Starting today, Japan is fully open to entry! The latest immigration policy & procedure guide!

Today (65438+1October 1 1), the Japanese government officially lifted the entry restriction measures taken due to the COVID-19 epidemic!

According to the Japanese Ministry of Labor, the latest changes in Japan's immigration policy include:

1. For foreigners who enter the country according to the new regulations,

● Cancel the upper limit of the number of people entering Japan (the original upper limit was 50,000 people/day), and there is no upper limit.

● From 65438+1October 1 1, individual tourist visas will be reopened, and group tours are no longer needed.

● The original visa-free policy was restarted, and as many as 68 countries including the United States and South Korea were granted visa-free entry. Residents of Hongkong, China, Taiwan Province Province, China and Macau, China can enter Japan visa-free and visa-free with passports.

● Japanese visas are valid after 65438+ 10/month 1 1 as long as they have not expired. Japanese visas held by mainland residents that are still valid after 65438+ 10/month 1 1 are allowed to enter the country.

2. Entry formalities and quarantine

● Within 90 days of short-term business and employment, short-term tourism and long-term entry, recipients in Japan no longer need to apply for "proof of payment" in advance on the "Entry Health Confirmation System (ERFS)";

● The short-term visa application for the purpose of "visiting relatives and friends" no longer requires the inviter to provide an affidavit.

● When entering Japan, submit three vaccination certificates (vaccines approved by the Japanese government) or nucleic acid negative certificates within 72 hours before going abroad, without testing and isolation (except those suspected of having infection symptoms). After entering Japan, the policy of self-isolation for three days will no longer be implemented.

● The Japanese government recognizes the vaccines recognized by WHO, including three vaccines made in China (Sinopharm, Kexing and Kangxinuo)-if you get three shots, you don't need a negative certificate before entering the country.

Regarding flights to Japan, earlier, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno announced at a news conference that international flights at all airports in China would be resumed from 10+0 1. Japan's two major airlines, ANA and JAL, have indicated that they will greatly increase the number of domestic and international flights. China Spring Airlines and Jixiang Airlines also resumed flights.

Hong Kong Express said that in response to Japan's relaxation of travel restrictions, it will increase flights from 10 to 12 and provide more than 80,000 seats to and from Tokyo and Osaka. Flights to Okinawa and Nagoya will resume in the next two weeks, and it is expected that flights will return to the pre-epidemic level at the end of March next year.

On the other hand, regarding the new measures implemented by Japan on June 5438+1October 65438+1October 0 1, the Japanese Embassy in China issued the Notice on Adjusting New Restrictions on the Entry of Foreigners on June 5438+1October 4, updating June 5438.

Notice on adjusting the new restrictions on the entry of foreigners

From 00: 00 (Japan time) on June 5438+1October 65438+1October 0, 2022, the relevant contents of the new restrictions on foreigners' entry in the New Measures for Strengthening Epidemic Prevention (34)(PDF) have been adjusted. Details of new measures such as visa application are as follows.

1. Adjust the new entry restrictions for foreigners.

According to the new regulations, the restrictions on the entry of foreigners are lifted.

At this point, new immigrants who are not identified as "special circumstances" can also enter the country.

With the implementation of the new measures, the immigration policy has changed as follows:

Within 90 days of short-term business and employment, short-term travel and long-term entry are no longer allowed.

Recipients in Japan need to apply on the Entry Health Confirmation System (ERFS) in advance.

The entry of foreign tourists is no longer limited to group tours.

So far, some tourist visas and transit visas have not been issued, and such visas can enter the country in the future.

The short-term visa application for the purpose of "visiting relatives and friends" no longer requires the inviter to provide an affidavit.

2. Cancel the restrictions on the temporary invalidation of visas.

All visas issued before February 2, 2002165438 are temporarily invalid, and the above visas will be resumed after 0: 00 (Japan time) on February 0/2022 1 1 day.

