Hey everybody,

I'm in Japan now, I was here since December 2011 visiting my girlfriend, but I'm going to have to leave soon.

I entered Japan as a Romanian citizen on the basis of a visa exemption agreement, and was given permission to stay for 90 days.

I am wondering if I will be able to return to this wonderful country for another 3 months or so in summer, again as a visitor, in the basis of the same agreement.
I haven't found any reliable information regarding how many times you can come back for 90 days. I did find an older thread (2009) on this forum regarding so-called "visa runs" but I don't want to do anything illegal or risk being deported (because I am expecting a study visa for the next year). I am wondering if anyone has any concrete experience or official facts to share in this regard.

Thanks!

Contact the Japanese embassy in your area. They'll have the most reliable information.

Yes, you can. Visa runs are people working in the country illegally and leaving Japan for a few days every 3 months to maintain a legit-appearing status.

If you truly are in the country to visit and you have a return ticket home, you will be allowed in.

I worked in Japan for several years (for a major Japanese company) on tourist 90 day visas.

Jarvik7 is right. I've done the same many times. As long as you're not just hopping over to Korea for three days, but actually come and go and have a return ticket to prove it, you're fine.

onafarm Wrote:I worked in Japan for several years (for a major Japanese company) on tourist 90 day visas.

Congrats on being an illegal immigrant

They are much stricter nowadays from what I hear and many people are getting caught doing runs.