Can younger people actually get tourist visa (specific example: Japan) on their own?
Friends A have two kids, B and C, ages 12 and 15. They were thinking of sending them off to Japan for a week's holiday, so, staying with family friends D (D are not relatives of A, just friends).
In fact, can young people actually get tourist visa in such situations? Or do you have to be 18?
What's the deal on that?
(I realise it's likely different for various countries of course; someone may know the specific answer for Japan, or perhaps a general overview for major destinations.)
In the specific case of Japan:
http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/short/novisa.html
I've just realized that nowadays you actually do not need ANY visa, to go visit Japan for tourism only, if you're from most countries.
So in fact: can a 12 yr old kid (from USA) quite simply arrive in Japan for a week's holiday??
Footnote: of course, obviously, all airlines fly UMs. This question has nothing to do with airlines.
Best Answer
Can younger travelers have their own visas, yes.
Can they enter the country without a parent or legal guardian, depends on that country's rules.
Will the airline take accept them as passengers without a parent or legal guardian (UM or otherwise), depends on the airline's rules.
Getting the visa is the easy part, but likely needs a parent's signature, not something they can do totally on their own.
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My kids, back when they were underage, used to travel all over the place. Airlines worry about young children (their upper limit for "young" varied from about 5 to 10), but for teens, no problem at all. Domestically, they do not even check ID.
I definitely got the feeling that if a toddler in diapers could somehow get his passport up on the counter, Immigration would wave him through.
We were told to give the child a permission letter, signed by both parents and notarized, and originally we did, but after several years without anyone even asking for it, we gave that up.
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