Therefore, after 0: 00 Japanese time on June 5438+1October1day, 2022, people within the validity period can enter the country with this visa.

3. Reopen visa-free measures

From June 65438+1October 65438+2022 10: 00 (Japan time), the visa-free measures will be reopened.

Visa-free countries and regions (short-term stagnation)

Countries where holders of diplomatic and official passports are exempt from diplomatic and official visas

Holders of international joint passes (United Nations passports) hold their own passports and carry out relevant visa measures when visiting Japan on official business of the United Nations.

In addition, the visa-free measures stipulated in the APEC Business Travel Card Program are once again recognized.

For more information about APEC Business Travel Card, please refer to the following links.

APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC)

4. Others

(1) For "former permanent residents" who have expired after re-entry, please consult our library or our designated institution.

(2) The validity period of the qualification certificate for staying in China.

(3) In addition to the above, please apply for a visa according to the purpose of going to Japan.

Procedures for going to Japan (10 year10.7)

Procedures for going to Japan

Passengers with Chinese mainland passports need to go through the following procedures before entering Japan, in addition to visas.

1. Vaccination certificate

Passengers with valid vaccination (three needles) certificates no longer need to do nucleic acid testing before going to Japan. From 65438+1October 1 1, all vaccines listed in the emergency use list of the World Health Organization (WHO) are regarded as effective vaccination (three shots).

Please refer to the website of Japanese government (Japanese and English) for valid vaccination certificate (three shots). In addition, passengers are advised to obtain the "International Travel Health Certificate" on WeChat in advance.

2. Nucleic acid detection

Passengers who do not have valid vaccination (three needles) certificates still need to do nucleic acid testing within 72 hours of going abroad and show the testing certificate issued by medical institutions. When testing, be sure to confirm the effective sampling type and testing method. Regarding the sampling type, throat swabs are not recognized.

The test certificate shall contain the following contents. Please try to use the test certificate in the format (Japanese/English, Chinese) specified by the Japanese government. If you can't use the specified format, please fill in the "Inspection Declaration Form" by yourself in addition to showing the inspection certificate.

Name and date of birth

(b) Sampling type and detection method (types and methods recorded in the prescribed format only). )

(c) Test results, sampling time and delivery date.

Name of medical institution

According to the investigation, there are the following medical institutions within the jurisdiction of the embassy that can issue test certificates in the prescribed format for passengers' reference. When you make an appointment for the test, please tell me that the purpose of the nucleic acid test is to go to Japan. In addition, when receiving the test certificate, please be sure to confirm whether there are any omissions or typos in the record.

Beijing

Beijing United Family Hospital (United Family Medical Treatment) (Japanese version) (24-hour appointment, Chinese/English)

Beijing Raffles Clinic 0 10-6462-9054 (Japanese counterpart) (Chinese/English)

Fang Shan International General Hospital (Fang Shan Hospital) (equivalent to Japanese hospital)

International Department of China-Japan Friendship Hospital

The next day, please go to China-Japan Friendship Hospital to get the test certificate in a fixed format. Upon receipt, the doctor will take this test certificate for your examination. Please ask the doctor to fill in the test results recorded in this test certificate according to the format stipulated by the Japanese government. )

Tianjin

Tianjin linuokang medical laboratory

Wuhan

Youkang International Clinic (Hubei Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine) (Japanese/Chinese)

Xi'an

_ West Jiuzhou Medical Inspection Co., Ltd.

3. "Fast Track"

In order to successfully complete the quarantine procedure, the Japanese government advises all passengers to use the "fast track" before entering Japan. In addition, all inbound passengers can go through quarantine, entry examination and customs declaration procedures on the website "Visit Japan". You are welcome to use it.

4. After entering Japan

Except for passengers with symptoms (suspected to be from COVID-19), all passengers need not be inspected and quarantined after entering the country.

5. The Japanese government reminds

No meat products, vegetables or fruits can be brought into Japan.

6. The Government of Japan suggests that

All foreign tourists buy medical insurance.