Hey guys, I know you are probably sick of tax free questions but I couldn’t find an answer in previous posts.
My tax free request just got declined in Uniqlo because I have a working permit sticker in my passport. I still leave the country before six months and bought over 5k Yen too.
Is this a thing or did my cashier just didn’t know? He told my that the law changed a few years ago. It’s the first time hearing of something like this.
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Foreign students (regardless of work permit status) no longer qualify for duty-free:
[https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/12/05/national/foreign-students-duty-free/](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/12/05/national/foreign-students-duty-free/)
>**Japan will no longer allow foreign students to buy duty-free goods**
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>The government and ruling parties have decided to abolish the system allowing foreign students and other long-term residents to make duty-free purchases in response to suspected cases of reselling and complaints of cumbersome eligibility checks, sources said Sunday.
(started in April)