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tokyo10 · Joined: 13 Apr 2010 Posts: 27

Hi all, hope everyone is safe here. I'm making my way out tomorrow for at least a week to watch this from a safer vantage point. My question is, what is the procedure to get a re-entry permit at Narita/Haneda?

the4th2001 · Joined: 04 Oct 2010 Posts: 130 Location: Tokyo

tokyo10 · Joined: 13 Apr 2010 Posts: 27

ive heard you have to bring documentation. you think a newspaper will be sufficient?

Apsara · Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 2142 Location: Tokyo, Japan

Normally apparently it involves a lot of apologising for not following the usual procedure more than anything else, but you might find they're a bit more flexible at the moment. Tell them your parents are worried.

gaijinalways · Joined: 29 Nov 2005 Posts: 2279

tokyo10 · Joined: 13 Apr 2010 Posts: 27

myself and the 10 other people applying for emergency reentry permits received them no questions asked. Thanks.

gaijinalways · Joined: 29 Nov 2005 Posts: 2279

That's a relief, for both Japan and yourself. Cool

the4th2001 · Joined: 04 Oct 2010 Posts: 130 Location: Tokyo

I'm not sure if it's for an emergency permit or if it's just business as usual, but my friend just went to Nartia Terminal 1 and picked up the standard re-entry form from an immigration booth on the 4th floor. She didn't have to explain anything.

She was told that she can either buy a 3,000 JPY revenue stamp from Terminal 1's post office or she can pay at the immigration gate (or whatever the area beyond the security check point's called). If she pays at the immigration gate, she was told to have the exact amount prepared because they don't give back change.

**Just for future reference**

wayne432 · Joined: 05 Jun 2008 Posts: 255

With the blackouts going on and such, what did everyone find was the best way to get to Narita? I'm thinking of taking a 2 week vacation myself.

the4th2001 · Joined: 04 Oct 2010 Posts: 130 Location: Tokyo