[Sarge]

The limited info i've acquired so far wont be as indepth as what you've already acquired. But when i spoke with the Japanese Consulate over here, they said if i went to Japan and got a job whilst there on a tourist visa (although its been suggested it's hard/impossible), that employer would then apply for Certificate of Elegibility (COE), then you in turn would take that for processing into a Work Visa.


Its been suggested a civil ceremony in Japan would then make it possible for me to get a Spousal Visa. Does anybody know anything about these and whether it would be immediate in terms of been transferred from a tourist visa to a spousal visa/work visa?

Hope the above helped.