Entering Japan on a temporary passport
I will be flying to Japan using a temporary "emergency"-type passport. These are not biometric, as they do not contain a chip with fingerprints inside them.
Has any citizen from either Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania or Austria visited Japan lately and entered it with one of those passports?
I'm asking to see if there might be any special circumstances that may apply at the airport if one arrives with those passports (e.g. getting a nastier entry-interview after landing or being taken more in-depth biometrics)
Best Answer
Whilst at immigration at Narita back in late 2012, I spoke to an Austrian in front of me who was on a Notpass (which is white), and she had the same experience as me (ordinary Swedish passport): just a quick photo match, scan of the passport, fingerprint and photo taking and then getting the entry sticker.
Entry interview? None, as the officer clearly didn't speak English, and although I do speak Japanese, I did not show it even by a "Konnichiwa" to speeden things up.
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