Is there a certain period of time we should wait before visiting Japan again (Visit limits)?

8/11/2017 5:45:00 PM

Last year (2016), I went to Japan for 3 months as a consultant, but with a tourist visa. I told immigration that I was there to work as a consultant sent by my company; they asked only for my business card. I took a week off to go to Korea, then back to Japan for two weeks, before finally returning to the US, where I live.

On my return to Japan from Korea, they didn’t asked anything.

This year (2017), I went again to work for over a month to Japan; after my work was done, I went to Korea for a week, then went back to Japan and left to return to the US.

On my return to Japan, they asked about my residency; I told them I would leave for the US in a couple of days and showed my flight’s ticket. They allowed me to enter Japan without any other problem.

From my experience, I can say that it all depends on your ability to show that you are not planning on living in Japan, and if you say a few words in Japanese it helps.

8/5/2017 2:50:16 AM

By Japanese rules as tourist you can stay in the country up to 180 days per a year and 90 days per visit. There is no any required period to stay outside of Japan after one visit. But immigration officer has right to refuse you to enter if he thinks you are going to stay longer than 180 days (for example staid 60 day, than 90 days and want enter again).

If you come for short time like 1 month then there should be no any problem to come in few days for another 90 days.

http://www.my.emb-japan.go.jp/English/visit.html

8/4/2017 9:41:01 AM

Because you made a generic question, I answer generically.

Often tourist visa are for X days within a Y days period. Often it is: 90 days over 180 or 360 days. This mean that you can stay maximum 90 days every half or entire year.

If you needs more days in a year, probably (in country point of view) you are not a tourist, so you need to apply for educational, visiting people, volunteering, business, etc.

You may be required (and usually it is) a different visa for every 90-day stays.

8/6/2017 7:25:29 AM

Short answer – there’s not always a specific time. It depends on your situation.

Any time you re-visit a country within a short time can and should raise questions. For example: visiting the US soon after being there for 90 days.

However, the point of these questions is to establish your right or reason to be there. If it’s valid and they don’t think you’re trying to ‘live’ unofficially in the country, for example, they’ll let you through.

It’s not about how long since your last visit (although that can be part of it), but about your intentions, as perceived by the officer questioning you.

On a personal vote, I visited Japan, then flew to the US and Canada, and was back in Japan 3 weeks later. No questions, no problem. I’m also going again this September.

My friend is getting married to a Japanese girl, and he’s probably visited five times in the last 18 months – again, no problems.

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