Entry and visas
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What it is
- Holding a valid visa does not guarantee permission to land; it is only one of the conditions for the landing application, and an officer may still refuse entry, for example if the traveler cannot explain the planned activities properly.
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A visa is no more than one of the requirements for the application to land in Japan and it does not guarantee that you will be able to enter Japan.
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Frequently Asked Questions（外務省 Visa, English） 4. Prior to Entering Japan, Q4 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A single-entry visa becomes invalid the moment the holder applies for landing; the landing permission stamped by the immigration officer then becomes the legal basis for the stay, while multiple-entry visas stay valid until their own expiry date.
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The visa immediately becomes invalid once the foreign national applied for landing in Japan.
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Visas and Landing Permission（外務省 English） Landing Permission · Checked on 2026-10-22 - MOFA defines a short-term stay as a stay of up to 90 days for tourism, business, visiting friends or relatives and similar purposes that does not include remunerative activities.
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A stay of up to 90 days for tourism, business, visiting friends or relatives, etc. that does not include remunerative activities
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VISA（外務省 Consular Services, English） Short-Term Stay · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The Short-term Stay status covers activities carried out during a brief stay in Japan such as sightseeing, recreation, sports, visiting relatives, inspection tours, attending courses or meetings, and business liaison.
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本邦に短期間滞在して行う観光、保養、スポーツ、親族の訪問、見学、講習又は会合への参加、業務連絡その他これらに類似する活動
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（昭和26年政令第319号）e-Gov法令検索 API（2026-10-01施行版） 別表第一の三の表（短期滞在） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The eVISA is a single-entry short-term stay visa for tourism only, valid for a stay of up to 90 days (15 or 30 days for Chinese nationals residing in China applying through agencies, and 15 days for Vietnamese and Filipino residents), and only holders of an ordinary passport can apply through the eVISA website.
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Single-entry short-term stay visa for the purpose of Tourism (for a period of up to 90 days)
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The JAPAN eVISA system (electronic visa)（外務省 English） Types of visa applicable · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The Certificate of Eligibility is an advance application made before entering Japan to prove that the planned activity fits a status of residence (other than Short-term Stay and Permanent Resident) and that the landing conditions are met.
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上陸のための条件に適合していることを証明するために、入国前にあらかじめ行う申請です
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在留資格認定証明書交付申請（出入国在留管理庁 手続案内） 手続概要 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Article 7-2 lets the Minister of Justice issue a Certificate of Eligibility on advance application to a foreign national who intends to land, other than one coming for a short stay, certifying that the activity condition in Article 7(1)(ii) is satisfied.
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あらかじめ申請があつたときは、当該外国人が前条第一項第二号に掲げる条件に適合している旨の証明書（以下「在留資格認定証明書」という。）を交付することができる
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（昭和26年政令第319号）e-Gov法令検索 API（2026-10-01施行版） 第7条の2第1項 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Holding a Certificate of Eligibility does not by itself allow entry: the holder must still obtain a visa at a Japanese mission, and landing can be refused if circumstances have changed.
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在留資格認定証明書は所持しているだけでは入国できません。
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出入国審査・在留審査Q&A（出入国在留管理庁） Q5 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A removal order issued at landing is not a deportation, so it does not by itself trigger the five-year landing ban, although the person must prove next time that the conditions are met; a one-year ban can still apply where the order was for unlawful possession of drugs or firearms.
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「退去命令」は退去強制手続とは異なるため、「退去命令」を受けたことによって、退去強制された者に適用される５年間の上陸拒否期間の適用を受けることはありません
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出入国審査・在留審査Q&A（出入国在留管理庁） Q13 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A re-entry permit is granted before departure to a foreign resident who will leave Japan temporarily and return, in order to simplify entry and landing procedures.
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我が国に在留する外国人が一時的に出国し再び我が国に入国しようとする場合に、入国・上陸手続を簡略化するために出入国在留管理庁長官が出国に先立って与える許可です
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再入国許可（入管法第26条）（出入国在留管理庁） 再入国許可（入管法第26条） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A re-entry permit comes in two types, single-use and multiple-use, and its validity is set within the current period of stay with a maximum of five years (six years for special permanent residents).
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その有効期間は、現に有する在留期間の範囲内で、５年間（特別永住者の方は６年間）を最長として決定されます
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再入国許可申請（出入国在留管理庁 手続案内） 手続概要 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The special (deemed) re-entry permit means that a resident with a valid passport does not in principle need an ordinary re-entry permit if returning within one year of departure, except for certain excluded persons such as those with a status-revocation procedure pending or a detention order issued.
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出国の日から１年以内に再入国する場合には、原則として通常の再入国許可の取得を不要とするものです
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みなし再入国許可（入管法第26条の2）（出入国在留管理庁） みなし再入国許可 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Visa exemption has a legal basis in the proviso to Article 6(1): a visa is not required for a passport covered by an international agreement or by a notice the Japanese government has given to a foreign government, which is why exemption can be granted, narrowed or lifted by notice.
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国際約束若しくは日本国政府が外国政府に対して行つた通告により日本国領事官等の査証を必要としないこととされている外国人の旅券
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（e-Gov法令検索） 第6条第1項ただし書 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For work statuses such as Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services, ISA sorts the receiving organisation into Categories 1 to 4: Category 1 covers listed companies, government bodies, independent administrative agencies and similar; Category 2 covers organisations whose withholding income tax on salaries in the previous year was 10,000,000 yen or more, or that were approved for the online system with category screening.
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前年分の給与所得の源泉徴収票等の法定調書合計表中、給与所得の源泉徴収合計表の源泉徴収税額が１，０００万円以上ある団体・個人
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在留資格「技術・人文知識・国際業務」（出入国在留管理庁） 在留資格認定証明書交付申請（カテゴリー） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Category 3 is an organisation that filed the previous year's salary withholding statement summary but is not in Category 2, and Category 4 is any organisation that fits none of the others; if no document proving a higher category can be submitted, the application is treated as Category 4.
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前年分の職員の給与所得の源泉徴収票等の法定調書合計表が提出された団体・個人（カテゴリー２を除く）
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在留資格「技術・人文知識・国際業務」（出入国在留管理庁） 在留資格認定証明書交付申請（カテゴリー） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Under Enforcement Regulation Appended Table 4 (Article 6-2), the proxy who may file a COE for most work statuses is a staff member of the Japanese organisation that contracts with the foreign national or that the person is transferring to; for Business Manager it is staff of the business office, or the entrusted person when a new office is being set up.
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本人と契約を結んだ本邦の機関の職員
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出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 別表第四（第六条の二関係）（出入国在留管理庁掲載の抄録） 別表第四（第6条の2関係） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For Student the proxy for a Certificate of Eligibility is a staff member of the school the student will attend, and for some student categories the body or person paying the scholarship or fees, or a relative living in Japan, may also file; for Dependent it is the person who will support the applicant, a relative living in Japan, or a person acting as proxy in the supporter's own application; for Training it is the receiving organisation's staff; for Cultural Activities it is staff of the host body, an instructing specialist or a relative in Japan.
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本人が教育を受ける本邦の機関の職員
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出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 別表第四（第六条の二関係）（出入国在留管理庁掲載の抄録） 別表第四（第6条の2関係） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For the spouse or child of a Japanese national, the spouse or child of a permanent resident and Long-term Resident, the person who may file the COE as proxy is a relative of the applicant living in Japan.
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本邦に居住する本人の親族
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出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 別表第四（第六条の二関係）（出入国在留管理庁掲載の抄録） 別表第四（第6条の2関係） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A Certificate of Eligibility is not a guarantee of entry: the holder must present it at a Japanese mission to get the visa, and landing can still be refused at the airport if a fact comes to light that conflicts with the landing standards.
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在留資格認定証明書は入国を保証するものではなく、上陸審査時において事情変更等の理由により上陸許可基準に適合しない事実が判明した場合など、上陸が許可されないこともあります。
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出入国審査・在留審査Q&A（出入国在留管理庁） Q4-Q5 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - At the visa stage MOFA does not re-examine whether the activity fits a status of residence, because the COE already certifies that, and looks at identity and passport validity instead; a visa is still refused if the COE was issued on mistaken or false information.
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Therefore, in the visa examination process, we do not examine the applicability of status of residence
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Frequently Asked Questions（外務省 Visa） 3. Issuance or Rejection Q2 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Under Article 7-2(3) to (5), when the ministry in charge of a specified industrial field judges that the needed workforce has been secured it asks the Minister of Justice to suspend COE issuance temporarily, the Minister then suspends issuance, and issuance can be resumed the same way if workers become short.
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一時的に在留資格認定証明書の交付の停止の措置をとることを求めるものとする
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（e-Gov法令検索） 第7条の2第3項〜第5項 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The Immigration Control Act (Article 19(1)(ii)) forbids holders of the statuses in Appended Table 1 tables 3 and 4, which include Short-term Stay, from running a business that earns income or receiving remuneration, without the exceptions given to work-status holders, so paid work, paid appearances and revenue-generating business are impermissible on a short stay unless permission for activity outside the status is granted.
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別表第一の三の表及び四の表の上欄の在留資格をもつて在留する者 収入を伴う事業を運営する活動又は報酬を受ける活動
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（e-Gov法令検索） 第19条第1項第2号 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - MOFA's checklist for a single-entry Short-term Stay visa divides purposes into short business affairs (such as meetings, conferences, business negotiation and after-sales service), visiting relatives or friends, and tourism, and states for all of them that revenue-generating business or receiving remuneration in Japan is not permitted. (Checklist for all nationalities except China, Russia, the CIS countries, Ukraine, Georgia and the Philippines.)
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It is not permitted to perform any activities to undertake revenue-generating business operations or to receive remuneration in Japan.
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Checklist for “Single-Entry Short-Term Stay Visa”（外務省） Checklist (April 2025) · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A visa guarantor in Japan carries only a moral responsibility rather than a civil-law suretyship, but a guarantor who fails the promised costs, return fare or compliance duties loses credibility for later applications, and false statements in the guarantee or invitation papers can lead to criminal responsibility.
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The responsibilities of the guarantor only entails moral responsibilities
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Frequently Asked Questions（外務省 Visa） 5. Other Q5 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The foreign national, not the officer, bears the burden of proving at landing examination that the conditions are met, and for Highly Skilled Professional (i)(a)-(c) and Specified Skilled Worker activities the proof of the activity condition must be the Certificate of Eligibility.
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前項の審査を受ける外国人は、同項に規定する上陸のための条件に適合していることを自ら立証しなければならない。
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（e-Gov法令検索） 第7条第2項 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Emergency landing (Article 17) is for people who must land urgently for treatment and is applied for by the ship or carrier, which pays all living, treatment and funeral costs; distress landing (Article 18) rescues people from wrecked vessels; and temporary refuge landing (Article 18-2) lets officers admit people fleeing persecution where a short stay is appropriate.
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緊急上陸を許可された者の生活費、治療費、葬儀費その他緊急上陸中の一切の費用を支弁しなければならない
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（e-Gov法令検索） 第17条・第18条・第18条の2 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The card can still be used after a short-stay extension, but not after the holder changes to any status other than Short-term Stay (the registration is then cancelled), and a child registered in Category E loses gate access on reaching adulthood unless another category such as Category D applies; parents cannot file on behalf of a minor child, so each family member applies in their own right.
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在留期間を更新した場合にも特定登録者カードで出入国できますが、「短期滞在」以外の在留資格に変更した場合には自動化ゲートを通過することはできません。
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トラスティド・トラベラー・プログラム（出入国在留管理庁） Q&A（カードの利用範囲） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Transit passengers are covered too: a person passing through Japan without landing to a third country must obtain a transit authorization (valid passport and a through-travel purpose), and the amended Article 3 prohibits entry by a direct-transit person without that authorization and by a person seeking to land who holds neither a visa, an authorization nor one of the other listed documents such as a re-entry permit.
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本邦に上陸することなく本邦を経由して本邦外の地域に赴こうとする者
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出入国管理及び難民認定法及び出入国管理及び難民認定法第二条第五号ロの旅券を所持する外国人の上陸申請の特例に関する法律の一部を改正する法律（令和8年法律第32号） 新入管法第3条・第4条 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Article 2 of the amending act adds a paragraph to the Special Act on landing applications by holders of passports under Article 2(v)(b) of the Immigration Control Act: foreign nationals that Act exempts from visas are deemed visa-exempt persons under Article 6(1) for the purposes of Article 7(1) (item 5 part) and Article 7-2, so they too fall under the new authorization rules (JESTA) like other visa-exempt travellers.
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入管法第六条第一項に規定する査証免除対象者とみなす
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出入国管理及び難民認定法及び出入国管理及び難民認定法第二条第五号ロの旅券を所持する外国人の上陸申請の特例に関する法律の一部を改正する法律（令和8年法律第32号） 第2条（特例法の改正） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The digital nomad status (Designated Activities Notice No. 53) is for remote work abroad-linked for up to six months, either as an employee of a foreign entity working from Japan or selling services or goods to people abroad; the stay is not renewable, no residence card is issued, work for a Japanese employer is excluded, and a new stay is possible six months after leaving.
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６月（更新不可）。なお、出国後６か月以降は再度本在留資格で本邦滞在が可能。
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在留資格「特定活動」（デジタルノマド）（出入国在留管理庁） 特定活動（告示53号・54号） · Checked on 2026-10-22
Who qualifies
- As a rule a foreign national who wants to land in Japan must hold a valid passport that carries a visa issued by a Japanese consular officer abroad, except where a treaty or government notice waives the visa, or the person holds a re-entry permit or refugee travel document.
