tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455782214242472677.post2795931578882493629..comments2024-03-14T20:55:21.709+09:00Comments on Janne In Osaka: Check ItJan Morenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06834641501438709866noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455782214242472677.post-57746029302169146262010-07-09T11:23:50.578+09:002010-07-09T11:23:50.578+09:00The Swedish embassy does offer a free replacement....The Swedish embassy does offer a free replacement. But it's a replacement, not a new passport, so it would only be valid for the same period as the old one. I'd have to apply for a new passport again in a couple of years. I figured it's better to apply for a new passport that's valid for a full period.<br /><br />This is not cheap, I've come to realize. The passport itself is fairly expensive when you get it via the embassy (it's much cheaper in Sweden), then add a round-trip to Tokyo to apply for it and another round-trip to Kobe to pick it up. I'm paying about 10k yen per year for the privilege of holding a passport, basically.Jan Morenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834641501438709866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455782214242472677.post-57651525954063602932010-07-09T07:50:29.776+09:002010-07-09T07:50:29.776+09:00I'm living in Osaka and I had the same experie...I'm living in Osaka and I had the same experience a couple of weeks back with a Finnish passport, although immigration officers in the U.S. and Japan pointed this out to me. I had to cancel a trip to China because of this. I got my new passport within two weeks after the trip to Tokyo. Since it was a materials issue, I even got reimbursed for the travel and the passport photos by the company responsible (Gemalto). <br />MÃ¥rtenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com