Hi @amico,
According to Hinduism, afterlife depends on person's merits until it nullifies the sins of his previous birth. If a person's merits nullifies the previous birth's sins, THERE IS NO AFTERLIFE AT ALL!
If in case, that very same person continues to do more sins in this birth also, he can't escape the birth-death cycle. That means his afterlife will continue until his merits and sins are equal.
Thanks for your kind comment, mate!
Oh yes, I know: our essence is never born and never dies.
Namaste