nikkei visa program/long-term resident

[xakumux]

i have some questions about this visa:

http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/v...ng/visa12.html


my grandpa was born in kochi and came to usa with his mom when he was like 2 or something. i'm sansei so i'm ok right? next.

i'm a little unsure exactly about the certificate of eligibility. how do i go about getting the koseki? what else do i need?
do i need sponsor for this visa?



thanks guys

[Glenski]

According to the immigration homepage (the MOFA site is now practically useless in instructing people what is needed), you need to provide the following:

1. A copy of the family registration, the marriage certificate, the birth certificate and other documents certifying the status of the foreign national concerned.
2. Documents certifying that the person concerned can defray all the expenses incurred during the stay in Japan. In cases where the expenses incurred during the stay in Japan is defrayed by another person, documents certifying the income of the person who intends to defray all the expenses.
3. A letter of guarantee by the person living in Japan.



#1 would be the koseki (family register) of your relative who has Japanese citizenship. Get the copy from them. If they are not alive, that may be tough. I think relatives can still ask for it (if you are on it, that is), but you would have to contact the city hall or ward office where they registered it.

Whether you need a sponsor, I don't know. Contact immigration to find out. Item #3 suggests that the answer is yes.

[xakumux]

thanks man

yeah the mofa site is retarded.

my grandpas dad(not living now) remarried after my grandpa and his mom left. so he has a half brother and half sisters still in japan. so i would have to ask one of them to be my sponsor. so a couple more questions. is it a big thing to ask of someone to sponsor you? like some super responsibility? whats required by immigration for them to sponsor me? i dont know my relatives real well and dont want to be overstepping boundaries or whatever

[KansaiBen]

thanks man

yeah the mofa site is retarded.

my grandpas dad(not living now) remarried after my grandpa and his mom left. so he has a half brother and half sisters still in japan. so i would have to ask one of them to be my sponsor. so a couple more questions. is it a big thing to ask of someone to sponsor you? like some super responsibility? whats required by immigration for them to sponsor me? i dont know my relatives real well and dont want to be overstepping boundaries or whatever

Sponsors become your legal guarantors in Japan and guarantee your personal and financial welfare. what that means is if you cant provide for yourself or become incapacitated the authorities (police, hospitals, immigration) go to your sponsors. Likewise if you get arrested, or you land up in hospital and cant pay your hospital bill. So it is a big deal if you renege and people have to come and rescue you.

Anyone listed on a koseki can look at it or get a copy. Chances are you are on your mothers koseki though grandchildren are rarely listed as a new koseki is formed when a person leaves their household to get married. My guess is you wont be on your grandparents koseki, but your parent's.

[xakumux]

Sponsors become your legal guarantors in Japan and guarantee your personal and financial welfare. what that means is if you cant provide for yourself or become incapacitated the authorities (police, hospitals, immigration) go to your sponsors. Likewise if you get arrested, or you land up in hospital and cant pay your hospital bill. So it is a big deal if you renege and people have to come and rescue you.

Anyone listed on a koseki can look at it or get a copy. Chances are you are on your mothers koseki though grandchildren are rarely listed as a new koseki is formed when a person leaves their household to get married. My guess is you wont be on your grandparents koseki, but your parent's.

so if i get copy of koseki with my grandpa on it and show through series of american birth certificates(my mom and mine) that i'm related to my grandpa you think that would be record enough?

[Oyatsuwakaaru]

I don't want to be that guy because you do seem to be getting some helpful information from this thread, but you might be able to get a lot of this information by calling your local consulate or embassy.

[KansaiBen]

so if i get copy of koseki with my grandpa on it and show through series of american birth certificates(my mom and mine) that i'm related to my grandpa you think that would be record enough?

Your grandpa would only have koseki if he married in Japan and set up his own household in Japan. If hes lived in US all his life he may not even have japanese nationality, especially if he's now a US citizen. Japan doesnt recognise dual nationality.

Your great grandmother will have a koseki with her son on it as a dependent but its unlikely the city office will issue it to you- you are talking about pre-WWII records here.

[EichoKago]

Japan doesn't recognize 3rd generation as her citizen..... your father who is 2nd generation can claim his Japan citizenship with a proof that his father is a Japan national.

http://blog.canpan.info/tnf/archive/26