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Who this article is forAn enquiry from the applicant themselves about an application for 日本人の配偶者等 when the Japanese spouse has only just started a job in Japan.
No clear standard has been set for the amount of savings, and continued stability of livelihood is proven by adding explanations of the household finances suited to the couple's circumstances. We think foreign-currency savings are not a problem either, as long as they can be used as living funds. We think that even if the Japanese spouse has worked for only about 1 month, there is no need to hold off on applying for that reason alone. Submit documents such as a 在職証明書 (certificate of employment), an employment contract and pay slips; the assessment is comprehensive, taking into account not only savings but also expected future income, housing costs and the number of dependants. In the 理由書 (written explanation), we think it is good to set out, in addition to how the marriage came about, how the spouse came to take the job, the expected future income and the state of the savings.
An enquiry from the applicant themselves about an application for 日本人の配偶者等 when the Japanese spouse has only just started a job in Japan.
There is no clear standard; continued stability of livelihood is proven by adding explanations of the household finances. We think foreign-currency savings are not a problem as long as they can be used as living funds.
No clear standard has been set for the amount of savings, and continued stability of livelihood is proven by adding explanations of the household finances suited to each couple's circumstances.
We think foreign-currency savings are not a problem either, as long as they can be used as living funds. However, it is better to explain that they can be easily withdrawn while in Japan and used for living expenses when needed.
We think that even if the length of service is about 1 month, there is no need to hold off on applying for that reason alone.
We think that even if the length of service is about 1 month, there is no need to hold off on applying for that reason alone. Submit documents such as a 在職証明書, an employment contract and pay slips, and explain that there is no problem with the stability and continuity of their livelihood. The assessment is comprehensive, taking into account not only savings but also expected future income, housing costs and the number of dependants.
We think it is good to set out, in addition to how the marriage came about, how the spouse came to take the job, the expected future income and the state of the savings.
In the 理由書, we think it is good to set out not only how the marriage came about but also how the Japanese spouse recently came to take a job in Japan, the current employment situation, the expected future income and the state of the couple's savings.
If you will receive support from relatives, we think it is good to get a letter from them, but it may also become necessary to attach a document supporting that arrangement and documents proving the supporter's income and assets. However, if the couple's own income and assets are enough to explain their ability to support themselves, we think it is not necessarily required to add support from relatives.
You can apply while staying in Japan, but applying does not give rise to a 特例期間 (grace period).
An application for a Certificate of Eligibility can itself be made while staying in Japan, so it is not necessarily required to apply after leaving the country. However, please note that applying for a Certificate of Eligibility does not give rise to a 特例期間. It is also possible to enter Japan again on 短期滞在 while the application is pending.
A change from 短期滞在 to another status of residence may also be approved where there are "unavoidable special circumstances". Recently, however, being married alone does not automatically lead to approval, so we recommend consulting the 地方出入国在留管理局 (Regional Immigration Services Bureau) in advance, taking your individual circumstances into account. There is no set method for such a prior consultation, but it is good to start by phoning to ask. If you cannot get a specific answer by phone, you will need to go to the counter, where appointments are usually not available. Please also bear in mind that an answer obtained in a prior consultation does not necessarily guarantee the actual screening result.
No clear standard has been set, and continued stability of livelihood is proven by adding explanations of the household finances suited to the couple's circumstances.
We think they are not a problem as long as they can be used as living funds, but it is better to explain that they can be easily withdrawn while in Japan and used for living expenses.
We think there is no need to hold off on applying for that reason alone. The assessment is comprehensive, taking into account expected future income, housing costs, the number of dependants and so on.
You can apply while staying in Japan. However, please note that applying does not give rise to a 特例期間.
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