List of Designated Third Country Nationals
This is a list of designated third country nationals that require advance authorization to access US military bases in Japan.[1][2] It should be considered by prospective attendees of the various friendship festivals held at US bases around Japan.
List as of 2011
[edit]- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Burma (Myanmar)
- China
- Cuba
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Georgia
- Hong Kong
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Macau
- Malaysia
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- Pakistan
- Palestinian Authority
- Qatar
- Russian Federation
- Rwanda
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- Somalia
- South Africa
- Sudan
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tunisia
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
Inclusion of France
[edit]While most countries on the list are those with a history of instability or tension with the US, the inclusion of France in 2009 did attract some media attention in Japan when a French citizen was blocked from visiting a "Friendship Day" at Negishi Heights in Yokohama in 2010.[3] As of 2011 France had been removed from the list.[2]
Differences between 2009 and 2011 lists
[edit]In the 2009 list Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Colombia, Croatia, France, Macedonia, Mali, Morocco, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Serbia and Montenegro, Turkmenistan and Vietnam were included.[1] In the 2011 list they were removed.[2]
In the 2011 list Rwanda and South Africa were added.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Restrictions on Designated Third Country Nationals April 1, 2009 Retrieved April 29, 2017
- ^ a b c d RESTRICTIONS ON DESIGNATED THIRD COUNTRY NATIONALS TO USFJ INSTAllATIONS AND AREAS April 1, 2011 Retrieved April 29, 2017
- ^ U.S. Navy ‘Friendship Festival’ draws line at the French September 7, 2010 Japan Times Retrieved April 29, 2017