Japan issues more transparent guidelines for foreigners who overstay their visa
According to NHK news and the Japan Times, special permission is granted to foreigners who are in Japan illegally, and those who request special permission to stay in Japan
1. Those who are considered stateless. There is no country they can be deported to.
2. Someone who is under medical care, especially if there is a serious threat to their lives if their medical care was not continued in Japan.
Interestingly, NHK News mentioned Americans without any caveat attached. American medical care... gotta love it.
3. Whether or not they have sufficient support from an employer or third party.
4. The necessity to protect the interests of children living with their families in Japan and the relationships they have built within Japanese communities, especially if they are Japanese minors, and if they are living under guardianship and care.
Justice Minister Koizumi has said these are necessarily new guidelines, but issues in the name of greater transparency.
We have been living in Japan, and while we knew them, am surprised at how many people did not know them, especially #4
Also, that a positive, or negative finding on a single point is necessarily the deciding factor
Example: If you enter Japan under a false passport you are ineligible to stay. But if, for example, the government discovered you were stateless, you would probably be allowed to stay.
If you are receiving medical care for a heart condition, they would probably let you stay. But, if you came from some place that had facilities that would provide same-level care that was not outrageous cost (ahem... USA) then maybe the government might make you leave. Unlikely, but maybe.
New guidelines will be issued in June, which will add greater transparency to the process, and benefit those with visa issues
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/05/japan/society/new-residency-guidelines-immigration/?utm_source=pianodnu&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=72&tpcc=dnu&pnespid=8_hoi9ao86nd_vxtvuwtvkuzvbupvyl4ihu1ahm6svyvcpsu0litdfjnzsvalfrgzdnjnq
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