VISA

1. In view of the situation of Tuberculosis (TB) cases in Japan, the Immigration Services Agency, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan will introduce the Pre-Entry TB screening to nationals of countries with a particularly large number of TB cases in Japan who wish to enter Japan for a medium- to long-term , to ensure that they do not have active TB before traveling to Japan.

2. TB screening will apply to nationals of countries (the Philippines, Viet Nam, Indonesia, Nepal, Myanmar, and China) with a large proportion of foreign-born cases diagnosed with TB during their stay in Japan who intend to enter and stay in Japan as a "mid– to long-term residents” (excluding re-entry permit holder) or under the provisions of Notifications No. 53 (Digital Nomad) or No. 54 (Spouse or Child of Digital Nomad) on “Designated Activities.”

However, if the residence permit or other documentation issued by the government of the applicant’s place of residence confirms that their current place of residence is outside the abovementioned countries, the applicant will be exempt from the TB screening.

• (Note) “Mid– to long-term residents” refers to individuals specified in Article 19-3 of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (foreign nationals who are residing in Japan with a status of residence, excluding those who fall into one of the following categories: (1) a person who has been granted a period of stay of not exceeding three months; (2) a person who has been granted the status of residence of “Temporary Visitor” ; (3) a person who has been granted the status of residence of “Diplomat” or “Official”; and (4) a person prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order as being equivalent to a person mentioned in (1) through (3) ).

JET Programme participants, JICA trainees (both long-term and short-term), international students of JICA’s Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS), Japanese Government Scholarship students with an embassy recommendation, foreign students who enter Japan under commissioned education and training programs, nurses and care workers accepted under Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with applicable countries, specified skilled workers, and foreign nationals who enter Japan under the Project to Accept Foreigners Conducting Housekeeping Services in National Strategic Special Zones (pursuant to the Act on National Strategic Special Zones, Article 16-4) will be temporarily exempt from the screening. 3. Please visit the website of Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan’s Pre-Entry Tuberculosis Screening) for details.

• Guideline for Japan’s Pre-Entry Tuberculosis Screening (PDF)