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oiboy · Joined: 05 Mar 2004 Posts: 142 Location: Middle China

I'm debating if I should seek employment in Japan or Thailand. I was wondering what the visa policy is for spouses in those countries. I'm a canadian national and my wife is chinese.

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

Japan info...

If you want to bring your wife here, part of the policy depends on what type of visa YOU have. If you have a work visa, she can apply for a dependent visa. That will allow her to stay longer than the tourist status (90 days?). With some extra paperwork, she could also get permission to work part-time.

If you come on a working holiday visa, she is probably not eligible for the dependent visa and would have to stay as a tourist (leaving every 90 days) or find work and get a work visa herself.