Iranian student gets resident status in Japan after illegal stay

Friday 13th March, 06:30 AM JST

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jikku67 at 06:32 PM JST - 13th March

she is an illegal alien

She is now a legal immigrant. This girl didn't commit crime, her parents did and they got deported just like other illegal immigrants who broke laws.

like my friend who was just working at the construction and got deported

If he was working at construction, he is an adult right? Adults should be responsible for their own actions. When an adult breaks laws, he/she gets punished. Can you understand that? The Iranian girl was 2 years old when her parents brought her here, she can't be responsible for her parents actions. Just like Noriko isn't responsible for her parents actions.
noypikantoku at 06:46 PM JST - 13th March

Jikku: stop talking about the calderons already they're not the issue here already! The issue is ...why she was granted Student visa.... She was an illegal alien , why she wasn't punish for that like the others? Because just she didn't do any crime while living in Japan illegaly!? That is the crime itself living here illegaly'! That is the crime! And she was let go and granted a Visa!!! Why!? Answer my question why!? That is her crime living here illegaly...
noypikantoku at 06:47 PM JST - 13th March

Jikku: I'm like a broken record here cause your not giving me the right answers?
dreamdrifter at 07:11 PM JST - 13th March

noypikantoku, it's called discretion. Even though they were all in Japan illegally, obviously each case is different, so they weigh up the aggravating factors against the mitigating factors and make a decision based on that. If you really want to know why, then perhaps it is on this site which lists each case of illegal immigrants being given, or refused a special permit to remain, with the reasons outlined; however it is most likely that the fact that she was only 10 when she came to Japan with no choice on the matter, the fact that she probably broke no other laws, and the fact that she is a qualified teacher, were all mitigating factors.

http://www.moj.go.jp/NYUKAN/nyukan25.html
jikku67 at 07:11 PM JST - 13th March

The issue is ...why she was granted Student visa

I repeat. Because it wasn't her fault her parents came to Japan illegally. If you can't understand that then we can't have an intelligent discussion on the matter.
noypikantoku at 07:24 PM JST - 13th March

the point here is Japan's incompetent policies! Not them.... I have a life I don't wanna waste time arguing with you ... I will start my weekend now! Bubye ;-p
dreamdrifter at 07:37 PM JST - 13th March

Oh, bye then.

Anyway back to the article - is it just me or do the numbers not really match up too well?

She is 20 years old.

She had been in Japan for "over 10 years"

"her parents and her younger sister were deported in 2007."

"The Iranian family entered Japan on short-term visas in 1990 and 1991"

"In 1999, the family reported to the immigration authority seeking special permission to stay. But the Japanese government decided to deport her father, mother and younger sister"

So, if she is 20 now, she would have been 1 or 2 when she came to Japan, which means she hadn't just been in Japan for "over 10 years", she's been here for almost 20 years. And did it really take immigration 8 years to deport them after they reported to the authorities?
jikku67 at 08:26 PM JST - 13th March

dreamdrifter: Her father came to Japan in 1990. Maryam and her mother came to Japan in 1991 when Maryam was 2 years old. Her parents were arrested when she was 11 in 1999.

The family filed a suit with the Tokyo District Court in 2000 to fight the deportation order. The court repealed the order in 2003 but was overturned by the Tokyo High Court. The Supreme Court upheld the high court decision in 2007. The family filed for special residence permits but was turned down.

http://www.jca.apc.org/apfs/event/event20061127.htm
dreamdrifter at 09:53 PM JST - 13th March

jikku67 - thanks, much clearer now!

Must be tough being deported after such a long time in the country. I still think there should be an amnesty for people who manage to stay over a certain length of time, and let them have residence rights after a suitable punishment for breaking the law (like a fine or even a prison sentence.)
jikku67 at 11:03 PM JST - 13th March

I still think there should be an amnesty for people who manage to stay over a certain length of time

That I agree. According to the above web site, the government is giving an amnesty for overstaying families if they lived in Japan over 10 years and have a child who is in Junior High School or in High School. Unfortunately, Maryam was in Elementary school when her parents were caught. If Maryam was in Junior High School at the time, they probably got their permission to stay.
dreamdrifter at 11:50 PM JST - 13th March

I see, I didn't realise the government provided an amnesty, but I now see that this "special permission to stay" is precisely what this amnesty is.

And I guess the Calderons didn't get this amnesty because they weren't mere overstayers, they used other people's passports which is a far more serious an offence. And again Noriko was still in elementary school when they got caught.
kwatt at 12:06 PM JST - 14th March

This is also a good end of the story for Iranian girl. Amine can get resident permission after college. She works for Japan. She will be a Japan National in near future and would bring her family back to live together here.
tyciol at 10:49 PM JST - 14th March

I didn't know they had college programs for nursery school. Even elementary school you don't even need a major...
ChinaSailor at 09:15 PM JST - 15th March

granted a one-year residence status

Huh....?

Wtf...? What does this mean..?

It's Residence Status or Not Residence Status... So if it's one year, it's a Non-Resident Visa Extension. If it's Residence status, there's No time period associated with it...
letstalk at 02:36 AM JST - 17th March

the point here is Japan's incompetent policies! Not them.... I have a life I don't wanna waste time arguing with you ... I will start my weekend now! Bubye ;-p

noypikantoku: I am really glad you ended your endless "pointless" roundabout of an argument because you are not only embarrassing yourself, you embarrass the rest of the Filipinos in this forum. It seems to me you are so unhappy being here in Japan. Doors are wide open. You can make the move. Thank you very much!

The issue is ...why she was granted Student visa.... She was an illegal alien , why she wasn't punish for that like the others? Because just she didn't do any crime while living in Japan illegaly!? That is the crime itself living here illegaly'! That is the crime! And she was let go and granted a Visa!!! Why!? Answer my question why!? That is her crime living here illegaly...

again noypikantoku: If you would only read and I MEAN READ (with comprehension!!!) what the others here are trying to tell you, you would realize that your questions HAVE ALREADY BEEN ANSWERED!