Going for a vacation in japan. Help me please!!!

[chane 0]

Hello VJ

We are going back home this coming march 20 in the Philippines

and we have one day lay over in Japan my hubby want to go

out and see the beauty of Japan. Can I go out with him? I

am not a US citzen yet but I am a green card holder.

What are the documents that I need to bring for me to be able to

go out with out any hindrance in going back to the airport after our lay over?

Thanks

[jkelly07 120]

if you are a LPR permanent resident, then you can traval internationaly with no problem,just be sure that the name on the ticket matches the passport name,

[chane 0]

if you are a LPR permanent resident, then you can traval internationaly with no problem,just be sure that the name on the ticket matches the passport name,

Oh no! my tickets and my passport are different last name.

[Penguin_ie 5,996]

if you are a LPR permanent resident, then you can traval internationaly with no problem,just be sure that the name on the ticket matches the passport name,

The question isn't about the travel though, it is about a stop over in Japan. That is governed by citizenship, not residency, so if a Philipino citizen needs a tourist visa to visit Japan, she will need one.

**** Moving from Waivers to Travelling During US Immigration ****

[chane 0]

The question isn't about the travel though, it is about a stop over in Japan. That is governed by citizenship, not residency, so if a Philipino citizen needs a tourist visa to visit Japan, she will need one.

**** Moving from Waivers to Travelling During US Immigration ****

[chane 0]

This made me confused cuz my friend told me that I can go out the coutry cuz I am a permanent resident card holder of the USA and I am with my hubby too.

[Penguin_ie 5,996]

This made me confused cuz my friend told me that I can go out the coutry cuz I am a permanent resident card holder of the USA and I am with my hubby too.

You can go out of the country, no problem there. Your greencard allows you to travel in and out of the USA. The issue is not you leaving or returning to the USA, the issue is you going to a third country (ie not your home country or the USA), in this case Japan. For this, the country of your citizenship matters, not the country of your residence/ the fact that you have a greencard. This is a good website to look up visa requirements: http://www.delta.com/planning_reservations/plan_flight/international_travel_information/visa_passport_information/index.jsp

[jkelly07 120]

your friend toll you right that you can traval outside the usa with green card, if your philipno passport has your maiden name then the airline tickets should the same name, bring along your marriage certificate, to prove different names,pengin said you need a visa to traval to japan, check with the state dept about that,

[chane 0]

Thanks JKelly07... I posted this topic to make sure everything is fine for our coming vacation.

[pepper 34]

You'll need to apply for a visa.

[NancyNguyen 1,658]

Japan is really strict with other countries different from VWP countries. My sister's husband works for continental airline, they flew back to Vietnam on standby tickets and they missed a flight from Japan to Vietnam when they laid over there, and you know what? They didn't even let my sister stay in the airport to wait for another flight; let alone go out and sight-see. They forced her to pay a ticket to either back to the US or to Vietnam right away. You need a visa to leave the airport.

Edited March 10, 2012 by NancyNguyen

[Pudge 1]

I can tell you from personal experience that if your husband or wife is from a country that is not part of the Japanese visa waver program then you CANNOT enter the country with a US Green card. You will need visa or you will be detained and forced to buy a ticket back to your country of origin.

You can however transit in Japan with no problem, as long as you don't plan to leave the airport.

Edited March 10, 2012 by Pudge

[Gaijinsan 3]

I can tell you from personal experience that if your husband or wife is from a country that is not part of the Japanese visa waver program then you CANNOT enter the country with a US Green card. You will need visa or you will be detained and forced to buy a ticket back to your country of origin.

You can however transit in Japan with no problem, as long as you don't plan to leave the airport.

All correct. The OP has a one-day layover, which is going to be a problem if it includes an overnight stay. (I assume the flight is connecting at Narita.) There's no transit hotel (as in Singapore) or anywhere else to stay in the pre-immigration area overnight, unless something there has changed VERY recently.

Edited March 11, 2012 by Gaijinsan

[chane 0]

All correct. The OP has a one-day layover, which is going to be a problem if it includes an overnight stay. (I assume the flight is connecting at Narita.) There's no transit hotel (as in Singapore) or anywhere else to stay in the pre-immigration area overnight, unless something there has changed VERY recently.

[chane 0]

My friend told me that I can stay in Japan for just 72 hours without a visa but if I stay longer than that then I have to get a visa. Dang it!we already pay the hotel.