Japan ESTA (JESTA)

[Quickstatus]

Japan plans to introduce JESTA

 

[Pushka]

I read 2030 implementation.

 

[elanshin]

I saw the headlines recently then stopped looking when I saw 2030.

There will be many government deliberations before it'll be implemented.

 

[Quickstatus]

ead 2030 implementation

Apparently a trial this year where airlines send pssenger list to be checked agains a blacklist of foreigners with criminal records.

 

[Pushka]

Apparently a trial this year where airlines send pssenger list to be checked agains a blacklist of foreigners with criminal records.

That's always a good thing to do. Suprised it isn't already.

 

[Quickstatus]

Suprised it isn't already.

I had expected that as part of visa waiver, there would be some level of preflight transfer of passenger data to the destination's immigration dept.

 

[Cynicor]

That's always a good thing to do. Suprised it isn't already.

I’m not. Knowing Japan it would have to be faxed, backed up on floppy disc, manually checked against paper database and then Morse coded the rejection back to the airline…
Too much effort

 

[trendwhore]

2030 so.. 2040 by the time Japan upgrades the fax machines to cope

 

[hwy]

Well that's going to be interesting for all the Nigerian touts in Roppongi.

 

[elanshin]

That's always a good thing to do. Suprised it isn't already.

Sometimes the JP government just wants an excuse to do something.

I honestly think its just them wanting to levy more tourist money than any true "safety" issue. You'd be flagged in the system if you had any problems as it is.

Anyone trying to do a dodgy and working on tourist visa on arrival is going to lie about it anyways.