Travelers who qualify to travel visa-free under the Visa Waiver Program are eligible to travel across the United States. You must apply for an ESTA. If you are crossing the United States to a destination in Canada, Mexico or adjacent islands, the traveler may return to the United States on the return journey using any means of transportation, provided that the total tour, including both transit times and to Canada, Mexico or adjacent islands, does not exceed 90 days. If you are crossing the United States to canada, Mexico or the adjacent islands, spending more than 90 days there, you can return to the United States if you can prove at a port of entry that your stay in the neighboring country made sense. If you are travelling to a destination outside of Canada, Mexico or adjacent islands, the return journey must be made with a participating airline, but not within 90 days, as the traveller will need to submit a new application for registration. Travelers crossing the United States to settle in Mexico, Canada, Bermuda or the Caribbean islands must be legal residents of those territories. Travellers who have committed minor traffic offences that have not resulted in an arrest or conviction for the offence may travel without a visa if they are otherwise qualified. If the traffic violation occurred while you were in the United States and you have an unpaid fine against you or did not attend your hearing, there may be an arrest warrant for your arrest and you may have difficulty applying for admission to the United States. Therefore, you should resolve the issue before traveling by contacting the court where you are expected to appear. If you do not know the address of the court, information is available online at www.refdesk.com. Visa-free travel does not apply to those who plan to study, work, or stay in the United States for more than 90 days, or who imagine they want to change their status (from tourism to students, etc.) once they are in the United States.

These travelers need a visa. If an immigration officer believes that a visa-free traveller will study, work or stay longer than 90 days, the official will refuse to admit the traveller. Holders of passports pre-registered with Japanese diplomatic missions in the relevant country (embassy, consulate or consulate) issued by these two countries may enter without a visa:[6][7] The countries listed on the website of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs have mutual agreements with Japan on visa waiver, and nationals of these countries who wish to engage in activities that fall within the domain of a temporary visitor are not not required to obtain a visa to enter Japan. However, these visa-free rules do not apply, of course, to foreigners who intend to work or engage in other activities in exchange for compensation. According to reports, Japan is expected to ease the visa requirement for visitors from key markets such as India, China and Vietnam from the summer of 2016. [101] A new wave of visa liberalization policy for Chinese nationals began on October 17, 2016[102] for Indian nationals began on January 1, 2018. [103] Always make sure you have your passport with you at all times so you don`t lose it. You can also take a photo of your passport or use a scanner app to download a digital copy of your passport.

If you do this, you won`t lose your phone! Chinese tourists traveling on approved cruise ships do not need a visa as of April 2015. You must embark and disembark the same specified vessels. [100] In July 2017, Japan took steps regarding its visa waiver agreements with 68 countries. Nationals of these 68 countries are not required to obtain a visa for Japan if the purpose of their visit is tourism, trade, conferences, visits to family or friends, etc. To engage in paid activities in Japan or to stay in Japan beyond the specified stay, a visa is required to enter the country. Need more time in Japan? You may be able to apply to the Department of Justice for an extension. Starting in 2014, citizens of the Philippines and Vietnam traveling in groups through a registered travel agent will be able to obtain entry visas for sightseeing tours for up to 15 days in a streamlined process that requires fewer documents than before. [97] In addition, nationals of India, the Philippines and Vietnam may obtain multiple-entry visas provided they have visited Japan and other G7 countries or have « sufficient financial capacity. » [98] [99] The length of stay granted upon arrival in Japan is 15 days for Brunei, Indonesia and Thailand and 30 days for the United Arab Emirates.

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