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marriage to a japanese (changing your name)


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I've been married for 14 years and my wife uses her own family name in Japan and Canada. No problems or confusion. I use my own name as well.

 

Kids have 2 passports - the Japanese passports have the Japanese family name as the official surname and my surname is in brackets - it makes it easier if they are travelling only with me. (it can be a real problem if you are travelling with your kids and surnames do not match- especially US immigration)

 

The Canadian passport uses the Japanese name as a middle name. This way they can choose what works best for them and we have never had a problem...

 

I remember stressing over doing this right years ago - but it has worked out fine for us and as far as I know, there is no divorce in sight..

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