8月13日に引っ越しましたがずっとインタネットが使えなかったのでこっちを更新するのが遅いです。
無事でしたね。注目点の一つについてちょっと話したいと思います。
日本人は引っ越すに当たって役所で住民票の移転の手続きをするのが必要です。
外国人は住民登録できないので住民票もありません。
その代わりに「登録原票記載事項証明書」が使えます。
引越しの際だけじゃなくこの証明書は他の申し込みとかに使われているので外国人が「住民票」が必要だと言われたら「登録原票記載事項証明書」を使います。
On August 13th, we moved. However the internet was unusable for quite a while so my updating here has slowed down.
There were really no problems. I want to draw attention to one point though.
When a Japanese national moves, they must go to their government office and fill out paperwork to move their "Juuminhyou". A foreigner cannot register like a Japanese individual, so they have no "Juuminhyou". Instead they can use a "Touroku genpyou kisai jikou shoumeisho".
Not only when moving, but this paper is used in other types of applications, so if a foreigner is told they need a "Juuminhyou" they will use a "Touroku Genpyou kisai jikou shoumeisho".
2008年8月30日土曜日
2008年8月5日火曜日
Devilman Lady vs Train Lady
Jです。
電車に乗る時は漫画を読むのが大好きです。
今デビルマンレディーを読んでいて凄く面白くていい漫画だと思いますが
問題点が一つあります。登場するキャラクターはあまり。。。服を着ません。

はい、当時五巻目を読んでいました。
えっと、私は女性ですから女性のヌードを見ても別に何も思わない。
何よりプロットに興味があります。でもやっぱりヌードだけじゃなく、セックスもレイプも悪魔もバイオレンスもプロットになりますので、ちょっと、まぁ、周りの人に見せない漫画でしょうね。
とにかく、当時電車に乗って「ああぁ、漫画読みたい漫画読みたい、でもいやらしく思われるかも」んんんでも「いやらしく思われても別に大丈夫じゃない?どうせこの電車の中の人達に多分、二度と会わないでしょう。この漫画で私の人格が推定されても構いません」とも思いました。
閉まったドアと席の隅を向いて、本を体で隠しながら読み始めました。。。が
その席に中国人のおばあちゃんが座っていました。どんなに隠してみてもデビルマンレディーがあの人に見られました。突然私を見つめ始めた、いや見詰める事だけじゃなく、はっきり頭を動いて私の足も顔も全てをチェックして中国人同士と見ながらうるさく話しました。両方にばれてしまいました。
えっと、中国人だという事は別に悪くも良くもありません。私も差別シタクナイよ!!ただ、何言っていたかほとんどわかりませんでしたが明らかに私についての話をしていました。日本人のおばあちゃんだったら、批判の言葉が理解して多分コミュニケーションも少し出来たかもしれません。コミュニケーションっていうのは喧嘩とか、そういうような事じゃない!多分「私は日本語が話せますよ」と言っておばあちゃんが黙るかもしれません。中国語だから、チラッと「ええどうしよう?!」と少し悩みました。
(大学で1.5年間中国語の授業をとりましたが今はほとんど全然話せません)
後数分間降りました。
正直さ、爆笑しようと思いましたがあっちの方が変ですね。
最初はやっぱり不安を感じましたが、あの人の反応がそんなにうるさくて大げさのようで笑う事しか出来ないと感じました!
まぁ、周りの人から多分*頭の中の批判*を受けると思いましたが、そんなうざい批判は絶対予想以外でした。
面白い。あのおばあちゃん面白いです。
It's J.
When I get on the train I love to read manga.
Right now I'm reading "Devilman Lady" which I think is extremely interesting but...
There's just one problem. The characters don't really wear clothes.

Right, at the time I was reading the 5th issue.
Well, I'm a girl, so seeing another girl nude doesn't really make me think anything.
I'm much more interested in the plot. However, with this kind of manga, it's not just naked people, but sex, rape, demons, and violence make up the plot too. It's not really the type of thing I want to show to the people around me.
Anyhow, at the time I got on the train and kept thinking "I want to read manga, I want to read manga, but everyone around me will think I'm perverted!" Buuut, "Even if I'm thought to be perverted, it's not really a big deal is it? I'm probably never going to meet this group of people again. Even if I'm judged on my reading choices, it's not a big deal."
