Are you eligible for a Japan Rail Pass?
A Japan Rail Pass is not available to everyone. JR Group has set specific requirements based on visa type that must be followed strictly.
Who can use the JR Pass?
Die Japan Rail Pass is beskikbaar vir buitelandse toeriste wat Japan vir besigtigingsdoeleindes met "n tydelike besoekersvisum besoek.
Geskikte besoekers
Kan JR Pass koop en gebruikJy kom in aanmerking as jy Japan as "n toeris besoek met "n tydelike besoekersvisum (90 dae of minder) vir besigtigingsdoeleindes.
Nie geskik nie
Kan nie JR-Pas gebruik nieDie volgende visumtipes kom onder geen omstandighede in aanmerking vir \'n Japan Rail Pass nie.
Wat gebeur as ek nie in aanmerking kom nie?
Neem asseblief kennis dat jou Japan Rail Pass nie aanvaar sal word nie en jy sal dit nie in Japan kan ruil as jy 'n ander visum as 'n tydelike besoekersvisum vir toerismedoeleindes het nie.
JR Group is baie streng oor hierdie voorwaardes en sal geen uitsonderings maak nie. Personeel by ruilkantore sal jou visumstatus verifieer voordat jou pas uitgereik word.
Japanese citizens living abroad
Japanese citizens who have been living abroad for more than 10 consecutive years are eligible for the Japan Rail Pass. You must provide a certificate from your local embassy confirming your residency.
You are required to bring one of the documents shown here along with your Japan Rail Pass and passport when exchanging your pass in Japan. The certificate must be issued before ordering and be no more than 6 months old at the time of exchange.
Japanese children under 12
Special rules apply for Japanese children traveling with a Japan Rail Pass.
Registration requirements
It is mandatory to register children under the age of 12 in a family Overseas Residential Registration if they have lived abroad their entire life or for at least 10 consecutive years.
Additionally, the Japan Rail Pass can only be used by a child in the company of an eligible adult. Children cannot travel alone with a JR Pass.