Dependent Visa

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Updated 9 September 2005

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234 comments on “Dependent Visa”

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  2. 15
    Bennett said (14 December 2005 at 2:34 pm)

    Madhu, your child should be able to get a dependent visa, and your wife a spouse visa (not dependent). I don’t know how long it will take, but maybe 30 days is long enough. Check with the immigration information centre for details (their contact details are on this site somewhere :) ).

  3. 16
    Jan said (17 December 2005 at 11:33 am)

    My husband works for an American company that would like for him to work in Tokyo for at least 2 years. If we are to move there, I would like to work. What are my options?

  4. 17
    chathuranga said (21 December 2005 at 4:38 pm)

    I’m a Sri Lankan,now engaged in a research in a university in Japan. how can I bring my wife to Japan?

  5. 18
    Bennett said (22 December 2005 at 6:06 am)

    Jan, you will be able to get a dependent visa, and once in Japan can apply for permission to work part-time. The kind of job you could get depends on you — English teaching is always a possibility but there are many others depending on your skills (particularly your Japanese language skills :)

    chathuranga, your wife should apply for a dependent visa. She should probably contact her local Japanese embassy for details.

  6. 19
    soniya said (30 December 2005 at 2:57 am)

    I am an monbusho scolar and now wish to bring my child with me to live permemntly with me in japan. CXan some one tell me what formLITIES eg visa , dependent visa etc are required for the same. I am in India now and if someone can tell me the details i can make sure all documents are in order…. thanks

  7. 20
    Lara Mae said (9 January 2006 at 3:04 pm)

    Im a Filipina whose married with a Filipino. I have a 3 year working permit here in Japan. What kind of visa will I apply for my husband. And how and where can I apply for it. Thanks and regards.
    Lara

  8. 21
    Demka said (9 January 2006 at 8:07 pm)

    Hi, my wife get a scholarship from the JICA. I came to the Japan under the dependent visa status. Where can I get information about the required documents need to apply the premission for work in part time? The working permission depends on the type of the scholarship or not?

  9. 22
    Mary said (12 January 2006 at 6:00 am)

    Hi all. I have been in Japan for a while now (on a dependant visa with my spouse (who has a intra-company transferee visa). I would like to start working. I understand, from everything I’ve seen on this site & others, that I can probably easily get a work permit that will allow me to work up to 28 hours/week. My question is this: Is this permit required for every circumstance? In my situation, it’s likely that I would be working 100% in the US Embassy, for a US company, and my pay would go directly from the US company to my bank account in the US. Does anyone know if I need to get a work permit in this case?

    Is there any downside to getting a work permit, other than going through the bureaucratic paperwork minefield that is typical at all Japan governmental offices? If my situation doesn’t require a permit, perhaps I shouldn’t bother with getting one?

    Finally, in my situation, would it matter if I was hired as either a “consultant” or a “direct employee” for the US company?

    Thanks in advance for your comments

  10. 23
    Bennett said (17 January 2006 at 12:21 pm)

    Soniya and Lara Mae, your dependents should apply at their respective home Japanese embassies for dependent visas.

    Demka, as far as I know the permission to work part-time depends on your visa, not your wife’s. Try the Immigration Information Center for more details.

  11. 24
    Bennett said (17 January 2006 at 12:42 pm)

    Mary, you should ask the US embassy — there must be many others in similar situations. It’s very important that you play it safe — unless the immigration department says you don’t need a visa, then you probably do. Besides, the advantage of getting one is that you can change jobs more easily later.

  12. 25
    Bimon said (22 January 2006 at 9:21 pm)

    I’m a student with monbusho scholarship at a japanese university.
    I would like to bring my girl into japan from area. In order to apply
    a visa for my girl, what should i do? Which visa ?

  14. 26
    Bennett said (23 January 2006 at 6:19 am)

    Bimon, your girl (I assume it’s your daughter) should apply for a dependent visa. You should contact the Japanese embassy in your country, or you could try your embassy in Japan for more details.

  15. 27
    Basu sharma said (23 January 2006 at 9:38 pm)

    Dear sir/madam
    I am from Kindom of Nepal. I am doing here in Nepal consultancy business. As consultant i am linking with many Nepalese people who are seeking to go japane fo study/work/business start/visit/and other. Some are seeking to involve volentry sector for few years. As Nepalese we are faceing problem to get visa from embassy in kathmandu Nepal. they want garentee later or sponser for visa we have no any conecation so would you kindly guide and support us provinding some way out which can make easy to get visa to my all clint ?

  16. 28
    pooja said (14 February 2006 at 3:00 pm)

    my fiyance is in japan with working visa .we r getting married in april .his visa going to renvew in aug 2006.now i can get temp visa of 3 month.is it possible to get dependant visa of 3 month

  17. 29
    Nelum said (14 February 2006 at 5:24 pm)

    Dear Sir,

    I got ADB scholarship to do higher study in Japan and i have to go there next April. Can my husband go with me? If he get the tourist visa to go with me, can he change it to dependent visa after going to Japan.
    Thank you

  18. 30
    Nelum said (14 February 2006 at 5:26 pm)

    I am sri lankan student who has got a scholarship to japan university. can i go to therer with my husband, if he get tourist visa. can he change it to dependent visa after arriving to japan.

  19. 31
    Eva said (4 March 2006 at 10:40 pm)

    Hello.
    My husband have a working visa. I want to apply for dependent visa.
    What documents are required for that?
    In wat country have i do it: in my country or in japan?
    Thanks for the answer.

  20. 32
    Jay said (13 March 2006 at 3:22 pm)

    Hi,
    I am a postgraduate monbusho student and my husband has a professor visa by JSPS fellowship. We want to bring my mother for one year to live with us. Can she come by a dependent visa? Are there any other way to bring her for one year in Japan? I hope any of you help me. Thank you. Jay

  21. 33
    jimmy allen said (16 March 2006 at 5:38 am)

    hi! I’m here in Japan as tourist with my family, my two children were born in Japan, we want to live in japan, for my children’s better future and safety. Is it possible to change our status? it’s a big help for me if you will provide some information about this matter, thank you and more power.

  22. 34
    samuel said (22 March 2006 at 5:57 pm)

    hi there.
    In four weeks I am planning to travel to japan with my wife who has a gained full time work there. Her employer has organised her visa. At present I am yet find work in Japan. My Question is; can I obtain a Dependent Visa once in Japan? or Must I have one before arriving? If I can, how long is the process?

    Regards

    Samuel

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