Your final order, decree absolute or other divorce document translated in full into Japanese and signed by a named professional translator, for the embassy, a ward office or immigration.
A divorce certificate translation into Japanese is usually needed to record a UK divorce in a Japanese family register, or to show that a previous marriage has ended before remarrying in Japan. VisaDocTranslation translates the final order, decree absolute or equivalent in full, and a named professional translator signs it with their full name, contact details and qualifications.
It's £41.99 per page, delivered by the next working day. Requirements depend on the office and on how the divorce was granted, so check what the receiving office needs; our Japanese translation overview explains how our service works.
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If one former spouse is a Japanese national, yes. A divorce granted by a UK court should be reported to the Embassy of Japan, a consulate or a municipal office in Japan so it's recorded in the family register, usually with the court's order and a Japanese translation.
A divorce that is final in the UK isn't automatically reflected in the Japanese family register (戸籍). The Japanese former spouse reports it, and the office will typically ask for the court document that ended the marriage, sometimes with a certificate confirming the date it became final, plus Japanese translations. The Embassy of Japan in the UK lists court-certified copies of the final order or decree absolute among its documents for this.
We know a divorce is rarely a happy reason to fill in forms, and we keep the process simple: upload, pay and receive a signed translation the next working day.
They do the same job. In England and Wales the court order that ends a marriage was called a decree absolute until 6 April 2022, when no-fault divorce came in and it was renamed the final order. Scotland issues an extract decree of divorce instead.
Japanese offices aren't fussy about the English name, but they do want the right document. A conditional order (formerly a decree nisi) is only the halfway point and doesn't end the marriage, so it won't do the job on its own. If you're not sure which you have, look for wording that the marriage "has been dissolved".
We translate whichever version you hold, along with the court seal, case number and any certification on the copy. The terminology is translated accurately rather than modernised, so a 2015 decree absolute stays a decree absolute in Japanese.
Yes, once the divorce is final. A municipal office in Japan will normally want proof that any previous marriage has ended, so a UK final order or decree absolute with a Japanese translation is often part of a new 婚姻届.
If you're the non-Japanese partner, the office usually checks your capacity to marry, and a previous marriage that hasn't been shown to have ended is the obvious obstacle. Bring the divorce document and its translation alongside your passport and birth certificate. Since 1 April 2024 Japan no longer has a waiting period before a woman can remarry, which removes one complication from the timeline.
If you're also translating the new marriage paperwork, see marriage certificate translation into Japanese and passport translation into Japanese.
If you hold a status of residence as the spouse of a Japanese national or permanent resident, or as a dependent spouse, you generally must notify the Immigration Services Agency within 14 days of a divorce. Any later application to change status may need the divorce document with a Japanese translation.
The 14-day notification itself is short, but what follows can involve more paperwork: a change of status, or evidence of your circumstances for a new application. Whenever a foreign-language document goes to the Agency, it needs a Japanese translation that identifies the translator, and ours are signed by a named translator.
Rules here have real consequences, so check the Agency's current guidance or speak to an immigration specialist (a gyoseishoshi) about your own situation. We translate the documents; we don't advise on status changes.
Upload the final order, decree absolute or other divorce document on our quote form, choose Japan and pay. A named translator translates and signs it, and you receive the PDF by the next working day.
Each page is £41.99. Most final orders are one page; longer court documents, such as financial orders, are priced by page too. If the office has also asked for an apostille, arrange it first so we can translate it with the order. Every document includes 2 free revisions, and we work to ISO 17100.
We can also translate a related UK birth certificate into Japanese if the office asks for one. Start on the quote form.
The court order that ended the marriage: the final order, or the decree absolute if your divorce was before 6 April 2022. In Scotland it is the extract decree of divorce. Check whether the office also wants a certified court copy.
No. A conditional order or decree nisi doesn't end the marriage. Japanese offices generally need the final order or decree absolute.
Some offices ask for one and some don't. Check with the receiving office. If you need one, get it before ordering so we can translate it too.
Yes, if it's in English. We translate divorce documents from other English-speaking countries into Japanese.
Yes. We translate any court document into Japanese, priced by page. Tell us which office it's for when you order.
£41.99 per page, charged in pounds sterling, with no separate certification fee and 2 free revisions per document.
No. A named translator reviews and signs each translation, so delivery is by the next working day.
Yes. Your documents are handled only by the people working on your order, and they're used for nothing except your translation.
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