Suspension of issued visa in 7 countries in Southeast Asia, etc. New Corona March 27 11:21

Following the worldwide spread of the new coronavirus, the government at a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday called for measures to halt the employment of issued visas in seven countries in Southeast Asia, including Singapore and Malaysia, to strengthen border measures. I decided.

The visa will be suspended from midnight on the 28th,

Indonesia in Southeast Asia,
▽ Singapore,
▽ Thailand,
▽ Philippines,
▽ Brunei,
▽ Vietnam,
ほ か In addition to seven countries in Malaysia,

Middle East ▽ Israel,
▽ Qatar,
3 Three countries in Bahrain,

In addition, there are approximately 750,000 visas issued by the Japanese embassies in 11 countries in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa.

To date, the government has issued issued visas in 36 countries in almost all parts of Europe, including China and South Korea, all EU member states, and 40 countries in Iran and Egypt. We are taking measures to stop it.

The Cabinet on Wednesday also decided to extend the period until the end of next month, similar to measures in other countries, for measures to suspend the validity of issued visas to China and South Korea, which had been until the end of this month Was.