Do Vietnamese need Visas to shop in Japan on the way to America?

[konton 0]

My wife and are about going to leave in a few weeks for America! We're taking NWA to Toyko and then San Francisco as our port.

Everyone keeps telling me I need to stay an extra day or two in Toyko and check out all the sweet electronics I can bring home.

If we take an early flight can we just get a short term visa at the airport to go shopping? I hear this is easy for Americans, but I don't know about Vietnamese.

Any help would be appreciated.

Konton

Edited September 26, 2009 by konton

[redglasses 1]

Vietnamese citizens have to get a tourist visa at the Japanese embassy in Vietnam, while US citizens can get into Japan through VWP.

Please take a look at the website of the Japanese embassy. They have information of visas for Vietnamese citizens.

http://www.vn.emb-japan.go.jp/html/consular.html

[BinhJerome 14]

Go to the japaneese embassy and see what the visa requirements for Japan are in relation to you being a vietnameese citizen. Some countries do not require a visa for different countries, and some do. If you plan on leaving the airport at any country other than where you are traveling to, I would look into it before trying to leave. Congrats on getting a visa to the usa, it is hard through hcmc!

Jerome

[konton 0]

Thanks. I appreciate the responses. Since we only have a few weeks left in Vietnam it's probably not worth it. We have a 5 hour layover so I'm just gonna try to see what I can do then.

Hey Jerome, so what's going on with the visa for you? I liked the youtube song.

J_

Edited September 27, 2009 by konton

[Kang Lang 7]

a 5 hour layover isn't really worth exiting the airport, tokyo proper is not close to narita unfortunately imho. there is plenty of pretty decent shoping in the airport though. maybe you can do that instead?

good luck!