Travelling within Japan when Philppine passport expiry is within 6 months from the trip [closed]
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I currently have an Engineer's Visa/resident card in Japan. My passport will expire in April 2018, and I have to take a flight from Tokyo to Osaka in October.
I read some articles about travelling with a passport that is due to expire in 6 months but this seems to be for tourist visas and going to another country.
In line with this, I am thinking of having my passport renewed in September, but since the flight is set to be in October, I don't think I can get the renewed passport in time. I don't have a lot of travel experience so I feel a bit anxious about this.
What could be the best course of action? I'm thinking of a few solutions,
- Have the passport renewed and just simply take an overnight bus (which will cost around 2,000 yen more) or Shinkansen (costs a lot more)
- Book the flight now, have the passport renewed and ask for travel documents from the embassy for the flight (I'm not sure if this is possible)
- Have the passport renewed after the flight since the 6-month rule doesn't count for local flights (I'm not sure about this)
but some advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Best Answer
Usually domestic flights does not require passports since you are not leaving and re-entering Japan. You don't need to pass through the immigrations and customs when taking the domestic flights.
In most cases your resident card should be able to proof your identity if needed.
JAL accepts a range of documents such as resident card and driver license, Jetstar has similar rules.
You may check with your airline to double comfirm that.
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