I faced the corner between the closed door and the seat and started reading...but
In that seat sat an older Chinses lady. As much as I tried to hide Devilman Lady she saw me. Suddenly she was staring at me...no more than staring, she was clearly moving my head checking me from my head to toes. She then started talking to her pal who was also Chinese very loudly. So I was found out by both of them.
Now, though I say "Chinese" that's neither good or bad. I also don't want to be discriminatory!! It's just that I couldn't understand much of what they were saying even though they were very clearly talking about me. If it were two Japanese ladies I would be able to understand their critisism abd maybe just a little communicate back to them. When I say communicate, I don't mean start an arguement or anything. Maybe just say "I speak Japanese" and that lady would be quiet. However, she was speaking Chinese, so I lost my cool and was like "What do I do!?!"
(In college I took 1.5 years of Chinese class but right now I can barely speak anything)
After several minutes I got off.
Honestly, I thought that I would burst out laughing but that's even more strange.
At first I was uncomfortable. However that old lady's reaction was so loud and out of proportion, I think the only thing to do would be to laugh.
Well, I thought the people around me would probably judge me in their heads, but I definetly wasn't expecting such an obnoxious judgement.
It was amusing. That old lady was really amusing.
電車に乗る時は漫画を読むのが大好きです。
今デビルマンレディーを読んでいて凄く面白くていい漫画だと思いますが
問題点が一つあります。登場するキャラクターはあまり。。。服を着ません。
はい、当時五巻目を読んでいました。
えっと、私は女性ですから女性のヌードを見ても別に何も思わない。
何よりプロットに興味があります。でもやっぱりヌードだけじゃなく、セックスもレイプも悪魔もバイオレンスもプロットになりますので、ちょっと、まぁ、周りの人に見せない漫画でしょうね。
とにかく、当時電車に乗って「ああぁ、漫画読みたい漫画読みたい、でもいやらしく思われるかも」んんんでも「いやらしく思われても別に大丈夫じゃない?どうせこの電車の中の人達に多分、二度と会わないでしょう。この漫画で私の人格が推定されても構いません」とも思いました。
閉まったドアと席の隅を向いて、本を体で隠しながら読み始めました。。。が
その席に中国人のおばあちゃんが座っていました。どんなに隠してみてもデビルマンレディーがあの人に見られました。突然私を見つめ始めた、いや見詰める事だけじゃなく、はっきり頭を動いて私の足も顔も全てをチェックして中国人同士と見ながらうるさく話しました。両方にばれてしまいました。
えっと、中国人だという事は別に悪くも良くもありません。私も差別シタクナイよ!!ただ、何言っていたかほとんどわかりませんでしたが明らかに私についての話をしていました。日本人のおばあちゃんだったら、批判の言葉が理解して多分コミュニケーションも少し出来たかもしれません。コミュニケーションっていうのは喧嘩とか、そういうような事じゃない!多分「私は日本語が話せますよ」と言っておばあちゃんが黙るかもしれません。中国語だから、チラッと「ええどうしよう?!」と少し悩みました。
(大学で1.5年間中国語の授業をとりましたが今はほとんど全然話せません)
後数分間降りました。
正直さ、爆笑しようと思いましたがあっちの方が変ですね。
最初はやっぱり不安を感じましたが、あの人の反応がそんなにうるさくて大げさのようで笑う事しか出来ないと感じました!
まぁ、周りの人から多分*頭の中の批判*を受けると思いましたが、そんなうざい批判は絶対予想以外でした。
面白い。あのおばあちゃん面白いです。
It's J.
When I get on the train I love to read manga.
Right now I'm reading "Devilman Lady" which I think is extremely interesting but...
There's just one problem. The characters don't really wear clothes.
Right, at the time I was reading the 5th issue.
Well, I'm a girl, so seeing another girl nude doesn't really make me think anything.
I'm much more interested in the plot. However, with this kind of manga, it's not just naked people, but sex, rape, demons, and violence make up the plot too. It's not really the type of thing I want to show to the people around me.
Anyhow, at the time I got on the train and kept thinking "I want to read manga, I want to read manga, but everyone around me will think I'm perverted!" Buuut, "Even if I'm thought to be perverted, it's not really a big deal is it? I'm probably never going to meet this group of people again. Even if I'm judged on my reading choices, it's not a big deal."
I faced the corner between the closed door and the seat and started reading...but
In that seat sat an older Chinses lady. As much as I tried to hide Devilman Lady she saw me. Suddenly she was staring at me...no more than staring, she was clearly moving my head checking me from my head to toes. She then started talking to her pal who was also Chinese very loudly. So I was found out by both of them.
