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Originally Posted by Nyororin

I was not trying to be rude, nor did I say it was impossible. I said that you are jumping way too far ahead of yourself.

You`re looking for a magical paperwork path that doesn`t exist. It`s not a matter of things being hard, you`re searching for a path that simply is not there. You HAVE TO fulfill certain requirements, many of which are not at all impossible. You just haven`t fulfilled them yet, and it will take a while to do so. You can pull it off with a 4 year degree. But you don`t have one at this point - so instead of focusing on how you`re going to live in Japan you should be focusing on the steps you can take at this point. When you`ve nearly finished with one step, THEN put detailed thought into the next. Instead of spending time thinking about 3 or 4 steps down the road, look at the ones right in front of you.



Sure, I may have come to Japan at 17 without a degree. But I married a Japanese man, and DID get my degree afterward. I think the circumstances are quite different. Had I not gotten married or gotten my degree, I could not have stayed. End of story. I hopped in and out of the country until I married and had that visa in hand. There is no secret path around it.

Oh, and it`s 10 years now.

You say that you accept it`s going to be hard, but don`t really want to hear about how hard and realistic advice. And you still haven`t clarified why exactly you want to live permanently in a country that a) You`ve never been to, b) You know little about the life in, and c) Do not speak the language of. If there is any rudeness in my replies, it`s because of that... And the fact that you sound just like any of the other 800 kids on here who decide they`re going to go live in Japan on a whim.

I understand where you are coming from but Considering every country has paperwork and requirements for citizenship, I thought Japan would be similar. I do want to hear the truth but actually about what I asked not me "getting ahead of myself" I'm actually planning not saying I'm gonna go to Japan be happy and nothing goes wrong like "the 800 kids". I was trying to get a idea of how hard it will be if I want citizenship/a home. If your going to live somewhere logically you should get a home or apartment. Citizenship is nice to have if you live somewhere. So I thought it would be nice to have a idea, but it seems like the only way is "Marriage" from what all of you say. But housing is affordable. So that is a plus well cya if your not going to actually talk about citizenship or housing I'd prefer you do not post.