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2. Japanese citizens, whatever their place of residence, may enter the Dominican Republic without a Dominican consular visa, for a sojourn of not more than three months upon presentation of a valid national passport.

3. Consular visas shall continue to be required by Japanese and Dominican citizens proceeding to the above-mentioned countries in order to stay there for an uninterrupted period of more that three months or to exercise a trade, profession or any other gainful occupation. Applications for visas must be made, before departure, to the Japanese or Dominican consular authorities at the applicants' place of domicile.

4. Each of the Governments reserves the right to refuse admission to or sojourn in its territory to any person whom it deems to be undesirable.

5. The abolition of the consular visa requirement provided for in this Agreement for sojourns of not more than three months shall not exempt Japanese or Dominican citizens from conforming strictly with the internal Japanese or Dominican laws and regulations concerning the entry, sojourn and departure of aliens.

6. This Agreement shall enter into force thirty days after the date of the exchange of notes referred to in the following paragraph. Either of the Contracting Parties may, however, denounce it at one month's notice.

The Japanese Government is agreeable to considering this note and your reply confirming the concurrence of the Dominican Government as constituting