My advice to your Japanese Fiancee: If she decides to take your name, do it when she registers her marriage with you at the Japanese consulate. Changing her maiden name to a married name at the time of marriage registration (Kon in todoke) is the easiest and simplest, and cheapest. As she is marryin...

:) This forum is great for people supporting each other with their experiences and knowledge. Having said that... you could always contact immigration lawyers for their professional advice. Slightly different situation, but there were articles about people who had some problems with their absence fr...