What if inheritance occurs after naturalization?Can you inherit?

In Japan, when a person dies, inheritance occurs, and the assets of the deceased (decedent) are inherited by the deceased's spouse, children, etc.
Then,Inheritance when a former foreigner naturalized in Japan diesWhat will happen? An administrative scrivener will provide easy-to-understand explanations.

What should you do if an inheritance occurs?

▼Which law applies, your home country or Japan?

First of all, in the case of inheritance in which a former foreigner who has been naturalized in Japan becomes the decedent, is the law of the country of original nationality applied or is the law of Japan applied?
In this case, even if the spouse, child, etc. (inheritor) who inherits the property is a foreign national,The decedent becomes a naturalized Japanese national.IfJapanese law appliesWill be

▼ What is the range of heirs?

Next, what you should do when inheritance occurs isDetermining the range of heirs".
In order to determine the range of inheritors, the decedent's history from birth to death must be determined.Family registerget.
Regarding Japanese family registers, it is only possible to obtain family registers from the time the decedent was naturalized in Japan.
Regarding your family register before naturalization in Japan, you will need to request a copy of your family register from your home country before naturalization or documents to replace it (death certificate, birth certificate, marriage certificate, etc.) and attach a translation.

▼　If a former Korean citizen who became naturalized becomes the decedent

Here, we will discuss one case.
Suppose that Mr. A, a former Korean who became a naturalized Japanese citizen at the age of 25, dies.
In the case of inheritance as a decedent, follow the steps below to obtain the necessary documents.

1. ① Mr. A’s “Japanese family registerTo get
2. ② In order to obtain a family register before naturalization (before the age of 25),Alien registration cardTo get
3. ③ Confirm the place of birth listed on the alien registration card, and contact the Korean Embassy in Japan with the following information:Certificate of family relationship register, etc.(A copy of the family register) ”
4. ④ "Certificate of family relationship register, etc.Translate from Korean to Japanese

Through the process described above, we will obtain a certified copy of the family register from birth to death and determine the range of heirs.
However, this may not apply to all cases, so if you are unsure, we recommend that you consult a specialist.

▼ If the decedent's home country before naturalization does not have a family registration system

Many countries around the world do not have a family registration system like Japan.
Therefore, if there is no family registration system in the decedent's home country before naturalization,Documents in place of family register (documents that help determine the range of heirs)must be collected.

In this case, you will need to obtain a "death certificate," "birth certificate," "marriage certificate," etc. from your home country before naturalization, and attach Japanese translations of these.
In some cases, we may also prepare an ``affidavit'' to prove the identity of the heir.

In this way, if there is no family registration system in the decedent's home country before naturalization, there is a need to consider which certificate documents are needed, and then to actually obtain and translate them, making inheritance procedures only for Japanese people difficult. It will be more difficult to compare.