Originally Posted by
donjo
Thanks for your reply. The only reason I posted this in the United forum was to determine how reliably the international gate agent is at catching errors on these types of documents before allowing a passenger on an international flight. Apparently they are not reliable to any extent. I understand the responsibility ultimately lies with me and I fully accept that. However, like many people who are confused by a dynamic process involving immigration, I chose to hire someone who does this for a living. And that person did not do their job correctly. Lesson learned. My concern going forward as was mentioned above, is how long will I be banned from re-entry now that I have been deported.
Indeed, with entry requirements changing rapidly and being unusual with COVID I have family members that have been denied boarding due to a misunderstanding of entry restrictions by airline personnel. In one case, UA staff at YUL wouldn't accept COVID test results for US entry, but DL did. Maybe that was within the rules, but a bit strange. In the other case, EasyJet staff at LGW would not allow a Dutch passport-holder to fly to France because she wasn't French, despite entry being allowed for EU citizens with a negative COVID test at that time. There were no issues taking the Eurostar. In regards to having issue on attempting to enter Japan again this page (
https://www.isa.go.jp/en/application.../kanri_qa.html) sheds some light:
"Q13If I am ordered to depart Japan (via a deportation order), will it be difficult to come back to Japan again?The next time you arrive in Japan, you will not be denied landing for the direct reason of receiving a "deportation order" in the past. However, receiving a "deportation order" means that you did not meet the "conditions for landing." Therefore, you must prove that you meet the "conditions for landing" next time you enter Japan.
The "deportation order" is different from the deportation procedure. Those who have received a "deportation order" will not be denied landing for a period of five years. (However, in cases where the person who received a deportation order due to illegal possession of narcotics, cannabis, stimulants, firearms and swords, or explosives, they may be denied landing permission for a period of one year (Immigration Control Act, Article 5, Paragraph 1, Item 9a.)"