Now, though I say "Chinese" that's neither good or bad. I also don't want to be discriminatory!! It's just that I couldn't understand much of what they were saying even though they were very clearly talking about me. If it were two Japanese ladies I would be able to understand their critisism abd maybe just a little communicate back to them. When I say communicate, I don't mean start an arguement or anything. Maybe just say "I speak Japanese" and that lady would be quiet. However, she was speaking Chinese, so I lost my cool and was like "What do I do!?!"
(In college I took 1.5 years of Chinese class but right now I can barely speak anything)
After several minutes I got off.
Honestly, I thought that I would burst out laughing but that's even more strange.
At first I was uncomfortable. However that old lady's reaction was so loud and out of proportion, I think the only thing to do would be to laugh.
Well, I thought the people around me would probably judge me in their heads, but I definetly wasn't expecting such an obnoxious judgement.
It was amusing. That old lady was really amusing.
2008年8月3日日曜日
冷たいわ
ここが狭いからNちゃんと一緒に引っ越したいのです。今日不動産に行ってきましたが。。。オフィスに入った瞬間から雰囲気がきつかった。自分の想像じゃなく、店員さんに挨拶してからすぐ「ああぁ、やっぱり一人で来た方がよかったかも。。。」とNちゃんが言い出した。皆凄く冷たかったのです。
しかし、こういうような反応、実は予想していました。自分が居る事はなんか、疑わしいので結構しつこいを聞かれました。質問は私にとって普通ですけど多分日本人には聞かないかもしれません。
日本語が話せますか?
お仕事は何ですか?
大学を卒業しましたか?
ずっと日本にいますか?
結婚するつもりですか?
正直わかりませんけど、全部Jに対する質問でしたね。質問自体より、店員さんの態度の方が怖かったで結構緊張していました。
それで物件の写真とかを見ていた時に店員さんが「こちらは~外人が絶対駄目~じゃない所ですが駄目だという可能性もありますよね~」と説明しました。つまり外国人が駄目な所もありましたが見せてくれなかった。まぁ、見せるとしても意味ないでしょう。外国人禁止だからですねぇぇぇぇうわぁぁ。。。
っというのはまずい事ですけど、結局今日がとても良かったです。引越し先に決めました。それで、審査の結果を待ちながら凄い緊張していました。私が外国人という事だから多分合格しないと予告されましたが合格しました。わい~!
でもやっぱり差別を感じるのがいやだよね。上記の事でさえそんなに酷くないと言ってもどんな差別でもいやな気持ちです。アメリカ人の私よりもっともっと酷い差別を受ける人(人種)がいますよ。
差別やめましょうね。
Me and N want to move because there's no room here. We went to the real estate office...but from the moment
we entered, the atmosphere was stifiling. It wasn't me imagining it either. After greeting the real estate agent, N said, "Ahh, it would have been better for me to come by myself afterall..." It felt really cold.
That being said, I was actually expecting this type of reaction. The fact that I was there was somewhat doubtful
and I was asked some pretty inquisitive questions. These questions were normal for me, but perhaps you would not
ask a Japanese person these questions.
Do you speak Japanese?
What is your job?
Did you graduate from college?
Will you be in Japan for a long time?
Do you plan on getting married?
Honestly I don't know, but all the questions were directed towards me. More than the questions themselves, the
realtor's manner scared me. I was pretty darn nervous.
Then when we were looking at the building pictures the realtor explained,"I'm going to show you the places that ~don't~ say that foreigners are absolutely not allowed. However, there's the possibility that they aren't allowed. In other words, there were places that foreigners were not allowed to live but he didn't show them to us. Well, even if he showed them to us it wouldn't mean anything. Foreigners aren't allowed!!Aaaa....
So, it was pretty bad, but in the end everything was good. We decided on a place to move. We were pretty nervous waiting for the reply as to whether we could live there or not. We were warned I'm a foreigner I we may not be allowed. We were OKed though. Yay!
It feels pretty rotten to be discriminated against though. What I've written about here isn't even that bad, but any discrimination puts a bad feeling in my mouth. And there are a lot of people (races) that receive much much worse discrimination than an American like me.
Let's stop discrimination. Alright?
しかし、こういうような反応、実は予想していました。自分が居る事はなんか、疑わしいので結構しつこいを聞かれました。質問は私にとって普通ですけど多分日本人には聞かないかもしれません。
日本語が話せますか?
