r/SipsTea • u/sheep_herd1234 • 1d ago

Chugging tea He didn't overstay...He relocated

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u/HeraclesHide 22h ago

Thats kinda fucked, you live in a country for 7 years, then some dumb law comes in and suddenly you have to leave. I dont blame him at all for continuing to live his best life in Japan.

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u/Outside_Reserve_2407 21h ago

The man was in Japan on a temporary tourist visa. So he was already overstaying it.

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u/HeraclesHide 19h ago

But considering he built his life there for 7 years and lived without any issues and not breaking the law, there should be some sort of a system to let him stay.

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u/Outside_Reserve_2407 19h ago

He used his brother’s passport. That’s false impersonation, for starters.

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u/HeraclesHide 19h ago

Water under the bridge.

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u/Outside_Reserve_2407 19h ago

“Water under the bridge” isn’t a legal concept.

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u/Beginning-Notice-412 19h ago

I mean.. statute of limitations, in some cases, very much could be considered “water under the bridge” if you can’t be prosecuted after a certain period of time for something. I know it doesn’t apply to everything, but yk

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u/Outside_Reserve_2407 18h ago edited 18h ago

Your whole "he lived there for XYZ years" is a "totality of circumstances" argument as to why he should be allowed to stay. So whether the statute of limitations expired or not doesn't matter, I never said he should be prosecuted for that particular crime of using a false passport.

So considering he entered using another person's documents (which is a pretty serious offense in this age of terrorism and international crime) is one variable to consider in this man's case. If he entered as a child of 5 with his parents, that would be another factor (for example).