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immigration checkpoint

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#1
  • 帰国
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  • 2022/11/06 14:16

I have a question regarding the Japanese immigration office.
My husband is a foreign national and we are going to Japan together. Is it possible for me, a Japanese citizen, to stand in line with him in the foreigner-only lane? One reason is that I will have to wait for him if I leave early, and the other reason is that this is the first time for me to purchase a JR Pass, and I need to get a stamp or sticker for a short stay at the port of entry. I don't know how to get it in the Japanese-only lane.
Can someone please tell me how to get it in the Japanese-only lane?

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#3
  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/11/07 (Mon) 07:37
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The passport control is one person at a time, and it is not possible for two people to stand in a line at the same time with two passports out.

JR Pass can be purchased before leaving the U.S.
If you meet the requirements to purchase a JR Pass, it can be done afterwards
Please inquire at the travel agency when purchasing your ticket to Japan.

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#5
  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/11/07 (Mon) 08:58
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#Why is it impossible? Have you never seen a family screening ？
I've never seen a Japanese return booth next to a foreigner's entry booth.

What a local-like small airport if there is a Japanese return booth next to the foreigner entry booth.

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#7
  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/11/07 (Mon) 12:12
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Huh. He's talking nonsense again.

At the immigration booth for foreigners
there are so many foreigners in the immigration line
you can't tell who is family or individual

you don't have time to worry about other people here
if you are scurrying around, your behavior will be suspicious and you will be sent to another room. suspicious and I'll be sent to another room.　Uh-hoh.

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#8
  • 呆れた
  • 2022/11/07 (Mon) 12:30
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You usually judge family members.
If you stand in line, you naturally look at the people in front of you, and this person, on the other hand, is saying appropriate things without looking around.

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#11
  • 帰国
  • 2022/11/07 (Mon) 14:00
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I did my own research.
I heard that it is possible to line up in the foreign nationals' lane. However, when there is a long line, you may be asked by the local staff to line up in the Japanese-only lane.

Regarding the JR Pass, when exchanging a JR Pass purchased in the U.S. for a ticket at the JR ticket counter, foreign nationals are asked to show a stamp or sticker of short stay, but permanent residents (who have been in Japan for more than 10 years) are asked to show their green card? ？ Or do they need a short stay stamp or sticker ？
Please let me know if you have used this method before.

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#13

＞ Is the permanent resident holder(\ who has been here for more than 10 years) checked with a green card ？

When I returned to Japan in September, I presented my green card. But the Midori-no-madoguchi agent went to the back with my passport, so I am not sure if he checked my return stamp at that time.

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#14
  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/11/07 (Mon) 16:54
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Since I am going to Japan to use it myself,
can't I just look it up on the internet
and be satisfied with it, rather than leaving it to others to ask about rail passes, etc. on their own?

If a travel agency sells rail passes, you can ask them for more information.

If you are a foreigner, you can enter and leave Japan,
even if you have a Green Card, your passport is in Japan, so you can leave and return.

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#17

I temporarily returned to Japan in October with a rail pass exchange ticket, but I had no idea about the stamp.
At Haneda station, there was a part where people were divided into those who needed a stamp and those who did not, but I went through the one who did not and exchanged it for a rail pass at Shinagawa station two days later without any problem.
It may be that the check for the stamp was accidentally left out, but why don't you check with the traveler or JR?
By the way, （ it was empty at that time ） in early October, so it wouldn't have made much difference in time if you got in line to get stamps.

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#18
  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/11/08 (Tue) 07:00
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Once you arrive in Japan and get off the plane, you will be fine in Japanese. If your husband can't speak Japanese, you just need an interpreter and you'll be fine.

If you are worrying about this kind of thing, you will just think you can't do anything yourself.

https://japanrailpass.net/about_jrp.html

Things are a little different in Corona, so ask at a travel agency that handles rail passes.

I'm glad I'm an American because this is such a hassle.

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#20
  • 青丘
  • 2022/11/08 (Tue) 09:51
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I go out first in the Japanese-only lane, secure my luggage coming out, and wait for my family to come out of the foreigner lane. JR pass should be fine with a regular entry stamp. Enjoy Japan, it's been a while.

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