Japan visa/ onward/return ticket requirements?? HELP?

[DONNAKG]

Hello-

I have researched this but to no avail.

We are arriving in Osaka, Japan  from the US for a few days before boarding the Diamond Princess on Nov. 21st, 2019 in Tokyo .

We have, of course ,our passports . Online it talks about an * onward/return ticket* required.????

Does anyone have knowledge of how to acquire this??

thanks so much-

DONNAKG

[riffatsea]

Hi,

Are  you a USA citizen? If yes, then you don't need a VISA for Japan.

IF not then they just want proof you'll be leaving Japan for your home country.

 

They just want to make sure you are not planning to stay in Japan and not return home.

Edited January 26, 2019 by riffatsea

[DONNAKG]

THANKS RIFFATSEA!

Yes we are US citizens.  We prefer to be let into the country of Japan 😁LOL

On our Vietnam cruise the staff took our passports and issued a *landing card* to use

while in the Vietnam ports of cal.

Just wondering if the Japan cruise will do the same.??

thanks

DONNAKG

[riffatsea]

You will be allowed into Japan with your passports.

Not sure if you are flying home after the cruise or taking the cruise to another country after Japan but in any case you are covered for "onward/return ticket!"

You did not ask about the procedure on the ship in your original post.

I do not know if staff takes your passport as I have only visited Japan on land.

 

[Shorex]

1. To confirm, for US citizens, no visa is required to enter Japan for tourist/business stays up to 90 days.

2. Your proof of onward/return ticket is your cruise ticket.

 

Whether or not the cruise ship holds your passport for all or part of the cruise depends on the itinerary and the immigration policies of the ports you visit.

[DONNAKG]

thanks for the info!!

[SRF]

On 1/27/2019 at 11:23 AM, Shorex said:

1. To confirm, for US citizens, no visa is required to enter Japan for tourist/business stays up to 90 days.

 

 

To be technically correct, that is true if you are traveling on a tourist passport.

 

Other types of passports have different requirements.

[Shorex]

To be technically correct, there are three types of US passports: Regular, Official, and Diplomatic. There is not a passport designated as "tourist." However, in the vernacular a Regular passport may be referred to as such. Tourism is but one of its applications. (Passport card is irrelevant in this discussion.) People who carry Official and Diplomatic passports are savvy enough to know the differences.

 

https://www.us-passport-service-guide.com/types-of-passports.html

Edited January 28, 2019 by Shorex
clarification

[SRF]

19 hours ago, Shorex said:

To be technically correct, there are three types of US passports: Regular, Official, and Diplomatic. There is not a passport designated as "tourist." However, in the vernacular a Regular passport may be referred to as such. Tourism is but one of its applications. (Passport card is irrelevant in this discussion.) People who carry Official and Diplomatic passports are savvy enough to know the differences.

 

https://www.us-passport-service-guide.com/types-of-passports.html

 

Trust me, you cannot assume that.  They SHOULD. 😄

 

Hmm, even the people who issue passports call them Tourist passports.  But true, they are used for business trips also.

[new_cruiser]

On 1/26/2019 at 8:18 AM, DONNAKG said:

THANKS RIFFATSEA!

Yes we are US citizens.  We prefer to be let into the country of Japan 😁LOL

On our Vietnam cruise the staff took our passports and issued a *landing card* to use

while in the Vietnam ports of cal.

Just wondering if the Japan cruise will do the same.??

thanks

DONNAKG

 

My understanding is that Japan is one of the countries that requires you to carry your passport when leaving the ship. I was on Windstar Star Legend for a Japan to Alaska crossing. The ship didn't collect our passports until after we left our last Japan port.