Apostille on Certificate of Acceptance(juri-shomei)
Apostille on Certificate of Acceptance(juri-shomei) in Japan
Certificate of Acceptance
Juri-Shomei, literally translated Certificate of Acceptance, is a formal document to attest a fact that "a notification was officially accepted by the head of local municipal government pursuant to Japanese laws".
Since Family Register is not created for non-Japanese national, Juri-Shomei of Birth Notification is often used as Birth Certificate for a foreign national to certify his/her birth in Japan. And, Juri-Shomei of Death Notification is used as Death Certificate to certify his/her death in Japan.
For married foreign couple, Juri-Shomei of Marriage Notification can be used as Marriage Certificate. And divorced foreign couple, Juri-Shomei of Divorce Notification can be used as Divorce Certificate. (If husband and/or wife is a Japanese national, koseki may be used as Marriage/Divorce certificate as well.)
Certificate of Acceptance/"Juri-Shomei" can be obtained at a municipal office where the notification was submitted.
*** Important *** Only a person who submitted a notification can apply for and obtain this certificate.
Apostille on Certificate of Acceptance
Apostille by Japanese MOFA can be obtained directly onto Certificate of Acceptance(juri-shomei) since Certificate of Acceptance is a public document issued by a public authority.
Apostille on English translation of Certificate of Acceptance(juri-shomei)
Apostille by MOFA cannot be obtained directly onto the translation of Certificate of Acceptance(juri-shomei) since a translation is not a public document but a private document. In order to get apostille on a translation, the document should be notarized at a notary office before Apostille by MOFA.
Declaration is similar to a translation certificate and a translator will declare accuracy of translation and put his signature. A notary will certify that a translator signs on the declaration.
Once a notary certify a signature of translator, the document will become a public document. So the document will be legalized in the way of Apostille.
Apostille on Certificate of Acceptance(juri-shomei) in Japanese, and then Apostille on English translation
When you are required to submit a translation of Certificate of Acceptance(juri-shomei)
If you are required to submit a translation of juri-shomei to a country which is a member of Hague convention, there are several combinations as below.
If you are required to obtain Apostille only on a translation, X + S, that is only S, will be processed.
If you are required to obtain Apostille both on an original and a translation, Y + S will be processed.
If you are required to obtain Apostille only on the original in Japanese, Y + P, that is only Y, will be processed.
(For all process, original of juri-shomei is needed. And, for Y, juri-shomei should be issued within 3 months at the time of apostille application.)
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Legalization(Apostille)
Legalization is the process at Japan MOFA and/or Foreign delegate in Japan before you submit the document in your home country or embassy. We are very pleased to assist you to get your document legalized in Tokyo.
Notarization
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Translation
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