Hi everyone,
I’m reaching out for some help and advice regarding my situation. 🙏
I’m a Bangladeshi citizen and my wife is a Mongolian national currently living and working full-time in Japan.We’re legally married in my country few weeks back.
I applied for a Japan sightseeing visa (to visit my wife temporarily) even not knowing which category I should have applied for through VFS in Bangladesh. I submitted all the documents we had including bank statements and other additional documents but unfortunately my visa was rejected without any specific reason.
Now I’ve learned that this type of visa (tourist/sightseeing) was not the right route for my case. Instead, we should apply for a Spouse/Dependent Visa through the Certificate of Eligibility (CoE) process from Japan.Now since I can’t fly to her in Japan what we can do in this situation?
Japanese immigration reportedly told my wife that before she can apply for my CoE but our marriage needs to be recognized/legalized by Mongolia office.Since I cannot travel to Japan or Mongolia right now due to the rejection,we’re trying to figure out how she can handle this alone from Japan.Or is it possible to do the legalization without me ?
by Technical_Ball_513
1 comment
Firstly you’re definitely talking about a dependent visa, not spouse, so the title is wrong. Spouse visa is for spouses of Japanese nationals and PRs only.
I don’t know how it works in Bangladesh or Mongolia but you should’ve received a marriage certificate. Normally you can take that to register the marriage in the other country, if necessary.
Your wife should be able to do that at the embassy of Mongolia in Japan, and likely without your presence (but call them and check).