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有効な旅券で日本国領事官等の査証を受けたものを所持しなければならない
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（昭和26年政令第319号）e-Gov法令検索 API（2026-10-01施行版） 第6条第1項 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Visa exemption covers only stays of 90 days or less in which the traveler does not engage in income-earning activities.
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do not need a visa if their period of stay in Japan is 90 days or less and they are not going to be engaged in income-earning activities
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Frequently Asked Questions（外務省 Visa, English） 1. Prior to the Application, Q1 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For Montenegro, Peru, Paraguay, Panama, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, Thailand and Serbia, visa exemption applies only to holders of an ICAO-standard ePassport; others must obtain a visa in advance.
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IC旅券を所持していない方は事前に査証を取得することが求められます
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査証免除国・地域（短期滞在）（外務省） 注2 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Indonesian nationals are visa-exempt only if they hold an ICAO-standard ePassport that they have pre-registered at a Japanese mission in Indonesia; the registration lasts three years or until the passport expires, whichever is shorter.
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標準のIC旅券を所持し、インドネシアに所在する日本の在外公館（大使館、総領事館、領事事務所）においてIC旅券の事前登録を行った方に限ります
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査証免除国・地域（短期滞在）（外務省） 注1 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Taiwan's exemption is limited to passport holders with a personal ID number, and Hong Kong's to holders of the Hong Kong SAR passport or a BNO passport with right of residence in Hong Kong.
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Visa exemption arrangement for Taiwan is limited to passport holders with a personal ID number.
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Exemption of Visa (Short-Term Stay)（外務省 English） Notes 4-6 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - As of 15 May 2026 the JAPAN eVISA system accepts tourism visa applications from people residing in Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the U.S.A., other than those exempt from a short-term visa.
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Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, United Kingdom, U.S.A.
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The JAPAN eVISA system (electronic visa)（外務省 English） Eligibility · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Pre-entry tuberculosis screening applies to nationals of the Philippines, Viet Nam, Indonesia, Nepal, Myanmar and China who plan to enter Japan as mid- to long-term residents (re-entry permit holders excluded) or as digital nomads and their spouse or child; it is rolled out country by country, people shown to live outside the target country are excluded, and groups such as specified skilled workers, JET participants and EPA nurse and care-worker candidates are exempt for the time being.
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フィリピン、ベトナム、インドネシア、ネパール、ミャンマー及び中国の国籍を有し、中長期在留者
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入国前結核スクリーニングの実施について Japan Pre-Entry Tuberculosis Screening（JPETS）（厚生労働省） スクリーニングの概要 対象者 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Even if the activity fits a status, a Certificate of Eligibility is not issued if the person turns out to fall under a landing-denial ground or otherwise fails another landing condition.
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他の上陸条件に適合しないことが判明したときは、在留資格認定証明書は交付されません
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入国・帰国手続＜査証・在留資格認定証明書＞（出入国在留管理庁） ２ 在留資格認定証明書 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A person who has ever been sentenced in Japan or abroad to imprisonment of one year or more, or an equivalent penalty, cannot land, except where the sentence was for a political offence.
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日本国又は日本国以外の国の法令に違反して、一年以上の拘禁刑又はこれに相当する刑に処せられたことのある者
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（昭和26年政令第319号）e-Gov法令検索 API（2026-10-01施行版） 第5条第1項第4号 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The Minister of Justice may refuse landing to a foreign national on the ground of reciprocity if the country of that person's nationality refuses Japanese nationals for reasons outside the listed grounds.
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その者の国籍又は市民権の属する国が同項各号以外の事由により日本人の上陸を拒否するときは、同一の事由により当該外国人の上陸を拒否することができる
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（昭和26年政令第319号）e-Gov法令検索 API（2026-10-01施行版） 第5条第2項 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A Short-term Stay holder generally cannot work in Japan, the exception being short business trips such as attending business meetings.
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原則として出張等の短期商用目的を除き日本で働くことができません
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出入国審査・在留審査Q&A（出入国在留管理庁） Q31 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Changing from Short-term Stay to another status is allowed only for unavoidable special circumstances and so is normally refused; someone who wants to live in Japan long term should apply for a Certificate of Eligibility or a visa abroad.
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「短期滞在」からの在留資格変更については、やむを得ない特別の事情に基づくものでなければ許可しないものとされていますので、原則として認められません。
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出入国審査・在留審査Q&A（出入国在留管理庁） Q55 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A person re-entering on a re-entry permit (including the deemed permit) is exempt from the visa normally required at landing, and the earlier status and period of stay are treated as continuing.
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再入国許可（みなし再入国許可を含みます。）を受けた外国人は、再入国時の上陸申請に当たり、通常必要とされる査証が免除されます
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再入国許可（入管法第26条）（出入国在留管理庁） 再入国許可（入管法第26条） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - People whose period of stay is three months or less, and Short-term Stay holders, are not covered by the special re-entry permit; mid- to long-term residents must carry a residence card as well as a valid passport.
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「３月」以下の在留期間を決定された方及び「短期滞在」の在留資格をもって在留する方
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みなし再入国許可（入管法第26条の2）（出入国在留管理庁） みなし再入国許可 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Short-term Stay holders are in principle not granted a re-entry permit and are outside the special re-entry permit, so leaving Japan during the stay means a new entry that needs a visa unless the nationality is exempt.
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原則として「短期滞在」の在留資格の方に再入国許可を許可することはありません。
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出入国審査・在留審査Q&A（出入国在留管理庁） Q62 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - JESTA covers visa-exempt foreign nationals who come for a short stay such as sightseeing, plus (by special act) a group designated by Cabinet order, which currently means residents of Taiwan; cruise-ship sightseers and some people transiting Japan are also covered.
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査証を必要としないこととされている外国人で、我が国に短期間滞在して観光等の活動を行おうとする者
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改正法の概要（JESTA（電子渡航認証制度）の創設、在留資格の変更許可等に係る手数料の額の上限額の引上げ等）（出入国在留管理庁） JESTA① 対象者 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Once JESTA starts, authorization becomes a landing condition and a foreign national with neither authorization nor a visa is prohibited from entering.
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認証を受けたことを上陸のための条件等とするとともに、認証も査証も受けていない外国人の入国を禁止
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改正法の概要（JESTA（電子渡航認証制度）の創設、在留資格の変更許可等に係る手数料の額の上限額の引上げ等）（出入国在留管理庁） JESTA① 効果等 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Qatar has been visa-exempt since 2 April 2023 only for holders of an ICAO-standard ePassport who pre-registered it at a Japanese mission; the pre-registration lasts three years or until the passport expires, whichever is shorter, and the stay granted is 30 days.
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カタール（2023年4月2日以降）の査証免除の対象は
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査証免除国・地域（短期滞在）（外務省） 査証免除措置国・地域一覧表 · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2023-04-02 - Malaysia (since 1 July 2013) is visa-exempt only for holders of an ICAO-standard ePassport, while Barbados, Turkey and Lesotho require a machine-readable passport; for Malaysians without an ePassport and for those three without an MRP MOFA recommends getting a visa first, because arriving without one risks strict screening and refusal.
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（注7）バルバドス（2010年4月1日以降）、トルコ（2011年4月1日以降）、及びレソト（2010年4月1日以降）の査証免除の対象は
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査証免除国・地域（短期滞在）（外務省） 査証免除措置国・地域一覧表 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - New Uruguayan passports issued from 16 April 2025 that lack a place-of-birth field are not recognised as valid by Japan, so only holders of the old passport are visa-exempt, even if that old passport was issued on or after that date.
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（注11）2025年4月16日以降に発給された新ウルグアイ旅券（身分事項ページ（顔写真の頁）に出生地欄の記載が無い旅券）は日本政府が有効と認めていないため、新旅券では日本に渡航できません。
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査証免除国・地域（短期滞在）（外務省） 査証免除措置国・地域一覧表 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For a short visit by a relative, a person from a visa-exempt country or region needs no visa, whereas anyone from outside the exempt list must hold a Short-term Stay visa when going through landing examination at the airport or seaport.
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査証免除国・地域の方以外の場合には、日本の空海港における上陸審査の際に、「短期滞在」の査証が必要となります。
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出入国審査・在留審査Q&A（出入国在留管理庁） Q7 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A Japanese mission may decline to accept a visa application in nine listed situations, including a Japanese national applicant, filing outside the country of birth or residence, already holding a valid visa or re-entry permit, a same-purpose reapplication within six months of a rejection, a pending Certificate of Eligibility application, and insufficient passport validity or blank pages.
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An application for issuance of a Certificate of Eligibility is still pending
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Frequently Asked Questions（外務省 Visa） 1. Prior to the Application Q7 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Categories 1 and 2 are in principle exempt from the extra evidence documents, so they file the application form, photo, return envelope and proof of their category (for example a Shikiho copy or the previous year's withholding summary), while Categories 3 and 4 must add the documents about the work, the applicant and the company.
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カテゴリー１及びカテゴリー２については、その他の資料は原則不要。
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在留資格「技術・人文知識・国際業務」（出入国在留管理庁） 在留資格認定証明書交付申請（提出書類） · Checked on 2026-10-23 - A COE for Business Manager can be filed by staff of the Japanese office where the foreign national will work, or, when a new office is being set up in Japan, by the person (or that person's staff if a company) who was entrusted with setting it up.
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本邦で新たに事業所を設置し、そこで経営を行う若しくは管理に従事する場合には、当該事務所の設置について委託を受けている方（法人である場合にはその職員）が申請することも可能です。
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出入国審査・在留審査Q&A（出入国在留管理庁） Q32 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The online residence application system can be used by seven kinds of user: staff of the receiving organisation, lawyers or administrative scriveners, staff of a public-interest corporation or a registered support organisation, the foreign national, a legal representative, and a spouse, child or parent, with conditions on each such as approved agent status.
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在留申請オンラインシステムを利用できる方は、次の１～７の方です
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在留申請のオンライン手続（出入国在留管理庁） 対象 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A foreign national who is not a mid- to long-term resident (for example Diplomatic, Official or Short-term Stay status, or a stay of three months or less) and anyone under 15 cannot use the online residence application system themselves, and individual users such as the foreign national, a legal representative or a relative must prepare a My Number card.
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中長期在留者ではない方（在留資格が「外交」「公用」「短期滞在」の方や在留期間が「３月」以下の方など）及び１５歳未満の方は利用できません。
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在留申請のオンライン手続 外国人本人・法定代理人・親族（出入国在留管理庁） 対象 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - When inviting a person from China, Russia, the CIS countries or Georgia and paying that person's travel costs, the inviter must also prepare a letter of guarantee, the guarantor's residence certificate and documents proving ability to pay, on top of the invitation letter and stay schedule that every short-stay invitation needs.
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a Letter of Guarantee, the certificate of residence of the guarantor, and documents confirming the capacity of the guarantor to pay the expenses should also be prepared
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Frequently Asked Questions（外務省 Visa） 1. Prior to the Application Q2 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For nationals of Asian and Oceanian countries other than China, the Philippines, Viet Nam, India, Indonesia, Mongolia and Laos, a multiple-entry short-stay visa has a stay of at most 90 days and validity of 1, 3 or 5 years set by the applicant's qualification, open to business people who are directors or have worked full time for over a year at a qualifying company, to cultural and intellectual figures, and to their spouses and children.
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The visa validity is 1year, 3years or 5years.
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- For Chinese nationals living in China, a multiple-entry short-stay visa of 15, 30 or 90 days per stay and 1, 3, 5 or 10 years of validity is available to business travellers from state, listed, Japan-chamber or Japan-linked companies, to those with Japan and G7 travel records, and to cultural or intellectual figures such as artists, researchers, lawyers, professors and senior officials, plus their spouses and children.
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(滞在期間：１５日,３０日又は９０日,有効期間：１年,３年,５年又は１０年)
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数次有効の短期滞在査証を申請する手続の概要（中国国籍の方・商用目的／文化人・知識人等）（外務省） 申請できる方 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - For nationals of Indonesia, the Philippines and Viet Nam with a machine-readable or e-passport, a multiple-entry visa for stays up to 30 days is open to those with a Japan tourist-visit record in the last three years and means to pay, those with Japan and G7 visit records, those with sufficient financial capacity, and spouses or children of the last group.
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who wishes to apply for a Multiple Visa for a stay of up to 30 days and are applicable to one of the following categories:
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- Filipino nationals with considerable financial capacity and their spouses and children can apply for a multiple-entry visa of 90 days per stay and five years of validity with an ICAO-standard ordinary passport, a certificate of employment, six months of bank statements or equivalent proof of capacity, and proof of lawful residence if applying outside the Philippines.
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(period of stay: 90 days, validity: 5 years)
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- Even when an applicant meets the multiple-entry criteria the mission may issue only a single-entry visa after verification, and may ask for extra documents, so a multiple-entry visa is a possible rather than guaranteed outcome of the request.
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Applicants might receive a single entry visa as the result of verification.
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- The special landing permissions of Articles 14, 14-2, 15 and 16 (port-of-call, cruise-ship, transit and crew landing) are not granted to a person who falls under an Article 5(1) landing-denial ground, unless the Article 5-2 exception applies.
