Japan

Who needs a visa for Japan?

Of 198 nationalities, 72 enter Japan with no paperwork at all. The rest: 125 must be approved before they travel and 1 cannot travel there.

Visa free 72
eTA 2
eVisa 7
Visa required 116
No admission 1

Apply on the official Japan government site

This is the government's own portal. We are not paid to send you there.

What do you need?

I hold a passport from

Who needs what

Find your nationality

Visa free 72

Nothing to apply for and nothing to pay before you travel.

eTA (electronic travel authorisation) 2

Not a visa. A short online form for travellers who are already visa-exempt, usually approved automatically in minutes to hours. No appointment, no interview, no documents.

eVisa (electronic visa) 7

A real visa application, made online instead of at an embassy. It is assessed, it takes days rather than minutes, and it can be refused.

Visa required 116

You must apply and be approved before you travel. Airlines will refuse to board you without it.

No admission 1

A government policy, not a paperwork problem. No agent or service can work around it.