New Travel Limitations Connected to Omicron Variant – U.S. Embassy Tokyo (November 29, 2021)

Area: Japan
Day: November 29, 2021

NEW Journey Constraints

On November 29, 2021, the Federal government of Japan introduced strengthened quarantine steps in response to the emergence of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Successful November 30, 2021 at 00:00, entry of new, non-resident overseas nationals (to contain students on academic journey) will be suspended.

Travelers who are permitted to enter Japan will be demanded to quarantine at house, a private residence, or in a resort for 14 times issue to approval by the Government of Japan. Prior plans to cut down the quarantine period of time to three or 10 times have been suspended.

At the moment, travelers from the United States are not topic to improved quarantine steps which require new arrivals to quarantine in a Japanese governing administration-selected spot. Tourists coming from several southern African nations around the world will now be required to quarantine for 10 days in a Govt of Japan facility. Policies associated to quarantine requirements might adjust often and with minimal recognize. Travelers need to observe area news means, as very well as Ministry of International Affairs, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Wellbeing, Labour, and Welfare internet sites ahead of touring.

The total quantity of vacationers approved to enter Japan will lessen from 5,000 to 3,000 setting up on December 1, 2021.

The U.S. Embassy strongly urges any U.S. citizens taking into consideration journey to Japan to thoroughly assessment the details obtainable from the Govt of Japan.

The U.S. Embassy’s capability to intervene on behalf of vacationers denied boarding at their issue of embarkation or denied entry on arrival to Japan is really confined, and those tourists denied entry at Japanese ports of entry will most likely be straight away reboarded on flights back again to the United States.

For questions relating to the government of Japan’s journey constraints, pay a visit to the Ministry of International Affairs web-site area entitled, “Phased Actions for Resuming Cross-Border Travel” and “Border Enforcement Actions to Reduce the Spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).”

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