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* Requirement

1) You have to attain to the age to get married legally according to your native laws.

2) You have to be single at the time of marriage.

3) In case of remarriage, the legally fixed period according to one of your native laws has passed after the divorce (Japanese law: 6 months for female)

4) No other obstacles exist to get married.

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* Procedures

1) Collect the supporting documents.

   Koseki Tohon for a Japanese National

   Certificate to show that 1) you are old enough to get married, that 2) you are single, and that 3) no other legal obstacles exist to get married.  You need a Japanese translation of all the documents.

2) Go to the City Hall, fill out and sign the marriage notification form, and submit it with the supporting documents.  When the form is accepted, now you are legally married.

3) In some cases, the official may receive your notification without accepting it. Your notification will be sent to the higher office for approval.  A higher officer may call you for an interview.  If everything is OK, your notification will be accepted and you are legally married.

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* Certificate

1) You can obtain a "Kon-in Todoke Juri Shomeisho" (or marriage notification acceptance certificate) to prove your legal marriage.

2) If one of you are a Japanese national, you can also prove your marriage by the Koseki Tohon of the Japanese national.