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Japan quintuples foreigner visa fees in first price hike since 1978
Key takeaways
- From 1 July, single-entry visa fees will be raised from the current 3,000 yen ($18.69; £14) to 15,000 yen, while multi-entry visas will now cost 30,000 yen, up from 6,000 yen.
- The visa fee revisions - the first since 1978 - were made to "reflect inflation and exchange rate fluctuations", Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi told reporters on Friday.
- "We do not anticipate that it will have an immediate impact on inbound tourism," he added.
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Kelly Ng Getty Images Authorities say they do not expect the hikes have an "immediate impact on inbound tourism".Japan has implemented a fivefold increase to visa fees for foreigners, marking the first price hike in nearly 50 years.
From 1 July, single-entry visa fees will be raised from the current 3,000 yen ($18.69; £14) to 15,000 yen, while multi-entry visas will now cost 30,000 yen, up from 6,000 yen.
The visa fee revisions - the first since 1978 - were made to "reflect inflation and exchange rate fluctuations", Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi told reporters on Friday.
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