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Originally Posted by Sangetsu
The papers you will need from the US are proof that you are not already married to someone your home country. These are pretty easy to get.
Getting married in Japan is also easy, and can be done in a few minutes at the city office. Simply fill out the papers, and get them stamped, and you are married. It would be better to get married in Japan than in America.
But getting a visa is not necessarily so easy. Since your wife is a permanent resident, you can qualify for a spouse visa, but, she has to sponsor you, meaning that her income will have be be sufficient to support the both of you. If she's working part-time, you probably won't be able to get a spouse visa. If she has family in Japan, they may able to sponsor you, so long as they meet the income requirements. Otherwise, you'll have to go the typical route of getting a regular work visa.
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Thank you so much.
Excellent, and that's the 婚姻要件具備証明書 that I get from the US embassy in Tokyo right? Cause I can't get one in NC, it's only valid for NC.
I read that I need a Affidavit of Competency to Marry, then get it notarized at the embassy in Tokyo. Is that what you're talking about?
I hate the us embassy, we walked there and there was some guard standing outside, I think he said to Mikki you can only get in with an appointment. Hopefully that won't take too long.
Thanks for the visa info. Can her parents sponsor me? I'd be living with them. Dad is a carpenter and mom does something with real estate, so I guess they have enough income.