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第五条第一項各号のいずれかに該当する者（第五条の二の規定の適用を受ける者にあつては
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（e-Gov法令検索） 第14条第1項ただし書 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - The tourist tax is not charged on children under two on the departure date, on air passengers who transit Japan and leave within 24 hours of arrival under the Cabinet order, or on people on a ship or aircraft forced to put in at Japan by weather or other unavoidable reasons.
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本邦に入国後二十四時間以内に本邦から出国するものとして政令で定めるもの
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国際観光旅客税法（e-Gov法令検索） 第6条 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The Trusted Traveler Program, which lets approved short-stay visitors use the automated gates at Narita, Haneda, Chubu and Kansai, has five categories: A for US Global Entry members, B for officers or full-time staff of qualifying organisations, C for people invited by qualifying organisations, D for tourists holding a platinum-rank or higher personal credit card, and E for spouses and unmarried minor children of B to D holders.
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「十分な資力信用があることを認めるに足りるクレジットカード」とは、国際ブランドのライセンスが付与されたプラチナランク以上のクレジットカード（法人カード不可）に限定されます。
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トラスティド・トラベラー・プログラム（出入国在留管理庁） 概要 ３（１）カテゴリーごとの要件 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - All Trusted Traveler applicants must plan a short stay, have entered Japan at least once in the year before registration (once for business people and family, twice for tourists and US members), never been deported, hold a passport from a designated visa-exempt country, have no fine-or-heavier sentence, give biometrics, and not fall under a landing-denial ground at registration.
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利用希望者登録のために日本の指定登録場所に出頭する日以前１年以内に次の（ア）又は（イ）のいずれかの回数以上の本邦への入国歴があること
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トラスティド・トラベラー・プログラム（出入国在留管理庁） 概要 ３（２）共通の要件 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A resident who cannot get a valid passport because of statelessness or other reasons can receive a re-entry permit certificate instead of a stamp in the passport, although whether that certificate is accepted as a travel document abroad is for the destination country to decide.
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再入国許可書を渡航先の国・地域への入国に際して有効な渡航文書として認めるか否かは、渡航先の国・地域の判断となります。
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出入国審査・在留審査Q&A（出入国在留管理庁） Q63 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Article 26(1) lets the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency grant a re-entry permit to a foreign resident who intends to leave and return on or before the end of the period of stay (or of the permitted stay where none is set), and excludes anyone holding a temporary landing permit or one of the special landing permissions in Articles 14 to 18.
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本邦に在留する外国人（仮上陸の許可を受けている者及び第十四条から第十八条までに規定する上陸の許可を受けている者を除く。）がその在留期間
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（e-Gov法令検索） 第26条第1項 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - A visa-exempt short-stay traveller who could not obtain JESTA authorization may still land if the visa in the passport is valid; people exempt from the authorization requirement are registered Trusted Travelers, people invited by the head of a national agency and others the ministerial ordinance treats alike.
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国の行政機関の長が招へいする者
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出入国管理及び難民認定法及び出入国管理及び難民認定法第二条第五号ロの旅券を所持する外国人の上陸申請の特例に関する法律の一部を改正する法律（令和8年法律第32号） 新入管法第7条第1項第5号 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Working holiday applicants must be 18 to 30 (18 to 25 for Australia, Canada, South Korea and Ireland unless the authorities agree to 30), have no dependents, hold a return ticket or funds for one, have reasonable funds for the first period, be healthy and never have held a Japanese working holiday visa (except where repeat participation is allowed for certain nationalities); for the nationalities listed on the page they must also live in their country of nationality, and Hong Kong and Taiwan residents need the right passport.
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Being between 18 and 30 years of age both inclusive at the time of application for the visa
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The Working Holiday Programmes in Japan（外務省） 2. Eligibility · Checked on 2026-10-23 - J-Find (Future Creation Individual) gives up to two years in Designated Activities for job-hunting or start-up preparation to graduates of a university ranked in the top 100 on at least two of three world rankings, within five years of the degree, who hold at least 200,000 yen in savings at application.
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３つの世界大学ランキング（※１）中、２つ以上で１００位以内にランクインしている大学（※２）を卒業、又はその大学の大学院の課程を修了して学位又は専門職学位を授与されていること。
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優秀な海外大学等を卒業した者が起業活動・就職活動を行う場合（J-Find）（出入国在留管理庁） 対象となる方 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Under the start-up visa scheme a person preparing to found a business in Japan can carry out preparation activities for up to two years under the management and support of a municipality or private operator certified by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry; the ISA page sits under the Designated Activities status and sends readers to the METI site for the scheme details.
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最長２年間、起業準備活動を行うことができます。
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外国人起業家（外国人起業活動促進事業）（出入国在留管理庁） 概要 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Children and pregnant women are also covered: under-fives get a chest X-ray only if interview or examination suggests active TB, otherwise a tuberculin or IGRA test, and pregnant applicants choose between postponing screening until after delivery and a chest X-ray with a protector, at their own risk.
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５歳未満の小児においては、問診・身体検査で活動性結核を疑う所見がある場合に、成人同様に胸部レントゲン検査が行われます。
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入国前結核スクリーニング（JPETS）Q&A（厚生労働省） Q14, Q15 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The screening applies to nationals of the target countries (Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Nepal, Myanmar and China) who are entering as mid- to long-term residents, meaning anyone except those given a stay of three months or less, Short-term Stay or Diplomatic or Official status (re-entry permit holders are excluded), and to digital nomads and their families; a person whose residence permit shows they live outside the target countries is excluded.
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中長期在留者（注）（再入国許可を有する者を除く。）並びに特定活動告示第５３号及び同第５４号（デジタルノマド及びその配偶者又は子）として我が国に入国・在留しようとする者
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入国前結核スクリーニングの実施に関するガイドライン（出入国在留管理庁・外務省・厚生労働省） ３ 対象者・注 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - People living outside the eVISA countries, and anyone travelling for a purpose other than tourism, such as visiting relatives, business, study, work or transit, must still apply on paper at the Japanese mission with jurisdiction over their residence.
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You must apply for a visa on paper at the Japanese overseas establishment (Japanese Embassy, Consulate-General or Consular Office) for other purposes such as visiting relatives/friends, business, study, work and transit, etc.
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JAPAN eVISA_FAQ（外務省） Q2 / Q4 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A Short-term Stay can be extended only in principle for truly unavoidable humanitarian reasons or comparable special circumstances, such as medical treatment, with a reason statement, a description of activities since entry, and proof of funds and a way to leave such as a deposit balance and a return ticket.
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在留資格「短期滞在」に係る在留期間の更新は、原則として、人道上の真にやむをえない事情又はこれに相当する特別な事情がある場合に認められるものであり、例えば、 病気治療をする必要がある場合などがこれに当たります。
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在留資格「短期滞在」（出入国在留管理庁） 在留期間更新許可申請 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A foreign national who holds a temporary landing permit or a landing permission under Articles 14 to 18 cannot be granted a re-entry permit under Article 26.
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本邦に在留する外国人（仮上陸の許可を受けている者及び第十四条から第十八条までに規定する上陸の許可を受けている者を除く。）
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（e-Gov法令検索） 第26条第1項 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - A person who has worked for at least one year as a Special Highly Skilled Professional (i) can move to Highly Skilled Professional (ii), and the residence needed for permanent residence is then one year.
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※「高度専門職２号」は「高度専門職１号」（特別高度人材）で1年以上活動を行っていた方が移行できる在留資格です。
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特別高度人材制度（J-Skip）（出入国在留管理庁） 優遇措置（高度専門職２号） · Checked on 2026-10-23
Numbers and tests
- For Chinese nationals living outside China, a high-income applicant can get a multiple-entry visa with stays of up to 90 days and five years of validity, and one with sufficient financial means a visa with stays of up to 30 days and three years of validity, judged on bank statements for the last six months, tax certificates and similar evidence; the outline sets no yen threshold, and a single-entry visa may be issued instead.
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申請人の年収又は資産に応じて,相当な高所得者には一回の滞在が９０日以内の有効期間５年の数次査証,十分な経済力を有する者には,一回の滞在が３０日以内の有効期間３年の数次査証が発給されます。
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数次有効の短期滞在査証を申請する手続の概要（中国国外に居住する中国国籍の方・相当な高所得者／十分な経済力を有する者）（外務省） 申請できる方 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The digital nomad applicant must have an individual annual income of at least 10,000,000 yen at the time of application and travel medical insurance covering the whole planned stay with at least 10,000,000 yen for injury and illness treatment, and the accompanying spouse or child needs the same insurance.
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申請の時点で、申請人個人の年収が１,000万円以上であること。
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在留資格「特定活動」（デジタルノマド）（出入国在留管理庁） 必要年収・その他要件 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - J-Skip grants Highly Skilled Professional (i) for academic research or specialised and technical work to someone with a master's degree or higher and annual income of at least 20,000,000 yen, or with 10 years of relevant work experience and at least 20,000,000 yen, and for business management to someone with 5 years of management experience and at least 40,000,000 yen; holders get a five-year period of stay and relaxed residence-history requirements for permanent residence.
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修士号以上取得かつ年収２,０００万円以上の方
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特別高度人材制度（J-Skip）（出入国在留管理庁） 要件 · Checked on 2026-10-23
Periods
- The standard visa processing time is 5 working days counted from the day after the application is received, provided there is no problem with the application; peak periods or extra checks can make it longer.
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The time required from visa application to visa issuance is 5 working days from the day following the date of receipt of the application
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Visa Processing Time（外務省 English） Visa Processing Time · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For work or long-term stays, a visa application filed without a Certificate of Eligibility typically takes one to three months, whether or not the application has any problem.
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issuance of the visa will take a long time (typically one to three months)
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Visa Processing Time（外務省 English） Visa Processing Time · Checked on 2026-10-22 - In principle a visa is valid for one entry only, and its validity is three months counted from the day after issuance, so the holder must go through the landing examination within that period.
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有効期間は、発給の翌日から起算して3か月間です。
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査証の有効回数、有効期間（外務省） 査証の有効回数、有効期間 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Multiple-entry short-stay visas may be issued to business travelers and similar applicants, with a validity of 1 to 5 years during which the holder may undergo landing examination any number of times.
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この有効期間は1～5年間であり、有効期間中は何回でも日本での入国審査を受けることができます
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査証の有効回数、有効期間（外務省） 査証の有効回数、有効期間 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The period of stay granted for Short-term Stay is 90, 30 or 15 days, and the Minister may instead designate a specific number of days that does not exceed 90.
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九十日、三十日又は十五日（法務大臣が個々の外国人について九十日を超えない範囲内で日を単位とする期間を指定する場合にあつては、当該指定する期間）
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出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則（昭和56年法務省令第54号）e-Gov法令検索 API（2026-10-01施行版） 別表第二（在留期間）短期滞在 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Under visa exemption the stay granted on landing is 15 days for Indonesia and Thailand, 30 days for Brunei and Qatar, and 90 days for all other exempt countries and regions.
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インドネシア及びタイは「15日」、ブルネイ及びカタールは「30日」、その他の国・地域については「90日」となります。
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査証免除国・地域（短期滞在）（外務省） 在留期間 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The tuberculosis non-disease certificate is valid, in principle, for 180 days from the date of the chest X-ray.
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「結核非発病証明書」の有効期間は、胸部レントゲン撮影の実施日から原則180日間です。
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入国前結核スクリーニングの実施について Japan Pre-Entry Tuberculosis Screening（JPETS）（厚生労働省） スクリーニングの概要 補足 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The standard processing period for a Certificate of Eligibility is one to three months.
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標準処理期間 １か月～３か月
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在留資格認定証明書交付申請（出入国在留管理庁 手続案内） 標準処理期間 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A Certificate of Eligibility is valid for three months from the date it is issued and loses effect if the holder does not apply for landing within that time; this is separate from the validity of the visa.
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有効期間は３か月とされています。したがって、在留資格認定証明書が交付された日から３か月以内に上陸申請をしないとその効力を失います。
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出入国審査・在留審査Q&A（出入国在留管理庁） Q6 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A person deported from Japan who has no earlier deportation or departure order on record cannot land until five years have passed from the date of removal; a one-year bar applies instead where the person left at their own expense with permission under Article 52(4) and is not seeking a Short-term Stay.
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（ロに掲げる者を除く。） 退去の日から五年
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（昭和26年政令第319号）e-Gov法令検索 API（2026-10-01施行版） 第5条第1項第9号ハ · Checked on 2026-10-23 - A person who is deported after an earlier deportation or departure order is barred from landing for ten years from the date of removal.
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（ロ及びハに掲げる者を除く。） 退去の日から十年
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（昭和26年政令第319号）e-Gov法令検索 API（2026-10-01施行版） 第5条第1項第9号ニ · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A person who left Japan under the departure order system (shukkoku meirei) is barred from landing for one year from the date of departure; a five-year bar applies instead to someone who left under a departure order after an immigration investigation had already begun and now seeks a Short-term Stay.
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第五十五条の八十五第一項の規定による出国命令により出国した者（ヘに掲げる者を除く。） 出国した日から一年
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（昭和26年政令第319号）e-Gov法令検索 API（2026-10-01施行版） 第5条第1項第9号ホ・ロ · Checked on 2026-10-23 - On application by the ship's master or carrier, an immigration officer may permit a passenger on a ship or aircraft stopping in Japan en route to another country to land near the port for up to 72 hours before departing; people who fall under a landing-denial ground are excluded.
