QUESTION
I am married to a Japanese person, but we are not live same house. we have another address each of us. Is it possible to apply for extention of Period of Stay of “Spouse or Child of Japanese National”?
日本人と結婚していますが、別居しています。「日本人の配偶者等」の更新申請は可能ですか？
ANSWER
Basically, the couple must live together.
If you live in a different address, you will first be suspected of having a fake marriage.
If the address is different due to work reasons, it is necessary to reasonably explain to that effect in the reason book.
However, the reason is weak just for the work reason, and there is only work that can be transferred, transferred to a single person, or make use of one’s skills.
It is necessary to explain the reason such as “I really want to live together, but I have no choice but to live separately.”
基本的に夫婦は同居していないといけません。
住んでいる住所が違うとなると、まずは偽装結婚が疑われます。
仕事の都合で住所が別々ならば、その旨を理由書で合理的に説明する必要があります。
ただ単に仕事の都合では理由が弱く、転勤・単身赴任・自分のスキルが生かせる仕事がそこにしかない
といった「本当は一緒に住みたいが、致し方なく別々に暮らしている」という理由を説明する必要があります。