お仕事は何ですか?
大学を卒業しましたか?
ずっと日本にいますか?
結婚するつもりですか?
正直わかりませんけど、全部Jに対する質問でしたね。質問自体より、店員さんの態度の方が怖かったで結構緊張していました。
それで物件の写真とかを見ていた時に店員さんが「こちらは~外人が絶対駄目~じゃない所ですが駄目だという可能性もありますよね~」と説明しました。つまり外国人が駄目な所もありましたが見せてくれなかった。まぁ、見せるとしても意味ないでしょう。外国人禁止だからですねぇぇぇぇうわぁぁ。。。
っというのはまずい事ですけど、結局今日がとても良かったです。引越し先に決めました。それで、審査の結果を待ちながら凄い緊張していました。私が外国人という事だから多分合格しないと予告されましたが合格しました。わい~!
でもやっぱり差別を感じるのがいやだよね。上記の事でさえそんなに酷くないと言ってもどんな差別でもいやな気持ちです。アメリカ人の私よりもっともっと酷い差別を受ける人(人種)がいますよ。
差別やめましょうね。
Me and N want to move because there's no room here. We went to the real estate office...but from the moment
we entered, the atmosphere was stifiling. It wasn't me imagining it either. After greeting the real estate agent, N said, "Ahh, it would have been better for me to come by myself afterall..." It felt really cold.
That being said, I was actually expecting this type of reaction. The fact that I was there was somewhat doubtful
and I was asked some pretty inquisitive questions. These questions were normal for me, but perhaps you would not
ask a Japanese person these questions.
Do you speak Japanese?
What is your job?
Did you graduate from college?
Will you be in Japan for a long time?
Do you plan on getting married?
Honestly I don't know, but all the questions were directed towards me. More than the questions themselves, the
realtor's manner scared me. I was pretty darn nervous.
Then when we were looking at the building pictures the realtor explained,"I'm going to show you the places that ~don't~ say that foreigners are absolutely not allowed. However, there's the possibility that they aren't allowed. In other words, there were places that foreigners were not allowed to live but he didn't show them to us. Well, even if he showed them to us it wouldn't mean anything. Foreigners aren't allowed!!Aaaa....
So, it was pretty bad, but in the end everything was good. We decided on a place to move. We were pretty nervous waiting for the reply as to whether we could live there or not. We were warned I'm a foreigner I we may not be allowed. We were OKed though. Yay!
It feels pretty rotten to be discriminated against though. What I've written about here isn't even that bad, but any discrimination puts a bad feeling in my mouth. And there are a lot of people (races) that receive much much worse discrimination than an American like me.
Let's stop discrimination. Alright?
2008年7月28日月曜日
セーラームーンが全然助からない ・ Sailor Moon is no help
またJです。
見た。
昨夜その伝説的な夢を見た。
私は高校に行った、しかも裸!!!
何も着ていなかった!
高校の広場に入って周りの人々が見詰められた。
「ええ?何?」と思ったとたん「ああ!服着てない!」と気づいてしまいました。
恥ずかしくて手で隠してみましたが無理。。。
職員室に逃げて「助けて」と泣いちゃった。
「んんん。。。Jちゃん可哀そうなぁ・・こんな貧乏な暮らししている」と職員室で、朝御飯をくれました。
「いや、朝御飯はいい、服とか、何かありませんか!?」とJが聞き返しました。
それで、Jにこのシャツを着せた;;;

ああぁ。。。このシャツ*だけ*。。。
朝御飯を食べてから恥ずかしく授業に行きました。
それで夢が終わって良かったです。うわぁぁああぁぁこういうような恥ずかしい夢は誰でも見るとよく言われているけど、本当にやばかった。しかもなぜセーラームーンTシャツだけくれたのか全然わかりません。まぁ、夢ですからね。夢の世界では理性というのは必要ではありません。でももしかしてもっと深い意味があるかもしれない。。。セーラームーン。。。学校。。。裸。。。ああ?
It's J again.
I had a dream.
I had a legendary dream last night.
I went to high school NAKED.I wasn't wearing anything!!
As I walked into the school yard, everyone was looking at me.As I thought to myself "Huh, what's wrong?" I suddenly realized, "Ahh! I have no clothes!"
It was totally embarassing, and I tried to cover myself with my hands but I couldn't.
I yelled "Help!" and ran to the faculty room.
