Visa: Transit Visa
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Transit Visa
Requirements for Transit Visa
If you need to enter Japan to catch a connecting flight at an airport in Japan, you will need a Transit Visa. If you are not sure whether you need to leave the transit area of the airport and/or pass through immigration after landing in Japan, please contact the airline you will be flying with.
If you must switch airlines and do a luggage transfer yourself, a Transit Visa is required to do so.
Individuals wishing to leave the airport during their transit period for sightseeing/tourism purposes only, must apply for a Transit Visa. A Transit Visa is issued to persons who stop over in Japan en-route to another destination, with the period of stay not exceeding fifteen (15) days. No business activity is allowed. Neither a change of visa status nor extension of stay is permitted.
The following documents must be submitted when applying for a Transit Visa:
a. A valid passport with at least two (2) facing blank pages
b. One passport photograph (45mm x 35mm) taken within the last six (6) months with a white background. Please paste onto visa application form.
c. A completed and signed visa application form. Blank forms are available on this website, or you may download it here: Visa Application Form
d. A copy of an additional form of Government identification (e.g. driver’s license, electoral registration card, etc.)
e. Intended flight itinerary/reservation
f. A valid visa to the country of final destination (if applicable)
g. Hotel confirmation (if staying overnight)
h. A completed Schedule of Stay/Travel Itinerary: Schedule of Stay/Travel Itinerary Form if staying more than one (1) day in Japan for sightseeing/tourism purposes.
This form must be filled out in detail and the dates should match the intended flight itinerary/reservation. (e.g. date of arrival in Japan, check-in to hotel, change of hotels, airports etc., as well as a comprehensive list of daily activities for the duration of the applicant's stay in Japan. Writing 'sightseeing' alone will not suffice.)
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