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Passport wallets & locks
TravelonPassport, two cards, and a folded booking or entry printout.
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Why it gets packed
1–4 weeks · Required
Hotels copy it at check-in and some rail tickets ask for it. Passport and a backup card, together.
1–3 months · Optional
Visitors in Japan are required to carry their passport. Keep it and a backup card together.
10–14 days · Required
Passport on you at every hotel desk and on trains that cross a border. This walks with you; the bag stays behind.
2–8 weeks · Required
Carry-on, never the checked bag: passport, plus the visa if your program needs one. You will show it at housing check-in, the bank, and some clubs.
12–16 weeks · Required
Carry-on, never the checked bag: passport and the student visa. You will show both at the immigration office, housing check-in, and the bank.
2–8 weeks · Optional
Passport and the folded CAS or acceptance letter for the one desk that asks.
2–8 weeks · Optional
Passport and the folded acceptance letter for the one museum tarif or housing desk that asks.
12–16 weeks · Optional
Residence card and passport together on the days immigration or a bank appointment asks for both.
10–14 days · Required
Passport on your person for every border and every hotel desk. The organizer stays in the bag; this walks with you.
