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jillybean
Joined: 01 Jul 2011
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 Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:58 am Post subject: uh oh! am i going to get deported? |
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So I got a visa extension in January. I didn't know until NOW that I was supposed to inform my ward office of the extension and get my alien card changed. YIKES.
And it is holiday week so I'm not going to get in there until Tuesday!
What should I do? I know ignorance of the law is no excuse. I'm glad the system is changing soon so I won't have to run in and update my dang card every 5 minutes. Am I in serious trouble? |
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Cool Teacher
Joined: 18 May 2009
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Location: Here, There and Everywhere! :D
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| Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:37 am Post subject: Re: uh oh! am i going to get deported? |
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| jillybean wrote: |
So I got a visa extension in January. I didn't know until NOW that I was supposed to inform my ward office of the extension and get my alien card changed. YIKES.
And it is holiday week so I'm not going to get in there until Tuesday!
What should I do? I know ignorance of the law is no excuse. I'm glad the system is changing soon so I won't have to run in and update my dang card every 5 minutes. Am I in serious trouble? |
If you have the visa then no problem i think. The only thing they might do is tell you they are a bit annoyed. Best to apoligize and say you know you are bad but will try to become a better person in future. 
You won't be depoted theough. 
Stay cool! 
ETA: In fact, they may say nothing at all and not even care. Sometimes I ahve forgotten to update info for my gaijin card. Things like address, employre etc... and they either didn't seem to care and just changed it or one day I had a guy with a bad mood who said "3kagetsuna!!! Okashii da yo!" in Amagasaki. He was a bit annoyed.  |
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Inflames
Joined: 02 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:07 am Post subject: |
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They might make you write 反省 (kind of a reflection of what you did wrong).
They're not likely to care about updating your address or employer. If they made a deal out of it with me I'd simply point out that most Japanese people don't update their address when they move. I know people who haven't lived in a place for 5 years and they can't be bothered to update their address. |
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Apsara
Joined: 20 Sep 2005
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Location: Tokyo, Japan
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| Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 11:11 pm Post subject: |
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It depends on the person you deal with- as above you might get any reaction ranging from "no problem but don't do it again" to having to write out an apology.
There's no actual penalty though that I know of and you won't be deported. |
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Tsian
Joined: 10 Jan 2012
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| Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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| You should be fine... especially since the ward office will be able to see that you've had a visa the entire time. The person might be a little annoyed with you, but I don't think it is something you need to worry about. I had a similar situation once and the person at my city office didn't even mention it when I went to have my card updated. |
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jillybean
Joined: 01 Jul 2011
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| Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 7:36 am Post subject: |
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UPDATE:
So, nothing happened
I went in and apologized but they just waved it away and said everything was fine and I was stamped and out the door in 5 minutes.
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Cool Teacher
Joined: 18 May 2009
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Location: Here, There and Everywhere! :D
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| Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 1:06 pm Post subject: |
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| jillybean wrote: |
UPDATE:
So, nothing happened
I went in and apologized but they just waved it away and said everything was fine and I was stamped and out the door in 5 minutes.
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Hay! I thought that miht happen.
Lucky you but be careful next time. |
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