They gave me breakfast and said something like,"Hmm, poor you...You really have no money for anything.."
And I responded "Nono, I don't need breakfast, just something to wear! Don't you have anything!?"
So they gave me this shirt...

*Just* this shirt!?
After I finished eating, I shamefully went to class.
And then my dream ended...good thing too. Aaaaaah~I know they say everyone sees this type of embarassing dream, but it was really terrible. And why did they only give me an Sailor Moon shirt!? Well it's because it's a dream I guess. The dream world doesn't need a reason. Perhaps there is a deeper reason though...Sailor Moon..School..Nudity...haaa??
見た。
昨夜その伝説的な夢を見た。
私は高校に行った、しかも裸!!!
何も着ていなかった!
高校の広場に入って周りの人々が見詰められた。
「ええ?何?」と思ったとたん「ああ!服着てない!」と気づいてしまいました。
恥ずかしくて手で隠してみましたが無理。。。
職員室に逃げて「助けて」と泣いちゃった。
「んんん。。。Jちゃん可哀そうなぁ・・こんな貧乏な暮らししている」と職員室で、朝御飯をくれました。
「いや、朝御飯はいい、服とか、何かありませんか!?」とJが聞き返しました。
それで、Jにこのシャツを着せた;;;
ああぁ。。。このシャツ*だけ*。。。
朝御飯を食べてから恥ずかしく授業に行きました。
それで夢が終わって良かったです。うわぁぁああぁぁこういうような恥ずかしい夢は誰でも見るとよく言われているけど、本当にやばかった。しかもなぜセーラームーンTシャツだけくれたのか全然わかりません。まぁ、夢ですからね。夢の世界では理性というのは必要ではありません。でももしかしてもっと深い意味があるかもしれない。。。セーラームーン。。。学校。。。裸。。。ああ?
It's J again.
I had a dream.
I had a legendary dream last night.
I went to high school NAKED.I wasn't wearing anything!!
As I walked into the school yard, everyone was looking at me.As I thought to myself "Huh, what's wrong?" I suddenly realized, "Ahh! I have no clothes!"
It was totally embarassing, and I tried to cover myself with my hands but I couldn't.
I yelled "Help!" and ran to the faculty room.
They gave me breakfast and said something like,"Hmm, poor you...You really have no money for anything.."
And I responded "Nono, I don't need breakfast, just something to wear! Don't you have anything!?"
So they gave me this shirt...
*Just* this shirt!?
After I finished eating, I shamefully went to class.
And then my dream ended...good thing too. Aaaaaah~I know they say everyone sees this type of embarassing dream, but it was really terrible. And why did they only give me an Sailor Moon shirt!? Well it's because it's a dream I guess. The dream world doesn't need a reason. Perhaps there is a deeper reason though...Sailor Moon..School..Nudity...haaa??
2008年7月24日木曜日
American Embassy ふぉおおお!
今日在日アメリカ大使館に行ってきました。
http://tokyo.usembassy.gov/
六本木久しぶりですね。もうちょっと豪華になってきてる気がしますが、クラブの匂いが消えない。いやいや、私もクラブ大好きですけれどもほんの少し危険な感じですよ。そして大使館の警備員達も感じていたかもしれません。
後ろからビルに近づいたら、警備員さんにつかまれちゃった
K「何の用か?ビザか?」
S「違います、これから結婚しますが・・」
K「ビザの事!?」
S「私はもう来年までのビザを持っていますが、今日は結婚の書類を貰いに来ました」
K「ビザじゃない?」
S「まぁ、ビザももちろん重要ですが今日は結婚・・」
K「じゃどうぞ」
??っは?意味わかりません。それで、Jと話しながら周りの人々が自由に通っていた。私は犯人に見えるかしら~~~?うん、でもやっとゲートに入ったら、電気製品とか、日傘とか、飲み物とか、鞄自体と書類以外全部預かられました。金属探知機でJの身体もチェックした。空港のようでした。違う、空港より厳しいなぁ。でも大丈夫、なぜこんなに気をつけるかちゃんと理解していますよ。だから笑顔で警備員さん達にありがとうと言いながらチェックされましたw
それで、番号を取って待って。。。にょろんにょろん。。。ちょっと緊張していましたが本当に簡単でした。一枚の「婚姻要件具備証明書」に名前、両親の名前、そういうような個人情報を書いて$30を払ってから終わりでした。
もちろんこれは結婚のプロセスの一部です。後でもっと説明しますよ。
取り敢えず「婚姻要件具備証明書」を貰うための必要の物:
~パスポート(外国人登録所もOKですがパスポートの方がいいです)
~$30。なぜドルかわかりませんが円も出来る(31なんとか円になる)
~自分。結婚する相手は来なくても良いですwww酷い
はい、後でもっと説明します。
Today I went to the American Embassy
http://tokyo.usembassy.gov/
It's been a while since I've been to Roppongi. It seems to have gotten a little fancier, but it still stinks of clubs. Not that I don't like clubs, but it feels sort of dangerous. Perhaps the guards at the Embassy felt the same way.
