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Icebeaver7 · Joined: 04 May 2004 Posts: 15

or is the gaijin card suffice? right now i'm in the process of getting the gaijin card.. should take around 15 days. should i go to the immigration office and ask about it? i need to return to american on october 16th or so. please help!!

AgentMulderUK · Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 2:48 pm Post subject:

Go to immigration and get one on the spot (after you have your gaijin card, of course)
You buy either a single entry or multiple entry.

Took me about 30 minutes after I arrived at the building.

joncharles · Joined: 09 Apr 2004 Posts: 132 Location: Beijing

It does take some time depending where you are. Some places it can be very quick and others it may take a couple hours depending on how crowded the office is. I would get the multiple re-entry permit at 6,000 Yen. That way you can travel often in and out of Japan if you choose.

Eleckid · Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Posts: 102 Location: Aichi, Japan

Gaijin card took me 1 month to get it. If you go to the immigration office right before it opens, then you can get your re-entry visa within 30min. But of course, you'll need your gaijin card to get the re-entry visa...You can go to your city hall (or where ever you get your gaijin card from) & tell them your situation, they might be able to do something about it.

Icebeaver7 · Joined: 04 May 2004 Posts: 15

i'll be getting my card october first.. i need to leave oct 16... man what a rip off. thanks for th einfo tho

ohdannyboy · Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 18

If you go to the imigration office in person you should be able to get one there and then. I got one from Fukuoka imigration office, in total it took me about 20 minutes. As long as you have your passport with a valid visa inside you should have no problems.

Good luck