VISA and Consular Information
Visa exemption measures for Australian passport holders have been paused.
Australian passport holders currently need a valid visa to enter Japan. For details, see here.
Tourist entry and tourist visas are not available at this time
Current guidelines for Visa Applications:
- Business trips and Certificate of Eligibility holders with ERFS Certificate (受付済書)
- Family of Japanese Citizens/Permanent Residents & other special cases
Border enforcement measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs link)
Current procedure of entry into Japan (PCR Test Certificate, Quarantine, Visa Application)
Introduction of Visit Japan Web（A web service where visitors can register necessary information to enter Japan）
Fast Track: pre-registration for Japanese quarantine procedures
Information related to COVID-19 from the Immigration Services Agency of Japan (CoE, re-entry permit, etc.) (link in Japanese)
Recommended Information
- Visas
- Visa Enquiries
- Working Holiday Visa
- Temporary Visitor Visa
- Transit Visa
- Employment or Working Visa
- General Visa
- Specified Visa
- Visa Frequently Asked Questions
- Consular
- The Hague Convention (The Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction)
- Police Certificate
- Travel
- Further Use of Facial Recognition Automated Gates (Notice)
- Vaccinations
- Medicine
- Customs
- Quarantine
- Mobile Sim Cards
- Immigration Procedures Guidebook
- New Residency Management System
- Changes to the Basic Resident Registration Law
- A Daily Life Support Portal for Foreign Nationals