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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
Politics
The Yomiuri Shimbun

Govt to start online system for obtaining visas for foreigners

The government plans to launch a special website by the end of the week that allows the submission of required forms online for foreigners newly entering the country.

The move is designed to facilitate the pre-arrival procedure when nonresident foreigners are readmitted after border control measures implemented in response to the omicron variant surge are relaxed from March 1.

The aim is to reduce the burden on users with a form submission system for hosts or others responsible for the new arrivals in which information about them and other details are inputted.

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