# Japan visa requirements by passport Current entry categories for 199 passport nationalities. Access data checked August 24, 2026. Each relationship link exposes its current status, evidence history, and official application route where available. ## Citizenship (1) - [Japan](https://multipassrank.com/passport/japan) ## Visa-free (74) - [Singapore](https://multipassrank.com/singapore-japan-visa-free) - [Italy](https://multipassrank.com/italy-japan-visa-free) - [Spain](https://multipassrank.com/spain-japan-visa-free) - [Switzerland](https://multipassrank.com/switzerland-japan-visa-free) - [Finland](https://multipassrank.com/finland-japan-visa-free) - [Germany](https://multipassrank.com/germany-japan-visa-free) - [South Korea](https://multipassrank.com/south-korea-japan-visa-free) - [Sweden](https://multipassrank.com/sweden-japan-visa-free) - [Belgium](https://multipassrank.com/belgium-japan-visa-free) - [France](https://multipassrank.com/france-japan-visa-free) - [Luxembourg](https://multipassrank.com/luxembourg-japan-visa-free) - [Norway](https://multipassrank.com/norway-japan-visa-free) - [United Kingdom](https://multipassrank.com/united-kingdom-japan-visa-free) - [Ireland](https://multipassrank.com/ireland-japan-visa-free) - [Netherlands](https://multipassrank.com/netherlands-japan-visa-free) - [Portugal](https://multipassrank.com/portugal-japan-visa-free) - [Austria](https://multipassrank.com/austria-japan-visa-free) - [Denmark](https://multipassrank.com/denmark-japan-visa-free) - [Malta](https://multipassrank.com/malta-japan-visa-free) - [New Zealand](https://multipassrank.com/new-zealand-japan-visa-free) - [Greece](https://multipassrank.com/greece-japan-visa-free) - [Canada](https://multipassrank.com/canada-japan-visa-free) - [United States](https://multipassrank.com/united-states-japan-visa-free) - [Hungary](https://multipassrank.com/hungary-japan-visa-free) - [Latvia](https://multipassrank.com/latvia-japan-visa-free) - [Lithuania](https://multipassrank.com/lithuania-japan-visa-free) - [Malaysia](https://multipassrank.com/malaysia-japan-visa-free) - [Poland](https://multipassrank.com/poland-japan-visa-free) - [Slovakia](https://multipassrank.com/slovakia-japan-visa-free) - [Australia](https://multipassrank.com/australia-japan-visa-free) - [Czechia](https://multipassrank.com/czechia-japan-visa-free) - [Estonia](https://multipassrank.com/estonia-japan-visa-free) - [Iceland](https://multipassrank.com/iceland-japan-visa-free) - [Slovenia](https://multipassrank.com/slovenia-japan-visa-free) - [Croatia](https://multipassrank.com/croatia-japan-visa-free) - [Liechtenstein](https://multipassrank.com/liechtenstein-japan-visa-free) - [United Arab Emirates](https://multipassrank.com/united-arab-emirates-japan-visa-free) - [Monaco](https://multipassrank.com/monaco-japan-visa-free) - [Cyprus](https://multipassrank.com/cyprus-japan-visa-free) - [Romania](https://multipassrank.com/romania-japan-visa-free) - [Chile](https://multipassrank.com/chile-japan-visa-free) - [Bulgaria](https://multipassrank.com/bulgaria-japan-visa-free) - [Andorra](https://multipassrank.com/andorra-japan-visa-free) - [Argentina](https://multipassrank.com/argentina-japan-visa-free) - [Brazil](https://multipassrank.com/brazil-japan-visa-free) - [Hong Kong (SAR China)](https://multipassrank.com/hong-kong-sar-china-japan-visa-free) - [San Marino](https://multipassrank.com/san-marino-japan-visa-free) - [Barbados](https://multipassrank.com/barbados-japan-visa-free) - [Brunei](https://multipassrank.com/brunei-japan-visa-free) - [Israel](https://multipassrank.com/israel-japan-visa-free) - [The Bahamas](https://multipassrank.com/the-bahamas-japan-visa-free) - [Mexico](https://multipassrank.com/mexico-japan-visa-free) - [Uruguay](https://multipassrank.com/uruguay-japan-visa-free) - [Mauritius](https://multipassrank.com/mauritius-japan-visa-free) - [Costa Rica](https://multipassrank.com/costa-rica-japan-visa-free) - [Panama](https://multipassrank.com/panama-japan-visa-free) - [Paraguay](https://multipassrank.com/paraguay-japan-visa-free) - [Peru](https://multipassrank.com/peru-japan-visa-free) - [Macao (SAR China)](https://multipassrank.com/macao-sar-china-japan-visa-free) - [Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)](https://multipassrank.com/taiwan-chinese-taipei-japan-visa-free) - [Guatemala](https://multipassrank.com/guatemala-japan-visa-free) - [El