{"id":34781,"date":"2025-06-02T08:02:46","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T08:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/?p=34781"},"modified":"2025-06-02T08:02:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T08:02:46","slug":"uae-nationals-can-enjoy-up-to-90-day-visa-free-stay-in-japan-starting-july-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/uae-nationals-can-enjoy-up-to-90-day-visa-free-stay-in-japan-starting-july-1\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE Nationals Can Enjoy Up to 90-Day Visa-Free Stay in Japan Starting July 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Travelling to Japan is about to get easier for UAE citizens. <strong>Starting July 1, 2025, UAE nationals<\/strong> holding ordinary passports will be <strong>able to stay in Japan for up to 90 days without a visa <\/strong>\u2014 a significant increase from the previous 30-day limit.<\/p>\n<p>The update was confirmed by the UAE Embassy in Tokyo, and it <strong>applies to ordinary passport holders travelling for short-term purposes<\/strong>, such as sightseeing, business, or visiting friends and family.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34783\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shutterstock_2441812285.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shutterstock_2441812285.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shutterstock_2441812285-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shutterstock_2441812285-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shutterstock_2441812285-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To benefit from this extended visa-free entry to Japan, travellers must meet the following criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be a <strong>UAE national with a valid ordinary passport<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>passport must be ICAO-compliant<\/strong> (an IC or electronic passport)<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>purpose of the visit must be a short-term stay<\/strong> \u2014 including tourism, business trips, or personal visits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This move builds on the visa exemption agreement that has been in place since November 2022, allowing UAE citizens to enter Japan without a visa. Now, with the new 90-day stay rule, visitors will have even more flexibility to explore, work, or spend time with loved ones in Japan.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34782\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shutterstock_1085134925.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shutterstock_1085134925.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shutterstock_1085134925-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shutterstock_1085134925-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shutterstock_1085134925-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>UAE has also taken steps to ease travel for Japanese citizens<\/strong>. In 2024, it introduced a visa waiver for Japanese passport holders, allowing short-term stays of up to 90 days without a visa. These updates are part of the broader effort to strengthen bilateral relations between the UAE and Japan, particularly in areas like tourism, trade, and cultural exchange.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a UAE passport holder planning a trip to Japan, now is the perfect time to start preparing your itinerary \u2014 and enjoy a longer stay without extra paperwork.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travelling to Japan is about to get easier for UAE citizens. Starting July 1, 2025, UAE nationals holding ordinary passports will be able to stay in Japan for up to 90 days without a visa \u2014 a significant increase from the previous 30-day limit. The update was confirmed by the UAE Embassy in Tokyo, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":34784,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-34781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"tags":[{"id":15448,"slug":"news","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News"}}],"countries":[{"id":15497,"slug":"uae","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/uae\/","api_id":254,"title":{"rendered":"UAE"}}],"cities":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34781\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}