Getting married in Japan
Single-status affidavit for Japan.
You provide the affidavit. We notarize it online, arrange the apostille and ship the finished document to Japan by DHL.
This service is for eligible U.S. affidavits you make and sign yourself, when the signer can complete online notarization.
You can ask about the service and price before doing an ID check.
Start here
Send your document and what the office asked for.
Include any written instructions from the city or ward office, or other receiving party in Japan. If you do not have instructions yet, tell us which office you are dealing with.
- Your affidavit, or the instructions you have so far
- How many documents you need and where in Japan they will be delivered
- Whether the office requested a no-record search, translation, apostille, original delivery or its own form
- Where the signer is and what type of ID they will use
Do you have the document ready?
You supply the affidavit. If you are unsure what the office needs, email its instructions first so we can explain what we can offer.
The signer completes the identity-document check and attends a live online notary appointment with their actual ID after the service and price are confirmed.
How it works
From your affidavit to delivery in Japan.
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Confirm the document and price
Send the document or the receiving office’s instructions. We check the requested work, document count and delivery destination.
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Complete online notarization
The signer completes the ID check, then attends the live notary appointment with their actual ID.
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We arrange the apostille and DHL
After notarization, we arrange the apostille and DHL delivery when the document qualifies.
Before you start
Questions about your affidavit
How long does it take?
We usually aim to hand the finished paperwork to DHL about three business days after the document and signer steps are ready. That is the time to carrier handoff, not delivery in Japan. Delivery after pickup depends on the destination and DHL.
Will the office in Japan accept it?
To date, none of the Japan affidavits we have handled has been rejected. The office in Japan decides what it accepts. Send its written instructions so we can check what it needs before arranging the work.
Japan is part of the Apostille Convention. Your office may also require a no-record search, a translation, original delivery or its own form. An apostille does not replace those requirements.
City hall told you to go to the embassy?
Send us those instructions. A statement obtained through a consulate follows a different process from one notarized by an online U.S. notary. For our service, we arrange the notarization and apostille together.
What is Notary Geek’s role?
We handle the document steps when online notarization and an apostille are appropriate. We do not decide whether you are legally free to marry or replace advice or instructions from the Japanese office, a lawyer, a translator, an embassy or a consulate.
Tell us about your Japan affidavit.
Send your document or the office’s instructions, the document count and the delivery destination. We will confirm the service and price.
Email about my affidavit