| How to legally process your marriage in Japan |
| Documents Needed for Marriage |
1.Written Marriage Notification
2.Copy of Family Register
3.Passport
4.Certificate of Legal Capacity to Contract
Marriage and its translation
(Statement, Affidavit or Certificate of Bachelorhood/Spinsterhood) |
Presentation of Marriage Notification
family Register Division, Municipal Office |
①Accepted
Certificate of Acceptance |
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| Entering into Family Register |
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| Notification of Family Name Change |
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②Inspection for Acceptance
Certificate of Inspection
Certificate of Administration |
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| Ｈｅａｒｉｎｇ at Regional Legal Affairs
Bureau |
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| Entering into Family Register |
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| Notification of Family Name Change |
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| ③Ｎｏｔ Accepted |
| Certificate of Non-acceptance |
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| Trial at Court |
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