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Originally Posted by darkshadowgirl
Hello,
Someone I know wants to go to Japan and has a Class B felony on his record. I have heard that some countries will not allow felons? How is Japan on this?
Also, even if they don't allow them. How would they know? I highly doubt they run a background check at the airport. Running a background check even in the USA cost a lot of money and takes a few weeks to process.
Anytime I have entered a country all they do is look at my passport, look at me, and maybe ask a few questions then let me through. Never checked my background.
Any clues on this?
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What country are you from and whereabouts have you visited? If you're a European citizen and visiting in Europe then you have the right to free movement and settlement, so they won't check more than a passport. If you were travelling to Japan, say, then I believe they take fingerprints and more from all non-Japanese citizens on arrival. What a particular country does on your arrival varies immensely.
To get a visa I'd imagine they'd do a background check then, including for tourist visa, probably. Celebrities like Russel Brand and Paris Hilton have been refused entry for criminal records, so there has to be checks along the line somewhere. How they check you on a tourist visa though, I'm not too sure . . .