Are you interested in marrying a Japanese national in Japan? Do you have a Japanese fiancée or fiancé? There are a few steps to complete this process for American nationals to get married to Japanese nationals in Japan.
First of all, you cannot get married in the embassy, so you can only get married at a ward office. However, since you are not a Japanese national, you have to get a single affidavit for marriage (婚姻用件宣誓書 koninyouken senseisyo) which proves that you are eligible to get married, in other words, you are single. You need to fill out the form which you can download from your embassy's website. You will need to fill both English and Japanese. Also, you need to make an appointment in advance that you can make online.
The day of your appointment, you will need to bring your valid U.S. passport and $50 cash for the notarial fee (they also accept JPY and major credit cards). After that, you will vow that everything you presented in is true in front of the staff. Then, you will get a stamp (notified) on your documents.
Now you should have everything you need to marry, so now you can fill the registration of your marriage (婚姻届 Konin todoke) which is needed to register your marriage. You can get this document at a ward office (free). You need two witnesses who are over 20 years old and they need their seals (印鑑 Inkan) if possible, and if not the signature should be fine. In addition, your Japanese partner is required his/her ID and also would need to bring copy of their full or extract family register (戸籍謄本 Koseki Tohon)(戸籍抄本 Koseki Shohon). On the other hand, in case some offices require, you should prepare your birth certificate and its Japanese translation, as well as your ARC.
First of all, you cannot get married in the embassy, so you can only get married at a ward office. However, since you are not a Japanese national, you have to get a single affidavit for marriage (婚姻用件宣誓書 koninyouken senseisyo) which proves that you are eligible to get married, in other words, you are single. You need to fill out the form which you can download from your embassy's website. You will need to fill both English and Japanese. Also, you need to make an appointment in advance that you can make online.
The day of your appointment, you will need to bring your valid U.S. passport and $50 cash for the notarial fee (they also accept JPY and major credit cards). After that, you will vow that everything you presented in is true in front of the staff. Then, you will get a stamp (notified) on your documents.
Now you should have everything you need to marry, so now you can fill the registration of your marriage (婚姻届 Konin todoke) which is needed to register your marriage. You can get this document at a ward office (free). You need two witnesses who are over 20 years old and they need their seals (印鑑 Inkan) if possible, and if not the signature should be fine. In addition, your Japanese partner is required his/her ID and also would need to bring copy of their full or extract family register (戸籍謄本 Koseki Tohon)(戸籍抄本 Koseki Shohon). On the other hand, in case some offices require, you should prepare your birth certificate and its Japanese translation, as well as your ARC.
On the D day, be sure you have everything aforementioned. Once they examine your "Konintodoke", and accept it, now you are MARRIED!! Many couples ask for a Japanese Certificate of Acceptance of Notification of Marriage (婚姻届受理証明書 Konin Todoke Juri Shomeisho) for 350 yen and its large version for 1500 yen (more like gorgeous version). That is your only legal proof of your marriage.
Furthermore, if you translate your Japanese-language Certificate of Acceptance of Notification of Marriage to English, that will be so handy when you apply for your spouse's immigrant visa etc. You can use fill-in-the-blanks forms from U.S. embassy's website, and again, make an appointment, and then have it notarized.
Congratulations!!!! :)
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