Political asylum

[trywizardo]

hello everyone . my name is sadi saymeh im arabian from palestine .
palestine is country that had always been in wars so thre is nothing new , but i always wanted freedom and moving somewhere else , and because im a gamer and otako (anime watcher) japan is my #1 country , with its beautiful weather and wonderful people i really want to go there , so i saved enough money to travel there , the money is enough for a go and return trip and 2 months of staying and i planned to hire a lawyer and order a political asylum , if i got it then im a citizen for life if i didn't its ok ill stay 2 months and leave , but right before fulfilling my dream they asked for a grantor -_-
so i just need a grantor to fullfil my dream , i don't need money or anything , and for responsibility if i succeed on the political asylum there are no responsibility id i didn't ill just stay there for 2 months
so please someone help me (-_-)

 

[Mike Cash]

i need help

Yes, the guarantor DOES have responsibility for you.

You're unlikely to be granted refugee status in Japan.





I'm pretty sure refugee status doesn't include automatic citizenship.

How do you plan to make a living here?

If you really really really want asylum, go to almost ANY country other than Japan.

 

[trywizardo]

hey , first of all thx for reply
yeah i know the grantor does have responsibility but not after the asylum (that if i got it)
and for my chances , i know they're low , i sow an article about it that they accepted 400 out of 2000 in 2012 and that's pretty low , but i want to try anyway (the war and racism here is too much , so if i explain they might accept the asylum)
for the money , i have enough for 2 months of rent and food , im a high school graduate so i might continue my study there , and i worked a lot of jobs before , so after becoming really good at japanese i can work at any shop there
i know i sound optimistically stupid , but japan has been my dream since a long time , and if i want to live there its now or never C:

 

[Mike Cash]

i need help

They accepted SIX last year, and three of them were from Myanmar. The success rate was 0.16%. If you exclude the people from Myanmar, it was 0.08%. They accepted 18 in 2012, which was a success rate of 0.56%. (Did you ignore the screen shots I posted for you?)

You should also know there is a possibility you will be kept in a detention center (like a jail) while they decide your case....and the decision can take years.

Coming here and asking for asylum could turn out to be a very stup!d thing to do. If you really seriously want asylum, do some research and choose another country.

 

[trywizardo]

hey , sorry for the late response , i just stared at your reply for hours -_-
yeah i guess it was really silly of me to think moving there would be easy :/ , idk if i want to try another country , japan was my dream since a long time -_- , maybe ill try canada but not now , i think i need to lower my hopes for leaving this country , sigh .

 

[thomas]

Changed title and moved, as not really related to travelling in Japan.

 

[SomeCallMeChris]

If you were a citizen of Canada or Australia it would be relatively easy to spend some time living and working in Japan, as Japan recognizes working vacation visa from those countries, where for a limited period of time (6 months I think?) you can more or less freely work and travel. I don't really know the details because those visas are not available to citizens of the united states (like myself), but I know just enough to be envious of residents of those countries.
As for how easy it is to get asylum in those countries, I have no idea.

Your English is very good (although very informal), and I assume that you have a college degree or some other valuable skill to be able to earn enough money for a trip to Japan, so... I would seriously consider polishing your language skills a little, with proper capitalization and punctuation and so on, and trying to find employment internationally. That probably isn't easy, but it's surely easier than getting asylum in Japan.

 

[trywizardo]

idk im new here , but i think it is related to traveling there , that's why i need the grantor ...

 

[trywizardo]

wow you made me want to try canada more than ever , thanks . ive heard US citizens can go there without visa for 3 months , you should at least try .
some guy told me that getting asylum in canada is easy , but i must be there to get it , and the hardest thing is getting a canadian visa the rest is easy , same goes for US. but im not sure if he says the truth or not ....
thanks , yeah i tried my best to keep formal in this post , because what im asking is a hard thing to get , and being formal might help , i need more work on my english , specially punctuation . im a college student , i study programing here , but the level of programing compared to japan or canada level is really low , that's why i want to leave the college and start all over in a country where the education is better (my dream is becoming a video games dev)
what's you advice , should i leave college and start new in a new country or continue ?

 

[WonkoTheSane]

An education is often as good or bad as the work one puts into it. If you spend your time outside of class honing your craft and really learning your profession then your skills will shine through.

Finish your degree, learn how to create what you want to create. Japan is not going anywhere. Put yourself in a position where you bring something irresistible to the bargaining table and someone will want to pay you to be here.

 

[SomeCallMeChris]

Certainly you should -not- quit school. If you like the idea of Canada (and it's a good place to be a games developer, as well as the opportunity to easily working-vacation to Japan if you become a resident), then perhaps you should try to transfer to a Canadian college. Don't abandon your current education unless you get accepted... it wouldn't be sensible to risk ending up with no degree at all!
If you can transfer to a Canadian college then you might be able to land a job and get an ordinary work visa when you graduate (which would make permanent residency relatively simple I believe). If you don't manage to land such a job, then you could apply for asylum after college and before returning, and potentially get more time to find a job (and also perhaps have an easier time of it -- if you already have a legal status in the country you don't need to only search for work among employers that are willing to sponsor your visa.)

 

[Mike Cash]

There is also the MEXT scholarship program. Might he not be eligible for that? Certainly a much higher chance of success than asylum in Japan.

 

[trywizardo]

idk , i mean the skills and programs that's being taught to us is really weak in comparison to the programs that game devs are using ...
yu just gave me a great idea working on a small game , or a demo for a big game , and show it to game studios , thx i really appreciate it ^_^

 

[trywizardo]

i like the idea of college transfer , is it hard ? and if i can have one is it expensive ?

 

[trywizardo]

MEXT scholarship , that is in japan right ? if yes , can you please post some links for it
and how can i check if im eligible or not ?

 

[Mike Cash]

MEXT scholarship , that is in japan right ? if yes , can you please post some links for it
and how can i check if im eligible or not ?

I would have to google them, so you can do that part yourself.

If you search this forum you will find lots of discussion of the program.

 

[trywizardo]

its ok , ill google it . thanks a lot
i appreciate your help ^_^

 

[WonkoTheSane]

Learning programming is about process, not tools. Make the weak tools they give you do strong things and later you can make any dev platform do great things. It's about developing your ability to think about and solve problems.

Besides, there are extremely powerful tools out there for free or low cost. If you've got a computer, time and motivation you don't need much more.

 

[trywizardo]

true true , the thing is im scared that there are special languages (programing language) or those advanced tools , so i won't be able to understand them myself ...
look i'll search for scholarships in japan with the MEXT , like mike told me . if i find anything then great i'll stop the college here and study there , if not i'll continue and then try for a work visa ^_^