Uh-oh she's pregnant! dekichattakon help? 窶堙??堋ｫ窶堋ｿ窶堙｡窶堙≫?堋ｽﾂ債･窶堙俄?堙や?堋｢窶堙

Mikawa Ossan · 28 May 2006

BTW, A7mouse, unlike the U.S., a child born in Japan does not automatically become a Japanese citizen. One parent must be of Japanese citizenship, and you must register your child's birth. Arguably that is much easier to do in Japan than in the U.S., but keep this in mind.

And Mike Cash is correct. My brother is married to a Taiwanese national. She has not obtained U.S. citizenship automatically as a result. In fact, she is still waiting for her green card, which is quite different from citizenship.

Also, the point about having a college degree in Japan can not be stressed enough.

Kakulin · 29 May 2006

Mike Cash said:
You're saying I invented the quotes from your post?

No, but that you assumed too much. You said that I said more than I said.

How on earth do you arrive at the conclusion that I hate Americans? What have I said that could possibly lead you to think that?

Not wanting there to be more americans? I believe the whole world should be governed by one universal constitution. Maybe in 200 years from now everyone in the world will be an American. lol

That's a very beautiful sentiment. What does it have to do with this thread? Was it meant to imply that I am some sort of racist?

No, that was meant to all the fools saying that the girl should abort the baby.

nice gaijin · 29 May 2006

Kakulin said:
No, but that you assumed too much. You said that I said more than I said.

Mike responded to what you wrote. If you think he misunderstood you, perhaps you should be more concise. I saw no undue inferences made in his response to you, but your replies have been full of them.

Not wanting there to be more americans? I believe the whole world should be governed by one universal constitution. Maybe in 200 years from now everyone in the world will be an American. lol

Where did Mike say he didn't want any more Americans? I thought he just said that a Vegas marriage wouldn't instantaneously grant citizenship, as you had previously implied.

No, that was meant to all the fools saying that the girl should abort the baby.

Also, I don't see how references to abortion automatically equate to racism. I'd also like to point out that no one in this thread has actually suggested abortion; perhaps you should read more carefully.

Mike Cash · 29 May 2006

Kakulin said:
Not wanting there to be more americans? I believe the whole world should be governed by one universal constitution. Maybe in 200 years from now everyone in the world will be an American. lol

Leaving aside the silliness of the last two sentences....How do you take my factual information about the woman not being able to get American citizenship under the misinformed advice you gave and twist it into me not wanting there to be more Americans? The logical disconnect there is astounding.

kirei_na_me · 29 May 2006

We're drifting, we're drifting.

To whoever said it wasn't ok to fly when she's in the third trimester, I flew round trip to Paris when I was 34 weeks pregnant. The baby was perfectly fine, just like the doctor said he would be. The only thing he advised me to do was get up and walk around every hour. He even encouraged me to have a glass of nice French wine every night I was there.

Getting married in the US doesn't guarantee American citizenship, either. It may help your cause, but it does not guarantee it. It was a hassle for my husband just to get his Green Card, and we had it a lot easier than most, and it was two years before 9/11. Things have changed a lot now, for the worse, so it's a lot more difficult.

Anyway, I'm a good one to talk about drifting, as I'm doing it right now.

My advice? Don't marry Japanese... Just kidding...well, kind of... ☝

Good luck!

Ewok85 · 29 May 2006

Mike Cash said:
The logical disconnect there is astounding.

You don't mind if I use this phrase, I just love the imagery it gives!

Mars Man · 29 May 2006

When I saw this thread listed at the top of the main page, the thought flashed through my mind, "What? Is she pregnant again? Already? That sure was fast !!"

But, please, please gentlemen (as I am not addressing the ladies at this moment) if I may. I think that there has been a little bit of mis-seeing along with a little bit of mis-wording that seems to have clogged the cogs of the machinery, making it run kind of jerky. I really, really hope to put a little lubrication (no pun intended) on it, to help smooth things out. Please do give me a hand !! Thanks !! (and out of consideration for you Mike--although I know they're blocked anyway--I only put one smilie ! hee, hee, hee....)

[I purposely chose not to further explain myself here, yet if there is question, I will]

mr.sumo.snr · 29 May 2006

Just picking up on the "I read on another thread that the Japanese mothers can take custody of the children very easily and that there's very little that the fathers can do" line.

A search of the fj.life.in-japan newsgroup (a far older yet these days less informative source than this revered forum) using the keywords "divorce" & "children" brought back some memories (of members long-since gone...home...) as well as some sound advice - here's a link http://tinyurl.com/qszqk
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Mike Cash · 29 May 2006

kirei_na_me said:
Getting married in the US doesn't guarantee American citizenship, either. It may help your cause, but it does not guarantee it. It was a hassle for my husband just to get his Green Card, and we had it a lot easier than most

To expand upon that, if I may.....

Getting married in the US (or to an American anywhere on the globe, for that matter) not only doesn't guarantee American citizenship, it doesn't even guarantee a Green Card.

Further, and this is an important point, while Green Cards are "permanent" visas, they do have a countdown clock to expiration if the holder is absent from the US for a certain period of time (with certain exceptions).

budd · 1 Jun 2006

http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/PermRes.htm
yah i have exfriend who decided to move back to japan after she went to a harakari (?) party and her sister (works for the apple division at microsoft) agreed to take care of her. her friends think its such a waste after all the trouble and stress she went through to get the green card in the first place.
kay sarah kay sarah imo

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