As I approached the building from behind, I was caught by a guard.
G: "What are you here for? Visas?"
J: "Not a visa, but I'm going to get married and..."
G: "You need a visa!?"
J: "I have a visa that's good until next year but today I just want to get the papers I need to get married."
G: "Not the visa though."
J: "Well, I guess a visa is important, but today it's just mar..."
G: "Uhh, well you can go through."
???Whut? What just happened? And when I was talking to the security guard, other people were just passing by freely.Do I look like a criminal?
So anyhow, when I finally got through the gate, they took away my electronics, umbrella, drink and just about everything except my bag itself and some papers.I went through a metal detector, just like at the airport. No, I think the airport is more leniant.It's okay though, I understand why they want to be careful.
So then I took a number and waited...and waited...and waited.I was a bit nervous but actually it was very easy.I filled out one sheet "Affidavit of Competency to Marry" with my name, parents' names, and such personal information, paid $30 and it was over.
Of course this is only one part of the marriage process so I will explain more later.
For now, this is how you receive the "Affidavit of Competency to Marry"
~Passport (Your alien registration card is okay too, but passport is better).
~$30. I don't know why they want it is dollars, but you can pay in yen too (It will be like 31something yen).
~Yourself. You don't need to bring your partner. That's terrible isn't it!
Alright, more later.
http://tokyo.usembassy.gov/
六本木久しぶりですね。もうちょっと豪華になってきてる気がしますが、クラブの匂いが消えない。いやいや、私もクラブ大好きですけれどもほんの少し危険な感じですよ。そして大使館の警備員達も感じていたかもしれません。
後ろからビルに近づいたら、警備員さんにつかまれちゃった
K「何の用か?ビザか?」
S「違います、これから結婚しますが・・」
K「ビザの事!?」
S「私はもう来年までのビザを持っていますが、今日は結婚の書類を貰いに来ました」
K「ビザじゃない?」
S「まぁ、ビザももちろん重要ですが今日は結婚・・」
K「じゃどうぞ」
??っは?意味わかりません。それで、Jと話しながら周りの人々が自由に通っていた。私は犯人に見えるかしら~~~?うん、でもやっとゲートに入ったら、電気製品とか、日傘とか、飲み物とか、鞄自体と書類以外全部預かられました。金属探知機でJの身体もチェックした。空港のようでした。違う、空港より厳しいなぁ。でも大丈夫、なぜこんなに気をつけるかちゃんと理解していますよ。だから笑顔で警備員さん達にありがとうと言いながらチェックされましたw
それで、番号を取って待って。。。にょろんにょろん。。。ちょっと緊張していましたが本当に簡単でした。一枚の「婚姻要件具備証明書」に名前、両親の名前、そういうような個人情報を書いて$30を払ってから終わりでした。
もちろんこれは結婚のプロセスの一部です。後でもっと説明しますよ。
取り敢えず「婚姻要件具備証明書」を貰うための必要の物:
~パスポート(外国人登録所もOKですがパスポートの方がいいです)
~$30。なぜドルかわかりませんが円も出来る(31なんとか円になる)
~自分。結婚する相手は来なくても良いですwww酷い
はい、後でもっと説明します。
Today I went to the American Embassy
http://tokyo.usembassy.gov/
It's been a while since I've been to Roppongi. It seems to have gotten a little fancier, but it still stinks of clubs. Not that I don't like clubs, but it feels sort of dangerous. Perhaps the guards at the Embassy felt the same way.
As I approached the building from behind, I was caught by a guard.
G: "What are you here for? Visas?"
J: "Not a visa, but I'm going to get married and..."
G: "You need a visa!?"
J: "I have a visa that's good until next year but today I just want to get the papers I need to get married."
G: "Not the visa though."
