“When my visa expires, is it better to apply for recognition of refugee status? How many of applicants are recognized in Japan? Under the Refugee Convention, when you have a well-founded fear of being persecuted and the fear is based on religion or membership of a particular political opinion, if you go back to your country, by being recognized as a refugee, you are granted permission to stay in Japan and protected your life. When you apply six months after arriving in Japan, you might be...
* Below is especially for the Filipina’s divorce and visa issue in Japanese law. But it can be applied to other nationalities.
There are two kinds of Japanese visa: one is what is based on job or other causes, and the other is what is based on human relations like family. Except for permanent residence visa, visa has validity period. Once it is expired, you will become an illegal foreign national. However, even when you have overstayed, there are some cases that the Minister of Justice may grant special permission for residence. The cases are as follows
