Inside Japan during the 180 days temporary visa reset
I was wondering if any of you have any experience with this type of question as I’ve been worried sick and not gotten a definitive answer.
So, I have been to Japan twice in 2019:
April 7-16 (9 days) & September 12-December 12 (90 days)
And have booked another flight: 13 February-13 May (90 days)
Long story short I absolutely loved my stay last time a whole lot and intend to go back 90 more days to spend as much time together with my loved one as possible.
About a week after booking my flight I did some research and stumbled upon information saying I cannot stay in Japan longer than 180 days during a 12 month period on a Temporary Visa however. While I technically will be in the country when my days ‘reset’ is this safe to assume I will be okay and not be banned/fined for overstay?
I have been so stressed about this recently and don’t know if I need to change my return flight or not to be safe and leave before the ‘180 days reset day’ technically is.
Thank you for your help!
Best Answer
You'll be fine. On entry into Japan, you will be granted another 90-day Entry Permit, and you can legally stay in Japan until that expires. And since there is a respectable multi-month gap after your previous visit, you will not ring too many alarm bells for being a "visa runner".
All that said, two very lengthy trips for tourism will start to raise suspicion, if not this time, then almost certainly the next time you try to return to Japan. Be prepared to show evidence of how you're funding this trip (= you're not working illegally) and evidence of family ties or other strong reasons to leave Japan (= you're not planning to overstay). I would also strongly encourage you to find work in Japan, perhaps as an English teacher, so you can legally stay there for a longer period and make some money while you're at it, and start thinking seriously about what living together with your loved one would entail -- one of you will have to move to the other's country if you want to pull this off.
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