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[Bucky420]

Can anybody forward me to any site where I can find sample of Japanese Birth certificate? Or trnaslation of English birth certificate into Japanese? I'm getting married with my Japanese girlfriend soon and this is the only part that's giving us trouble so far. Thanks

[Mr_Monkey]

Well, first of all, congratulations!

You can translate your birth certificate yourselves. My wife and I did it that way. However, she seems to think that different parts of Japan have different requirements. In some parts of Japan, you may need a professional translation. I don't know if this is true or not, but I know that in Fukuoka Pref. you can use a DIY translation.

[Apsara]

You need to find out from your local city office whether they require a notarised translation or whether you can do it yourselves. Don't worry about what a Japanese birth certificate looks like if you do it, just the basics of what is actually written on the certificate is fine.

I know a site where a guy has given an example of a translation of a New Zealand birth certificate, but if you are not from New Zealand then your birth certificate is likely to have some variations.

[Bucky420]

Thanks a lot for the help. My embassy keeps telling me that I don't need an official translation, but I will better make sure with the local Shizuoka city hall. The "expiry date" of my tourist visa is slowly getting near so we would like to get married this week.

Does anyone have experience of switching tourist visa to spouse visa? Is it more difficult than switching from e.g. student or work visa?

[GambateBingBangBOOM]

I've heard that there is an interview in which you'll (this is a plural 'you') have to somehow prove to them that it's a real relationship (using pictures that go back for over a long period of time, etc) and not a marriage of convenience.

[Mr_Monkey]

[David W]

For the OP- the Japanese don't have birth certificates, at least not in the way you're thinking of. Instead they have a family register (koseki tohon). For that reason I doubt you'd find any examples of Japanese birth certificates that would be helpful for translation purposes.

[Bucky420]

proving that maour relationships is real shouldn't be a problem, coz I've got handful of old mails, letters, photos, what-not - I'm ready for Immigration

but actually I've run into a little problem...on the back side of the affidavit is a signature confirmation(basically lawyer saying that the signature on the paper belongs to me) and I was unable to find anything even close to this in Japanese on Internet...any help?

[Glenski]

What is your nationality? I've never heard that you need to provide a birth certificate in either your home language or in Japanese. And, I married a Japanese!

Essentially, here's the process. Who is telling you otherwise?
http://www.thejapanfaq.com/japanfaq3c.html

[Apsara]

Glenski, this is an old thread that has been resurrected by a spammer. I'd say the OP has everything sorted by now.

[steki47]

[Glenski]

Thanks, Apsara. I was up very late when I (incompletely) read that.

steki47,
Same questions to you:
What is your nationality?
Where did you apply that required this?

[Apsara]

steki is American, I believe. Whether you need to translate your birth certificate depends on your municipality. When I got married, all the ward office wanted was a translation of my passport information page, and they even provided a form to write it on. We also had to translate the "Certificate of non-impediment" of course, but I was lucky enough to find an example of a translated NZ non-impediment certificate in someone's blog, which was very helpful.

The photos etc are for the spouse visa application, but some people seem to think they need them for the marriage registration.

[steki47]

[steki47]