[For Foreigners]
\n(Reference Material for the PR Dept.)<\/p>\n
Operation of the Automated Gate<\/p>\n
Ministry of Justice, Immigration Bureau<\/p>\n
1.\tIntroduction
\nAutomated gates will be placed at Narita Airport from November 20th, 2007, in order to improve convenience of immigration procedures by simplifying and accelerating them. We would like to ask foreigners who wish to use the automated gates to provide their personal identification information (fingerprints and a facial portrait) in advance and register themselves as applicants in order to use the gate.<\/p>\n
2.\tRegistration as an Applicant to Use the Automated Gate
\n(1)\tRequired Items for Registration
\n1.\tValid passport (including Re-entry Permit) and re-entry permission
\n2.\tApplication form to use the automated gate
\n(2)\tWhere and When to Register
\nWe will be accepting applications from November 20th at the locations stated below:
\n1.\tTokyo Regional Immigration Bureau
\nApplication Counter for re-entry permission (2F) 9:00-16:00 (Except Saturdays, Sundays, National Holidays and December 29th to January 3rd)
\n2.\tNarita Airport District Immigration Office
\nThe departure inspection area at South Wing of Passenger Terminal 1: 9:00-17:00
\nThe departure inspection area at the South Exit of Passenger Terminal 2: 9:00-17:00
\n(3)\tRegistration Procedures
\nSubmit your application form with your passport and provide fingerprints of both index fingers and a facial portrait.
\nThen, when the official affixes a registration stamp on your passport, the registration procedure is complete. In principle, you can use the gate from that day forward.
\n(4)\tPoints of Concern for the Registration
\n1.\tTime Limit of Registration
\nYou can register until the expiration date of your passport or the expiration date of your re-entry permit, whichever comes earlier.
\n2.\tRegistration Restrictions
\nIn some cases, such as when you cannot provide fingerprints, you may not be able to register.
\n3.\tUsing and Providing the Registered Information
\nWe will manage information including fingerprints and facial portraits provided at the registration as personal information set forth in laws on protection of personal information held by administrative agencies, and the information will not be used or provided beyond the range allowed for in these laws.
\n4.\tDeletion of Registration
\nSubmit the application form to delete registration if you wish to delete your registration. Then, your registration will be deleted and the fingerprints and facial portrait you provided will be erased.<\/p>\n
3.\tHow to Use the Gate
\n(1)\tHow to Use the Gate
\n1.\tWhen you arrive
\nStep forward before the immigration officer and place your passport over the Passport Reader. After being recognized as a registrant, provide your fingerprints and facial portrait. Then, submit your passport and ED card to the immigration officer. After checking, the gate will open. Arrival inspection procedures are now complete.
\n2.\tWhen you depart
\nStep forward before the immigration officer and place your passport over the Passport Reader. After being recognized as a registrant, provide your fingerprints. Then, submit your passport and ED card to the immigration officer. After checking, the gate will open. Departure inspection procedures are now complete.
\n(2)\tWhen you use the automated gate, as a rule, the entry\/departure record (a stamp) will not be left on your passport.
\nENDS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
[For Foreigners]
\n(Reference Material for the PR Dept.)<\/p>\n
Operation of the Automated Gate<\/p>\n
Ministry of Justice, Immigration Bureau<\/p>\n
1.\tIntroduction
\nAutomated gates will be placed at Narita Airport from November 20th, 2007, in order to improve convenience of immigration procedures by simplifying and accelerating them. We would like to ask foreigners who wish to use the automated gates to provide their personal identification information (fingerprints and a facial portrait) in advance and register themselves as applicants in order to use the gate.<\/p>\n
2.\tRegistration as an Applicant to Use the Automated Gate…
\nOperation of the Automated Gate<\/p>\n
Ministry of Justice, Immigration Bureau<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fingerprinting-nj"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=736"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/736\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}