On Mon, 29 Mar 2004 00:44:54 +0900, me@privacy.net (Hendrik) brought
down from the Mount tablets inscribed:

>Hi (and to some, 'ohisashiburi'),
>
>it's midnight and "nyuukan" is not open, so i'll try my luck with a
>certain always well-informed collective brain (aka fj.life.in-japan):
>has anyone here ever hired someone from outside Japan, where that person
>later took a longish leave of absence abroad (in their home country or
>elsewhere) without losing their visa? If so, how long was that person
>allowed to stay away from Japan? Hw was the visa/re-entry permit kept
>valid?
>
>Thanks: Hendrik

Let me try to clarify that, then you tell me if I got it right:


"I used to work in Japan, but I left. I didn't get a re-entry permit,
and my visa has expired. How can I get back into Japan without doing
any paperwork?"


Is that what you're asking?





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