UNDERSTANDING STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENTS (SOFA):Status of Forces Agreement (Sofa) • June 25th, 2018
Status of U.S. Forces Agreement USAStatus of Forces Agreement (Sofa) • June 8th, 2021
If you are a member of the U.S. armed forces to be stationed in one of the bases in Japan (as defined by the SOFA), you will not need a visa to travel to Japan. Please be sure to take your military order and a military ID.
ContractStatus of Forces Agreement (Sofa) • March 11th, 2007
It is assumed that once fully developed it will be possible to adapt the model agreement in order for it to be used also for missions and personnel within the other priority areas of civilian crisis management (rule of law, civilian administration, civil protection) in the context of Title V of the TEU.
ContractStatus of Forces Agreement (Sofa) • February 12th, 2015
Provisions of U.S.-Japan SOFA ("Status of Forces Agreement") (excerpt) Points of the Opinion ARTICLE II1. (a) The U.S is granted, under Article VI of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security, the use of facilities and areas in Japan. Agreements as to specific facilities and areas shall be concluded by the two Governments through the Joint Committee[...](b) The facilities and areas of which the U.S. has the use at the time of expiration of Administrative Agreement 1 under Article III of the Security Treaty between the U.S. and Japan shall be considered as facilities and areas agreed upon between the two Governments in accordance with subparagraph (a) above.2. At the request of either Government, the Governments of Japan and the U.S. shall review such arrangements [...]3. The facilities and areas used by the USAF shall be returned to Japan whenever they are no longer needed for the purposes of this Agreement, and the U.S. agrees to keep the needs for facilities and areas under conti
