When Chie and I first went over to Japan in '91, we were not married. I had a working holiday visa, but was able to switch it to a working visa when a school hired me. After a year, Chie and I got married but immigration would only grant me a yearly spousal visa. That meant, I had to have yearly, face to face meetings at immigration, in Fukuoka city. After a few years of that, and the birth of our son, they finally issued me a proper visa.
When Chie and I first went over to Japan in '91, we were not married. I had a working holiday visa, but was able to switch it to a working visa when a school hired me. After a year, Chie and I got married but immigration would only grant me a yearly spousal visa. That meant, I had to have yearly, face to face meetings at immigration, in Fukuoka city. After a few years of that, and the birth of our son, they finally issued me a proper visa.
Thank you for sharing about your own experience with Japanese visa. I hope the process goes more smoothly in the future for both of us. 😊