Re: another marriage question (koseki and jyuminhyou)
John R. Yamamoto-Wilson <john@rarebooksinjapan.com> wrote:
> mtfester@netMAPSONscape.net wrote:
> > As always, make certain to always enter the US on your US passport
> > afterwards; otherwise, this can be considered a renunciation of choice.
> You mean one has the choice of using either passport but isn't allowed
> to choose which one to use when entering the US? That seems very odd to me.
> I would have thought that the best way to make sure the Japanese
> authorities did not have grounds to revoke the Japanese nationality of
> someone who continues to enjoy dual citizenship rights while not in
> Japan would be not to bring any evidence of citizenship of Japan into
> the country.
> What would be wrong with leaving one's American passport in the US, so
> as not to run the risk of being caught in possession of it by the
> Japanese customs?
Again, this can be considered a renunciation; you would be, in effect,
telling the US immigration services to treat you as an alien. Not my
rule, but it does make sense.
Mike
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