TIPS and INFORMATION regarding family-related visa status; e.g. Dependent, Spouse/Child of Japanese or PR, Long-term Resident, 2nd/3rd Generation Japanese, Designated Activities (as an adopted-child, a same-sex couple etc.) etc.
From the 1st of September 2025, submission of a “TUBERCULOSIS (TB) CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE / 結核非発病証明書“ is mandatory for nationals of Vietnam at the time of COE application for a visa …
From June 23rd, 2025, submission of a “TUBERCULOSIS (TB) CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE / 結核非発病証明書“ is mandatory for nationals of the Philippines and Nepal at the time of COE application for a …
DEPENDENT visa status is a visa type to live in Japan as a dependent spouse/child of a supporter who engages in working in Japan under work-type visa status etc. Basically, …
Unfortunately, same-sex marriage has not been legalized in Japan yet even though the number of countries legalizing the same-sex marriage has been increasing globally. Therefore, a same-sex spouse is not …
