Looking for some ideas as to what went wrong here. Here's my situation:
- Married to Japanese national for 15 years with 2 children. Currently on 5 year spousal visa
- Lived in Japan since March 2021
- Wife and I worked part time from 2021-2024. Income was low, but we have substantial savings.
- We qualified for being exempt from paying pensions for 2-3 years.
- All insurance was paid on time. No gaps in insurance or pension.
- Wife started 正社員 in September 2024. I quit work and became stay at home dad/husband.
- Wife's salary is close to ¥6M, and we have plenty of savings
- No criminal history. No traffic stops. No VISA issues or spending too much time out of the country, etc.
Article 22 Paragraph 2 states:
前項の申請があつた場合には、法務大臣は、その者が次の各号に適合し、かつ、その者の永住が日本国の利益に合すると認めたときに限り、これを許可することができる。ただし、その者が日本人、永住許可を受けている者又は特別永住者の配偶者又は子である場合においては、次の各号に適合することを要しない。
一 素行が善良であること。
二 独立の生計を営むに足りる資産又は技能を有すること。
..which is incredibly vague. The only thing I can guess is that we were exempt from paying pension because income was too low the first couple of years, and that my wife has been a 正社員 for less than a full year, and this is purely a financial issue?
by nidontknow