[Approved Case] International Marriage Outside the Spouse’s Home Country: Spouse Visa Approved | Client Testimonial VOL.92

Case Summary | Spouse Visa Approval for a Couple Married Outside the Spouse’s Home Country

In this case, the husband is a Filipino national living in Saipan. The couple met in Saipan and dated, then married in Saipan and Japan. To live together in Japan, they pursued a Spouse Visa (“Spouse or Child of Japanese National”). Although they became anxious after being told elsewhere that “you must marry in both the Philippines and Japan,” we organized the situation, proceeded with the proper steps, and ultimately obtained approval.

• Request: Obtaining a Spouse Visa based on an international marriage outside the spouse’s home country
• Couple’s situation: Husband (Filipino / residing in Saipan) and Wife (Japanese)
• Challenge: Complex marriage/residence circumstances and increased anxiety due to incorrect guidance and bias
• Our support: Organizing the facts / designing proof of the marriage / clarifying the application process
• Result: Spouse Visa obtained sooner than expected (client’s report: obtained in 1 week)

Client Story | After Constant Doubts, We Made “Living Together” Come True

This is the story shared by the clients who requested our support.

	Ms. Kakiuchi, Mr. Alexander Mejia
	Request: International marriage outside the spouse’s home country; Spouse Visa approval

When I first found Acroseed through an internet search and called, I had already consulted several other administrative scrivener offices.

My husband is a Filipino national, but he lives in Saipan, and we met there and continued our relationship. What we wanted was to get married in Saipan and Japan. However, before meeting ACROSEED, we were quickly turned away and told that it would be difficult unless we married in both the Philippines and Japan. We were even told that if there was no marriage in the Philippines, a spouse visa would be difficult, and that if we had a child, we might be able to apply under a different status.

What shocked me the most was that one administrative scrivener told me that young Japanese women are easily deceived by Filipino men, and advised me to first conduct a background check to make sure I wasn’t being deceived.

We could not imagine having a child while still unable to live together, and above all, it was truly heartbreaking to have our relationship doubted.

Just like an ordinary Japanese couple gets married and lives together, we simply wanted to get married and live together too—yet it felt so painful to think that we couldn’t.

That was when I was able to speak with Mr. Miyakawa. He listened carefully and immediately understood our situation. Then he said, “We’ll make it work! Let’s do our best!” By that time, I had already started thinking we might never be able to live together, so his words surprised me—and at the same time, they gave us hope again.

After that, whenever I reported that we had successfully completed our marriage, he always said, “Congratulations!” Because so many people around us expressed worry rather than congratulations about our marriage, it made me truly happy.

Now that we have obtained the spouse visa, what I realize is this: we had no idea how we could live together, and we were completely lost— but without meeting Mr. Miyakawa, we wouldn’t even have the life we have now. We were told it usually takes 1–3 months, so we were mentally preparing ourselves, but I never imagined it could be obtained in just one week. Being able to live happily together like this is truly thanks to Mr. Miyakawa. Thank you so much.

We sincerely hope that other couples facing the same difficulties as us will also be helped by Mr. Miyakawa, so they can live together and have a happy life.

Thank you very much for everything. As a couple, we will keep doing our best, and we appreciate your continued support.

Thank you for your help and for making it happen. We appreciate your hard work and we are so happy with the outcome.

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Who This Case Can Help

International marriages come in many forms, and it’s not uncommon for the country where you met, the country where you live, the place of marriage, and each person’s nationality to be intertwined in complex ways. In such situations, incorrect assumptions (such as “you must marry in the spouse’s home country as well”) or baseless fear can stop procedures that could otherwise move forward. This case shows how we reorganized what needed to be clarified in order to “live together” and moved ahead.

• Couples who met, dated, and married outside the spouse’s home country (in a third country)
• Those who want to organize “which country’s marriage is needed to proceed with the spouse visa”
• Those who feel anxious due to negativity or bias and want to know the correct process
• Those living apart who want to start living together in Japan as soon as possible
• Those who want to carefully summarize the relationship history and life plan to aim for reliable approval

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