(NEW)īased on the New Border Measures (34), for all cross-border travelers and returnees from countries/regions where the B.1.1.529 Omicron variant becomes dominant (all countries/regions except for those where COVID-19 variants other than the Omicron variant become dominant, based on the New Border Measures (27) (February 24, 2022)), on-arrival test at the quarantine station, self-quarantine in places such as their own residence or accommodations, and refraining from use of public transportation are no longer required in principle. (NEW)Īll travelers and returnees arriving from China (excluding Hong Kong and Macau) by direct flight are required to submit a certificate of negative result of COVID-19 test conducted within 72 hours prior to departure with or without a vaccination certificate (effective since January 8, 2023). From 0:00 am (JST) on March 1, 2023, all travelers and returnees arriving from Macau by direct flight are required to submit either a certificate of negative result of COVID-19 test conducted within 72 hours prior to departure or a valid COVID-19 vaccination certificate of three doses or equivalent. (NEW)įrom 0:00 am (JST) on January 12 to February 28, 2023, all travelers and returnees arriving from Macau by direct flight are required to submit a certificate of negative result of COVID-19 test conducted within 72 hours prior to departure with or without a vaccination certificate. However, from 0:00 am (JST) on March 1, 2023, up to approximately 20% of the all travelers and returnees arriving from China (excluding Hong Kong and Macau) by direct flight are subject to an on-arrival COVID-19 test to take samples for genome sequence analysis. Lift of the suspension of visa validity below for further information.įrom 0:00 am (JST) on December 30, 2022, all travelers and returnees who have stayed in China (excluding Hong Kong and Macau) within 7 days prior to the entry and all travelers and returnees arriving from China (excluding Hong Kong) by direct flight are required to take on-arrival test at the quarantine station. Suspension of visa validity under the border measures has been also lifted from 0:00 am (JST) on October 11, 2022. Lift of the suspension of visa exemption measures for more details. In addition, the measure to limit the entry of foreign tourists to those on package tours was lifted.įurthermore, visa exemption arrangements have been resumed from 0:00 am (JST) on October 11, 2022. Regarding new entry of foreign nationals into Japan, based on the New Border Measures (34) dated on September 26, 2022, prescribed applications in the Entrants, Returnees Follow-up Systems (ERFS) is no longer required.
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