Hello, I moved to Japan earlier this year to live with my japanese wife. Trying to get spouse visa. I left japan to travel, immigration got me sign paper to cancel my visa application as i left.
Background:
- I’m an EU citizen married to a Japanese national.
- My Certificate of Eligibility (COE) was approved.
- I applied to change my tourist visa to a spouse visa in Japan, but after 5 weeks with no updates, I had to leave Japan.
- Immigration required me to cancel the application upon departure.
Can I still use my COE, or do I need a new one?
Has anyone had a similar experience with restarting the spouse visa process?
I need to travel often, not sure how this is possible with months waiting for immigration.
Any advice is appreciated. Thank you!
by mastermister10000