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Multi-entry Visa for Japan?

 
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Wurmwood



Joined: 13 Aug 2006
PostPosted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 8:46 pm    Post subject: Multi-entry Visa for Japan? Reply with quote
Hi, everyone.

I'm planning on visiting Japan for Chuseok and I was wondering if I need a multi-entry visa to do that. I ask because, when I went to Cambodia two years ago, I learned (much to my dismay, at the airport right before my flight) that I need a multi-entry visa if I want to leave Korea and come back again. Now, I'm thinking I need one to go to Japan, but when I went to the airport to ask about it, they disagreed. They basically said, "No, it's fine; you don't need a new visa." I still can't help being skeptical. I don't want to go through the Cambodia situation again and get to the dock (I'm taking a ferry from Busan) only to find out I need a different visa if I want to come back. I'm sure one of you NON-multi-entry visa holder must have been to Japan before or know someone who has, so am I good to go or do I need to go back and insist on a new visa?

Thanks, everyone.
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mdsb87



Joined: 16 Aug 2010
Location: Gyeongsangnam do
PostPosted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 9:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
You just need to show your ARC. That shows you are a registered foreigner and allows you to go and return no problem. I've done it 3 times so don't worry!
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ttompatz



Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
PostPosted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 9:44 pm    Post subject: Re: Multi-entry Visa for Japan? Reply with quote
Wurmwood wrote:
Hi, everyone.

I'm planning on visiting Japan for Chuseok and I was wondering if I need a multi-entry visa to do that. I ask because, when I went to Cambodia two years ago, I learned (much to my dismay, at the airport right before my flight) that I need a multi-entry visa if I want to leave Korea and come back again. Now, I'm thinking I need one to go to Japan, but when I went to the airport to ask about it, they disagreed. They basically said, "No, it's fine; you don't need a new visa." I still can't help being skeptical. I don't want to go through the Cambodia situation again and get to the dock (I'm taking a ferry from Busan) only to find out I need a different visa if I want to come back. I'm sure one of you NON-multi-entry visa holder must have been to Japan before or know someone who has, so am I good to go or do I need to go back and insist on a new visa?

Thanks, everyone.


Effective December 2010 ALL registered foreigners (have an ARC) are free to leave and return without the need for a re-entry permit / multi-entry visa for as long as their ARC remains valid with the

NOTABLE EXCEPTION

that F5 holders are limited to a maximum of 2 consecutive years outside of Korea.

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Wurmwood



Joined: 13 Aug 2006
PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 3:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Excellent. Good to hear. Thanks, guys.
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timephone



Joined: 16 Jun 2012
PostPosted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 1:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Relevant question:

I'm new in Korea and planning on traveling to Japan for Chuseok, however I don't have my ARC yet. I should have it by the time I leave, however if I don't will my multi-entry E2 visa suffice (on my visa under "Entries" it says "M)? What is the situation with a Japan visa, do I just need to show my US passport at the airport?
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I know this is several relevant questions, sorry. Razz
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ttompatz



Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
PostPosted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 5:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
timephone wrote:
Relevant question:

I'm new in Korea and planning on traveling to Japan for Chuseok, however I don't have my ARC yet. I should have it by the time I leave, however if I don't will my multi-entry E2 visa suffice (on my visa under "Entries" it says "M)? What is the situation with a Japan visa, do I just need to show my US passport at the airport?
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I know this is several relevant questions, sorry. Razz


Multi-entry visa and you should be fine.

Yes, as an American you only need your passport and exit ticket for a stay of up to 90 days in Japan.

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