Yearly Archives: 2017
Happy Holidays – office closed(3)
2017-12-18 Others
Due to New years holiday, we will be closed from 20 December 2017, till 6 January 2017. We will be open again starting 7 January 2017. Have a very happy new year! Visa Navi Japan Address : Ootemachi ko-ta-su 802 Ootemachi 5-14-10, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Japan 730-0051 Open Hours : 9:00 – 19:00 Closed : Monday TEL & FAX : 082-258-4554
Same sex marriage legal in Australia
2017-12-10 Others
Australians have long been in favour of same-sex marriage and now the country has become the 24th in the world to allow same sex couples to marry! The Australian government officially acknowledged same sex marriage after Australia’s Parliament voted to legalize the unions on Thursday, 7th of December. The first weddings can take place from 9th of January 2018 as couples need to provide notice of intention to marry a month in advance to the Australian government. Couples who have already got married abroad will be legally recognized within Australia starting from 9th of January 2018 as well. With this, the definition of marriage will be changed from “the union of a man …
Same Sex Marriage Visa : Frequently Asked Questions
2017-08-02 FAQ
How can I apply for a visa for my partner? If you have a visa to work / live in Japan, and you would like to bring your partner to live with you, what kind of visa do you think he / she can apply for? There is a special type of designated activity visa and he / she can only apply for it once he / she is in Japan. (He / she must come to Japan with another type of visa first, such as a tourist one, and then apply to change the visa ) Can any same sex married couple apply for it? As a rule, in …
Visa granted for same sex marriage(Brazilian)
2017-08-01 Others
I received some great news on 26th of July. My clients got the approval notice from the immigration office for her designated activity visa, as a spouse in a same sex marriage. The couple is from Brazil where same sex marriage is recognized by law and they have been married for about 2 years. The applicant is Brazilian and her partner is a Japanese descendant and has lived in Japan for many years. Her spoken and written Japanese is excellent and she already had a job and a place to live in Japan when they contacted me. It seemed to me that their conditions in order to apply for the …
Free Visa Consultation in Kure7
2017-01-13 Event
2017 has started and there is the first free VISA consultation at Kure for non-Japanese people tomorrow, Jan 14th and I will be there (if I can make it! , so if you can only speak English or Spanish you can feel free to share your concerns with me. The consultation starts from 13:00 until 16:00 on the ground floor of the Kure City hall. ( It is no longer at Kure view port ) If you have any questions about visa applications or any other concerns about your visa, please come and talk to us. I am sure we can be of help. Visa Navi Japan Address : Ootemachi …
