry permit is 6 years.

Special Re-entry Permit

From July 9, 2012, foreign nationals residing legally in Japan who are leaving Japan for no more than 1 year will not be required to apply for a re-entry permit prior to leaving, but can instead apply for a special re-entry permit at the point of departure.^[117] Previously if a foreign national left Japan without a re-entry permit, their visa or legal residency status could be revoked.

The special re-entry permit system does not apply to those falling under any of the following.

1. those whose resident status is in the process of revocation
2. those whose confirmation of departure is suspended
3. those who have received a written detention order
4. those who are in the process of a refugee application and staying with the resident status of "Designated Activities"
5. those who are specified by Japan's Ministry of Justice to be a threat to Japan's national interests or public order, or for other good reasons to be in need of a re-entry permit for the sake of fair control of entries and departures

The special re-entry permit is not available for booklet type Re-entry Permit holders and they must have a stamp type re-entry permit on their booklet since the valid date of the booklet Re-entry Permit is limited to the stamp.

Admission refused

As a result of sanctions against North Korea, entry and transit is refused to   North Korea nationals, even if not leaving the aircraft and proceeding by the same flight.^{[1][118][119]}

See also

•  Japan portal

 

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Japan.

• Visa requirements for Japanese citizens

Notes

1. Nationals of Austria, Germany, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Switzerland and the United Kingdom may apply for an extension of stay with the Ministry of Justice for up to 6 months.
2. Only for holders of machine-readable passports.
3. Only for holders of biometric passports.
4. For stays of up to 14 days.
5. Holders of Hong Kong SAR passports or British National (Overseas) passports who have the right of abode in Hong Kong.
6. For stays of up to 15 days.
7. Only for those who have registered their passport at a Japanese diplomatic mission. The registration is valid for three years or until the passport expires, whichever comes first.
8. Holders of Macau SAR passports.
9. For stays of up to 30 days.
10. Only for holders of Taiwan passports that include a personal identification number.
11. Only British citizens and British Nationals (Overseas).
12. Only for holders of diplomatic passports.
13. For stays of up to 90 days.

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89. "Relaxation of Visa Requirements for Nationals of Five Central Asian Countries".
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92. "Relaxation of Visa Requirements for Nationals of the Republic of Belarus".
93. "Relaxation of Visa Requirements for Nationals of Ukraine".
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External links

• List of Countries and Regions That Have Visa Exemption Arrangements with Japan (68 countries and regions as of July 2017)
• List of Japanese diplomatic missions
• MOFA visa instructions