So for the last few days I've been registering researching, getting all the paperwork needed for for leo to go to the United States embassy here in Tokyo which is just a couple 100 m in this direction.

是以，在過去的幾天裡，我一直在進行登記研究，為Leo拿到所有需要的文件，以便去東京的美國大使館，那裡離這個方向只有幾百米。

And I wanted to talk to you about the process for anybody who's who's here registering their baby for the birth and and getting the passport.

我想和你談談任何人在這裡為他們的孩子進行出生登記和獲得護照的過程。

It's kind of a some somewhat complicated process.

這是一種有些複雜的過程。

We're joined here by court reporter.

我們這裡有法庭記者的加入。

Can I we're going to talk to you on the street corner for a few minutes because leo is getting a little bit hungry.

我可以我們要在街角和你談幾分鐘，因為利奧有點餓了。

You're American almost six weeks.

你是美國人，將近六個星期。

So they told me that the process in total it's gonna take about 6 6-8 weeks but probably quicker because I guess there's just not a lot of people applying for passports and whatnot.

他們告訴我，整個過程大約需要6-8周，但可能會更快，因為我想申請護照和其他東西的人不多。

All the forms that you need are I'm gonna put a link in the description here.

你需要的所有表格，我都會在這裡的描述中放一個鏈接。

You can get them and download them from the um uh from the U.

你可以得到它們，並從美國的呃呃下載它們。

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Embassies site here in Tokyo.

在東京這裡的大使館網站。

There's two forms that you definitely need.

有兩種形式，你肯定需要。

One of them is the application and the other one is the passport application, the birth registration and the passport application after that.

其中一個是申請，另一個是護照申請，出生登記和之後的護照申請。

It's very important to have supplemental information.

擁有補充資訊是非常重要的。

Um Can I had to go and get the um where'd you get the cost to the prosecutor han which is the family registration um at in taito ku.

我可以去拿嗯，你在哪裡得到的費用給檢察官漢，這是家庭登記嗯在臺東庫。

Yeah and uh and joker in the word in which it's registered.

是的，而且呃和小丑在它註冊的單詞中。

So it's not even the one that you're living in.

所以它甚至不是你所住的那個地方。

But the ward where it's registered at other supplementary documents included.

但是，在其他補充文件中，它所登記的病房也包括在內。

Um Our marriage certificate also his his uh birth certificate.

我們的結婚證書也是他的呃出生證明。

The cool thing is that they ask for translations in japanese.

最酷的是，他們要求用日語進行翻譯。

They want you to translate the forms from japanese to english but they actually have templates for you to do that where you just have to fill in what you need to do.

他們想讓你把表格從日文翻譯成英文，但實際上他們有模板讓你這樣做，你只需填上你需要做的事情。

Um So it made it pretty painless and you didn't need to have it Notarized or anything like that.

是以，它使它相當無痛，你不需要對它進行公證或類似的東西。

Now the supplementary information they want proof that you are actually residing in the United States or have resided for I think four or five years.

現在的補充資訊，他們希望證明你確實居住在美國，或者已經居住了我認為是四或五年的時間。

So I had my college transcript.

所以我有我的大學成績單。

You know I uh he's curious.

你知道我呃他很好奇。

I had my college transcript available and uh they didn't ask for it but the people before that it just depends on luck of the draw.

我有我的大學成績單，呃，他們沒有要求，但之前的人，這只是取決於運氣。

They might ask you for more supplementary information but we had everything just in case.

他們可能會要求你提供更多的補充資料，但我們已經準備好了一切，以防萬一。

Um So I had to prove that I was a resident of the U.

所以我必須證明我是美國的居民。

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And I had my birth certificate with me.

而且我帶著我的出生證明。

I had all these supporting documents.

我有所有這些證明文件。

We made copies of everything but it didn't seem necessary to do that.

我們把所有東西都影印了，但似乎沒有必要這樣做。

It was actually quite fast I think overall the process took about 40 minutes.

這實際上是相當快的，我想整個過程大約需要40分鐘。

We were in and out.

我們進進出出。

We got here five minutes early we were sitting down and and uh waiting at exactly two o'clock which is our appointment Um after 15 minutes of waiting they called us up and one woman helped us prepare, Japanese lady helped us prepare behind the window, make sure all the forms are in order.

