How to become a citizen or naturalize?

[songolekor]

oh, if i marry with japanese citizen i will become a japanese citizen? And not waiting until 5 year? (Sorry for my english :shy)

[samokan]

Originally Posted by songolekor

oh, if i marry with japanese citizen i will become a japanese citizen? And not waiting until 5 year? (Sorry for my english :shy)

nope you won't. it will only shorten the number of years required to stay in Japan and the rest will be all up to your skills and contribution to Japan.

[RealJames]

Originally Posted by samokan

nope you won't. it will only shorten the number of years required to stay in Japan and the rest will be all up to your skills and contribution to Japan.

That's a bit of an understatement, marrying a Japanese national makes about a thousand different things either a little or significantly or massively easier.

Starting a business in Japan for example, what I did was like pulling all your teeth and nails off slowly. Had I been married it would have been a walk in the park.
Imagine a form of 200 pages with a clause on the first page that says "If you have a spousal visa, go to the last page, and sign your name, that's it" lol

[samokan]

Originally Posted by RealJames

That's a bit of an understatement, marrying a Japanese national makes about a thousand different things either a little or significantly or massively easier.

Starting a business in Japan for example, what I did was like pulling all your teeth and nails off slowly. Had I been married it would have been a walk in the park.
Imagine a form of 200 pages with a clause on the first page that says "If you have a spousal visa, go to the last page, and sign your name, that's it" lol

the question was either he can be naturalize if he marries a japanese, that was what I answered.

Yes , having a spousal visa helps a lot with work and starting a business but it will not guarantee for naturalization or even permanent residency.

[RealJames]

Originally Posted by samokan

the question was either he can be naturalize if he marries a japanese, that was what I answered.

Yes , having a spousal visa helps a lot with work and starting a business but it will not guarantee for naturalization or even permanent residency.

Oh right. That's what I get for reading quickly during breaks at work!

IMO it's all technicalities anyways, citizen, naturalized, resident, permanent resident, etc etc, who cares, if you have found a way to do what you like to do here then the semantics are pointless!

[samokan]

Originally Posted by RealJames

Oh right. That's what I get for reading quickly during breaks at work!

IMO it's all technicalities anyways, citizen, naturalized, resident, permanent resident, etc etc, who cares, if you have found a way to do what you like to do here then the semantics are pointless!

YUP .. I can do basically the same thing with an Engineer Visa. Personally it's a pain to apply for it, but if you are married to a Japanese, it might be benificial in a long run ..

as long as I have a job and a visa , i'm good with it.

[songolekor]

Haha, it wasn't as easy as imagined

[WingsToDiscovery]

If I get a job at a conbini how long will it take to become a citizen?

[protheus]

Originally Posted by WingsToDiscovery

If I get a job at a conbini how long will it take to become a citizen?

I also want the answer to this! My dream is to arrange stuff on shelfs (or was it a nightmare?).

[kenmei]

Originally Posted by WingsToDiscovery

If I get a job at a conbini how long will it take to become a citizen?

LOL -- judging by your sig, i doubt your serious.


but I think you're better off getting a job at Disneyland dressed as mickey mouse, i hear it takes a few years off your required time in country