Hello, my husband and I are interested in moving to Japan for a few years, and potentially exploring staying longer.
We are both US citizens, but his mother is a Japanese citizen. He used to have Japanese citizenship too but had to renounce it to join the military. Now that his mom and grandpa are getting older and he’s out of the military, we are interested in living in another country while also being closer to them as they age in Japan. Grandpa especially is reaching end of life.
What are our best options of moving there? He is on his family koseki, confirmed, as my MIL made sure to take him as a child to get his Japanese passport and get registered on her koseki. Based on our initial research it seems like we should go for a child of Japanese national visa for him and a dependent visa for me. But, we do have 3 pets which we know will make the move significantly more difficult. Would y’all recommend using an immigration lawyer for this type of situation?
by momafied