Tokyo Embassy Interview Question

[MichelleN 0]

So we're finally at the interview phase and my fiance's getting a bit nervous. What sort of questions can he expect? And will he have the option to take the interview in Japanese? His English is quite good and he wants to do it in English but I've read in other threads it's often better to do it in your native language to avoid any confusion... Any input? Tips? Thanks a lot

[tokyo.lovers 6]

the interview will be in english. but it should be simple (unless your case has problems).

if he has trouble and cannot understand, you can ask to do it in japanese and a japanese person will appear and ask the questions in japanese. it is not a big deal.

my man passed the interview in english and his english is terrible. his understanding is terrible too. hah.

they ask basic things, you can see my tokyo interview review in this forum. it has details about the questions asked.

our case was more catered to us though, since i lived in japan for 2 years.

[redglasses 1]

It depends on the interviewer. Some ask you which language you prefer, and the others don't.

My interviewer (White American officer) started off in Japanese without asking me which language I prefer, but switched to English as soon as he realized I speak decent English.

They ask you pretty straightforward questions like how you met your fiancee, how the relationship has developed, names of your fiancee's family members, etc..

If he doesn't have any problem communicating with you in English, he would likely to have no problem at the interview.

Good luck!