Questions tagged [japan]
Questions regarding emigrating from, immigrating to and living in Japan.
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Keeping US Citizenship While Living Abroad (Japan)
I'm currently active Duty military, USAF. I'm married to a Japanese citizen, our daughter (born this year) has dual citizenship until she turns 21. At that point she will have to choose Japan or the ...
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Do expats get worse medical care than locals in Japan, and if so, what can they do about it? [closed]
I came across a Reddit comment by a man who goes by the handle “maritimelight”. His comment is as follows.
The idea that racism in Japan doesn't extend to physical violence is BS. Just google "...
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Permanent residency for a disabled person from Pakistan
I am a 42 years old but unfortunatly a disabled person from Pakistan. I have an MBA in Finance and am curently working in education department. As my dependents I have a wife and three children. My ...
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Can I get a Work Visa in Japan with 5 years experience in Cybersecurity and an Associate Degree?
I am set to gradute at August of this year with an Associate Degree in Computer Technologies.
I also have 5 years of documented experience related to my field and necessary certifications which are in ...
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Japan - Does Engineering work as a Contractor satisfy the "Engineer/Specialist in humanities/Int'l services" visa conditions?
I moved to Japan under a "Engineer/Specialist in humanities/Int'l services" visa a year ago, and have been working fulltime at an engineering company located in Japan. Unfortunately the ...
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Living in Japan after marriage
I'm an Irish citizen and I got married to a Japanese citizen in Japan this year. My visa free stay expires in about 3 weeks, but I want to stay and live in Japan without having to leave and come back.
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How early can I enter Japan on a tourist visa?
Can I go to Japan before my tourist visa starts?
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Marriage in Japan without a visa
I'm Irish and I will be traveling to Japan on the visa exemption. I'm planning to get married to a Japanese girl while I'm there. Is this allowed on the visa exemption program? I believe some ...
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Visa extension in Japan
I am holding an Engineer Visa in Japan that is expiring in June. I have changed my job since February and did not immediately notify immigration. After reading posts on this site, I sent notification ...
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Japan Dependent visa
I currently work at Japan and want to apply dependent visa for wife. I went through the embassy website about visa requirements, but it is little confusing about the Certificate of Eligibility (COE) ...
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I'm an American with Japanese permanent residence living and working in Japan. I also want to do remote work with a US firm. What must I do re: taxes?
I am an American with a permanent visa living and working in Japan.
I am planning on also taking on an American remote job and having the salary go to my American bank account.
Currently, my Japanese ...
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Health insurance - working in Japan, dependents live in Germany
I'm a dual citizen; USA & Dutch.
I've worked in Luxembourg for the past 5 years. I was a cross-border commuter, living with my family in Germany (wife + 3 kids).
I've recently accepted a job ...
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How can I find a lawyer who can create an international will in Japan?
I am an Australian living in Japan.
Japan and Australia both are signatories to Unidroit, so an international will should be possible. I assume I need a lawyer for that. How can I find a lawyer to ...
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Can you work in Singapore and Japan both with two work visas?
I've tried to search similar questions but none is specific to my need.
expatriates.stackexchange 1: work in two different countries
expatriates.stackexchange 2: hold two work visas in two countries
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Internship in Japan
I'm an Indian citizen and a final year student pursuing a bachelor degree. I plan to do a summer internship in Japan around May-July.
My official graduation date is June, but I get my physical degree ...
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