Mariko Wakamatsu is an English- and French-speaking attorney at law with Border Free Law Office in Nagoya, Aichi, handling a wide range of issues, from employment of foreigners, immigration law, residence status, and nationality to divorce and inheritance issues with foreigners.

Areas of Expertise

• Visa/Residence Status
• international divorce
• international inheritance
• international criminal case
• Consultations available in English and French

Main consultation examples

• A foreigner living in Japan died alone. An overseas heir would like to request assistance.
• A child born in a foreign country wants recognition from his Japanese father.
• A foreign worker has been fired at his workplace and is in trouble.
• A foreign woman wants to divorce her Japanese/foreign husband.
• A foreigner employed by the company was arrested for violating the Immigration Control Act.
• My mother, who is a foreigner, passed away and her inherited property is overseas, what should I do?
• Although she is married to a Japanese man and has children, she is in trouble because she does not have a residence status.
• My spouse was detained at the Immigration Bureau.

Examples of cases handled

• International marriage/divorce
• international inheritance
• employment of foreigners
• Legal issues surrounding foreigners
• Issues surrounding residence in Japan
• Refugee recognition procedure
• Immigration case