我們提前五分鐘來到這裡，我們坐下來，呃，在兩點鐘正好是我們的預約時間，嗯，在等待了15分鐘後，他們叫我們上去，一位女士幫助我們準備，日本女士在窗口後面幫助我們準備，確保所有的表格都符合規定。

Then they passed that to an officer and the officer um went through all of them all of the supporting documents.

然後他們把這個交給一個官員，這個官員嗯了一下他們所有的證明文件。

We've done everything in the um uh inside of the template in adobe.

我們已經在adobe的模板裡面做了所有的事情。

So everything was was typed out and done really nicely.

所以所有的東西都是打出來的，做得非常好。

I think they appreciated that.

我想他們很欣賞這一點。

Expedited the situation the circumstances and We were in and out.

在這種情況下，我們加快了進度，並且我們已經進入和離開。

Yeah 45 minutes which is pretty fast.

是的，45分鐘，這是相當快的。

Hey Brandon is the house aloha So it's gonna take 5-6 weeks, maybe up to eight weeks for the passport to come.

嘿，布蘭登是房子阿羅哈 所以要花5-6個星期，也許到8個星期才能拿到護照。

But the registration of the birth.

但是出生登記。

Oh there was one other thing you remember tonight we had to huh?

哦，還有一件事，你還記得今晚我們要做的事嗎？

So he was actually hungry and was getting the milk and we had to get while he was getting the milk.

所以他實際上是餓了，正在喝牛奶，我們必須在他喝牛奶的時候得到。

That officer told us please bring leo up to the window.

那位官員告訴我們，請把李奧帶到窗口。

So the three of us had to go up there and we had to raise our right hand and you get your right hand and and square that the information provided was the truth.

是以，我們三個人不得不上去，我們必須舉起我們的右手，你得到你的右手，並證明所提供的資訊是真實的。

And um I guess we raised did we raise his right hand to I think we did and yeah it was pretty much over from there that that was the most important.

我想我們舉起了他的右手，我想我們是舉起了，是的，從那裡開始，這是最重要的。

They brought us gave us back our passports.

他們把我們的護照還給了我們。

We had to bring a letter pack, which is a prepaid envelope from Japan post, I think we, we didn't get the one that requires signatures.

我們不得不帶一個信包，這是一個來自日本郵政的預付信封，我想我們，我們沒有得到需要簽名的信包。

We just got the el cheapo one and uh That was 370 N when they get all they have are original documents, the Kosecki and things like this, they'll put it into the envelope and send it back to us.

我們剛拿到廉價的那個，呃 那是370 N，當他們拿到所有他們有的原始文件，科塞基和類似的東西，他們會把它放進信封，然後寄回給我們。

So um they don't keep your passport but other than that and as soon as he gets his passport and everything, he'll be an american citizen and and not have to not have to wait in the lines.

是以，他們不會保留你的護照，但除此之外，只要他拿到護照和所有東西，他就會成為美國公民，不必再排隊等候。

I don't think I can I wait in the lines anyways, she can come with me when we arrive in the United States were planning to go to, to fly back to new york on uh december 10th and we'll be away for a couple of weeks.

我不認為我可以在隊伍中等待，她可以和我一起去，當我們到達美國時，我們計劃在12月10日飛回紐約，我們將離開幾個星期。

So we'll have some live streams, Leo's first trip to his to America to visit his grandparents.

所以我們會有一些現場直播，Leo的第一次旅行，他到美國去看望他的祖父母。

But yeah, it was pretty to get all the paperwork together was actually really hard but I was surprised I didn't, we didn't really need all of it.

但是，是的，把所有的文件放在一起是非常漂亮的，實際上真的很難，但我很驚訝我沒有，我們並不真的需要所有的文件。

There's a checklist of just follow the checklist and it should be, should be a pretty painless experience.

有一個核對錶，只要按照核對表做，應該是，應該是一個相當無痛的經歷。

The couple in front of us didn't have everything organized, so required a great deal of time and I think that they were there a little bit longer than us a lot longer.

我們前面的那對夫婦沒有把一切都安排好，所以需要大量的時間，我認為他們在那裡的時間比我們長一點，長很多。

Um and it made it harder so their interview was a lot longer to I think that the officer asked for more supporting details because we came in pretty organized.

