Does Your Marriage History Affect Your Japan Spouse Visa?/婚姻歴は日本人配偶者ビザに影響する？
office-babaakira婚姻歴・交際歴はどこまで見られる？｜配偶者ビザの審査ポイントを行政書士が解説
最終更新日：2025年11月16日
配偶者ビザ（日本人配偶者・永住者配偶者）の審査では、 婚姻歴・交際歴は非常に重要な判断材料です。 入管は婚姻の実態を確認するため、出会いから結婚までの経緯を細かく見ます。
1. 入管は婚姻歴・交際歴を「どこまで」確認する？
審査では、主に次のポイントを確認します。
- 出会いの経緯（どこで・いつ・どのように）
- 交際開始時期
- 交際期間がどれくらいか
- 交際中の連絡状況（頻度・内容）
- 実際に会った回数・面会記録
- 同居開始時期・同居歴
- 婚姻に至った理由
※これらは「質問書」で全て提出する項目です。
2. 離婚歴はどこまで見られる？
離婚歴自体はマイナスではありません。 しかし、以下は必ず確認されます：
- 離婚の理由
- 離婚の時期（直近かどうか）
- 前婚と今回の婚姻が重複していないか
- 前婚と今回の婚姻の間隔が極端に短くないか
※離婚と再婚の間隔が短い場合、理由書が必須になります。
3. 入管が疑いを持ちやすいケース
- 交際期間が極端に短い（数週間〜1ヶ月など）
- 会った回数が少ない（1〜2回のみ）
- オンラインのみで結婚したケース
- 質問書の内容に矛盾がある
- 連絡履歴がほとんどない
- 前婚との間隔が非常に短い
4. 許可されやすいケースの特徴
- 交際期間が半年以上〜1年以上ある
- 複数回の面会記録がある
- チャット・通話履歴が豊富
- 家族とも面識がある
- 結婚までの経緯が明確で自然
5. 婚姻歴・交際歴で提出すべき資料
- 交際中の写真（複数回・複数場所）
- チャット・通話の履歴（スクリーンショット）
- 面会記録（航空券・ホテル・移動履歴など）
- 家族との写真
- 交際の始まりが分かる記録
6. 出会いがSNS・マッチングアプリの場合
最近は多いケースですが、入管は慎重に見ます。 次の資料が必要です：
- やり取り開始時期の証拠
- 初対面の時期と状況を説明
- 交際が自然に発展したことを説明
7. 結論：婚姻歴・交際歴は「一貫性と証拠」が最重要
入管は「自然な交際の流れ」「一貫した説明」「十分な証拠」を重視します。 交際期間や婚姻歴に不安がある場合は、資料の整理と理由書が非常に重要です。
In Japan’s spouse visa screening (for both Japanese spouse and Permanent Resident spouse visas), your marriage and relationship history is one of the most important elements. Immigration carefully checks how the relationship started, how it developed, and whether the marriage is genuine.
1. How Far Does Immigration Review Your History?
In practice, immigration will review the following points in detail, mainly through the official questionnaire:
- How, where, and when you first met
- When you started your romantic relationship
- How long you dated before marriage
- How often and in what way you communicated (chat, calls, etc.)
- How many times you met in person, and when
- When you started living together and for how long
- Why and how you decided to get married
All of these points are usually covered in the Relationship Questionnaire that must be submitted.
2. How Is Divorce History Evaluated?
Having a divorce history is not automatically negative. However, immigration will always check:
- The reason for the previous divorce
- When the divorce took place (how recent it was)
- Whether there was any overlap between the previous marriage and the current relationship
- Whether the time gap between divorce and the new marriage is extremely short
If the new marriage happened very soon after a divorce, an explanatory letter is usually necessary to clarify the situation.
3. Patterns That Raise Doubts for Immigration
The following patterns often make immigration look more carefully at the case and ask additional questions:
- A very short dating period (for example, only a few weeks to one month)
- Only 1–2 in-person meetings before marriage
- A relationship that has been almost entirely online
- Contradictions or inconsistencies in the questionnaire
- Almost no chat or call history
- A very short interval between a previous divorce and the new marriage
4. Characteristics of Strong and Credible Cases
On the other hand, the following factors often make a spouse visa application stronger:
- A dating period of at least 6–12 months or longer
- Several in-person visits on both sides (Japan and abroad, if applicable)
- Rich chat and call history over a long period
- Meeting each other’s family members, with photos as evidence
- A natural and easy-to-understand story of how the relationship developed and led to marriage
5. Documents You Should Prepare About Your Relationship
To support your explanation, it is very helpful to整理 the following materials:
- Photos taken together on different days and in different places
- Screenshots of chat and call history (showing dates and continuity)
- Evidence of visits (flight tickets, boarding passes, hotel bookings, travel records)
- Photos with each other’s family members
- Any records showing the beginning of the relationship (for example, early messages)
6. If You Met Through SNS or a Matching App
Meeting online (SNS, dating apps, etc.) has become very common, but immigration tends to review such cases more carefully. It is important to provide:
- Proof of when your online communication started (early chat logs)
- Explanation of when and how you first met in person
- Evidence that the relationship developed naturally over time, not suddenly just for a visa
7. Conclusion: Consistency and Evidence Are the Key
In spouse visa screening, immigration focuses on whether the relationship shows a natural flow of events, a consistent explanation, and enough evidence to support that explanation. If you are worried that your dating period was short, or that your marriage history is complex, it is especially important to整理 your documents and prepare a clear explanation letter.
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