Salvador](https://multipassrank.com/el-salvador-japan-visa-free) - [Serbia](https://multipassrank.com/serbia-japan-visa-free) - [Honduras](https://multipassrank.com/honduras-japan-visa-free) - [Montenegro](https://multipassrank.com/montenegro-japan-visa-free) - [North Macedonia](https://multipassrank.com/north-macedonia-japan-visa-free) - [Qatar](https://multipassrank.com/qatar-japan-visa-free) - [Türkiye](https://multipassrank.com/turkiye-japan-visa-free) - [Thailand](https://multipassrank.com/thailand-japan-visa-free) - [Suriname](https://multipassrank.com/suriname-japan-visa-free) - [Indonesia](https://multipassrank.com/indonesia-japan-visa-free) - [Lesotho](https://multipassrank.com/lesotho-japan-visa-free) - [Dominican Republic](https://multipassrank.com/dominican-republic-japan-visa-free) - [Tunisia](https://multipassrank.com/tunisia-japan-visa-free) ## Visa required (124) - [St. Vincent and the Grenadines](https://multipassrank.com/st-vincent-and-the-grenadines-japan-visa) - [St. Kitts and Nevis](https://multipassrank.com/st-kitts-and-nevis-japan-visa) - [Antigua and Barbuda](https://multipassrank.com/antigua-and-barbuda-japan-visa) - [Seychelles](https://multipassrank.com/seychelles-japan-visa) - [Vatican City](https://multipassrank.com/vatican-city-japan-visa) - [Ukraine](https://multipassrank.com/ukraine-japan-visa) - [St. Lucia](https://multipassrank.com/st-lucia-japan-visa) - [Grenada](https://multipassrank.com/grenada-japan-visa) - [Trinidad and Tobago](https://multipassrank.com/trinidad-and-tobago-japan-visa) - [Dominica](https://multipassrank.com/dominica-japan-visa) - [Solomon Islands](https://multipassrank.com/solomon-islands-japan-visa) - [Samoa](https://multipassrank.com/samoa-japan-visa) - [Marshall Islands](https://multipassrank.com/marshall-islands-japan-visa) - [Tonga](https://multipassrank.com/tonga-japan-visa) - [Tuvalu](https://multipassrank.com/tuvalu-japan-visa) - [Colombia](https://multipassrank.com/colombia-japan-visa) - [Nicaragua](https://multipassrank.com/nicaragua-japan-visa) - [Kiribati](https://multipassrank.com/kiribati-japan-visa) - [Micronesia](https://multipassrank.com/micronesia-japan-visa) - [Palau Islands](https://multipassrank.com/palau-islands-japan-visa) - [Georgia](https://multipassrank.com/georgia-japan-visa) - [Bosnia and Herzegovina](https://multipassrank.com/bosnia-and-herzegovina-japan-visa) - [Albania](https://multipassrank.com/albania-japan-visa) - [Venezuela](https://multipassrank.com/venezuela-japan-visa) - [Moldova](https://multipassrank.com/moldova-japan-visa) - [Russian Federation](https://multipassrank.com/russian-federation-japan-visa) - [South Africa](https://multipassrank.com/south-africa-japan-visa) - [Timor-Leste](https://multipassrank.com/timor-leste-japan-visa) - [Belize](https://multipassrank.com/belize-japan-visa) - [Ecuador](https://multipassrank.com/ecuador-japan-visa) - [Kuwait](https://multipassrank.com/kuwait-japan-visa) - [Fiji](https://multipassrank.com/fiji-japan-visa) - [Maldives](https://multipassrank.com/maldives-japan-visa) - [Saudi Arabia](https://multipassrank.com/saudi-arabia-japan-visa) - [Nauru](https://multipassrank.com/nauru-japan-visa) - [Kosovo](https://multipassrank.com/kosovo-japan-visa) - [Vanuatu](https://multipassrank.com/vanuatu-japan-visa) - [Guyana](https://multipassrank.com/guyana-japan-visa) - [Bahrain](https://multipassrank.com/bahrain-japan-visa) - [Jamaica](https://multipassrank.com/jamaica-japan-visa) - [Oman](https://multipassrank.com/oman-japan-visa) - [China](https://multipassrank.com/china-japan-visa) - [Papua New Guinea](https://multipassrank.com/papua-new-guinea-japan-visa) - [Bolivia](https://multipassrank.com/bolivia-japan-visa) - [Botswana](https://multipassrank.com/botswana-japan-visa) - [Belarus](https://multipassrank.com/belarus-japan-visa) - [Kazakhstan](https://multipassrank.com/kazakhstan-japan-visa) - [Namibia](https://multipassrank.com/namibia-japan-visa) - [Morocco](https://multipassrank.com/morocco-japan-visa) - [Azerbaijan](https://multipassrank.com/azerbaijan-japan-visa) - [eSwatini](https://multipassrank.com/eswatini-japan-visa) - [Ghana](https://multipassrank.com/ghana-japan-visa) - [Kenya](https://multipassrank.com/kenya-japan-visa) - [Malawi](https://multipassrank.com/malawi-japan-visa) - [Tanzania](https://multipassrank.com/tanzania-japan-visa) - [The Gambia](https://multipassrank.com/the-gambia-japan-visa) - [Rwanda](https://multipassrank.com/rwanda-japan-visa) - [Armenia](https://multipassrank.com/armenia-japan-visa) - [Mongolia](https://multipassrank.com/mongolia-japan-visa) - [Philippines](https://multipassrank.com/philippines-japan-visa) - [Zambia](https://multipassrank.com/zambia-japan-visa) - [Cape