Hey guys, myself and my soon to be wife are getting hella confused trying to figure out what we need to do to get everything sorted for marriage and moving to japan. I know ill need to get the spouse visa to live and work and as part of that process ill need a cert of eligibility which requires a sponsor in japan to apply for which i assume her brother can do. But how do we go about getting the marriage recognised in japan or do we even need to do that? and what about the koseki? would it be easier to to get married in japan rather then new zealand? like would it be possible to enter as a tourist, marry her there and do all the required bureaucracy in japan and apply for the visa there?
logistically we're just confused and going around in circles
by cad_e_an_sceal