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七十二時間の範囲内で当該出入国港の近傍に上陸することを希望する場合
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（昭和26年政令第319号）e-Gov法令検索 API（2026-10-01施行版） 第14条第1項 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The special re-entry permit is valid for one year from the departure date, or until the period of stay expires if that comes first.
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みなし再入国許可の有効期間は、出国の日から１年間となりますが、在留期限が出国の日から１年を経過する前に到来する場合には、在留期限までとなります
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みなし再入国許可（入管法第26条の2）（出入国在留管理庁） みなし再入国許可 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For special permanent residents holding a valid passport and special permanent resident certificate, the special re-entry permit is valid for two years from the departure date.
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特別永住者の方のみなし再入国許可の有効期間は、出国の日から２年間です
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みなし再入国許可（入管法第26条の2）（出入国在留管理庁） みなし再入国許可（特別永住者） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A person abroad on an ordinary re-entry permit who cannot return in time for good reason may be granted an extension of up to one year, with the total not exceeding six years from the permit's effective date.
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一年を超えず、かつ、当該許可が効力を生じた日から六年を超えない範囲内で、当該許可の有効期間の延長の許可をすることができる
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（昭和26年政令第319号）e-Gov法令検索 API（2026-10-01施行版） 第26条第5項 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For COEs approved in August 2026 the average days from receipt to issue were 47.1 for Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services, 26.9 for Professor, 45.6 for Researcher, 29.8 for Instructor, 34.8 for Intra-company Transferee, 50.4 for Nursing Care, 72.1 for Skilled Labor and 62.6 for Medical Services.
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技術・人文知識・国際業務 47.1 41.0 30.9 51.3 41.4
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在留審査処理期間（令和8年8月許可分）（出入国在留管理庁） 在留資格認定証明書交付 処分（交付）までの日数 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - For COEs approved in August 2026 Business Manager took by far the longest at an average of 226.7 days, Specified Skilled Worker (i) took 62.7 days (food-service applications excluded from the figure), Specified Skilled Worker (ii) 58.3, Highly Skilled Professional (i)(a) 24.3 and (i)(c) 37.8.
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経営・管理 226.7 44.4 35.7 177.4 167.1
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在留審査処理期間（令和8年8月許可分）（出入国在留管理庁） 在留資格認定証明書交付 処分（交付）までの日数 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For COEs approved in August 2026 the averages were 120.9 days for Spouse or Child of Japanese National, 105.8 for Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident, 93.9 for Long-term Resident, 74.1 for Dependent, 63.7 for Student and 31.6 for Cultural Activities.
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日本人の配偶者等 120.9 45.0 31.7 53.1 42.9
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在留審査処理期間（令和8年8月許可分）（出入国在留管理庁） 在留資格認定証明書交付 処分（交付）までの日数 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - ISA notes that Student processing tends to lengthen every year because applications rise ahead of the April and October language-school terms, and work statuses lengthen before the April hiring season, so published averages for those months can understate the wait.
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例年、日本語学校のコース開講（４月、１０月）に向けて、申請が増加するため、在留資格「留学」について、審査期間が長期化する傾向にあります。
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在留審査処理期間（令和8年8月許可分）（出入国在留管理庁） 注記 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - MOFA says a Short-term Stay visa application takes about one week when documents are in order, may take longer if additional documents or consultation with the ministry in Tokyo are needed, and documents prepared in Japan may be accepted as copies although originals can be requested. (Checklist for all nationalities except China, Russia, the CIS countries, Ukraine, Georgia and the Philippines.)
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It takes approximately one week to process the application.
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Checklist for “Single-Entry Short-Term Stay Visa”（外務省） Checklist (April 2025) · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Article 5(1) item 9 sets time-limited bars: one year for people refused under items 6 or 8, for those removed who left at their own expense with permission, and for departure-order leavers; five years after a first removal, and for short-stay seekers who left under a departure order after an investigation began; and ten years after a repeat removal.
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退去の日から五年
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（e-Gov法令検索） 第5条第1項第9号 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Crew landing permission under Article 16 allows crew members to land for ship changes, rest or shopping for up to 15 days, and regular-service crew of ships or airlines can obtain a one-year permission covering repeated landings.
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十五日を超えない範囲内で上陸を希望する
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（e-Gov法令検索） 第16条 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - A Registered User Card is valid until the day three years after issue or the expiry date of the holder's passport, whichever is earlier, so a new card is needed after the passport is renewed or three years pass.
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特定登録者カードの有効期間は、カードが交付された日から起算して３年を経過する日又は当該特定登録者カードの交付を受けた外国人が所持する旅券の有効期間満了の日のいずれか早い日になります。
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トラスティド・トラベラー・プログラム（出入国在留管理庁） Q&A（特定登録者カードの有効期間） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The long-stay sightseeing and recreation status lets a person and an accompanying spouse stay in Japan for a period not exceeding one year; the ISA status page leaves the eligibility conditions to a Ministry of Justice notice and lists only filing documents, such as six months of bank-account history and private medical insurance.
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本邦において１年を超えない期間滞在して行う、観光、保養等の活動、その同行する配偶者としての活動を行う外国人の要件等については、法務省告示に定められておりますので、御参照願います。
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在留資格「特定活動」（観光・保養等を目的とする長期滞在者及びその配偶者）（出入国在留管理庁） 概要 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - A tuberculosis non-disease certificate is valid 180 days from the chest X-ray date, but only 90 days when the applicant lives with, or recently shared an enclosed space with, someone diagnosed with infectious active pulmonary TB within the previous two months.
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申請者が活動性結核ではないと判断された場合において、次の条件に合致する者に発行される結核非発病証明書の有効期間は、１８０日ではなく９０日間となります。
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入国前結核スクリーニング（JPETS）Q&A（厚生労働省） Q8 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - An eVISA is valid three months from the day after issue for one entry, cannot be extended, becomes invalid once used at landing, and must be shown at check-in as an on-screen visa issuance notice; decisions normally take five working days after a complete application and cannot be expedited.
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An eVISA is valid for three months after issuance
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JAPAN eVISA_FAQ（外務省） Q5, Q6, Q8 · Checked on 2026-10-23
Deadlines
- For the Philippines and Nepal, screening appointments began on 24 March 2025 and submission of the certificate became mandatory on 23 June 2025.
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フィリピン・ネパール 令和7年3月24日 令和7年6月23日
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入国前結核スクリーニングの実施について Japan Pre-Entry Tuberculosis Screening（JPETS）（厚生労働省） 対象国と開始時期 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2025-06-23 - For Viet Nam, screening appointments began on 26 May 2025 and submission of the certificate became mandatory on 1 September 2025.
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ベトナム 令和7年5月26日 令和7年9月1日
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入国前結核スクリーニングの実施について Japan Pre-Entry Tuberculosis Screening（JPETS）（厚生労働省） 対象国と開始時期 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2025-09-01 - The JESTA provisions take effect on a date to be set by Cabinet order no later than 31 March 2029 (Reiwa 11); the ISA page gives only that outer limit and no start date.
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令和１１年３月３１日までの間において政令で定める日
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令和８年入管法等改正法について（出入国在留管理庁） 施行日 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - A certificate of eligibility is valid for three months from the day it is issued and loses effect if landing is not applied for within that time; this validity period is separate from the validity of the visa.
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（注）在留資格認定証明書の有効期間は査証の有効期間とは異なりますので注意して下さい。
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出入国審査・在留審査Q&A（出入国在留管理庁） Q6 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - A person told by the special inquiry officer that the landing conditions are not met must file the objection within three days of the notice, as a written statement of the grounds submitted to the chief inspector, who passes the record to the Minister of Justice for a ruling.
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その通知を受けた日から三日以内に、法務省令で定める手続により、不服の事由を記載した書面を主任審査官に提出して、法務大臣に対し、異議を申し出ることができる
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（e-Gov法令検索） 第11条第1項 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A person who leaves on a deemed re-entry permit while a renewal or status change is pending must return by the earlier of two months after the old period of stay ended or one year after departure, and must collect the result at the bureau before that two-month point or become an overstayer.
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従前の在留期間の満了の日から２月を経過する日又は出国の日から１年のいずれか早い日までに再入国してください
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出入国審査・在留審査Q&A（出入国在留管理庁） Q61 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For people the ministerial ordinance judges to pose little risk to fair immigration management, the entry ban and the authorization requirement do not apply for six months from the effective date, a grace period that has not yet been started because no effective date is set.
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施行日から起算して六月を経過する日までの間は、適用しない
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出入国管理及び難民認定法及び出入国管理及び難民認定法第二条第五号ロの旅券を所持する外国人の上陸申請の特例に関する法律の一部を改正する法律（令和8年法律第32号） 附則第3条 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Whether the certificate is mandatory depends on the filing date of the COE or visa application: for Indonesians the planned obligation date is 4 January 2027, a COE applied for before then without a certificate needs no certificate at the later visa application, and a COE applied for on or after then needs one.
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提出義務付けの期日は、申請日を基準とします。
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入国前結核スクリーニング（JPETS）Q&A（厚生労働省） Q21 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - When a disaster, illness or accident beyond the person's control makes it impossible to apply for renewal or change within the period of stay, ISA accepts the application without starting deportation proceedings, and the person should contact the nearest immigration office promptly once able.
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在留期限の経過のみを理由として退去強制手続を執ることなく、申請を受理することとしていますので、申請できる状態になった後、速やかに最寄の地方出入国在留管理局等に御相談下さい。
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出入国審査・在留審査Q&A（出入国在留管理庁） Q27 · Checked on 2026-10-22
Fees
- For visa applications accepted at a Japanese mission on or after 1 July 2026 the fee is about 15,000 yen for a single-entry visa and about 30,000 yen for a multiple-entry visa, normally paid in the currency of the country where the mission is; some purposes and nationalities are exempt or pay a different amount.
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同日以降に査証申請が在外公館で受理された場合の手数料額は、それぞれ邦貨換算で、一次有効査証は約15,000円、数次有効査証は約30,000円となります。
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査証手数料（外務省） 査証手数料 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-07-01 - Before the July 2026 revision the general visa fee was about 3,000 yen for single entry, 6,000 yen for double or multiple entry and 700 yen for a transit visa; this amount applies only to applications accepted before 1 July 2026.
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The fees are about 3,000 yen for a single-entry visa, 6,000 yen for a double-entry or multiple-entry visa, and 700 yen for a transit visa.
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Visa Fees（外務省 English） Visa Fees · Checked on 2026-10-23 - No visa fee is charged if the visa is not issued; if the application goes through an approved agency, an agency handling fee is charged on top of the visa fee when the visa is granted.
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査証が発給されない場合、査証の手数料は必要ありません。
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査証手数料（外務省） 査証手数料 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - There is no fee for a Certificate of Eligibility application.
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手数料はかかりません。
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在留資格認定証明書交付申請（出入国在留管理庁 手続案内） 手数料 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The fee for issuing a Registered User Card for the automated gates under the Trusted Traveler Program has been 4,000 yen since 1 April 2025, excluding reissuance.
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２０２５年４月１日から特定登録者カードの交付（再交付を除く）手数料が４，０００円となっています
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トラスティド・トラベラー・プログラム（出入国在留管理庁） 手数料 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2025-04-01 - A granted re-entry permit costs 4,000 yen for a single-use permit and 7,000 yen for a multiple-use permit, paid with revenue stamps; the ISA page gives 3,500 and 6,500 yen for online applications, and says online filing of a re-entry application is possible only together with a change, renewal or acquisition application.
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許可されるときは４，０００円（一回限り）、又は７，０００円（数次）が必要です。（収入印紙で納付）
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再入国許可申請（出入国在留管理庁 手続案内） 手数料 · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2025-04-01 - A fee set by Cabinet order will be charged both when a person asks for authorization and when authorization is granted (the latter for the visa-exempt and cruise groups); the amount has not been announced yet.
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認証を受けようとするとき（①②③）及び認証を受けるとき（①②）に政令で定める額の手数料を徴収する
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改正法の概要（JESTA（電子渡航認証制度）の創設、在留資格の変更許可等に係る手数料の額の上限額の引上げ等）（出入国在留管理庁） JESTA① その他 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Since the amendment of the Cabinet Order on Fees Collected by Consular Officers (Cabinet Order No. 204 of Reiwa 8, promulgated 24 June 2026, in force 1 July 2026) the general visa fee must fall between 14,900 and 15,100 yen and the multiple-entry visa fee between 29,900 and 30,100 yen, converted from the local-currency amount set by ministerial ordinance.
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一般入国査証 一万四千九百円以上一万五千百円以下
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領事官の徴収する手数料に関する政令（e-Gov法令検索） 第1条第1項第3号・第4号 · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2026-07-01 - When a visa fee is paid in yen rather than the local currency, the fixed amounts are 15,000 yen for a general visa and 30,000 yen for a multiple-entry visa, and the fee is then paid to the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
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第一項第三号に掲げる事務 一万五千円
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領事官の徴収する手数料に関する政令（e-Gov法令検索） 第1条第5項・第6項 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-07-01 - Article 1(4) of the Cabinet Order lets a consular officer waive the general or multiple-entry visa fee, or charge a different amount fixed by ministerial ordinance, when reciprocity with the country where the mission sits specially requires it.
