Hello, I am a U.S. Citizen. I work for an international company that has offices in nearly every country in the world. My wife is a Japanese/U.S. citizen but has lived in the U.S. for her entire life. My son is also a U.S./Japanese dual citizen.
Recently I was moved into a new team at my company and my manager is trying to reduce expenses. He discovered that both my wife and son were dual citizens in one of our conversations. He asked if me and my family would be interested in moving to Tokyo and working from Japan. I told him that we would be very interested. He asked me if there was anyway I could use my son's/wife's citizenship to work from Japan to save on costs for a work visa sponsored by my company.
I've looked into the different types of Visas and I believe the only one that may allow me to work from Japan is a spousal visa. However, my wife has never held a job in Japan. She also has never held her own residence. Up until 7 years ago, she would travel to Japan 3 months out of the year and lived there with her family.
Is it possible to qualify for a spousal visa if me and my wife currently live in the U.S.? Would a spousal Visa or a work Visa be my only options in this case?
Additional questions about spousal visas (that I can't seem to find any information about):
If my wife does find a Japanese job in Japan, does she need to prove that she can support me and our son on her income alone (even if I will be getting paid by my company and primarily supporting my family)?
If my wife works on an American military base as an American, could we use her Japanese citizenship to apply for a spousal visa?
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