Japan’s latest entry regulations in 2022

There has been a lot of news recently about Japan’s admission to the permanent membership. After all, they are opening up all kinds of tourists and plan to resume 30,000 international tourists on July 1. So what are the latest entry regulations in Japan? Let’s take a look with the editor!

First of all, from 0:00 on June 10, new admission rules will again allow the following situations:

Short-term immigration (less than 3 months), new immigration for business and labor purposes Regulations.

New arrivals from countries with low epidemic risk who are visiting Japan for a short period of time (provided that the person in charge of Japanese reception is a travel agency.

All new immigrants who intend to stay in Japan for a long time.

It is worth noting that no matter which new entry visa is mentioned above, the person in charge of Japan's reception needs to apply for the "Certificate of Payment and Assistance" for the entrant on the health system "ERFS" of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare ”, and then the entrant takes the “Proof of Payment and Assistance” to the local Japanese consulate to apply for a visa.

Each of these three categories of countries adopts different entry policies:

Blue Group 1

Persons entering Japan from countries and regions with the lowest risk can evade inspection and quarantine upon entry, regardless of whether they have received the third dose of vaccine.

Country/ Region: About 100 low-risk countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom.

Quarantine policy: Regardless of whether you have received the No. 3 vaccine, you do not need to be quarantined.

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Low-risk countries and regions are exempt from entry inspection on the condition of receiving the third vaccine

Countries/regions: About 100 medium-risk countries

Quarantine. Policy: Those who have received the third dose of vaccine do not need to quarantine after entry; in principle, those who have not received the third dose of vaccine must be quarantined in their intended residence for 7 days starting from the second day of entry. However, if the PCR result at your own expense on the third day after entry is Negative, the quarantine can be lifted immediately

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Countries and regions with the highest risk will continue to be tested and they will need to be quarantined at home

Countries/regions. : There are 4 known high-risk countries, including North Korea.

Quarantine policy: At least 3 days. If you have received the third dose of vaccine, in principle, it needs to be taken from the next day after entry. You will be quarantined at your place of residence for 7 days. However, if the self-paid PCR result is negative on the third day after entry, you can be released from quarantine immediately. If you have not received the third dose of vaccine, you must stay in a quarantine hotel designated by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. Once the test results are negative, you can be released from quarantine.

No quarantine is required when entering Japan from China.

Summary of the current epidemic prevention requirements for entering Japan from China:

Nucleic acid testing and home quarantine will no longer be required for those entering Japan after 0:00 on June 1st.

However, a negative nucleic acid test report 72 hours before entry is still required.

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You can take public transportation directly after entering China.

No need to ask whether you have been vaccinated or not.

May 26. On the same day, Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs updated the latest relaxation of entry restrictions for foreigners, as well as the list of specific countries and regions that will be exempted from inspection and quarantine in the future. Currently, mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong are all classified in the blue group. In other words, starting from June 1, people entering Japan from China will no longer need to undergo nucleic acid testing and home quarantine!

Foreign tourists are allowed to enter Japan from June 10.

On the evening of May 26, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida officially announced that starting from the 10th of next month, the country will officially open to welcome foreign tourists. Of course, there are still some restrictions on the number of foreign tourists entering the country in the early stage. In this regard, Fumio Kishida said: Foreigners who can enter the country as tourists from June 10 must come from countries with a low risk of the new coronavirus epidemic and participate in tour groups led by tour guides. However, Japan will gradually allow other forms of travel to foreign tourists based on the domestic epidemic situation.

This is the first time in two years and two months that foreign tourists have been allowed to enter the country since the outbreak of the new coronavirus.

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