For those who sponsored their spouse’s dependant visa, what financial documents did you need to certify your income?
I was recently told I will need three months worth of pay stubs but I have yet to see or hear anyone else verify this. Most responses I have seen said they were good with a letter from their employer stating their contract and salary. I would rather not wait 4+ months to be able to bring my husband to Japan after I arrive (in July)
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https://www.isa.go.jp/en/applications/procedures/zairyu_nintei10_19.html
From the link:
(1) For a taxpayer receiving remuneration for activities or who is operating a business which provides income
Copy of employment certificate or business permit – 1 copy
* Please submit a certificate which clarifies the taxpayer’s occupation
Tax certificate (or tax exemption certificate) for individual inhabitant taxes, and a tax payment certificate (showing gross income and taxes paid for one year) – 1 copy of each
Issued by the ward office, city hall, or town office of the municipality where the applicant resides as of January 1.
If the certificate being submitted lists both one year of gross income and taxes due (including whether they were paid), no additional documents are necessary.
If issuance by the ward office, city hall, or town office where the applicant resides is not possible due to certain reasons, such as having only just entered Japan or having moved recently, please inquire at the nearest Regional Immigration Services Bureau for guidance.
It looks like you need to director ask the Immigration Bureau, as you won’t have tax documents to submit.
My husband’s visa was applied for at the same time as mine. I obviously hadn’t started work yet, so I didn’t have paystubs; all they used from a financial perspective was my employment contract, which stated my salary.
Did your company not offer to process his application with yours?