MMoving to Japan

dual citizenship and jp customs

  • March 15, 2026

greetings,

i have a dual jp + spanish passport.

i was planning to move to japan but i dont really know where to start : so far i was using the spanish passport to enter japan for visiting. but knowing that they check fingerprints or facescan, can i risk using the japanese one to enter the territory if i plan to move there? or am i sentenced to make ask for a visa with my spanish one?

also i have almost never used the the japanese passport in my life. and i am 31yo

thanks

by oblivion098

3 comments

  1. As a Japanese citizen you are expected (and to an extent ***legally required***) to use your Japanese passport to enter Japan.

    >can i risk using the japanese one

    You have to use the Japanese passport.

    >or am i sentenced to make ask for a visa with my spanish one?

    You’re a Japanese citizen. You are legally ineligible for a visa. Attempting to apply for a visa would be considered fraudulent.

  2. Citizens aren’t entitled to visas, lol. You have unrestricted right of stay.

  3. You never should have used the Spanish passport to enter Japan. You should always use the passport of that country, if you are a citizen, to enter. It may, indeed, cause problems for you, but I don’t know what. They will likely make you choose one.

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