Pregnancy Support Program

Having a baby in a foreign country can be a daunting and challenging event. Not only are there cultural differences and language barriers surrounding a new mother and child, there is also the burden of various procedures that must be completed to ensure that the baby is legally registered in the country.   We have two types of programs available. The first is a comprehensive support program that covers everything from the first doctor visit to helping register and applying for visas for the baby after birth. The second will walk you through the often difficult and confusing governmental process in applying for a passport, visa and other compulsory local registrations.

Comprehensive Pregnancy Support Program:

• Pre-birth support including Information on giving birth in Japan and introduction to a local mother’s group and “Mother and Child” handbook
• Accompanied initial visit to hospital/clinic to meet doctor and complete paperwork
• Telephone translation and assistance support
• 24-hour on-call emergency assistance for 1 month
• Post-birth support including initial check up and vaccination visit coordination and accompanied visit to complete the required birth and resident registrations
• Assistance obtaining and completing documents for health care, child allowance and passport
• Accompanied visits to immigration to obtain the Visa and Resident Card

Baby Registration and Visa Support:

• Initial check up and vaccination visit coordination
• Accompanied visit to complete the required birth and resident registrations
• Assistance obtaining and completing documents for health care, child allowance and passport
• Accompanied visits to immigration to obtain the Visa and Resident Card