Japan

Conditions and important exceptions

Tourism with an ordinary passport only. No paid work. Border admission and other entry conditions still apply. Read all nationality-specific notes on the official page before booking.

Application steps and guide

Open the official source → read the passport-specific note → confirm the permitted activity and duration → verify passport validity and supporting documents → check again before departure.

Effective from

Not stated in the source

Policy end date

Not stated in the source

Reviewed (UTC)

2026-09-07

Dated reference, not a live decision · 2026-06-14. Check the policy dates and permitted stay for your trip. An unspecified end date does not mean a permanent exemption.

Dated reference, not a live decision · 2026-06-14. Check the policy dates and permitted stay for your trip. An unspecified end date does not mean a permanent exemption.

Conditions and important exceptions

Tourism with an ordinary passport only. No paid work. Border admission and other entry conditions still apply. Read all nationality-specific notes on the official page before booking. Read the ICAO machine-readable-passport requirement in the official note.

Application steps and guide

Open the official source → read the passport-specific note → confirm the permitted activity and duration → verify passport validity and supporting documents → check again before departure.

Effective from

Not stated in the source

Policy end date

Not stated in the source

Reviewed (UTC)

2026-09-07

Dated reference, not a live decision · 2026-06-14. Check the policy dates and permitted stay for your trip. An unspecified end date does not mean a permanent exemption.

Dated reference, not a live decision · 2026-06-14. Check the policy dates and permitted stay for your trip. An unspecified end date does not mean a permanent exemption.

Conditions and important exceptions

Tourism with an ordinary passport only. No paid work. Border admission and other entry conditions still apply. Read all nationality-specific notes on the official page before booking. ICAO-compliant electronic passport required for the exemption; follow the official note for your passport.

Application steps and guide

Open the official source → read the passport-specific note → confirm the permitted activity and duration → verify passport validity and supporting documents → check again before departure.

Effective from

Not stated in the source

Policy end date

Not stated in the source

Reviewed (UTC)

2026-09-07

Conditions and important exceptions

Tourism with an ordinary passport only. No paid work. Border admission and other entry conditions still apply. Read all nationality-specific notes on the official page before booking.

Application steps and guide

Open the official source → read the passport-specific note → confirm the permitted activity and duration → verify passport validity and supporting documents → check again before departure.

Effective from

Not stated in the source

Policy end date

Not stated in the source

Reviewed (UTC)

2026-09-07

Conditions and important exceptions

Tourism with an ordinary passport only. No paid work. Border admission and other entry conditions still apply. Read all nationality-specific notes on the official page before booking.

Application steps and guide

Open the official source → read the passport-specific note → confirm the permitted activity and duration → verify passport validity and supporting documents → check again before departure.

Effective from

Not stated in the source

Policy end date

Not stated in the source

Reviewed (UTC)

2026-09-07

Conditions and important exceptions

Tourism with an ordinary passport only. No paid work. Border admission and other entry conditions still apply. Read all nationality-specific notes on the official page before booking. Only the older passport format is eligible. The new format without place of birth is not recognised for travel to Japan; see the official notice.

Application steps and guide

Open the official source → read the passport-specific note → confirm the permitted activity and duration → verify passport validity and supporting documents → check again before departure.

Effective from

Not stated in the source

Policy end date

Not stated in the source

Reviewed (UTC)

2026-09-07

Dated reference, not a live decision · 2026-06-14. Check the policy dates and permitted stay for your trip. An unspecified end date does not mean a permanent exemption.

Dated reference, not a live decision · 2026-06-14. Check the policy dates and permitted stay for your trip. An unspecified end date does not mean a permanent exemption.

Dated reference, not a live decision · 2026-06-14. Check the policy dates and permitted stay for your trip. An unspecified end date does not mean a permanent exemption.

Dated reference, not a live decision · 2026-06-14. Check the policy dates and permitted stay for your trip. An unspecified end date does not mean a permanent exemption.

Conditions and important exceptions

Tourism with an ordinary passport only. No paid work. Border admission and other entry conditions still apply. Read all nationality-specific notes on the official page before booking.

Application steps and guide

Open the official source → read the passport-specific note → confirm the permitted activity and duration → verify passport validity and supporting documents → check again before departure.

Effective from

Not stated in the source

Policy end date

Not stated in the source

Reviewed (UTC)

2026-09-07

Dated reference, not a live decision · 2026-06-14. Check the policy dates and permitted stay for your trip. An unspecified end date does not mean a permanent exemption.

Dated reference, not a live decision · 2026-06-14. Check the policy dates and permitted stay for your trip. An unspecified end date does not mean a permanent exemption.

Dated reference, not a live decision · 2026-06-14. Check the policy dates and permitted stay for your trip. An unspecified end date does not mean a permanent exemption.