Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!news.heimat.gr.jp!news.northeye.org!yynet.tama.tokyo.jp!nf.asahi-net.or.jp!newsfeed2.kddnet.ad.jp!newsfeed2.kddnet.ad.jp!news0.dion.ne.jp!feed1.dion.ne.jp!news6.dion.ne.jp!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "Dave Fossett" Newsgroups: fj.life.in-japan References: Subject: Re: process for marriage Lines: 36 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 Message-ID: Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 21:11:15 +0900 NNTP-Posting-Host: 222.7.55.53 X-Trace: news6.dion.ne.jp 1180527080 222.7.55.53 (Wed, 30 May 2007 21:11:20 JST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 21:11:20 JST Organization: DION Network Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.life.in-japan:165650 "John" wrote: > 1- Document that proves you born in the U.S (translated). > 2- Document that proves you are not married (translated). > 3- An interview to certify where we met and why we are getting married. > 4- You need two persons to sign a form ( witnesses ) > 5- In the City office, everything is like going to pay your "gas or > electricity". You go to a machine, by a ticket, make the line, > receive the documents, sign and finish: YOU GOT MARRIED. > > I guess #1 is a birth certificate. I have no idea what kind of document > #2 is except for a personal letter stating I'm not married. I recommend contacting the US embassy in Japan, as they should be able to tell you how to obtain document #2 and help you with the official translations that are required. Note that getting all the necessary documents from your embassy can easily take a few weeks, so this should be your very first step. > How long before the ceremony should we finish the documents at the city > office? As soon or as late as you like, since the ceremony has absolutely no legal standing, and you don't have to be legally married to hold a wedding ceremony. > Do I need an official hanko? Having one would obviously make things easier, but non-Japanese can probably get by with a signature or pawprint. -- Dave Fossett Saitama, Japan