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OK, our "outland" application is assembled including the health test* etc. My final question regards photos. I guess the following text from the Japan-specific guide is pretty clear but I thought I'd double-check on how people usually handle this: "Supply nine (9) recent photos for each member...

Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but I found this useful this morning myself and found two things to add: 1. for "outland" applications, the "country-specific instructions" state clearly how many photos you need to send with the application. As noted above, that's a number *in addition to*...

Good thing I asked, that wasn't my understanding. I don't think of myself as an careless reader but this process is fairly dense. It probably doesn't help that I've been through both inland and outland processes. That's what I would expect. Thanks again.

It looks like we'll use the outland application system. I'm amazed when I read things like some of the application processing times I'm seeing posted on this forum. Waiting for two years seems like it would be damaging to our family. Thank you, everyone, once again. Just to confirm one item...

I've batted one connection in six attempts on the one day I tried getting through (Thursday). I found the fellow who took my call reasonable at least, but as others have noted it's a bit disconcerting when he says things that don't agree with websites or the staff at the visa office in Tokyo. 8(...

Man, you guys are good at providing swift and helpful answers. So glad I found this forum.

Hi, everyone. I'm sure I'll wear out my welcome with this shortly, but I've decided on some questions that I can't answer myself. I'm now looking at the "outland" application.... 1. The "Designated Medical Practioner" list all seems to be for doctors located outside Canada. Since my wife's here...

Uh, no. She's from a very close family. The more light that gets shed on the alternative, the more that seems like a non-starter. That is an excellent idea. We had a very good relationship with our landlord. I can get that translated easily .. outstanding suggestion. The level of advice I'm...

Really do appreciate the advice. We'll have no problem assuring anyone of our genuiness, especially since I served as the volunteer warden for the consular service division at the embassy in Tokyo and someone there wrote me a letter to that effect last month as part of our application. To push...

Wow, thanks for that, everyone. Your help is very much appreciated. Three months!! I've been inclined to wing it with the outland application despite the risk of an interview. Returning to Tokyo would indeed be the lesser burdon to bear. The thing I'm worried about is getting barred entry for...

Hi everyone! I'm Michael, I've just returned from Japan with my wife who is a Japanese national. We have a son. After six calls today I got through to an agent and asked my initial questions. It's been explained to me that we'd best do an inland application because we don't have the resources...