Verde Islands](https://multipassrank.com/cape-verde-islands-japan-visa) - [Mozambique](https://multipassrank.com/mozambique-japan-visa) - [Uganda](https://multipassrank.com/uganda-japan-visa) - [Sierra Leone](https://multipassrank.com/sierra-leone-japan-visa) - [Benin](https://multipassrank.com/benin-japan-visa) - [Kyrgyzstan](https://multipassrank.com/kyrgyzstan-japan-visa) - [São Tomé and Príncipe](https://multipassrank.com/sao-tome-and-principe-japan-visa) - [Zimbabwe](https://multipassrank.com/zimbabwe-japan-visa) - [Uzbekistan](https://multipassrank.com/uzbekistan-japan-visa) - [Burkina Faso](https://multipassrank.com/burkina-faso-japan-visa) - [Côte d'Ivoire](https://multipassrank.com/cote-d-ivoire-japan-visa) - [Cuba](https://multipassrank.com/cuba-japan-visa) - [India](https://multipassrank.com/india-japan-visa) - [Madagascar](https://multipassrank.com/madagascar-japan-visa) - [Senegal](https://multipassrank.com/senegal-japan-visa) - [Niger](https://multipassrank.com/niger-japan-visa) - [Togo](https://multipassrank.com/togo-japan-visa) - [Gabon](https://multipassrank.com/gabon-japan-visa) - [Tajikistan](https://multipassrank.com/tajikistan-japan-visa) - [Guinea](https://multipassrank.com/guinea-japan-visa) - [Mauritania](https://multipassrank.com/mauritania-japan-visa) - [Equatorial Guinea](https://multipassrank.com/equatorial-guinea-japan-visa) - [Mali](https://multipassrank.com/mali-japan-visa) - [Chad](https://multipassrank.com/chad-japan-visa) - [Guinea-Bissau](https://multipassrank.com/guinea-bissau-japan-visa) - [Vietnam](https://multipassrank.com/vietnam-japan-visa) - [Algeria](https://multipassrank.com/algeria-japan-visa) - [Comoro Islands](https://multipassrank.com/comoro-islands-japan-visa) - [Angola](https://multipassrank.com/angola-japan-visa) - [Cambodia](https://multipassrank.com/cambodia-japan-visa) - [Cameroon](https://multipassrank.com/cameroon-japan-visa) - [Congo (Rep.)](https://multipassrank.com/congo-rep-japan-visa) - [Jordan](https://multipassrank.com/jordan-japan-visa) - [Liberia](https://multipassrank.com/liberia-japan-visa) - [Bhutan](https://multipassrank.com/bhutan-japan-visa) - [Central African Republic](https://multipassrank.com/central-african-republic-japan-visa) - [Haiti](https://multipassrank.com/haiti-japan-visa) - [Laos](https://multipassrank.com/laos-japan-visa) - [Burundi](https://multipassrank.com/burundi-japan-visa) - [Egypt](https://multipassrank.com/egypt-japan-visa) - [Turkmenistan](https://multipassrank.com/turkmenistan-japan-visa) - [Lebanon](https://multipassrank.com/lebanon-japan-visa) - [Congo (Dem. Rep.)](https://multipassrank.com/congo-dem-rep-japan-visa) - [Djibouti](https://multipassrank.com/djibouti-japan-visa) - [Myanmar](https://multipassrank.com/myanmar-japan-visa) - [Nigeria](https://multipassrank.com/nigeria-japan-visa) - [Sri Lanka](https://multipassrank.com/sri-lanka-japan-visa) - [Eritrea](https://multipassrank.com/eritrea-japan-visa) - [Iran](https://multipassrank.com/iran-japan-visa) - [Libya](https://multipassrank.com/libya-japan-visa) - [North Korea](https://multipassrank.com/north-korea-japan-visa) - [South Sudan](https://multipassrank.com/south-sudan-japan-visa) - [Ethiopia](https://multipassrank.com/ethiopia-japan-visa) - [Sudan](https://multipassrank.com/sudan-japan-visa) - [Palestinian Territory](https://multipassrank.com/palestinian-territory-japan-visa) - [Bangladesh](https://multipassrank.com/bangladesh-japan-visa) - [Pakistan](https://multipassrank.com/pakistan-japan-visa) - [Nepal](https://multipassrank.com/nepal-japan-visa) - [Somalia](https://multipassrank.com/somalia-japan-visa) - [Yemen](https://multipassrank.com/yemen-japan-visa) - [Iraq](https://multipassrank.com/iraq-japan-visa) - [Syria](https://multipassrank.com/syria-japan-visa) - [Afghanistan](https://multipassrank.com/afghanistan-japan-visa) ## Official evidence timeline - **April 16, 2025 — Recognized Uruguayan ordinary passports are visa-exempt** (Visa-free) Japan's exemption covers the recognized older Uruguayan passport version but not the newer version omitting place of birth. - The newer ordinary passport version omitting place of birth is not recognized for travel to Japan. - An older-version passport remains eligible even when issued after 16 April 2025. - The normal landing-permission