Japan: Information on whether a Peruvian Japanese who has a parent of Japanese descent would be entitled to any nationality or residency rights in Japan
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 August 1993 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | JPN14980 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Japan: Information on whether a Peruvian Japanese who has a parent of Japanese descent would be entitled to any nationality or residency rights in Japan, 1 August 1993, JPN14980, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab1068.html [accessed 22 May 2023] |
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A representative of the Embassy of Japan in Ottawa provided the following information on the above subject during a telephone interview on 10 August 1993. A person must have at least one Japanese parent to obtain Japanese nationality. A Japanese parent must apply for Japanese nationality for his/her child within two weeks of the child's birth if the parent resides in Japan, or within three months if the parent resides abroad.
A person whose Japanese parent(s) failed to apply for Japanese nationality for him/her within the specified periods may still apply; however there is no guarantee that this person will be granted Japanese nationality. In order to be eligible for Japanese nationality in such a case, the applicant must reside in Japan for more than five years and his/her Japanese parent(s) or relatives who live in Japan must become his/her guarantor(s). This process is more difficult if the applicant's Japanese parent(s) do not live in Japan. The representative did not elaborate on the nature of this difficulty.
Attached please find a copy of The Nationality Law of Japan as provided by the Embassy of Japan in Ottawa. Please note that there have been amendments to this law since its release in 1985; an amended copy of the law is currently unavailable to the DIRB.
Additional and/or corroborating information on the above subject is currently unavailable to the DIRB.
Reference
Embassy of Japan, Ottawa. 10 August 1993. Telephone Interview with Representative.
Attachment
Japan. The Nationality Law. 1985. Photocopy received by the DIRB from the Embassy of Japan in Ottawa.
