Is a transit visa required at Narita, Japan if you're on a multi city itinerary?
I'm an Indian passport holder, long term resident of Singapore and a long term American visa holder. I've always been traveling to the states from Singapore via Narita, Tokyo. However, my most recent flight was booked as a multi city ticket from Singapore to Japan and then from Japan to the States. My flight is operated by ANA (both legs: Singapore - Japan, Japan - US) and I've a 5 hour layover in Japan.
I do not need to exit the airport and I will not have carry on luggage that needs to be picked up from the baggage carousel.
The Japanese Embassy has told me that I will need a visa if and only if I need to pass Immigration. The airline tells me that I will need a transit visa regardless.
Does anyone know which party is actually correct?
Best Answer
You do not need a visa if not clearing immigration, as stated in Timatic, the database used by Airlines
TWOV (Transit Without Visa):
Holders of onward tickets transiting on the same calendar day.
Check in online and print out both boarding passes, so you won't have to deal with any desk staff, or, if you do, they will have proof of your onward travel
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Do I need a visa to transit through Narita?
If you would normally need a visa to enter for Japan, you can transit without a visa only if: You have a confirmed onward ticket within the same calendar day. You stay within the international transit area of the airport. You have the necessary documents needed for the next country of destination.Is transit visa required for connecting flights in Japan?
No visa is required for transiting in Japanese airports if you have immediate flight connections regardless of nationality. Anyway, there is a Japanese transit visa which is intended for people who have longer layovers before transiting and want to go sightseeing or resting in Japan for few days (up to 15 days).Can passengers transit through Narita?
NARITA AIRPORTSecurity screening is required for connecting passengers. \u203bFlight information and check-in counters are subject to change. Please check beforehand. \u203bPlease be advised that, due to border front COVID-19 countermeasures, arrival procedures may take several hours.Do I need a visa to catch a connecting flight?
In general, travelers in transit through the United States require valid C-1 visas.TOKYO NARITA Airport INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER during COVID-19
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Answer 2
Technically as @Crazydre mentioned, you do not need the transit visa for Japan. However since you have separate tickets, at least from my experience, you would have to do some serious convincing for the airline to check you in without the visa.
The reason for this is that the airline bringing you to Japan has no control or responsibilities over your second flight. It may be possible, for example, that the second airline cancels your second flight after you checked into the first one (due to weather, for example). In Narita - unlike AMS and many other airports - to get to the airport transit area you need to have the boarding pass, which is scanned before they let you through. They won't let you in if your flight has been canceled, and in this case you'd be stuck in the arrival gates area.
Answer 3
I am an Indian national residing in the United States of America under a non-immigrant visa. I am travelling to India via Tokyo and Singapore and returning on the same path. For Japan visas, there is a twenty-four-hour hotline for the U.S.A. that you can call +1-888-671-4583 for all visa enquiries. I got this information from the Japan Consulate General at Los Angeles' website. The hotline is very helpful, and when I told them my itinerary, they deemed that I would be needing a transit visa for my India-going flight, but I won't be needing any transit visa for the return flight. The general rule of thumb for Japan is that if you stay in the same airport with valid proof of connecting flight and all documents (like passport, visa etc.) then for short delays, you do not need any transit visas. This is my case while returning to the states. While going to India however, I am landing in Narita Terminal 1, and my connecting flight going to Singapore is from Haneda Intl' Terminal and hence I need to get a transit visa. Although the rules are pretty straight-forward, I would rather just call the number if I were you. The staff is very helpful and resolved everything in 5 mins.
On a side note, the fees for getting a transit visa for Indian nationals is $1 (cash) in 2019 as given here. If you are applying from Japan's Indian consulates for a transit visa instead, it should cost you INR 50 in 2019 (also given here).
Answer 4
You can transit through Japan airport, if you hold a same airline onward ticket or her code sharing sister airlines. An of course you have no intention to pass the immigration control. Otherwise you need a visa , it means that both parties stood on right.
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