I have a home address in Japan and also a bank account in Japan. The overseas service looked fine saying that it could send my stuff to Canada while I was abroad. It was probably my mistake to use the oversea help desk. I should have kept quiet, use online statement and let auto bank transfer take care of the rest and allow my card to be sent to my home address in Japan.

My Resona bank have no probem keeping my account open - I was hinted at the "don't ask, don't tell" thing. If Alien card should not be a problem, it has not expired. If "not working in Japan" is a problem, I can get some former business associate file some tax return as if I was working there for the past 6 months. We're not talking about fancy half a million loan here. It's a credit limit with only $2000.

The bottom line is that I paid my bills on time everytime sicne I got this card. I have a Japanese address and an active Japanese account. I have a job - a government one. If they need a Japanese employer just for kicks, I can get one for them. I don't see Japanese government being upset if a company want to pay extra taxes.

I will be talking to the one of those credit supervisor's on Monday and see if there are anything I can do about it. It wasn't easy getting that SuperFlyercard - it was like pulling teeth from Sumitomo. If I am losing this card, I want to make sure my dismay is heard and my written complaint attached to the person responsible for deciding to deny my renewal.

I will keep this updated.