{"question":{"passport":"MAC","destination":"JPN","entryDate":"2026-09-12"},"dateBasis":"reference-date","status":"conditional","headline":"Visa-free, 90 days","requirement":{"kind":"none","message":"You can travel without arranging a visa."},"stay":{"kind":"DAYS","maxDays":90,"ruleType":"RESETS_ON_EXIT","phrasing":"You may stay up to 90 days."},"conditions":[{"kind":"DOCUMENT_CLASS","text":"The traveller must hold a Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) passport."}],"caveat":null,"source":{"documentId":"mofa-novisa","url":"https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/short/novisa.html","passage":"Macao (Note 6)…The period of stay granted upon landing permission will be \"15 days\" for Indonesia and Thailand, “30 days” for Brunei and Qatar, and \"90 days\" for other countries and regions.…(Note 6) For citizens of Macao, visas are not required only for holders of SAR passport issued by the Macao SAR of the People’s Republic of China.","explanation":"The table entry names Macao, note 6 states the exemption applies only to holders of the Macao SAR passport, and the period sentence grants 90 days to listed countries other than Indonesia, Thailand, Brunei and Qatar; Macao SAR passport holders are therefore visa-free for 90 days.","publisher":"Exemption of Visa (Short-Term Stay) | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan … September 1, 2025 … Japan has reciprocal visa exemption arrangements with 74 countries and regions listed in the table below."},"checkedAt":"2026-08-28","snapshotAsOf":"2026-09-10","dataVersion":"4f66864a7d4f8a08b6c8c7e446d7f16addcd9303","upcomingChange":null,"alternatives":[],"scope":{"covers":["recorded entry requirement","recorded stay allowance"],"notEstablished":["personal admission decision","work permission","residence rights","tax position","individual eligibility for every condition"],"passportType":"ordinary"}}