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Just to add my experience, after backpaying 16 years in August 24 my online record was finally updated this week. So that would be 8 months give or take. It sure was a relief to see it there.

after doing some more digging I think I've answered my own question. The now defunkt Gaijintax.com site is still accessible through the internet archive and the relevant information is there. I will go down to the local tax office and double check it's still correct and also find out over how many y...

great, thanks. I bought a car last year and as a sole proprietor I use it for businesss though also personal use. I usually claim 70% of car costs (gas, repairs etc) as part of my necessary expenses. It's been a while since I had any large items to add to my necessary expenses but I remember somethi...

just an update to say my son's UK passport arrived on Christmas Day, just as we were opening presesnts so the timing was perfect. Thanks for everyone's advice. I sent then all documents and translations (including the Juri Shomeisho) minus the mother's book with an explanation as to why we couldn't ...

Thank you for the thorough reply, having a bit of a nightmare with this and appreciate the help. To be fair to the UK Gov the help line and webchat service is very efficient and I`m going back and forth with them. I did register my son`s birth at the British Consulate in Osaka at Birth but as you sa...

For the birth certificate I sent the Koseki Tohon and also Hospital birth certificate. showing both the child’s and parents’ details I sent the Koseki Tohon as I presumed this was the "Family registration form" from the below info I found somewhere deep on the UK Gov site. Maybe this wasn`...

in the process of applying for my son`s UK passport and in addition to the usual documents I sent I have now been asked to supply these documents as well. -school records -medical records -mother's antenatal records They must have us on a terror watch list or something as all my mates applications d...

Just wanted to add my experience. About 6 months ago I successfully applied to pay Class 2 voluntary contributions. Many thanks to all the advice and info here. I also applied to back pay the last 16 years of contributions but was waiting for the yen to improve before I transferred from Japan (Yeah ...