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当該領事官の所在国との相互主義に基づき特に必要がある場合には、同項の規定にかかわらず、手数料を徴収せず、又は外務省令で別に定める額の手数料を徴収することができる
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領事官の徴収する手数料に関する政令（e-Gov法令検索） 第1条第4項 · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2026-07-01 - The ministerial ordinance on fees sets the visa fee for each mission country in its local currency in Schedule 1, except that Indian nationals pay the separate reciprocal amounts in Schedule 2.
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ただし、インド人に対する査証手数料の額については、別表第一に定める額にかかわらず、別表第二に定める額とする。
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領事官の徴収する手数料の額を定める省令（e-Gov法令検索） 本則・別表第二 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-07-01 - MOFA's revised fee page, for applications accepted from 1 July 2026, gives a rate of about 15,000 yen for a single-entry visa and about 30,000 yen for a multiple-entry visa, normally paid in the currency of the country where the embassy or consulate is located.
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一次有効査証は約15,000円、数次有効査証は約30,000円となります。
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査証手数料（外務省） 査証手数料 · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2026-07-01 - MOFA's revised fee page states the visa fee only as a single-entry rate and a multiple-entry rate, and says that depending on the purpose of travel and nationality a fee may not be required or the amount may differ.
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渡航目的及び国籍によって、手数料を必要としない場合や、金額が異なる場合があります。
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査証手数料（外務省） 査証手数料 · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2026-07-01 - The eVISA fee is the equivalent of 15,000 yen for the single-entry visa, nationals of some countries are exempt or reduced under reciprocal arrangements, and the fee is paid online by credit card only after the "Notification of visa fee" email arrives, with no cash option.
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Visa fee for an eVISA (single-entry visa) is equivalent to 15,000 yen.
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JAPAN eVISA FAQ（外務省） Q7, Q44 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The international tourist tax is 3,000 yen per departure from Japan by international ship or aircraft, under the Act as amended and in force from 1 July 2026; children under two and certain passengers who transit within 24 hours are exempt. A ticket contract concluded before 1 July 2026 that already fixed a departure date keeps the previous rate for a departure on or after that day, unless the contract charges the tax separately from the fare, in which case the new rate applies.
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国際観光旅客税の税率は、本邦からの出国一回につき、三千円とする。
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国際観光旅客税法（e-Gov法令検索） 第15条 · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2026-07-01 - Trusted Traveler registration requires 4,000 yen worth of revenue stamps as the card issuance fee; the ISA pre-check page names no fee-free category.
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※登録には、ＴＴＰカード発行の手数料（４，０００円分の収入印紙）が必要です。
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トラスティド・トラベラー・プログラム（出入国在留管理庁） プレチェック（手数料） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The Trusted Traveler card issuance fee cannot be paid by credit card and must be paid with revenue stamps; ISA says credit-card payment may be considered later.
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特定登録者カードの発行手数料をクレジットカードで支払うことはできません。収入印紙で支払っていただくこととなります。
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トラスティド・トラベラー・プログラム（出入国在留管理庁） Q&A（手数料の支払方法） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The consular fee for extending the validity of a re-entry permit abroad must be between 2,900 and 3,100 yen, set in local currency by the ministerial ordinance and not payable in yen under the yen-payment clause.
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再入国の許可の有効期間の延長 二千九百円以上三千百円以下
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領事官の徴収する手数料に関する政令（e-Gov法令検索） 第1条第1項第5号 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-07-01 - The fee for JESTA is a Cabinet-order amount charged when a person submits information (cost-based) and, for visa-exempt travellers and cruise passengers, again when authorization is granted (cost plus the expense of fair immigration management); no amounts are in the law, and none has been announced.
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実費を勘案して政令で定める額の手数料を納付しなければならない
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出入国管理及び難民認定法及び出入国管理及び難民認定法第二条第五号ロの旅券を所持する外国人の上陸申請の特例に関する法律の一部を改正する法律（令和8年法律第32号） 新入管法第67条の3 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The fee schedule in Article 1(1) of the Cabinet Order, as in force from 1 July 2026, sets a general entry visa at 14,900 to 15,100 yen and a multiple-entry visa at 29,900 to 30,100 yen and has no transit-visa fee item.
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一般入国査証 一万四千九百円以上一万五千百円以下
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領事官の徴収する手数料に関する政令（e-Gov法令検索） 第1条第1項第3号・第4号 · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2026-07-01
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- Japanese visas are issued by Japanese embassies and consulates; they cannot be obtained at the port of entry in Japan, so anyone who needs a visa must hold it before arriving.
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Visas cannot be obtained at the port of entry in Japan.
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Visas and Landing Permission（外務省 English） Visas · Checked on 2026-10-23 - A visa application cannot be filed from inside Japan; it is lodged abroad at the Japanese mission, an accredited agency, the visa application centre or online, as the mission specifies.
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visa application cannot be made inside Japan
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VISA（外務省 Consular Services, English） 1. Visa Application Procedures · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A visa must be applied for at the Japanese mission in the applicant's own country or country of residence; applying at a third country where the person is merely travelling is not possible, except in unavoidable cases agreed beforehand with the mission.
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you cannot apply for a visa at your travel destination
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Frequently Asked Questions（外務省 Visa, English） 1. Prior to the Application, Q6 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The validity period of a visa cannot be extended; staying longer inside Japan is handled separately by the immigration authorities, not by the visa.
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なお、査証の有効期間の延長はできません。
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査証の有効回数、有効期間（外務省） 査証の有効回数、有効期間 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A new application for the same purpose of visit is not accepted within six months after a rejection, although the mission may make an exception if circumstances have changed greatly and travel is needed on humanitarian grounds.
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We do not accept your visa application if your previous application was rejected and you will apply for the same purpose of visit within six months from the rejection.
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Frequently Asked Questions（外務省 Visa, English） 3. Issuance or Rejection, Q3 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Anyone who does not qualify for a short stay, for example to work for pay or to stay more than 90 days, should in principle first obtain a Certificate of Eligibility from the Immigration Services Agency and then apply for a visa at the Japanese mission.
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you should, in principle, obtain a Certificate of Eligibility from the Immigration Services Agency of Japan before applying for a visa
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VISA（外務省 Consular Services, English） Work or Long-Term Stay · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Nationals of the countries marked in note 8 (Austria, Germany, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Switzerland and the United Kingdom) may stay up to six months under their bilateral arrangements, but must apply to the immigration authorities for an extension before the permitted stay ends if they want to stay beyond 90 days.
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90日を超えて滞在する場合には、在留期間満了前に出入国在留管理庁（地方出入国在留管理官署）において在留期間更新手続きを行う必要があります。
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査証免除国・地域（短期滞在）（外務省） 注8 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - A visa-exempt national who holds a working holiday visa but is arriving for another purpose must tell the immigration officer at landing that the working holiday visa will not be used.
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ワーキングホリデーの査証は使わないことを必ず申し出てください
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出入国審査・在留審査Q&A（出入国在留管理庁） Q8 (working holiday) · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The certificate of non-active tuberculosis issued by a designated clinic must be submitted with the Certificate of Eligibility application, or with the visa application when no Certificate of Eligibility is obtained.
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発行された結核非発病証明書は、在留資格認定証明書交付申請時（在留資格認定証明書を取得せずに在外公館で査証申請を行う場合は査証申請時）に提出する。
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入国前結核スクリーニングの実施について Japan Pre-Entry Tuberculosis Screening（JPETS）（厚生労働省） スクリーニングの概要 実施方法 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The application may be filed by the foreign national or by a proxy such as a staff member of the receiving organisation; if the principal is in Japan, a notified lawyer or administrative scrivener, a public-interest corporation staff member or a legal representative may submit it.
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当該外国人を受け入れようとする機関の職員その他 法務省令で定める代理人
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在留資格認定証明書交付申請（出入国在留管理庁 手続案内） 申請提出者 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - When the foreign national applies in person the application goes to the regional immigration office covering the planned residence; when a proxy or authorised agent files it, it goes to the office covering the receiving organisation's location. Mailing it in is not accepted.
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※郵送での提出は受け付けていません。
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在留資格認定証明書交付申請（出入国在留管理庁 手続案内） 申請先・受付時間・相談窓口 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Under the enforcement regulation the applicant, or the proxy, files the prescribed form in person at a regional immigration bureau, with a photo taken within six months and the documents required for the planned activity, although the bureau director may allow a notified lawyer or administrative scrivener, a public-interest corporation staff member or a legal representative to file on their behalf without appearing.
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別記第六号の三様式による申請書一通を地方出入国在留管理局に出頭して提出しなければならない
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出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則（昭和56年法務省令第54号）e-Gov法令検索 API（2026-10-01施行版） 第6条の2第1項 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Presenting a Certificate of Eligibility at a Japanese mission makes visa screening quicker, and presenting it at the port of entry makes the landing examination simpler and faster.
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査証の発給に係る審査は迅速に行われます
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入国・帰国手続＜査証・在留資格認定証明書＞（出入国在留管理庁） ２ 在留資格認定証明書 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Since 17 March 2023 a Certificate of Eligibility can be received by email, and an applicant abroad can show the email on a smartphone for the visa application and the landing application.
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令和５年３月１７日から、在留資格認定証明書を電子メールで受領することができます。
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在留資格認定証明書交付申請（出入国在留管理庁 手続案内） 在留資格認定証明書の電子メール受領について · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2023-03-17 - A foreign national must apply for landing to an immigration inspector at the port of entry and undergo the landing examination before being allowed to land.
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その者が上陸しようとする出入国港において、法務省令で定める手続により、入国審査官に対し上陸の申請をして、上陸のための審査を受けなければならない
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（昭和26年政令第319号）e-Gov法令検索 API（2026-10-01施行版） 第6条第2項 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Unless exempted by law, a foreign national applying for landing must give the immigration officer biometric identification information, meaning fingerprints and a facial photograph.
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法令により提供が免除されている場合を除き、入国審査官に対し、個人識別情報（指紋及び顔写真）の提供を行わなければなりません
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入国・帰国手続＜外国人の上陸手続（入管法第6・7・10・11条）＞（出入国在留管理庁） 上陸の申請（入管法第6条） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - When the officer finds the landing conditions satisfied, a landing permission stamp is put in the passport and the status of residence and period of stay are decided and shown there (re-entry permit and refugee travel document holders keep their existing status); people who registered beforehand under Article 9(8), meaning re-entry permit or refugee travel document holders and registered Trusted Travelers, may instead have an electronic landing record made without a stamp.
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当該外国人の旅券に上陸許可の証印をしなければならない
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（昭和26年政令第319号）e-Gov法令検索 API（2026-10-01施行版） 第9条第1項・第3項 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Every foreign national newly entering Japan is asked to submit a Foreign Arrival Record (ED card) at the landing examination, either electronically through Visit Japan Web (recommended) or on paper; re-entrants (including those on the deemed re-entry permit) and a few other groups such as special-landing cases and SOFA or UN-forces status holders are outside the electronic option.
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日本に新規入国する全ての外国人の方に対し、「外国人入国記録（EDカード）」の提出を求めています。
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入国審査時には「外国人入国記録」をご提出ください（出入国在留管理庁） 外国人入国記録（EDカード） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A person found not to meet the landing conditions goes to a special inquiry officer for an oral hearing, and may object to the Minister of Justice within three days of the finding.
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異議を申し出る場合には認定後３日以内に法務大臣に異議の申出を行うことができます
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入国・帰国手続＜外国人の上陸手続（入管法第6・7・10・11条）＞（出入国在留管理庁） 口頭審理・異議の申出（入管法第10・11条） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Responsibility and cost for removing a person refused landing fall in principle on the captain of the ship or aircraft or the carrier that brought the person.
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国外への退去（送還）の責任と費用は、入管法第５９条第１項の規定により、原則として当該外国人が乗ってきた船舶の長若しくは航空機の長又は運送業者（実際には航空機の場合は航空会社）が負うこととなっています
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出入国審査・在留審査Q&A（出入国在留管理庁） Q12 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The validity of the special re-entry permit cannot be extended while abroad, so the person must return within one year of leaving or by the period-of-stay expiry if earlier.
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みなし再入国許可により出国した方は、その有効期間を海外で延長することはできませんので注意が必要です
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出入国審査・在留審査Q&A（出入国在留管理庁） Q57 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - The authorization is screened before travel and must be obtained for every new entry, with the aim of keeping out people who plan to overstay and speeding up landing examination.
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国管理の実現の観点から、新規入国の度に認証をする
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改正法の概要（JESTA（電子渡航認証制度）の創設、在留資格の変更許可等に係る手数料の額の上限額の引上げ等）（出入国在留管理庁） JESTA① 趣旨 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A visa-exempt short-stay traveler who holds the authorization and meets the landing conditions will not have a landing permission stamp put in the passport, which is meant to smooth landing examination.
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認証を受けた者が上陸のための条件に適合しているときは、旅券への上陸許可の証印を省略
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改正法の概要（JESTA（電子渡航認証制度）の創設、在留資格の変更許可等に係る手数料の額の上限額の引上げ等）（出入国在留管理庁） JESTA① 効果等 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Carriers must report the names of booked passengers to the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency when issuing tickets, and must not carry anyone the Commissioner notifies as not appropriate to enter Japan; violations are punishable by an administrative fine.