J: "Well, I guess a visa is important, but today it's just mar..."
G: "Uhh, well you can go through."
???Whut? What just happened? And when I was talking to the security guard, other people were just passing by freely.Do I look like a criminal?
So anyhow, when I finally got through the gate, they took away my electronics, umbrella, drink and just about everything except my bag itself and some papers.I went through a metal detector, just like at the airport. No, I think the airport is more leniant.It's okay though, I understand why they want to be careful.
So then I took a number and waited...and waited...and waited.I was a bit nervous but actually it was very easy.I filled out one sheet "Affidavit of Competency to Marry" with my name, parents' names, and such personal information, paid $30 and it was over.
Of course this is only one part of the marriage process so I will explain more later.
For now, this is how you receive the "Affidavit of Competency to Marry"
~Passport (Your alien registration card is okay too, but passport is better).
~$30. I don't know why they want it is dollars, but you can pay in yen too (It will be like 31something yen).
~Yourself. You don't need to bring your partner. That's terrible isn't it!
Alright, more later.
2008年7月19日土曜日
参ります
Jです。
昨日は立川の入国管理局に泳いできました。
私は4月に日本に来ました。大体外国人が来日に際して空港で90日間の観光ビザを貰えます(=在留資格:短期滞在)。つまり、90日間日本に居られるのですが、その第90の日までに国を出なければなりません。しかし、ビザを変更させる方法がいくつかもある。日本の会社で就職するのが方法の一つであります。
Jは5月に就職しましたので会社の方がビザを延長する手続きをし始めした。
昨日、Jがその最後の手続きをしました。プロセスちょっと描いてみましょう。。。
1.就職する。
2.様々な書類に個人情報とか履歴とか犯罪歴を書く。(今持っていないので詳しく覚えていません;;)
3.会社がそれを入国管理局とアメリカの日本大使館に発信する。
4.一ヶ月位待つ。
5.会社が「在留資格認定証明書」を貰い、Jに渡す。
6.Jは入国管理局に行って在留資格認定証明書を渡して、葉書にも住所を書く。パスポートと外国人登録証を見せるのも必要。(大使館でもOKですが管理局の方が近いです)
7.二週間待つ。(実は16日間ですが二週間位と言われました)
8.前に書いた葉書が家に届く。
9.その葉書と自分のパスポートと4000円の印紙を入国管理局にもって行く。それで「短期滞在」を「在留資格変更許可」の印紙で一年間延長する。
はい、以上です。
私は二週間以内就職しましたので全体的に2ヶ月位かかりました。来年はまた延長しなければなりませんが取り敢えず落ち着いています。
なぜ泳いできたと書きましたか?昨日雨がめっちゃ降っていました!それで、入国管理局は凄く離れてる誰もが見つけられないような所にありますよ。時間を計って、片道は徒歩で40分かかりました。バスがあるはずなんですが見つけられませんでした。タクシーで来た人がかなり多かったが自分はお金を使わない方がいいと思う人だから歩いてきXましXた、違います。泳いできました。しかし、雨のお陰で6人しか居なかった。私はドアに入ったら直ぐ終わった。ラッキーじゃんw
It's J.
Yesterday I swam to the Immigrations office in Tachikawa.
I came to Japan in April. Whenever a foreigner comes to Japan, most of the time, you can receive a 90 day tourist visa from the airport(= Status: Temporary Visitor). In other words, you can stay in Japan for 90 days but you must leave before the 90th day is up. However, there are several ways to change your visa status. Getting a job at a Japanese company is one of them. I was hired by such a company in May and they started the application for my visa extention.
Yesterday, I took care of the final portion of the application. Let me try and illustrate the process...
1. Get a job.
2. Fill out several papers worth of personal information, job history and criminal background (I don't have those papers now so I don't remember everything).
3. My company sends those papers off to immigrations and the Japanese embassy in America.
4. Wait about a month.
5. My company is sent a "Certificate of Eligibility" and hands it over to me.
6. I go to the Immigrations Office and hand over the Certificate of Eligibility and write my address on a postcard. I also must show my passport and alien registration card (The American Embassy is also OK, but the Immigrations Office is closer to where I live).
7. Wait two weeks (Actually 16 days, but you are told "About two weeks")
8. The postcard I wrote on is delivered to my house.
9. I take the postcard, passport and a 4000 yen revenue stamp to Immigrations. They then extend my "Temporary Visitor" status one year using a "Change Status" stamp.