period is 90 days. Official source: - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: Exemption of visa for short-term stays](https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/short/novisa.html) - **April 2, 2023 — Registered Qatari ePassports are visa-exempt** (Visa-free) Qatari nationals qualify only after registering an ICAO-compliant ePassport with a Japanese diplomatic mission. - The ePassport must be registered at a Japanese embassy, consulate-general, or consulate. - Registration lasts three years or until the passport expires, whichever occurs first. - The source does not establish visa-free access without the required registration. Official source: - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: Exemption of visa for short-term stays](https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/short/novisa.html) - **December 1, 2014 — Registered Indonesian ePassports are visa-exempt** (Visa-free) Indonesian nationals qualify only after registering an ICAO-compliant ePassport with a Japanese mission in Indonesia. - The ICAO-compliant ePassport must be registered at a Japanese embassy, consulate-general, or consulate in Indonesia. - Registration lasts three years or until the passport expires, whichever occurs first. - The source does not establish visa-free access without the required registration. Official source: - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: Exemption of visa for short-term stays](https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/short/novisa.html) - **July 1, 2013 — Malaysian ePassports are visa-exempt** (Visa-free) Malaysia's short-stay exemption applies to ICAO-compliant ePassport holders. - A traveller without the required ePassport is advised to obtain a visa and may otherwise be refused entry. - The normal landing-permission period is 90 days. Official source: - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: Exemption of visa for short-term stays](https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/short/novisa.html) - **July 1, 2013 — Thai ePassports are visa-exempt for 15 days** (Visa-free) Thailand's short-stay exemption applies to ICAO-compliant ePassport holders for a 15-day landing period. - A traveller without the required ePassport must obtain a visa in advance and may otherwise be refused entry. - The exemption does not establish work, residence, transit, or special-document treatment. Official source: - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: Exemption of visa for short-term stays](https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/short/novisa.html) - **Current official route — Japanese citizens are not foreign visa applicants** (Citizenship) Japanese citizens use citizenship travel documents rather than a foreign visitor visa to enter Japan. - This classification does not determine the document requirements for a particular route or carrier. - It does not determine treatment of another passport held by a dual Japanese national. Official sources: - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: Japan visa frequently asked questions](https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/faq.html) - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: Japan visa requirements and procedures](https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/index.html) - **Current official route — Listed ordinary passports are exempt for short stays** (Visa-free) Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists these ordinary-passport nationalities for short-stay visa exemption. - Landing permission is normally 90 days and does not permit remunerative activity. - Austria, Germany, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom have arrangements allowing an extension up to six months. - Transit, work, residence, and special travel-document treatment remain outside this ordinary short-stay policy. Official source: - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: Exemption of visa for short-term stays](https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/short/novisa.html) - **Current official route — Brunei ordinary passports are visa-exempt for 30 days** (Visa-free) Japan's short-stay arrangement grants Brunei passport holders a 30-day landing period without a visa. - The exemption does not establish work, residence, transit, or special-document treatment. Official source: - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: Exemption of