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我が国に入らせることが相当でない旨の通知を受けたときは、その者を船舶等に乗せて我が国に入らせてはならない
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改正法の概要（JESTA（電子渡航認証制度）の創設、在留資格の変更許可等に係る手数料の額の上限額の引上げ等）（出入国在留管理庁） JESTA① 運送業者等の義務 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Certificates issued in Japan must be dated within three months of filing, foreign-language documents need a Japanese translation, submitted materials are generally not returned, and when the name on the COE application differs from the passport spelling a passport copy should be filed with it to avoid delays.
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日本で発行される証明書は全て、発行日から３か月以内のものを提出してください。
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在留資格「技術・人文知識・国際業務」（出入国在留管理庁） 在留資格認定証明書交付申請（留意事項） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For a Student COE the school-side confirmation form depends on the school type and on whether it was notified as an appropriate school (Class I or II), so the applicant files the form that matches the school plus a cost-bearing statement and scholarship evidence where relevant.
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適正校（クラスⅠ又はクラスⅡ）である旨の通知を受けた機関
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在留資格「留学」（出入国在留管理庁） 在留資格認定証明書交付申請 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A refused Certificate of Eligibility application has no appeal route: the ISA procedure page lists the appeal method as none.
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不服申立方法 なし。
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在留資格認定証明書交付申請（出入国在留管理庁） 手続概要 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - MOFA lists the documents for a working visa as the passport, one application form, one photo and the original or a copy of the Certificate of Eligibility (an electronic COE may be shown on screen or printed); some nationalities, such as Chinese applicants, must add other papers.
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Certificate of Eligibility (Note) - the original or one copy (If you have an electronic Certificate of Eligibility, please present it at the visa application counter or submit a printed copy)
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Working visa（外務省 Visa） Necessary documents · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A working visa can be requested without a Certificate of Eligibility, but MOFA warns that the applicant must then supply a large amount of verification documents and processing may take several months.
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A visa application for this type of visa could be made without COE.
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Working visa（外務省 Visa） Necessary documents (Note) · Checked on 2026-10-22 - When the Japanese spouse cannot file the COE inside Japan, for example because the couple already live abroad, MOFA tells the visa applicant to consult the embassy or consulate in advance, and a spouse visa application without a COE is allowed but slow and document-heavy.
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please consult in advance with the embassy or consulate where the application will be made
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Specified visa: Spouse or child of Japanese national（外務省 Visa） Necessary documents · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Where a status is outside the COE system, a person who wants a medium- or long-term stay applies for a visa at a Japanese mission instead, and a COE issued while the person is in Japan on a short stay does not by itself count as the special circumstance needed to change out of Short-term Stay.
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在留資格認定証明書交付申請の対象外である場合は在外公館での査証申請
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出入国審査・在留審査Q&A（出入国在留管理庁） Q55 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A COE application filed online lets the applicant choose to receive the certificate by email or by post; after the application is completed the choice cannot be changed in the system, only by contacting the immigration bureau that received it, and an emailed COE needs a receipt registration via the link in the email.
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なお、申請完了後は在留申請オンラインシステム上で受領方法の変更ができません。
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在留資格認定証明書の電子化について（出入国在留管理庁） 利用案内（STEP1） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - If the COE is received by email, no separate "examination completed" email is sent; the emailed certificate can be forwarded to the applicant abroad, who shows it on a phone at the embassy and at the airport, while a proxy filing the visa application must bring the paper original or copy or a printout of the email.
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在留資格認定証明書の電子メール受領を希望する場合は、審査完了メールは送信されませんのでご注意ください。
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在留資格認定証明書の電子化について（出入国在留管理庁） よくある質問（Q&A） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A person who files the COE at the immigration bureau counter can still receive it by email if the user registered beforehand in the online system and hands in the counter-application email-delivery request form; the certificate cannot be issued until the bureau has received that form.
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「（窓口申請）在留資格認定証明書電子交付希望申出書」が受領されるまでは在留資格認定証明書の交付ができませんのでご注意ください。
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在留資格認定証明書の電子化について（出入国在留管理庁） 利用案内（窓口申請） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - If a paper Certificate of Eligibility holder cancels entry or uses only a copy at landing, the original should be returned to the bureau that issued it, together with a free-form document giving the application number, the returner's name and relationship to the applicant, and the reason.
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返納時には、 在留資格認定証明書の原本のほか、申請番号、返納者の氏名・申請人との関係、返納理由を記載した文書（任意様式）をご提出ください
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在留資格認定証明書交付申請（出入国在留管理庁） 手続概要 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Visa fees are in principle paid in cash in the local currency at the mission, nothing is charged if no visa is issued, and credit-card payment exists only for the online eVISA system in certain countries; fees are not refunded if an issued visa is cancelled before use.
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In principle, fees must be paid in cash using the local currency.
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Frequently Asked Questions（外務省 Visa） 3. Issuance or Rejection Q4 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A lawyer or administrative scrivener registers a user ID with an email address (the registration link works for 24 hours), then applies for use with the certificate of notified agent status carrying a 12-digit number, and each person gets a personal ID, so use cannot be applied for separately for each client organisation.
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［利用者登録］画面に進めるのはメールが送付されてから 24 時間以内です。
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在留申請のオンライン手続 弁護士・行政書士の方（出入国在留管理庁） 申請の流れ · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Staff of a receiving organisation, a public-interest corporation or a registered support organisation must first register and then apply for approval to use the online system before filing, the organisation staff must have approved agent status or meet its conditions, and non-lawyers who enter applications for a fee risk violating the Lawyers Act or Administrative Scrivener Act.
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所属機関・公益法人・登録支援機関の職員の方が、「在留申請オンラインシステム」を利用するためには、事前に利用申出を行っていただき、利用の承認を受ける必要があります。
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在留申請のオンライン手続 所属機関・公益法人・登録支援機関の職員の方（出入国在留管理庁） 対象・申請の流れ · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A COE application may be filed by the applicant, by a staff member of the receiving organisation or another proxy under the Ministry of Justice ordinance, or, while the principal is in Japan, by a public-interest corporation staff member, a notified lawyer or scrivener or a legal representative; mailing the form to the bureau is not accepted.
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当該外国人を受け入れようとする機関の職員その他 法務省令で定める代理人
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在留資格認定証明書交付申請（出入国在留管理庁） 申請提出者・申請先 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For COE questions, the online system help desk (050-3786-3053, weekdays 9:00-17:00, closed on holidays and from 29 December to 3 January) answers questions about operating the system, while the MOFA Visa Information service (0570-011000, option 5) answers how a COE is handled in a visa application.
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査証申請における在留資格認定証明書の取扱いについては、外務省ビザ・インフォメーション（０５７０ー０１１０００（ナビダイヤルで５番を選択））にお問い合わせください。
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在留資格認定証明書の電子化について（出入国在留管理庁） 概要 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - A visit to relatives or friends needs an invitation letter, proof of kinship or friendship (family register, birth or marriage certificate for relatives; photos, emails or call history for friends), an itinerary in Japan, and a list of applicants where several people apply; the invitation letter must describe concrete activities and cannot just say tourism or visiting. (Checklist for all nationalities except China, Russia, the CIS countries, Ukraine, Georgia and the Philippines.)
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Provide details of activities planned in Japan related to the purpose of visit to Japan (vague description such as
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Checklist for “Single-Entry Short-Term Stay Visa”（外務省） Checklist (April 2025) · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The itinerary in Japan must give arrival and departure dates and flight details if known, accommodation (the relative's full address or the hotel name, address and phone number) and a day-by-day plan, but bookings and payments for flights and hotels are not required at the time of the visa application. (Checklist for all nationalities except China, Russia, the CIS countries, Ukraine, Georgia and the Philippines.)
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Reservations and payments for airline tickets, accommodations, transportation, etc. are not required at the time of
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Checklist for “Single-Entry Short-Term Stay Visa”（外務省） Checklist (April 2025) · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Where a guarantor in Japan covers the costs, MOFA asks for a letter of guarantee, a household resident record showing relationships to all family members, and proof of the guarantor's funds such as an income or tax certificate, with a withholding tax slip not accepted; supporting papers must be issued within the last three months. (Checklist for all nationalities except China, Russia, the CIS countries, Ukraine, Georgia and the Philippines.)
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Documents must have been issued within the last three months and must be valid at the time of submission.
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Checklist for “Single-Entry Short-Term Stay Visa”（外務省） Checklist (April 2025) · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A visa can be requested in four ways: in person at the mission, through a proxy with a letter of proxy, via an accredited travel agency, or online through JAPAN eVISA; in some countries the documents may be accepted only in person or through an accredited agency, so the specific mission's rules must be checked.
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There are four ways to apply for a visa
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Frequently Asked Questions（外務省 Visa） 1. Prior to the Application Q5 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Article 5-2 allows the Minister of Justice, where appropriate and in line with ministerial ordinance, to decide not to refuse landing on the sole basis of a specific cause under items 4, 5, 7, 9 or 9-2, for example when the person has been granted a re-entry permit.
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法務大臣は、外国人について、前条第一項第四号、第五号、第七号、第九号又は第九号の二に該当する特定の事由がある場合であつても
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（e-Gov法令検索） 第5条の2 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Whether a person falls under Article 5(1) item 1 (listed infectious diseases) or item 2 (a mental disorder leaving the person unable to judge matters, without a qualified companion) may only be decided after a diagnosis by a doctor designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency.
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厚生労働大臣又は出入国在留管理庁長官の指定する医師の診断を経た後にしなければならない
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（e-Gov法令検索） 第9条第2項 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Biometric identification information (fingerprints and photograph) is not required of special permanent residents, children under 16, people entering as diplomatic or official-status holders, people invited by the head of a national agency, or others the ministerial ordinance treats the same way.
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十六歳に満たない者
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（e-Gov法令検索） 第6条第3項 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Landing examination has three layers: the immigration inspector checks the five landing conditions, a person who fails is handed to a special inquiry officer for an oral hearing, and a person the officer finds ineligible may either accept the finding and be ordered to leave or object to the Minister of Justice, who may still grant special landing permission.
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上陸のための条件に適合していると認められなかった場合には、特別審理官に引き渡され口頭審理を受けることになります。
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入国・帰国手続＜外国人の上陸手続（入管法第6・7・10・11条）＞（出入国在留管理庁） 口頭審理・異議の申出 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - At the oral hearing the person or an appointed agent may present evidence and question witnesses, may have one relative or acquaintance attend with the special inquiry officer's permission, and the officer must make a record of the hearing.
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当該外国人は、特別審理官の許可を受けて、親族又は知人の一人を立ち会わせることができる
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（e-Gov法令検索） 第10条 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Even when the Minister of Justice finds an objection groundless, the Minister may grant special landing permission if the person holds a re-entry permit, was brought to Japan under the control of human traffickers, or there are other circumstances warranting it, and such a permission is treated as an upheld objection.
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法務大臣は、前条第三項の裁決に当たつて、異議の申出が理由がないと認める場合でも
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（e-Gov法令検索） 第12条 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - While landing procedures are under way the chief inspector may grant temporary landing (karijoriku) with a permit, conditions on residence, movement and reporting, and a security deposit in an amount set by ministerial order not exceeding 2,000,000 yen, and may issue a detention order if there are reasonable grounds to suspect the person will flee.
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主任審査官は、この章に規定する上陸の手続中において特に必要があると認める場合には、その手続が完了するときまでの間、当該外国人に対し仮上陸を許可することができる
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（e-Gov法令検索） 第13条 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - A person ordered to leave after being refused landing may be allowed under Article 13-2 to wait at a hotel or similar facility near the port for a set period when no flight is available, but because landing was not permitted, leaving that facility without permission is unlawful entry or landing.
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なお、この場合は上陸の許可を受けていないので、許可なくとどまることができる施設外に出ていくと不法入国又は不法上陸となります。
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出入国審査・在留審査Q&A（出入国在留管理庁） Q12 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - At landing permission the immigration officer decides the status of residence and period of stay and records them in the passport; a holder of a re-entry permit or refugee travel document is the exception, because the earlier status simply continues.
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第一項の証印をする場合には、入国審査官は、当該外国人の在留資格及び在留期間を決定し、旅券にその旨を明示しなければならない
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（e-Gov法令検索） 第9条第3項・第14条〜第18条の2 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Visit Japan Web does not replace the landing examination; it is a recommended way to submit the arrival record electronically, available only to new entrants, and ISA warns that errors in the stay days are common, so short-stay visitors must enter 90 days or fewer.
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滞在日数の入力誤りが多くなっていますのでご注意ください。
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入国審査時には「外国人入国記録」をご提出ください（出入国在留管理庁） 外国人入国記録（EDカード）・留意事項 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - In principle, Trusted Traveler registration has two stages: an online first screening through the registered-user information system before travel, followed by a second screening at a designated registration counter at a Japanese airport after the ordinary landing examination, where fingerprints and a photo are given and the originals of the uploaded documents are handed in.
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一次審査が完了した旨の通知を受けた方は、日本の空港等において、一旦、通常の入国審査ブースにおいて入国審査を受けた後、空港等に設置された指定登録場所に出頭していただき
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トラスティド・トラベラー・プログラム（出入国在留管理庁） 概要 ４手続 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - An ordinary re-entry permit must be applied for before departure at the immigration office for the applicant's place of residence on weekdays, by the applicant or an approved agent (employer or school staff, a supervising body, a public-interest corporation, a travel agency or a notified lawyer or scrivener), or by a relative or cohabitant if the applicant is under 16 or cannot attend through illness.