The End.
I got my job within two weeks, so all in all, the process took about two months. Next year, I will have to extend my status again, but for now I am relaxing.
And why did I say I swam to Immigrations? Yesterday it was raining like heck, and the office is out in the middle of no where. I timed my walking and it took 40 minutes one way. There's supposed to be a bus, but I couldn't find it. There were lots of people who came by taxi, but I prefer not to use my money like that, so I wa-x-swam. However, thanks to the rain, there were only like 6 people inside. I entered the door and was done just like that. Lucky~~
昨日は立川の入国管理局に泳いできました。
私は4月に日本に来ました。大体外国人が来日に際して空港で90日間の観光ビザを貰えます(=在留資格:短期滞在)。つまり、90日間日本に居られるのですが、その第90の日までに国を出なければなりません。しかし、ビザを変更させる方法がいくつかもある。日本の会社で就職するのが方法の一つであります。
Jは5月に就職しましたので会社の方がビザを延長する手続きをし始めした。
昨日、Jがその最後の手続きをしました。プロセスちょっと描いてみましょう。。。
1.就職する。
2.様々な書類に個人情報とか履歴とか犯罪歴を書く。(今持っていないので詳しく覚えていません;;)
3.会社がそれを入国管理局とアメリカの日本大使館に発信する。
4.一ヶ月位待つ。
5.会社が「在留資格認定証明書」を貰い、Jに渡す。
6.Jは入国管理局に行って在留資格認定証明書を渡して、葉書にも住所を書く。パスポートと外国人登録証を見せるのも必要。(大使館でもOKですが管理局の方が近いです)
7.二週間待つ。(実は16日間ですが二週間位と言われました)
8.前に書いた葉書が家に届く。
9.その葉書と自分のパスポートと4000円の印紙を入国管理局にもって行く。それで「短期滞在」を「在留資格変更許可」の印紙で一年間延長する。
はい、以上です。
私は二週間以内就職しましたので全体的に2ヶ月位かかりました。来年はまた延長しなければなりませんが取り敢えず落ち着いています。
なぜ泳いできたと書きましたか?昨日雨がめっちゃ降っていました!それで、入国管理局は凄く離れてる誰もが見つけられないような所にありますよ。時間を計って、片道は徒歩で40分かかりました。バスがあるはずなんですが見つけられませんでした。タクシーで来た人がかなり多かったが自分はお金を使わない方がいいと思う人だから歩いてきXましXた、違います。泳いできました。しかし、雨のお陰で6人しか居なかった。私はドアに入ったら直ぐ終わった。ラッキーじゃんw
It's J.
Yesterday I swam to the Immigrations office in Tachikawa.
I came to Japan in April. Whenever a foreigner comes to Japan, most of the time, you can receive a 90 day tourist visa from the airport(= Status: Temporary Visitor). In other words, you can stay in Japan for 90 days but you must leave before the 90th day is up. However, there are several ways to change your visa status. Getting a job at a Japanese company is one of them. I was hired by such a company in May and they started the application for my visa extention.
Yesterday, I took care of the final portion of the application. Let me try and illustrate the process...
1. Get a job.
2. Fill out several papers worth of personal information, job history and criminal background (I don't have those papers now so I don't remember everything).
3. My company sends those papers off to immigrations and the Japanese embassy in America.
4. Wait about a month.
5. My company is sent a "Certificate of Eligibility" and hands it over to me.
6. I go to the Immigrations Office and hand over the Certificate of Eligibility and write my address on a postcard. I also must show my passport and alien registration card (The American Embassy is also OK, but the Immigrations Office is closer to where I live).
7. Wait two weeks (Actually 16 days, but you are told "About two weeks")
8. The postcard I wrote on is delivered to my house.
9. I take the postcard, passport and a 4000 yen revenue stamp to Immigrations. They then extend my "Temporary Visitor" status one year using a "Change Status" stamp.
The End.
I got my job within two weeks, so all in all, the process took about two months. Next year, I will have to extend my status again, but for now I am relaxing.
And why did I say I swam to Immigrations? Yesterday it was raining like heck, and the office is out in the middle of no where. I timed my walking and it took 40 minutes one way. There's supposed to be a bus, but I couldn't find it. There were lots of people who came by taxi, but I prefer not to use my money like that, so I wa-x-swam. However, thanks to the rain, there were only like 6 people inside. I entered the door and was done just like that. Lucky~~
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