After being deported, can I return to Japan?
1. Regulations of the Japanese Immigration Law on deportation
According toArticle 24 of Japan's Immigration Law regulations, people who commit the following acts will be fined according to the provisions of law and forced to be expelled:
1. Carrying out activities contrary to the permitted purpose of stay: For example: interns going to Japan to work abroad and going out to do other jobs, international students dropping out of school and going out to work in Japan. production facilities.
2. Illegally overstaying: For example, the working contract term is 03 years but after the contract expires, the intern runs away to work and does not return home.
3. Violating criminal laws: For example, theft, murder, drug use & trafficking...
4. Illegally crossing the border and entering Japan.
For workers who have been deported from Japan, they will be denied entry back to Japan for a period of 5-10 years. After a period of 5-10 years, workers can apply for entry into Japan.
In principle, you can still complete immigration procedures after a period of 5 years. However, people who are deported from Japan have a very low chance of returning to Japan and it is almost impossible to return there with any type of visa (even if you apply for a visa to another country because usually you will have to answer the question on the visa application: "Have you ever been deported?").
2. Deportation cases in Japan
Further detailed analysis:
Currently in Japan, if a foreigner is considered to have committed acts of disturbing management order, immigration control or threatening the interests, security and public order of Japan, that person will be punished. expelled from Japan.
Accordingly, Article 24 of Japan's Immigration Law stipulates that people who commit one of the following acts will be punished according to the provisions of law and will be forcibly deported. Specifically:
One is, illegal overstay: Those who intentionally stay illegally after the allowed stay period;
For example, workers exporting labor to Japan have a working contract term of 3 years, but after the contract period expires, the worker runs away to work without permission. return home.
Second, Carrying out activities contrary to the permitted purpose of stay: People who have residence status in Japan but after entering Japan participate in activities that are not within the permitted content of that status of residence.
Example 1:For international students who study abroad in Japan but do not attend school but instead drop out of school and go out to work at production facilities, work full-time at restaurants or factories without If you participate in studying at school, you will be expelled from Japan;
Example 2:For interns with the status of residence as "technical interns", the interns are only allowed to conduct activities of a technical intern. In case the intern leaves the internship to work at other restaurants or factories... it will be a violation of residence status regulations and will be expelled from Japan. Specifically, the intern's status of residence will be recorded on the entry visa (VISA) and affixed to each intern's passport.
Third, Illegally crossing the border into Japan: Foreigners who do not have a passport or crew handbook or crew handbook, but enter Japan through illegal routes such as crossing the border, crossing the sea,... will be deported.
For example: A non-Japanese criminal who is wanted but illegally crosses the border into Japanese territory will be deported.
Four is, Illegal entry: People who use fraudulent means to enter Japan will be deported.
For example: A non-Japanese person who uses fraudulent means to create fake documents such as a passport to enter Japan is considered to enter Japan illegally.
Year is, Criminal law violations: foreigners who violate Japanese criminal laws and have been convicted, such as theft, robbery, drug use and trafficking, etc.
For example, a foreigner who illegally buys and sells banned substances on Japanese territory is considered to have violated Japanese criminal law and, after being convicted, will have to be deported back to the country.
Accordingly, foreigners who have been deported from Japan will be denied entry to Japan again for a period of 5 to 10 years. After a period of 5-10 years, workers can apply for entry into Japan.
In your case, in 2015 you were deported back to your country for shoplifting. The Japanese court sentenced you to 1 year of probation and 5 years of probation. They were given 20 days to return home but they did not return and instead fled. Then he was arrested and deported straight back to his country. So in principle, you can still complete immigration procedures after 5 years from the date of deportation. However, usually people who are deported from Japan have a very low chance of returning to Japan and it is almost impossible to return there with any type of visa (even if you apply for a visa to another country because it is usually the same). Usually you will have to answer the question on the visa application: "Have you ever been deported?").
3. Conditions for returning to Japan after deportation
In addition, international students who have returned home and want to return to Japan for the second time must meet the following conditions for each case:
3.1 Return as an international student
- Do not violate the rules set forth by the school
- International students must have a good academic record
- Attend school fully and on time
- Or participate in school and class activities
- Apply for your residence status again
- Must find a receiving school
- Minimum Japanese language level N4
3.2 Return as a trainee
- Do not violate Japanese law
- Not banned from entering Japan
- Apply for your residence status again
- There must be a receiving agency or enterprise
- Minimum Japanese language level N5
However, because of the difficulty of returning to Japan after being deported, currently, some brokers and touts operating illegally promise to "run" the paperwork to study abroad. students, workers or interns returning to Japan. Thus, labor exporters or international students can be deceived by these sophisticated tricks, so they should consider carefully.