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    The Japanese government will allow foreign residents with valid status of residence to re-enter Japan from designated countries starting September 1, 2020. To do so, they must pledge to follow COVID-19 measures and obtain a certificate proving a negative test taken within 72 hours of departure. Those wanting to re-enter must submit a request with personal details to the immigration agency and will receive a receipt to present at departure and re-entry along with the test certificate. The request process and requirements are outlined.

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    The Japanese government will allow foreign residents with valid status of residence to re-enter Japan from designated countries starting September 1, 2020. To do so, they must pledge to follow COVID-19 measures and obtain a certificate proving a negative test taken within 72 hours of departure. Those wanting to re-enter must submit a request with personal details to the immigration agency and will receive a receipt to present at departure and re-entry along with the test certificate. The request process and requirements are outlined.

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    The Japanese government will allow foreign residents with valid status of residence to re-enter Japan from designated countries starting September 1, 2020. To do so, they must pledge to follow COVID-19 measures and obtain a certificate proving a negative test taken within 72 hours of departure. Those wanting to re-enter must submit a request with personal details to the immigration agency and will receive a receipt to present at departure and re-entry along with the test certificate. The request process and requirements are outlined.

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    The Japanese government will allow foreign residents with valid status of residence to re-enter Japan from designated countries starting September 1, 2020. To do so, they must pledge to follow COVID-19 measures and obtain a certificate proving a negative test taken within 72 hours of departure. Those wanting to re-enter must submit a request with personal details to the immigration agency and will receive a receipt to present at departure and re-entry along with the test certificate. The request process and requirements are outlined.

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    Request of intention to re-enter Japan for foreign nationals with status of residence currently residing in Japan

    August 28th 2020

    Reception of re-entry request will start from September 1st 2020, noon.
    For foreign nationals planning to leave Japan between 1st and 6th of
    September 2020, please request immigration inspector directly at
    departure port.
    Following the expansion of inspection capacity at airports, the COVID-19 Measures Headquarters announced
    on August 28, 2020 that foreign nationals residing in Japan with the status of residence who have completed the
    prescribed procedures implemented as of September 1 and who were in possession of a re-entry permit when
    leaving Japan may re-enter Japan from country/region designated as subject to denial of landing.
    Persons who wish to re-enter Japan through these measures must pledge to comply with additional epidemic
    prevention and control measures before leaving Japan and receive a Receipt for request of re-entry(hereinafter
    referred to as a “Receipt”) from the Immigration Services Agency of Japan.

    【Eligible persons】
    Foreign nationals residing in Japan who have received a residence card, who plan to travel to an country/region
    designated as subject to denial of landing, and to whom one of the following applies:
    ・ Persons with a valid re-entry permit
    ・ Persons in possession of a valid passport and residence card who are permitted to leave and enter Japan with
    a special re-entry permit
    Note 1: Special permanent residents are not subject to screening under Article 5, paragraph (1) of the
    Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act and will not be denied entry as part of measures to prevent
    the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). As a result, these measures do not apply to such persons.
    Note 2: These measures do not apply to persons whose status of residence is "Diplomat" or "Official".
    Note 3: Please refrain from submitting your request with no plans for leaving Japan or more than one month
    in advance of the date on which you intend to leave Japan.

    Procedure

    1 Pledge to comply with current quarantine measures and additional epidemic prevention and control measures
    You are required to pledge to follow the additional epidemic prevention and control measures below.
    After confirming the information, submit a request of your intention to re-enter Japan following the
    procedure in step 2 below if you agree to comply.

    Additional epidemic prevention and control measures


    The acquisition of a Certificate of Testing for COVID-19 from a medical facility in the country/region of stay
    proving a negative test result having undergone a test for COVID-19 (the novel coronavirus) within 72 hours prior
    to departing from the country/region of stay, for re-entry to Japan.
    2 Request of intention to re-enter Japan
    When intending to re-enter Japan, persons who pledge to comply with the additional epidemic prevention and
    control measures above should submit a request of their intention to re-enter Japan along with all required
    information to the Immigration Services Agency of Japan at the email address listed below.
    Any personal information will be used exclusively for this procedure and not for any other purposes.
    The following points should be observed when submitting your request.
    * Requests with incorrect information cannot be accepted.
    * Receipts are distributed based on factors such as inspection capacity at airports. Distribution may be
    temporarily suspended after the available number of receipts has been distributed.
    * Each receipt can only be used to re-enter Japan once.
    * Emails with attachments and emails that are classified as spam cannot be accepted.
    * Requests from outside of Japan cannot be accepted. If you have already left Japan, please contact the
    nearest Japanese Embassy or Consulate in your current country.
    * A single request cannot cover more than one person. A separate request must be provided for each
    person.
    * All required information must be included in the main body of the email in single-byte alphanumeric
    characters.

    3 Acquisition of Receipt
    The Immigration Services Agency of Japan will check your request. If you are eligible, you will receive an
    email confirming that your request has been accepted.
    This email is your Receipt for request of re-entry, ensure that you save this data or print the email.
    *If you have your email the account reject setting for spam, you may not receive our reply. Please check your
    setting in advance.

    4 Departure procedure
    Present your Receipt to an immigration officer at your port of departure.
    Persons who cannot present a Receipt may not be eligible to use this procedure.

    5 Acquisition of certificate of testing


    Acquire a Certificate of Testing for COVID-19 from a medical facility in the country/region of stay proving a
    negative test result having undergone a test for COVID-19 (the novel coronavirus) within 72 hours prior to
    departing from the country/region of stay.
    * In principle, the specified format should be used. The certificate should be filled out at the medical facility
    (entirely in English) and signed by your doctor or have their seal affixed. When using another format, the
    information provided should be the same as that in the prescribed format.
    *Only samples and testing methods listed in the prescribed format for the certificate of testing can be
    accepted.
    Format for certificate of testing for COVID-19 required for re-entry to Japan by foreign nationals who have
    left Japan with a re-entry permit

    6 Re-entry procedure
    Upon arrival in Japan, undergo inspection of COVID-19 at the quarantine station inspection.
    Following immigration inspection, present your Receipt and certificate of testing, then undergo inspection.
    Persons not in possession of a certificate of testing may be denied entry to Japan.

    Example of required information

    特設ホームページ掲載の追加的防疫措置の内容を確認しました。再入国に当たっては，同措置に従うことを
    誓約します。
    I have confirmed the additional quarantine measures on the dedicated website and pledge to comply with
    these measures when re-entering Japan.

    再入国の予定は以下のとおりです。
    My schedule for re-entry to Japan is as follows.
    (1)在留カード番号(Residence Card Number)：AB12345678CD
    (2)国籍・地域（Country/Region）：USA
    (3)氏名（Name）
    ：TURNER ELIZABETH
    (4)性別(Sex)：Female
    (5)生年月日(D.O.B)：19851231(yyyymmdd)
    (6)渡航予定先(Destination)：USA
    (7)出国予定年月日(Departure Date)：20200910
    (8)出国予定港(Departure Port)：NARITA
    (9)再入国予定年月日(Re-entry Date)：20201001
    (10)再入国予定港(Re-entry Port)：HANEDA

    Procedure for sending email

    The email address for request will be shown after September 1st 2020,
    noon.
    For foreign nationals planning to leave Japan between 1st and 6th of
    September 2020, please request immigration inspector directly at
    departure port.

    Contact: Border Management Division, Immigration Department, Immigration Services Agency


    Tel: (Operator) 03-3580-4111 (Ext. No. 5686･2760

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