The Japanese government is to ease conditions for multiple entry visas issued to independent Chinese tourists.
The foreign ministry currently issues multiple-entry visas when Chinese tourists with a certain amount of income stay overnight in Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima or Okinawa Prefecture on their first trip to Japan.
The visa is valid for 3 years. The duration of the stay must be within 90 days for each entry.
The ministry conveyed its intention to relax the conditions to promote exchanges when the foreign ministers of the two countries met earlier this month.
Officials are considering issuing multiple-entry visas for people with incomes lower than the current criterion if they have visited Japan in the past 3 years.
They are also considering allowing high-income earners to enter Japan even if they don't visit any of the four prefectures.
Source: http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20141124_09.html
The foreign ministry currently issues multiple-entry visas when Chinese tourists with a certain amount of income stay overnight in Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima or Okinawa Prefecture on their first trip to Japan.
The visa is valid for 3 years. The duration of the stay must be within 90 days for each entry.
The ministry conveyed its intention to relax the conditions to promote exchanges when the foreign ministers of the two countries met earlier this month.
Officials are considering issuing multiple-entry visas for people with incomes lower than the current criterion if they have visited Japan in the past 3 years.
They are also considering allowing high-income earners to enter Japan even if they don't visit any of the four prefectures.
Source: http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20141124_09.html
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