Vaccination proof
Mar 27, 2023, 2:02 pm
#1
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Vaccination proof
Hi, I am preparing for my upcoming Japan trip later this week. I don't have a formal vaccination certificate issued from the government, but only the QR code on my phone. I am not sure if the screen shot of the QR code works. Did someone use that and get approved?
Mar 27, 2023, 5:14 pm
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The QR code should work, I uploaded both the QR code and a picture of my physical card. Was approved in less than 10 minutes.
give it go and report back if it worked.
Mar 27, 2023, 8:37 pm
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https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/covid-19/border_test.html
Mar 28, 2023, 9:28 am
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When VJW was new, I submitted my J&J shot with a moderna booster. They rejected it for some reason saying 3 shots are required even though only 2 are required if J&J is the first shot. I resubmitted the exact same info 5 minutes later and it was approved. So even if you do get rejected, doesn't hurt to do the VJW version of HUCA.
Mar 28, 2023, 10:57 pm
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Make sure you have the Japan form filled out (or preferably filled out by the lab) or the test may not be useful. When I went in October I was denied boarding because the test results did not specify the method that was used to take the sample (which is one of the questions on the Japan form) and I ended up traveling the next day after doing a test at a lab that was familiar with the requirements for travel to Japan.
Mar 29, 2023, 7:32 am
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Thanks for sharing! That's unfortunate. I specifically asked the testing place to add all the necessary information on my report (including passport number!). Will upload the results and report back here later.
Mar 29, 2023, 10:15 am
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When you get the certificate, double check that the sample collection method is an *exact match* for one of the MHLW's specified methods.
Ditto for the testing method.
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/covid-19/....html#h2_free5
Perhaps things are a little less pedantic than they were a year or more ago, but folks were turned back at the border because their documentation left agents less than fully convinced that the test had been conducted according to a specified method of sampling or testing.
Mar 29, 2023, 1:41 pm
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That's a start.
When you get the certificate, double check that the sample collection method is an *exact match* for one of the MHLW's specified methods.
Ditto for the testing method.
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/covid-19/....html#h2_free5
Perhaps things are a little less pedantic than they were a year or more ago, but folks were turned back at the border because their documentation left agents less than fully convinced that the test had been conducted according to a specified method of sampling or testing.
When you get the certificate, double check that the sample collection method is an *exact match* for one of the MHLW's specified methods.
Ditto for the testing method.
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/covid-19/....html#h2_free5
Perhaps things are a little less pedantic than they were a year or more ago, but folks were turned back at the border because their documentation left agents less than fully convinced that the test had been conducted according to a specified method of sampling or testing.
You can download the form here (under the "format" section) https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/covid-19/border_test.html
Mar 29, 2023, 6:34 pm
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Agreed. It's easier to do it to the satisfaction of the Japanese agents if you use the template provided by the MHLW. I posted that advice because the OP mentioned that he had instructed the lab to include a list of details. Well, that will work if the lab follows the MHLW's rules to the letter.
Mar 29, 2023, 8:27 pm
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Agreed. It's easier to do it to the satisfaction of the Japanese agents if you use the template provided by the MHLW. I posted that advice because the OP mentioned that he had instructed the lab to include a list of details. Well, that will work if the lab follows the MHLW's rules to the letter.