{"question":{"passport":"RWA","destination":"JPN","entryDate":"2026-09-12"},"dateBasis":"reference-date","status":"conditional","headline":"Visa, stay set by the visa","requirement":{"kind":"visa_consular","message":"Before you travel: you need a visa from an embassy or consulate."},"stay":{"kind":"SET_BY_VISA","phrasing":"How long you may stay is set by your visa."},"conditions":[],"caveat":null,"source":{"documentId":"ica-lawdata","url":"https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/api/1/lawdata/326CO0000000319","passage":"本邦に上陸しようとする外国人（乗員を除く。以下この節において同じ。）は、有効な旅券で日本国領事官等の査証を受けたものを所持しなければならない。…ただし、国際約束若しくは日本国政府が外国政府に対して行つた通告により日本国領事官等の査証を必要としないこととされている外国人の旅券、第二十六条第一項の規定により再入国の許可を受けている者（第二十六条の二第一項又は第二十六条の三第一項の規定により再入国の許可を受けたものとみなされる者を含む。以下同じ。）の旅券又は第六十一条の二の十五第一項の規定により難民旅行証明書の交付を受けている者の当該証明書には、日本国領事官等の査証を要しない。","explanation":"Article 6(1) requires every alien landing in Japan to hold a valid passport bearing a consular visa, and the proviso exempts only passports covered by an international agreement or notification (and re-entry permit and refugee travel certificate holders). None of the never-listed issuers in this row appears in the MOFA's 74-country visa-exemption list, and each conditional-listed issuer appears only under a condition (passport feature or prior registration); an issuer in either situation that is not actually covered by a live exemption must obtain a visa in advance.","publisher":"昭和二十六年政令第三百十九号 … 出入国管理及び難民認定法"},"checkedAt":"2026-08-28","snapshotAsOf":"2026-09-10","dataVersion":"4f66864a7d4f8a08b6c8c7e446d7f16addcd9303","upcomingChange":null,"alternatives":[],"scope":{"covers":["recorded entry requirement","recorded stay allowance"],"notEstablished":["personal admission decision","work permission","residence rights","tax position","individual eligibility for every condition"],"passportType":"ordinary"}}