Experience with marriage in Japan for westerner

fastinjun · 2020-05-10T00:47:28+02:00

Discover practical insights on marrying a Japanese citizen in Kansai, including essential paperwork and personal experiences from Westerners.

fastinjun New member

Member since 19 January 2020

fastinjunNew member09 May 2020 22:47:28

Anyone here marry a Japanese citizen and if so what was your experience with paperwork etc. Im a US citizen who is planning to marry my fiance this year or early next year.
Thanks in advance

onuresen New member

Member since 16 June 2020

onuresenNew member17 June 2020 07:14:57

Hi, mainly the workload is on your fiance. She has to do paper works in Japan and apply to visa for you. For a working visa, you prepare the application documents with support from your company. However in Spouse visa, Japanese citizen, in your case you fiance, has to get documents of her salary, bank savings, address etc. And she has to write a letter about your relationship such as how you met etc also.
But there might be some changes depends on which prefecture she lives in.
Sorry, it is hard to write every detail because it is a very general question. However, if you can ask about something more specific, I can try to search and reply.