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住居地を管轄する地方出入国在留管理官署
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再入国許可申請（出入国在留管理庁） 申請者・申請先・受付時間 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - To use the deemed re-entry permit a resident must carry a valid passport (and the residence card if a mid- to long-term resident), tick the box on the re-entry departure record to show the departure is temporary, and tell the immigration officer at departure that the deemed permit is wanted.
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具体的には、再入国出国記録（ 再入国ＥＤカード ）に一時的な出国であり、再入国する予定である旨のチェック欄が設けられているので、同欄にチェックしていただき
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みなし再入国許可（入管法第26条の2）（出入国在留管理庁） みなし再入国許可の手続 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A resident who will be away for more than one year cannot rely on the deemed re-entry permit and must apply for an ordinary re-entry permit at the bureau for their residence before leaving, and a deemed permit holder must be back before the period of stay expires even if that is within the year.
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出国の日から１年を超えて再入国する予定がある場合は、みなし再入国許可による出入国はできません
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出入国審査・在留審査Q&A（出入国在留管理庁） Q57 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A person abroad on an ordinary re-entry permit who has a good reason for not returning in time can have its validity extended by up to one year, with the total never exceeding six years from the effective date, and the extension is written in the passport or permit by a Japanese consular officer to whom the task is delegated.
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一年を超えず、かつ、当該許可が効力を生じた日から六年を超えない範囲内で、当該許可の有効期間の延長の許可をすることができる
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（e-Gov法令検索） 第26条第6項・第7項 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A status of residence cannot be renewed at a Japanese embassy: a resident whose period of stay will expire while abroad must re-enter within the period and apply at the bureau for their residence, while only the validity of an ordinary re-entry permit can be extended abroad.
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海外の在外公館で在留期間の更新申請をすることはできません。
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出入国審査・在留審査Q&A（出入国在留管理庁） Q64 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The deemed re-entry permit has no limit on the number of times it can be used.
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まず、みなし再入国許可に回数の制限はありません。
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出入国審査・在留審査Q&A（出入国在留管理庁） Q58 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Under the new Article 7-2 a visa-exempt person who plans a short stay obtains JESTA authorization by providing, in electronic form, the items set by ministerial ordinance showing four things: a valid passport, a genuine planned activity, a stay within the permitted period, and no Article 5(1) landing-denial ground; the application channel and processing time are not yet fixed.
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必要な情報として法務省令で定める事項が電磁的方式によつて提供されたときは、当該条件に適合している旨の認証をすることができる
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出入国管理及び難民認定法及び出入国管理及び難民認定法第二条第五号ロの旅券を所持する外国人の上陸申請の特例に関する法律の一部を改正する法律（令和8年法律第32号） 新入管法第7条の2 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Under Supplementary Article 2 of the 2026 act, travellers who will arrive on or after the JESTA start date may supply the authorization information, and be authorised, before that date; such an authorization counts as a regular authorization once the provisions take effect, and the fee is payable the same way.
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施行日前においても、新入管法第四条、第七条の二又は第十五条の二の規定の例により情報の提供を行うことができる
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出入国管理及び難民認定法及び出入国管理及び難民認定法第二条第五号ロの旅券を所持する外国人の上陸申請の特例に関する法律の一部を改正する法律（令和8年法律第32号） 附則第2条 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Working holiday participants may take work only as an incidental activity to fund travel, are strictly barred from bars, cabarets, nightclubs and gambling premises on pain of deportation, and must report their address at the municipal office within 14 days of settling.
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must visit the municipal office where they live and notify the Ministry of Justice where they live within 14 days of finding a place to settle down
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The Working Holiday Programmes in Japan（外務省） 4. Work Conditions / 5. Procedure · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Only a certificate from a clinic designated by the Japanese government is accepted, a result from another clinic is not, and MHLW says it has stopped designating new clinics in the Philippines, Nepal and Viet Nam because capacity is adequate, while the clinic list is published as a PDF.
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現在、指定健診医療機関の新規指定は行っておりません。
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入国前結核スクリーニング（JPETS）Q&A（厚生労働省） Q9, Q22 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A COE application without the tuberculosis certificate is in principle refused, with a narrow exception where the certificate cannot be submitted for unavoidable reasons but is expected at the visa stage, in which case the COE is marked as certificate not submitted and the certificate is demanded at the embassy.
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原則として、在留資格認定証明書交付申請時に結核非発病証明書を提出しないものについては、不交付処分となります。
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入国前結核スクリーニング（JPETS）Q&A（厚生労働省） Q18 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The applicant pays the screening cost, which varies by clinic, a scan or copy of the certificate can be submitted instead of the original, a person previously diagnosed can obtain a certificate after finishing treatment and passing a new screening, and a positive result must be treated first and then re-screened with a treatment completion report.
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写し（スキャンデータを含む。）での提出が可能です。
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入国前結核スクリーニング（JPETS）Q&A（厚生労働省） Q3, Q10, Q11, Q12, Q19 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Questions about how to fill in an application and which documents are needed go to the ISA Foreign Residents General Information Center on 0570-013904, or 03-5796-7112 from IP phones and from abroad.
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TEL：0570-013904（IP電話・海外から：03-5796-7112）
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在留資格「技術・人文知識・国際業務」（出入国在留管理庁） 申請に当たっての留意事項 · Checked on 2026-10-23
Penalties
- Entering in violation of Article 3 or landing without landing permission is punishable by up to three years of imprisonment or a fine of up to 3,000,000 yen, or both.
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次の各号のいずれかに該当する者は、三年以下の拘禁刑若しくは三百万円以下の罰金に処し、又はこれを併科する。
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（昭和26年政令第319号）e-Gov法令検索 API（2026-10-01施行版） 第70条第1項 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - A resident who leaves without any re-entry permit, including the deemed permit, loses the status of residence and period of stay held, and must obtain a new visa and landing permission to come back.
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再入国許可（みなし再入国許可を含みます。）を受けずに出国した場合には、その外国人が有していた在留資格及び在留期間は消滅してしまいます
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再入国許可（入管法第26条）（出入国在留管理庁） 再入国許可（入管法第26条） · Checked on 2026-10-23
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- A visa is issued only if, in the mission's judgement, issuance is appropriate and the applicant holds a valid passport with right of return to the home or residence country, submits authentic and complete documents, meets the status and stay-period requirements of the immigration act, and does not fall under any Article 5(1) landing-denial ground.
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A Japanese visa will be issued to an applicant when he/she meets all of the following requirements and if the issuance is considered to be appropriate.
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Criteria of Visa Issuance（外務省 English） Criteria of Visa Issuance · Checked on 2026-10-23 - MOFA groups long-stay visas into highly skilled professional, working visas, general visas (cultural activities, student, training, dependent), specified visas (family-based statuses, designated activities including working holiday, long-stay sightseeing, future creation and digital nomad), start-up, diplomatic and official visas.
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Designated activities (Digital Nomad, Spouse or Child of Digital Nomad)
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Work or Long-term stay（外務省 English） Work or Long-term stay · Checked on 2026-10-22 - As of the page dated 1 September 2025, Japan applies visa-exemption measures for short stays to 74 countries and regions, listed by MOFA by region.
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日本は、以下の表の74の国・地域に対する査証免除措置を実施しています。
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査証免除国・地域（短期滞在）（外務省） 査証免除措置国・地域一覧表 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - To be allowed to land, a foreigner needs a valid passport and visa, a genuine planned activity, an activity matching a status of residence (and the landing standards where they exist), a planned stay that fits the regulation, and no landing-denial ground.
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入管法では、外国人が上陸を希望する場合に以下の５つの満たすべき条件を定めています。
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入国・帰国手続＜外国人の上陸手続（入管法第6・7・10・11条）＞（出入国在留管理庁） 入国審査官の審査（入管法第7条） · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Landing denial grounds fall into five types: health and sanitation risks, strongly antisocial persons, those previously removed from Japan, those who may harm Japan's interests or public security, and persons refused on reciprocity.
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（１）保健・衛生上の観点から上陸を認めることが好ましくない者
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入国・帰国手続＜上陸拒否事由（入管法第5条）＞（出入国在留管理庁） 入管法第5条 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - The visa-exemption table lists nine Asian entries: Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao; Thailand is limited to 15 days and Brunei to 30 days, and Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao carry passport conditions.
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（注6）マカオの査証免除の対象は、マカオ特別行政区旅券を所持する方に限ります。
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査証免除国・地域（短期滞在）（外務省） 査証免除措置国・地域一覧表 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The visa-exemption table lists thirty-eight European countries (Iceland, Ireland, Andorra, Italy, Estonia, Austria, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Cyprus, Greece, Croatia, San Marino, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Norway, Hungary, Finland, France, Bulgaria, Belgium, Poland, Portugal, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Romania, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom); all get 90 days.
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（注8）これらの国の方は、査証免除取極において6か月以内の滞在が認められていますが
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査証免除国・地域（短期滞在）（外務省） 査証免除措置国・地域一覧表 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - North and Latin America contribute eighteen visa-exempt entries: the United States and Canada, plus Argentina, Uruguay, El Salvador, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Suriname, Chile, the Dominican Republic, Panama, the Bahamas, Paraguay, Barbados, Brazil, Peru, Honduras and Mexico; Panama, Paraguay, Brazil and Peru need an ePassport and Barbados needs a machine-readable passport.
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バルバドス （注7）
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査証免除国・地域（短期滞在）（外務省） 査証免除措置国・地域一覧表 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Oceania, the Middle East and Africa add nine visa-exempt entries: Australia, New Zealand, the United Arab Emirates (ePassport only), Israel, Qatar (30 days, pre-registered ePassport), Turkey (machine-readable passport), Tunisia, Mauritius and Lesotho (machine-readable passport).
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カタール （注9）
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査証免除国・地域（短期滞在）（外務省） 査証免除措置国・地域一覧表 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Partly confirmed: At the latest re-read the MOFA exemption page was still dated 1 September 2025 and still counted 74 countries and regions, and no suspension or reinstatement notice for any exempt country was found on it, so the table in this ledger is the latest published one.
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日本は、以下の表の74の国・地域に対する査証免除措置を実施しています。
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査証免除国・地域（短期滞在）（外務省） 査証免除措置国・地域一覧表 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - For a Certificate of Eligibility application, Categories 3 and 4 must also submit a document showing the work terms (a labour conditions notice, officer pay resolution or transfer letter), proof of education or career history, the company registry certificate, a document describing the business, and the latest financial statements or a business plan for a new business.
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直近の年度の決算文書の写し。新規事業の場合は事業計画書
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在留資格「技術・人文知識・国際業務」（出入国在留管理庁） 在留資格認定証明書交付申請（カテゴリー３・４の提出書類） · Checked on 2026-10-23 - ISA treats CEFR B2 Japanese as met by JLPT N2 or higher, 400 points on the BJT, 200 on the Japanese-language portion of EJU, 525 on the JPT, 20 or more years as a mid- to long-term resident, graduating from a Japanese university or completing a specialised course at a Japanese technical college or vocational school, or completion of compulsory education and high school in Japan.
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・ＪＬＰＴ・Ｎ２以上を取得していること
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在留資格「技術・人文知識・国際業務」（出入国在留管理庁） お知らせ（注１ CEFR B2相当とみなす場合） · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2026-04-15 - A Certificate of Eligibility for the spouse of a Japanese national needs the form, a photo, the Japanese spouse's family register, the marriage certificate from the applicant's country, proof of living costs (tax certificates or a bank record), a letter of guarantee, a household resident record, a questionnaire, 2-3 couple photos and communication records, and a return envelope.
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配偶者（日本人）の方の戸籍謄本（全部事項証明書） １通
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在留資格「日本人の配偶者等」（外国人（申請人）の方が日本人の配偶者である場合） 在留資格認定証明書交付申請 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - A Dependent COE needs the form, a photo, a return envelope, a document proving the relationship to the supporter, a copy of the supporter's residence card or passport, and proof of the supporter's occupation and income such as an employment certificate and resident-tax and tax-payment certificates.
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扶養者の在留カード又は旅券の写し １通
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在留資格「家族滞在」（出入国在留管理庁） 在留資格認定証明書交付申請 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - For a tourist paying their own way MOFA's checklist asks for a valid passport, one application form, one photo, a flight itinerary with dates of arrival and departure, and proof of ability to pay such as an income certificate, tax return or bank statement; business visitors add a travel order or employer letter and an invitation letter or transaction agreement. (Checklist for all nationalities except China, Russia, the CIS countries, Ukraine, Georgia and the Philippines.)
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Income certificate or tax return issued by a public agency
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Checklist for “Single-Entry Short-Term Stay Visa”（外務省） Checklist (April 2025) · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Article 5(1) items 1 to 3 bar entry to patients of Class 1 and 2 infectious diseases, new influenza-type and designated infectious diseases (or those showing signs of a new infectious disease), to people with a severe mental disorder travelling without an escort set by ministerial ordinance, and to paupers or vagrants likely to burden the state or a local government.
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貧困者、放浪者等で生活上国又は地方公共団体の負担となるおそれのある者
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（e-Gov法令検索） 第5条第1項第1号〜第3号 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Article 5(1) item 4 bars anyone ever sentenced in Japan or abroad to imprisonment of one year or more or an equivalent penalty (political offences excepted), item 5 bars anyone ever punished for narcotics, cannabis, opium, stimulant or psychotropic drug laws regardless of sentence length, and item 5-2 covers people previously punished or removed for violence tied to major international sports events or conferences who are likely to cause such violence at one held in Japan.