嗯，這增加了難度，所以他們的面試時間長了很多，我認為官員要求提供更多的支持性細節，因為我們來的時候很有組織。

We were in and out and um we didn't have a to to show as much documentation but the one asking me for the time I spent in the United States was really hard.

我們進進出出，嗯，我們沒有必要出示那麼多的文件，但是要求我提供我在美國的時間的那個文件真的很困難。

I was lucky.

我很幸運。

I found an old transcript from Ohio State University that I I could prove that I was there for for four or five years getting to two.

我找到了一份俄亥俄州立大學的舊成績單，我可以證明我在那裡呆了四、五年，直到兩年。

I have a degree in economics and English literature and the grades were not that good in some of those biology classes.

我有一個經濟學和英國文學的學位，其中一些生物課的成績並不那麼好。

So I'm just glad they didn't ask for it.

所以我很高興他們沒有要求這樣做。

It's embarrassing.

這很令人尷尬。

It's not it's not a joke.

這不是......這不是一個玩笑。

What did you think?

你是怎麼想的？

Do you want to get an american citizenship to thank you boy.

你想獲得一個美國公民身份來感謝你的孩子嗎。

I don't know.

我不知道。

Maybe I should say um oh maybe for you.

也許我應該說嗯哦，也許是為了你。

Maybe can I get a green card?

也許我可以獲得綠卡？

Can I?

我可以嗎？

I think so.

我想是的。

I don't know what you're living here.

我不知道你在這裡生活的是什麼。

I don't think I don't think we need the green card but I don't know if you decide to work that maybe it's better to get it.

我不認為我不認為我們需要綠卡，但我不知道如果你決定工作，也許得到它更好。

But the cool thing is I have a C.

但最酷的是我有一個C。

I.

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Card for India which is citizens uh Is a C.

印度的公民卡呃是一個C。

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O.

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Uh citizens of India from overseas I think it's what's called.

呃，來自海外的印度公民，我想這就是所謂的。

So I could have pretty much like a green card for India and we can register can I?

所以我可以有相當多的像印度的綠卡，我們可以註冊，可以嗎？

After two years of marriage you can get a ceo card to and leo.

結婚兩年後，你可以得到一張ceo卡給和leo。

Yeah so leo you can get an indian ceo card too because your grandma is indian she has, she was born in India.

是的，所以利奧，你也可以得到一個印度的ceo卡，因為你的祖母是印度人，她有，她出生在印度。

So yeah you'll have access to go to India to.

是以，是的，你將有機會去印度。

That's gonna kind of cool because the visa to get for India is pretty pretty tough.

那會有點酷，因為要獲得印度的簽證是相當相當困難的。

Um Well it all pretty happy um with situation is a proud moment when you register become an american citizen.

嗯......這一切都很令人高興，嗯......當你註冊成為美國公民時，這是一個值得驕傲的時刻。

He doesn't even know what just happened but oh yeah he's got his U.

他甚至不知道剛剛發生了什麼，但是哦，他得到了他的U。

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Shirt on their two stars and stripes baby.

襯衫上的兩顆星和條紋的寶貝。

And when he's 22 years old he has to decide whether or not he wants American citizenship or Japanese citizenship.

而當他22歲時，他必須決定是要美國公民身份還是日本公民身份。

Um that's gonna be really tough.

嗯，這將是非常艱難的。

The news report came out about a week ago that said Japan is the strongest passport in the world.

大約一週前，新聞報道出來了，說日本是世界上最強的護照。

Japan and Singapore I believe are the two strongest passports in the world.

日本和新加坡我相信是世界上最強大的兩本護照。

So he's gonna, he's gonna want, it's gonna be a tough decision but U.

所以他要，他要，這將是一個艱難的決定，但U。

S.

S.

Passports pretty cool too.

護照也很不錯。

So if you have any questions you can leave them in the comments below having gone through this process.

是以，如果你有任何問題，你可以在經歷了這個過程後在下面的評論中留下它們。

I think it's pretty, it's important for us to share.

我認為這很美，對我們來說，分享是很重要的。

Especially for new parents.

特別是對新父母來說。

You've got so many other things to do.

你有這麼多其他事情要做。

One of the last things you need to do is more paperwork but for de moon daddy Shut up Let's go eat he ate already.

