“Even though the children are innocent,” their long-awaited residence status is suddenly denied… Harsh reality for Kurdish families – Bengoshi.com September 29, 2024 8:18 AM Children born and raised in Japan who do not have residence status and their families will be given “special residence permission” if they meet certain conditions. In August 2023, then-Minister of Justice Takeshi Saito announced such a policy. This was an exceptional measure taken on the grounds that “children are not responsible in any way.” But now, a year later, the children are facing a harsh reality. (Writer Asahi Oda) ● The girl who was suddenly told she would not be granted a visa Leila (not her real name, a high school senior) is a Kurdish woman of Turkish nationality. When she was six years old, she came to Japan with her mother and brother, following her father who was applying for refugee status in Japan. I started going to school in the first grade, and was lucky enough to have good teachers and friends, so I was not bullied because of my appearance or nationality. Because he has a younger sister born in Japan, he received a call from immigration in January this year informing him that he would be issued a visa (special permission to stay). She said that only her sister and Leila were able to get visas in her family; her parents and her brother, who was already over 20 years old, were told they would not be granted visas. “I investigated your family, and you have done nothing wrong, and you have no outstanding hospital bills.’’ Although it was sad for her parents and brother not to appear, it was a golden opportunity for Leila, who wanted to remain in Japan. However, after six months of long-awaited waiting, in July of this year, he was told a shocking truth. Suddenly, visas were denied for the entire family. When Leila was surprised and asked about it, the immigration bureau explained that there had been several families who had rejected the residence cards that had been given to them, saying, “We don’t need them if visas won’t be issued for all members of the family.” “You were put in the same group (with that family).” Layla was shocked by what had happened. We had no intention of refusing… (Omitted) ● “The children are innocent” “It benefits no one”
In an interview with the author, former immigration official Kinoshita Yoichi said that the reason for refusal to land at the airport is “the underlying psychology of the immigration bureau is that they do not want to allow people who are likely to apply for refugee status to enter the country.” “I appreciate the former Minister of Justice’s decision. There has never been a case like this before, and it may have saved the lives of some families. Immigration officials will likely continue to make individual decisions regarding children who were not selected this time. However, I can understand that it is difficult for those involved if the standards are vague. The children are not to blame for not being here of their own volition. It is in no one’s interest to place children in prolonged uncertainty. Furthermore, even if they are not refugees, it is unrealistic to force those who grew up in Japan to “return to their home country.” In some cases, the decision may be made separately from the family, but I hope that the criteria will be made clearer and relief will be given to children (including those who are already adults) as soon as possible.” Even now, more than a year after the announcement of the special residence permit policy, there are children who are still waiting for visas that may never be issued. We will be keeping a close eye on how the government will act in the future for those who are left behind. This article is based on information and laws current as of the publication date.
>>1 We have to change the way we do things, and we don’t need people who have no intention of becoming Japanese in the first place. Becoming a citizen of a foreign country requires the resolve to give up everything you’ve carried with you up until that point, but I have no intention of giving it up, and I’m not going to be greedy and ask for my residence status.
>He came to Japan with his mother and brother to follow his father who was applying for refugee status in Japan.
His father is still applying for refugee status, so he’s not a refugee, right? So it would be strange for him to be recognized. Also, >>1-2 is another case that wasn’t mentioned. >His mother and Alper came to Japan to follow his father, >but when they entered the country, they were not recognized as a married couple because their parents were not married, and they were denied entry. >But that was the only reason that his mother was not granted a visa. What, that’s all? (´･ω･`).
Children are no excuse. This is just the result of you guys having raw sex without thinking about the consequences. Anyway, hurry up and go back to Turkey.
There is a Kurdish autonomous region called Erbil in northern Iraq, so please go live there. I don’t think there are any refugees who would pay hundreds of thousands of yen to get on a plane.
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