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麻薬、大麻、あへん、覚醒剤又は向精神薬の取締りに関する日本国又は日本国以外の国の法令に違反して刑に処せられたことのある者
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（e-Gov法令検索） 第5条第1項第4号〜第5号の2 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Item 6 bars unlawful holders of narcotics, opium, stimulants or opium-smoking tools, item 7 bars anyone who has worked in prostitution or its brokering or premises (except trafficking victims), item 7-2 bars people who carried out or assisted human trafficking, and item 8 bars unlawful holders of firearms, crossbows, swords or explosives.
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売春又はその周旋、勧誘、その場所の提供その他売春に直接に関係がある業務に従事したことのある者
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（e-Gov法令検索） 第5条第1項第6号〜第8号 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Item 9-2 bars a person sentenced to imprisonment for specified crimes committed while resident under a Table I status if the judgment became final after leaving Japan, until five years after it became final, and item 10 bars, with no time limit, anyone deported under Article 24(4)(o) to (yo), the serious crimes, terrorism and similar grounds.
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第二十四条第四号オからヨまでのいずれかに該当して本邦からの退去を強制された者
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（e-Gov法令検索） 第5条第1項第9号の2〜第10号 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Item 11 bars people who plan or advocate overthrowing the Constitution or government by force or who form or join groups doing so; item 12 bars people who form or join, or are closely tied to, groups urging violence against public officials, unlawful damage to public facilities, or labour action that disrupts workplace safety facilities; item 13 bars people who plan to produce or distribute printed matter or films to further those groups' aims; and item 14 lets the Minister of Justice bar anyone with reasonable grounds to think they would harm Japan's interests or public security.
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前各号に掲げる者を除くほか、法務大臣において日本国の利益又は公安を害する行為を行うおそれがあると認めるに足りる相当の理由がある者
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（e-Gov法令検索） 第5条第1項第11号〜第14号 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Under Article 14-2 a passenger (not crew) on a designated cruise ship can be permitted a cruise-sightseeing landing for up to 30 days (7 days on a route with only one Japanese port of call), returning to the ship each time, or repeated landings within 30 days; a permit document is issued, limits on period and area can be attached, and anyone falling under the Article 5(1) grounds is excluded.
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三十日を超えない期間内において、数次にわたり
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（e-Gov法令検索） 第14条の2 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Article 15 transit landing covers two cases: a ship passenger making an excursion to a different port of the same ship while it is in Japan, and a traveller passing through Japan who will leave by another vessel from a nearby port within three days of landing.
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上陸後三日以内にその入国した出入国港の周辺の他の出入国港から他の船舶等で出国するため
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出入国管理及び難民認定法（e-Gov法令検索） 第15条 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Passports eligible for the Trusted Traveler Program are those of countries and regions designated by ISA notice that are on the visa-exempt list, including the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Singapore, South Korea and most European states, although some passports of those places are excluded.
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アイスランド共和国、アイルランド、アメリカ合衆国、アラブ首長国連邦、アルゼンチン共和国、アンドラ公国、イスラエル国、イタリア共和国、インドネシア共和国
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トラスティド・トラベラー・プログラム（出入国在留管理庁） 概要 ３（２）エ 旅券発行国・地域 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The documents for a re-entry permit are the application form, the residence card or special permanent resident certificate, and the passport (or a written reason if there is none), plus an identity document for a proxy; the standard processing period is the same day, and the permit is refused only for someone under a detention order or otherwise judged unsuitable.
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現に収容令書の発付を受けている者でないこと。
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再入国許可申請（出入国在留管理庁） 申請書・必要書類等・標準処理期間・審査基準 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Five groups cannot use the deemed re-entry permit and need an ordinary one: people whose status revocation procedure is under way, people subject to a hold on departure confirmation, people under a detention order, people with a designated-activities status who have a refugee application pending, and people the Minister of Justice certifies as a risk to Japan's interests or public security.
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（１）在留資格取消手続中の者
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みなし再入国許可（入管法第26条の2）（出入国在留管理庁） みなし再入国許可の対象外 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - As of 1 April 2026 Japan runs working holiday programmes with 32 countries and regions, the newest being Malta and Italy (both 2026); annual visa caps run from none (Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden) down to 30 for Iceland, with 10,000 each for South Korea and Taiwan, 6,283 for Canada and 6,000 for the United Kingdom.
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As of 1 April, 2026, Japan has introduced the programmes with the following 32 countries/regions.
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The Working Holiday Programmes in Japan（外務省） 1. Outline · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The digital nomad status is open only to nationals of listed countries and regions, 51 for the nomad himself or herself (including the US, UK, Australia, Canada, Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, Brazil and most European states) and a wider list of 73 for a supported spouse or child.
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対象国・地域一覧
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デジタルノマド向け在留資格 対象国・地域一覧（出入国在留管理庁） 対象国・地域一覧 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - Nationals of the target countries (Philippines, Viet Nam, Indonesia, Nepal, Myanmar, China) in these groups are exempt from pre-entry TB screening for now: JET participants, JICA trainees and JDS students, Japan Foundation invitees, embassy-recommended scholarship students, commissioned-training students, EPA nurse and care-worker candidates, specified skilled workers, Notice No. 55 driver-preparation status and the household-support talent programme; short-stay visitors fall outside the mid- to long-term residents targeted.
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ＪＥＴプログラム参加者、ＪＩＣＡ研修員（長期・短期）、ＪＩＣＡ人材育成奨学計画（ＪＤＳ）留学生
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入国前結核スクリーニングの実施に関するガイドライン（出入国在留管理庁・外務省・厚生労働省） ３ 対象者 · Checked on 2026-10-22 - As of 15 May 2026 JAPAN eVISA is available directly to residents of nine countries and, through accredited agencies, to Chinese nationals residing in China, to Filipino and Vietnamese nationals residing there who join designated package tours, and to residents of Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Macao, Mongolia, South Korea (not the Jeju jurisdiction), Singapore and the UAE; eVISA is for travel by air or sea only.
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Application should be made through an accredited agency in countries/regions below.
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The JAPAN eVISA system (electronic visa)（外務省） Eligibility · Checked on 2026-10-22 - The eVISA document list is generated on the JAPAN eVISA site (Step 1) and depends on the mission with jurisdiction, which may request specific extra documents, and the photo must have been taken within the last six months against a plain background with the face centred.
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Photo taken within the last six months, against a plain, untextured background, with the entire face clearly centered horizontally.
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JAPAN eVISA_FAQ（外務省） Q29, Q30 · Checked on 2026-10-22
Recent changes
- Indonesia is scheduled to start screening on 2 November 2026, with mandatory submission of the certificate planned from 4 January 2027, while Myanmar and China are still being coordinated with no start date set.
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インドネシア 令和8年11月2日予定 令和9年1月4日予定
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入国前結核スクリーニングの実施について Japan Pre-Entry Tuberculosis Screening（JPETS）（厚生労働省） 対象国と開始時期 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2027-01-04 - The COVID-era extensions ended: certificates created from 1 August 2022 onward are valid for the normal three months from creation.
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③２０２２年８月１日以降に作成された在留資格認定証明書については、作成日から「３か月間」有効とする。
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新型コロナウイルス感染症の感染拡大の影響に伴う在留資格認定証明書の取扱い等について（出入国在留管理庁） Q1 A1 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2022-08-01 - The Zero Illegal Foreign Residents Plan names the electronic travel authorization system JESTA and aims to introduce it within fiscal 2028, earlier than the originally planned 2030.
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2028年度中の導入を目指す
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国民の安全・安心のための不法滞在者ゼロプラン（出入国在留管理庁） (1)電子渡航認証制度(JESTA)の早期導入 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - The amending act that creates JESTA was passed by the 221st special Diet session on 29 May 2026 and promulgated on 5 June 2026 as Act No. 32 of Reiwa 8.
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が成立し、同年６月５日に公布されました（令和８年法律第３２号）
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令和８年入管法等改正法について（出入国在留管理庁） 令和８年入管法等改正法 · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2026-06-05 - The most recent additions to the visa-exempt list were Paraguay (1 June 2025), Peru (1 July 2025) and Montenegro (1 September 2025), all ePassport-only; earlier ePassport-only additions were Panama (1 April 2024), Brazil (30 September 2023) and the UAE (1 November 2022).
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モンテネグロ（2025年9月1日以降）、ペルー（2025年7月1日以降）、パラグアイ（2025年6月1日以降）、パナマ（2024年4月1日以降）、ブラジル（2023年9月30日以降）、アラブ首長国連邦（2022年11月1日以降）
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査証免除国・地域（短期滞在）（外務省） 査証免除措置国・地域一覧表 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2025-09-01 - For applications from 15 April 2026, Category 3 and 4 organisations must add a declaration about their representative, and for jobs that mainly use language skills with people (such as interpreting or hotel front desk) evidence of CEFR B2-level ability in the working language.
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令和８年４月１５日（水）以降の申請から、カテゴリー３又は４に該当する場合は、以下の添付書類を追加で提出いただく必要があります。
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在留資格「技術・人文知識・国際業務」（出入国在留管理庁） お知らせ（令和８年４月１５日以降の申請） · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-04-15 - COE issuance for Specified Skilled Worker (i) in the food-service sector has been suspended since 13 April 2026: applications received on or after that date are in principle not issued, and earlier ones are issued in order of receipt only as monthly capacity allows, with those received up to 6 February 2026 being handled as of 19 October 2026.
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令和８年４月１３日（ 在留資格認定証明書の一時的な交付の停止措置開始日） 以降に受理した申請については、原則不交付となります。
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特定技能１号（外食業分野）の在留諸申請の審査状況（出入国在留管理庁） １ 在留資格認定証明書交付申請 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-04-13 - The new rates apply by the date a mission accepts the application: applications accepted through 30 June 2026 pay the old fee, those accepted on or after 1 July 2026 pay the new one, and MOFA keeps a separate page for the old amounts.
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令和8年6月30日までに申請が受理された場合の手数料についてはこちら
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査証手数料（外務省） 査証手数料 · Checked on 2026-10-22 · In force from 2026-07-01 - ISA publishes average processing days for residence applications every month for approvals from October 2024 onward, measured from receipt of the application to notification of the approval and excluding refusals and withdrawals; the latest table read was for August 2026 approvals.
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この資料は申請を受けてから許可に至るまでの期間（許可を告知するまで）であり、不許可処分・申請取下げ等は含まれません。
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在留審査処理期間（出入国在留管理庁） 説明 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - The ISA overview of the 2026 amending act says that Registered User Cards will no longer be issued, listed among the JESTA changes that take effect with the JESTA provisions.
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特定登録者カードは交付しないこととする。
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改正法の概要（JESTA創設等）（出入国在留管理庁） JESTA① 5 その他 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - The act has three separate commencement clauses: the fee-ceiling amendments for residence permits (Article 67 and Supplementary Article 5) by a Cabinet-order date no later than 31 March 2027, the main JESTA provisions by a date no later than 31 March 2029, and the preparatory provisions on authorization (Supplementary Article 2) by a date no later than 31 October 2028.
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令和十一年三月三十一日までの間において政令で定める日
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出入国管理及び難民認定法及び出入国管理及び難民認定法第二条第五号ロの旅券を所持する外国人の上陸申請の特例に関する法律の一部を改正する法律（令和8年法律第32号） 附則第1条 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Partly confirmed: As of the latest re-read, the ISA page on the 2026 amending act still gives JESTA's effective date only as a Cabinet-order date by 31 March 2029, and no Cabinet order, fee amount, application site, authorization validity or processing time had been published there, so none can be assumed by a calculator.
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ＪＥＳＴＡ（電子渡航認証制度）の創設に関する改正規定
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令和８年入管法等改正法について（出入国在留管理庁） 施行日 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - Repeat participation is now allowed for some nationalities: from 1 December 2024 for Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Denmark and Austria, from 1 January 2025 for Germany, Ireland and Slovakia, from 1 October 2025 for South Korea and from 1 February 2026 for Taiwan, each for two stays in a lifetime.
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Starting from 1 February, 2026, the people of Taiwan are allowed to participate in the Working Holiday Programmes twice in lifetime
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The Working Holiday Programmes in Japan（外務省） 2. Eligibility [NB2] · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2026-02-01 - The MHLW page gives the planned dates for Indonesia as screening acceptance from 2 November 2026 and mandatory submission of the TB-free certificate from 4 January 2027 (both marked as planned), while the start for Myanmar and China is still being arranged.
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※インドネシアの指定健診医療機関については、準備でき次第公表いたします。
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入国前結核スクリーニング Japan Pre-Entry Tuberculosis Screening（厚生労働省） 入国前結核スクリーニングの対象国と開始時期 · Checked on 2026-10-23 - The 2026 amending act repeals Article 9-2 (Registered User Cards) but keeps the Article 9(8) registration for repeat short-stay visitors: once the change takes effect, a person authorized under Article 7-2 or registered under that registration is told the status and period of stay by notification instead of having it written on a card.
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第九条の二を削る。
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- The Embassy of Japan in Mongolia lists the abolition of the transit visa among the main changes of the consular fee revision of 1 July 2026, together with higher fees for general and multiple-entry visas, so no transit-visa fee should be shown for applications accepted from that date.
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（4）通過査証の廃止
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領事手数料改定（令和8（2026）年7月1日）（在モンゴル日本国大使館） 主な変更点 · Checked on 2026-10-23 · In force from 2026-07-01