If someone holds a spouse visa in Japan and their partner goes to jail, do they lose their visa? -

Just wondering... My friend s husband has some serious recreational habits and I m wondering if he was caught and sent to prison if they would deport her or allow her to wait in Japan for his release?

Most likely he would lose his Visa.It depends how long he was in jail though and a few other things.Every case is different.

If she s there through a spouse visa -being his economic dependent- then she would have to renew the visa every year and this requires proof that he can financially support her, and if he was in jail there s no way that this could be done. Her visa would expire and she would have to come back home and when he was released she would be able to come back. She might want to look into getting her citizenship if she wants to avoid all of that.