你最不需要做的事情之一是更多的文書工作，但為了月球爸爸閉嘴，我們去吃飯吧，他已經吃了。

It's actually can I who's saying it?

其實是可以我說的？

She's saying let's go and get some lunch.

她說，我們去吃點午餐吧。

So we're gonna go we're gonna go this direction I think maybe and find some food and then take a taxi back.

所以我們要去，我們要去這個方向，我想也許會找到一些食物，然後乘計程車回去。

We don't live too too far away from here.

我們住在離這裡不太遠的地方。

The U.

幽會。

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Embassy is in this direction.

大使館是在這個方向。

Uh By the way if you do come by taxi don't drop off in front of the gate.

順便說一下，如果你乘計程車來，不要在門前下車。

The police will come out and and start asking questions.

警察會出來，並開始問話。

That's what I started asking questions.

這就是我開始提問的原因。

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Embassy is pretty intimidating.

大使館是相當嚇人的。

Right?

對嗎？

I don't know.

我不知道。

I had to come here to register our wedding certificate when we after we got married.

在我們結婚後，我不得不來這裡登記我們的結婚證書。

She hasn't been here for 10 years but it's very intimidating to go to the US embassy because it's just a lot of security but the staff know that it's intimidating.

她已經10年沒有來過這裡了，但去美國大使館是非常令人害怕的，因為那裡有很多保全，但工作人員知道這很令人害怕。

So I was pretty happy.

所以我很高興。

They were very friendly and uh had a lot of things to say and it was a good experience overall.

他們非常友好，呃有很多話要說，總的來說，這是一個很好的經驗。

Yeah.

是的。

Happy for you guys.

為你們感到高興。

Thanks so much for for the messages.

非常感謝你的留言。

I have a new new video just released on the edited video channel.

我有一個新的新視頻剛剛在編輯的視頻頻道發佈。

Um eric strips Dick tonight eat street food.

呃......埃裡克-迪克今晚吃街頭小吃。

It's a pretty cool video drop 25 minutes of street food fund definitely check that out.

這是一個相當酷的視頻下降25分鐘的街頭食品基金一定要看看。

Leo was checking it out.

利奧正在檢查。

If you look at the instagram you can see leo watching.

如果你看一下instagram，你可以看到leo在看。

He likes the cars.

他喜歡這些車。

Leo say goodbye?

利奧說再見？

he's on this direction now Say goodbye you're american.

他現在在這個方向上 說再見，你是美國人。

Oh, do you know any patriotic songs?

哦，你知道什麼愛國歌曲嗎？

High?

高？

Yeah.

是的。

America America God shed his grace on thee and crown thy good with hand in your face.

美國美國，上帝將他的恩典灑在你身上，用手在你臉上加冕你的美好。

That's not the way the founding fathers wanted it to go.

這不是開國元勳們希望的方式。

All right, everybody have a good country road.

好了，大家都有一條好的鄉村道路。

That's a pretty, that's a pretty good.

那是一個漂亮的，那是一個漂亮的好。

That's a very important american patriotic song.

這是一首非常重要的美國愛國主義歌曲。

Actually, I have an episode on this coming up soon.

事實上，我有一集關於這個問題的文章，很快就會出版。

It's his top secret one.

這是他的最高機密之一。

But country road is kind of special here in Japan too.

但在日本，鄉村公路也是一種特別的東西。

All right, everybody leave me your questions and comments below.

好了，大家在下面給我留下你的問題和評論。

Thanks so much for watching.

非常感謝您的觀看。

And if you have any questions happy to answer and make this as, as, as less painful as possible.

如果你有任何問題，我很樂意回答，並使之儘可能地減少痛苦。

But it's an important thing, especially if you have a son and you want them to become an american citizen.

但這是一件重要的事情，特別是如果你有一個兒子，你希望他們成為美國公民。

Thanks everybody have a good day.

謝謝大家，祝大家有愉快的一天。

Dorado writes in here, he is going to pay taxes his whole life now.

多拉多在這裡寫道，他現在要一輩子都在交稅。

No, I think it's all a bit more than that.

不，我認為這一切都比這更重要。

But maybe maybe that's part of it.

但也許也許這就是它的一部分。