Although visa applications began to be accepted on October 9, the visa application procedures have become cumbersome due to the epidemic, and traveling to Japan has also become troublesome. Applicants are required to submit a copy of the oath to the Quarantine Officer.

Although visa applications began to be accepted on October 9, the visa application procedures have become troublesome due to the epidemic, and traveling to Japan has also become very troublesome. If you do not follow the requirements, you may be refused entry! !

Lemon talks about the latest Japanese visa application and new policies for going to Japan ~

  • Changes in visa procedures

In addition to the previously required materials, a confirmation letter and an oath have also been added. The confirmation letter is not difficult to obtain. You can just obtain it directly from the visa agency and sign it by hand. But here comes the point! ! ! It’s also difficult! ! ! What to do with this "oath"? ? ?

--Oath letter-

needs to be signed and stamped by the school to which it belongs. If you are going to a language school, then ask the teacher of the language school to sign and seal it; by analogy, if you apply for a Japanese university graduate student or SGU student, find the signature and seal of the applying university. Chapter is enough. After the school signs and seals, it needs to submit two copies of the application to the embassy. After one of them is reviewed by the embassy, ​​it will be stamped with the embassy's "acceptance seal" and returned to the applicant (the student) through the application agency. .

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--When entering Japan, the

applicant (student himself) must submit a copy of the oath (stamped with the "acceptance seal" of the consulate) to the quarantine officer.

  • Changes to the process of traveling to Japan

In addition to the normal procedures, you need to present and two additional materials to the immigration inspection officer and quarantine officer for confirmation

① A copy of the oath stamped with the "acceptance seal" of the embassy

is fixed by the embassy, ​​see below for details The template must be an oath stamped with the "receipt seal" of the embassy, ​​otherwise it will be invalid.

② COVID-19 test certificate taken within 72 hours before leaving the country (the test result is negative)

In principle, it is required to use the format specified by the embassy, ​​see the table below.

If you cannot use the format specified by the embassy, ​​you can. However, the following projects require and all are written in English .

① Identity information (name, passport number, nationality, date of birth, gender)

② COVID-19 test content certificate

sampling specimen (only one of 2 specimens recorded in the prescribed format ),

detection method ( Only one of the 3 detection methods described in the prescribed format ),

detection results,

sample sampling date,

Test result decision time,

Test certificate delivery time

③ Medical institution information

Name of the medical institution (or physician name),

Medical institution address, medical institution official seal (or physician signature)

In addition, when leaving China, each airline The company may also require passengers to present COVID-19 test certificates, etc., so students must confirm in advance.

Please note:

a. If the test certificate items recorded in other formats are incomplete, entry will be refused.

b. When undergoing immigration inspection in Japan, if the immigration officer determines that those who are unable to provide necessary relevant documents will be refused entry in accordance with the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act.

c. Those who are allowed to enter the country using false COVID-19 test certificates will have their status of residence revoked and deported in accordance with the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act.

  • The final point! ! !

After entering Japan, you need to abide by the epidemic prevention measures such as "you need to be quarantined in a designated place for 14 days after entry" and "restrict travel methods" stated in the pledge. In addition, after a visa is issued under this measure, the applicant needs to download the contact confirmation APP on the smartphone when entering Japan.

When entering Japan, airport quarantine and immigration personnel will confirm it. Please be sure to download and install the relevant APP before entering Japan.