RetireJapan

An update on my post yesterday. I had just spoken to an agent on the online chat for the second time before I posted, and I explained (perhaps not quite as eloquently) much of what Tkydon suggested in his response. Despite it being much the same as what I had mentioned the previous day, this agent ...

I would also suggest you register your child for the UK Consular Birth Certificate.

Whilst it cannot be used for a Passport Application, it will serve as life-long proof of your child's British Citizenship.

https://www.gov.uk/register-birth-abroad

You should inform them that the Shusso Todoke Kisai Jiro Shoumeisho only becomes official after the Municipal Office (Registry) has received the original from the hospital, input it into the system, and then provided an Official Copy with the Certification of the Mayor of the Municipality, and that ...

National Universities are a LOT cheaper than Private Universities, but due to that fact, there is (was) far more competition for places.

If she has enough UK contributions while in the UK to qualify to make contributions; If she is in Full-Time Employment, she would qualify to pay Class 2 Contributions, just under GBP 170 per year. If she is unemployed, self employed or housewife, then she would probably qualify to pay Class 3 Contri...

https://www.gov.uk/voluntary-national-insurance-contributions https://www.gov.uk/voluntary-national-insurance-contributions/who-can-pay-voluntary-contributions https://www.gov.uk/voluntary-national-insurance-contributions/deadlines https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-to-pay-voluntary-national-insuranc...

You might look at UoB of Singapore. They may be willing to lend on Japanese Property.

https://www.uob.com.sg/personal/borrow/ ... -loan.page

The problem in the first year and a half after retirement: e.g. Assuming you were to finish work mid-2024 (if later, adjust all years below), and as your Husband will also be retired, assuming you will be on National Health Insurance: Your Residents' Taxes for July 2024 - June 2025 and National Heal...

Is the transition from a Non-Permanent to a Permanent Resident strictly based on living in Japan for 5 of the last 10 years or is there something else considered? The transitions from 'Resident - Non-Permanent Resident' for Tax Purposes to 'Resident - Permanent Resident' for Tax Purposes is based e...

Pls.bear w/me.Not well verse w/Tsumitate but just invested 2yrs back in Mizuho bank.My Tsumitate looks fine, profits are raising slowly.Just wondering i invested one time,2yrs back.Do i have to initiate another deposit?Why it is not auto deducted to my link savings account ? Also is it possible to ...