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Does Japan actively deport foreigners?

vu7

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18 Sep 2018
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Hi there, does Japan have the US style mass deportations of any illegal immigrants? Will Japan's version of ICE actively hunt down overstayed Gaijins, detain and deport them?
 
vu7,
Are you concerned for yourself or a close one for any reason?
I wouldn't worry if you have kept your nose clean and have a valid visa.
 
vu7,
Are you concerned for yourself or a close one for any reason?
I wouldn't worry if you have kept your nose clean and have a valid visa.
His question was about those that overstay a valid visa. I'm sure it's just a hypothetical scenario. ;-)
 
In that case, my answer is slightly different. Nothing from my earlier post changes, but I will add this. Japan will not hunt down an overstayer, but there can be serious problems when leaving the country, even if one is 1 day over the visa. Going into immigration beforehand has sometimes yielded softer repercussions. Sometimes.
 
In that case, my answer is slightly different. Nothing from my earlier post changes, but I will add this. Japan will not hunt down an overstayer, but there can be serious problems when leaving the country, even if one is 1 day over the visa. Going into immigration beforehand has sometimes yielded softer repercussions. Sometimes.

I would agree!!

But I would add that with the new residents cards being issued by immigration and only being valid for a persons period of stay, should anyone over stay by just one day, it would be very easy for immigration to become aware of this.

Also any deportation could result in a 10 year re-entry ban.
 
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I have a former police officer as a friend and he told me there were days in a week that you weren't allowed to question foreigners because it usually was the case that they overstayed. So definitely they do so.
 
I have a former police officer as a friend and he told me there were days in a week that you weren't allowed to question foreigners because it usually was the case that they overstayed. So definitely they do so.
Why? They didn't want to catch them?
 
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