18 docs tagged with "marriage"

Child support in Japan follows the family court calculation table. See how yoikuhi amounts are set, why non-payment is common, and how enforcement works.

International couples in Japan keep separate surnames by default. See how each spouse can share one name, the six-month rule, and court steps.

Proving marriage to immigration Japan: the evidence ISA expects, cohabitation rules, rejection patterns that kill filings, and long-distance fixes.

Domestic partnership in Japan explained: de facto union rights, municipal certificate limits, and surname and same-sex marriage reform status for couples.

Two foreign nationals can marry in Japan or abroad. Learn the registration paths, affidavit requirements for both partners, and home-country reporting rules.

Marrying a Japanese national means filing the konin todoke at a ward office: the documents each spouse needs, and why the spouse visa is a separate step.

Japanese couples must share one surname while Japanese-foreign couples are exempt. Learn the rule, the family-court adoption route, and reform debate status.

Japan naturalization requirements under Article 5: the five statutory conditions, the sixth constitutional rule, and relaxed residence paths for spouses.

Same-sex marriage in Japan has no national registration as of 2026. Courts, partnership certificates, and visa paths for international couples explained.

Spouse of Japanese national status: eligibility, unlimited work, 1 to 5 year periods, renewal evidence, and the 3-year marriage plus 1-year residence PR path.

Spouse of permanent resident status: PR-spouse eligibility, unlimited work, conservative period grants, renewal risks, and the residency math toward PR.

Spouse visa application after marriage registration: COE vs change-of-status paths, documents, fees, genuine-relationship evidence, and timelines.

Affidavit of competency to marry in Japan: what the konin yoken gubi shomeisho certifies, embassy routes by country, fees, timelines, and ward filing.

The four divorce paths in Japan explained: mutual-consent filing, family-court mediation, rare arbitration, and litigated divorce grounds and timelines.

Kyogi divorce form explained: how to file the rikon todoke in Japan, what the form settles, and why custody, support, and property need a separate agreement.

Japan spouse PR shortcut explained: 3-year marriage plus 1-year residence rule, genuine-marriage evidence, household income, and divorce-before-decision risks.

For Japanese citizens: turn a koseki name change into a new passport. Counter steps, koseki documents, fees, timelines, and romanization choice explained.

Changed your legal name? Get the passport-first sequence, the ISA change form, required documents, fees, and the ward, bank, and employer updates that follow.