{"id":62,"date":"2023-10-17T03:11:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T03:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac8\/?page_id=62"},"modified":"2023-10-17T03:11:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T03:11:56","slug":"visa-information-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac8\/visa-information-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Visa Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

VISA for non-Japanese participants of WAC-8<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

All participants entering Japan must have a valid passport. In addition, participants coming from certain countries must have a visa issued by the Embassy of Japan\/Consulate-General in their country. Please check visa requirements on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/j_info\/visit\/visa\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The visa application process differs depending on your country of residence and the location of the nearest Embassy of Japan\/Consulate-General. Please contact the nearest Embassy of Japan\/Consulate-General in your home country<\/strong> to receive guidance on the application process and necessary documents.Japanese Embassy or Consulate-General nearest to your current place of residence:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/about\/emb_cons\/mofaserv.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information and FAQs, please click here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/j_info\/visit\/visa\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Exemption of visas<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Japan currently has visa exemption arrangements with 67 countries and regions. Nationals of these countries and regions are not required to obtain a visa to enter Japan when the purpose of their visit is commerce, a conference, tourism, visiting relatives\/acquaintances, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information regarding exemption of visas, click here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/j_info\/visit\/visa\/short\/novisa.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Documents for a visa application<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The WAC council, all participants (registrants in the speaker and chair) in WAC-8 and accompanying person(s) are able to make a request for the visa support documents.* WAC-8 office will provide the \u201cDocuments for a visa application\u201d to enter Japan to participants who have completed payment of the registration fee<\/strong>.
After completing your registration and full payment, please use the \u201cVisa support application form\u201d below and submit the form with copies of your passport and air ticket<\/strong> (electronic ticket itinerary\/receipt) to WAC-8 office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* Letter of reason for invitation, letter of guarantee, schedule during stay, briefing document of WAC-8 LOC and WAC-8 Circular. If you are required any other documents, please let us know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>Note<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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  • The visa support documents will be sent directly to your office mailing address<\/strong> two to three weeks after June 2016.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The validity of all documents is three months<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The documents issued by WAC-8 office do not necessarily assure the applicant will obtain a visa. WAC-8 office does NOT<\/strong> issue the visa itself.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Your stay will guaranteed only for the period of Congress and Excursions and not for extra days<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    VISA for non-Japanese participants of WAC-8 All participants entering Japan must have a valid passport. In addition, participants coming from certain countries must have a visa issued by the Embassy of Japan\/Consulate-General in their country. Please check visa requirements on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. http:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/j_info\/visit\/visa\/index.html The visa application process […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1157,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-62","page","type-page","status-publish","czr-hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac8\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/62","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac8\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac8\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac8\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1157"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac8\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac8\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/62\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63,"href":"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac8\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/62\/revisions\/63"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac8\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}