Filipino marriage system
CASE – 1
Filipino who was divorced by Japanese and want to re-marry to Filipino or other foreign national (like American) = They supposed to apply “marriage license” at the Philippine embassy in Tokyo or Osaka. Need judicial recognition.
CASE – 2
Filipino who was divorced by Japanese and want to re-marry to Japanese = Basically need judicial recognition.
But Filipino can re-marry without judicial recognition (Using Japanese civil code. Japanese civil code, once you divorced legally, you will back to single again. Men can re-marry without waiting time. Women can re-marry after 100 days of the divorce or can re-marry with a certificate of non-pregnancy).
This case, Filipino can maintain his/her visa status as spouse of Japanese, but those who overstay or Eligibility application (who doesn’t have residential status = proper visa in Japan), they can’t use this system (they can re-marry but they will have visa problem later)
CASE – 3
Filipino who was divorced by other national (Like Korean, Singaporean, Peru, etc) and want to re-marry to Japanese or foreign national = Need judicial recognition.
CASE – 4
Filipino who is married to Filipino = need an annulment.