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Dear visitor, if you know the answer to this question, please post it. Thank you! Disembarkation card question 2009/7/5 I'll be visiting my friend in Japan later this year. On the disembarkation card, I notice that there is a checkmark for "Visiting Relatives." As far as Japanese immigration is concerned, is a friend considered a "relative?" Or, should I check "others" and write-in "Visiting Friends" by SilverShrimp0   How long will you stay? 2009/7/5 And isn't it holiday for you? I guess you want the temporary visitor stamp, or do you have anyhting else in you mind? by Lisa (guest) rate this post as useful . 2009/7/5 "Relative" is usually universally defined as "family member" . Friend would be friends/acquaintances. by ExpressTrain (guest) rate this post as useful re: 2009/7/6 @Lisa: I'll only be there 2 weeks, so I'll be traveling visa-free. by SilverShrimp0 rate this post as useful Re: Disembarkation card question 2009/7/6 Friends are not relatives, I would just check the 'Tourism' box; why complicate things more than you need to: Anything that gives grounds to the immigration officers to believe that you might overstay your visa sounds like a bad idea; besides you're not visiting relatives. :-) by Hoshisato rate this post as useful . 2009/7/6 My friend said "visiting friends" and never had a problem. A "temporary visit" or "temporary visitor" isn't regulated to just "tourism". by Express Train (guest) rate this post as useful