Hi everyone,
I’m moving to Japan on September 15 with a student visa for my studies in Nagasaki.
My wife will join me a few days later, entering Japan on a temporary visitor (tourist) visa.
Our situation:
• My wife by that period will be in her third trimester of pregnancy and will be soon unable to fly due to medical restrictions.
• We want her to stay in Japan with me and switch to a dependent visa as soon as possible.
• I’ve read conflicting information about whether a tourist visa holder can apply for a dependent visa from inside Japan.
Questions:
1. Is it possible to change her status from tourist to dependent while she is in Japan, or does she have to leave and apply from abroad?
2. Are there special procedures or exceptions for late pregnancy / humanitarian reasons?
by maddech