visa for short-term stays](https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/short/novisa.html) - **Current official route — Listed ICAO-compliant ePassports are visa-exempt** (Visa-free) Japan exempts these nationalities only when the traveller holds an ICAO-compliant ePassport. - The ePassport condition began on the nationality-specific dates published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. - A traveller without the required ePassport must obtain a visa in advance and may otherwise be refused entry. - The normal landing-permission period is 90 days. Official source: - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: Exemption of visa for short-term stays](https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/short/novisa.html) - **Current official route — Listed machine-readable passports are visa-exempt** (Visa-free) Japan exempts Barbados, Lesotho, and Türkiye only with ICAO-compliant machine-readable passports. - The condition began in April 2010 for Barbados and Lesotho and April 2011 for Türkiye. - A traveller without the required passport is advised to obtain a visa and may otherwise be refused entry. Official source: - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: Exemption of visa for short-term stays](https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/short/novisa.html) - **Current official route — Taiwan passports with a personal ID number are visa-exempt** (Visa-free) Japan's Taiwan exemption is limited to passports containing the holder's personal identification number. - The source does not establish the exemption for a Taiwan passport without a personal ID number. - The normal landing-permission period is 90 days. Official source: - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: Exemption of visa for short-term stays](https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/short/novisa.html) - **Current official route — Qualifying Hong Kong SAR and BN(O) passports are visa-exempt** (Visa-free) The exemption covers HKSAR passports and BN(O) passports whose holders have right of residence in Hong Kong. - The policy is limited to an HKSAR passport or a qualifying BN(O) passport with Hong Kong right of residence. - The normal landing-permission period is 90 days. Official sources: - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: Exemption of visa for short-term stays](https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/short/novisa.html) - [Embassy of Japan in the United Kingdom: Japan visa general information](https://www.uk.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/index_000025.html) - **Current official route — Macao SAR passports are visa-exempt** (Visa-free) Japan's Macao exemption is limited to passports issued by the Macao Special Administrative Region. - The source does not establish the exemption for another passport type held by a Macao citizen. - The normal landing-permission period is 90 days. Official source: - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: Exemption of visa for short-term stays](https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/short/novisa.html) - **Current official route — Other ordinary passports require a short-stay visa** (Visa required) Japan requires these non-exempt ordinary-passport nationalities to obtain a visa before a short visitor stay. - This classification covers short stays up to 90 days for tourism, business, or visits without remunerative activity. - Japan's eVisa is a residence-, purpose-, travel-mode-, and sometimes agency-conditioned application route rather than universal nationality eligibility. - Work, long stay, residence, transit, diplomatic, official, refugee, stateless, and special-document treatment remain outside this policy. Official sources: - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: Japan visa requirements and procedures](https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/index.html) - [Embassy of Japan in the United Kingdom: Japan visa general information](https://www.uk.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/index_000025.html) - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: The JAPAN eVISA system](https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/visaonline.html) ## Useful links - [HTML destination page](https://multipassrank.com/destination/japan) - [All destinations](https://multipassrank.com/destinations) - [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)