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Old Jun 8, 2017 | 8:30 pm
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bigcurl254
 
Join Date: Jun 2017
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Originally Posted by evergrn
I would recommend you contact Japanese consulate for their advice.
I did reach out and they sent me the policies. You are basically OK for being arrested as long as none of your convictions involved you getting a sentence of 1 year or more. There is no indication on the quantity of arrests. The one thing that is highlighted is you will be denied entry if any of the arrests were drug related in any way. Since the charge has been expunged, I don't think they will be able to see that. So that way I could check yes in the box and not lie about drugs because they can't see them..... unless they can. Which is why I am trying to see if anyone has ever done it.
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