ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
United KingdomHas there ever been an interview letter sent by mistake?

Hey Zoe , I look forward to seeing you i hope !

I tried the Marble Arch but they were fully booked , As i have two teenagers too i need a bigger room so im staying at the Astoria Hotel , its not too far but i think i will get a taxi at that time of the morning .

Im getting the train down (from Glos) , works out alot cheaper than driving , if i were you id leave the car on the outskirts of London then get the tube into town ?

 

If we dont get to meet , have a great weekend and happy hen night ! ! :D

 

Claire


claire and joeMaleUnited Kingdom2013-06-21 01:05:00
United KingdomHas there ever been an interview letter sent by mistake?

I think there must have been someone new working that day as i too have my date for the 12th July (8,30) and i didnt send my DS-2001 , I called to check all was ok which it was so i paid my fees ...Just getting my last paper translated , booked train tickets and now looking for a hotel for the night .... excited and nervous is an understatement ! ! ! :)


claire and joeMaleUnited Kingdom2013-06-20 02:38:00
United KingdomAt last ! Visa Approved !

My appointment was at 8,30 so we got there for 7,30 and they were already letting people through .....

 

Alot of people getting other Visas so the Immigration visas was slow , i finally got out at 11,30 and im just so happy to now be able to make all the next plans ....Fly out on the 21st August ..........

 

Started this on the 12th September and its been a very stressful process ...

 

VisaJourney.com has been great , thank you so much for all your help dancin5hr.gif


claire and joeMaleUnited Kingdom2013-07-13 05:49:00
United KingdomWhat can i take with me ?

This might be a helpful link to read through

https://help.cbp.gov...or-personal-use

I found this as I'm not sure I can live without some proper cheese! It does say 'generally' admissible though, so I'm sure there is still some risk/might be worth getting clarification from them before you fly. 



 

Thanks for that crashsle ... im going to take some nice strong cheddar with me ... shame i cant take Bovril !


claire and joeMaleUnited Kingdom2013-07-16 08:08:00
United KingdomWhat can i take with me ?

What a mine field of do,s and don't,s ...... I'm sure ive seen an English shop being advertised on one of the sites ive looked at for my new home town .......

 

Thanks for the links guys .


claire and joeMaleUnited Kingdom2013-07-15 18:23:00
United KingdomWhat can i take with me ?

When i lived in Spain there was alot of food things that i missed and was hard to get hold of , i used to get my family and friends to bring stuff over .... Like proper Bacon , Cheddar cheese and Bovril just to name a few ...

 

Are there any food stuff that's a definite no no ? And what things are difficult to get hold of ?

 

Just need an idea before i stuff my suitcase with Teabags !


claire and joeMaleUnited Kingdom2013-07-15 17:55:00
United Kingdomvisa approved :-)

Phew ! It says Issued now dancin5hr.gif


claire and joeMaleUnited Kingdom2013-07-18 06:16:00
United Kingdomvisa approved :-)

 

Yeah I had a great weekend smile.png

 

Mine says Issued now, from the 16th. I still can't track it on DX though. Looks from VJ like this is a common wait time, that it takes 2 days for DX to get it after printing. So I am not panicing (too much) yet! How's yours going?

 

Yeah I'm not leaving til 2nd August, which I'm glad about as it would be much more stressful waiting for the passport if I was trying to travel this week. I booked the cheapest flight I could find a few weeks ago, gambling that everythign would work out OK! At least its only time waiting to pass now, and then we will be over there smile.png

 

Mine now says it was updated today and Administrative Processing ! ! ! Maybe its a little different as im taking teenagers with me ????

I will see what it says by monday and then maybe start to panic ! !

 

Just a question of selling stuff and packing ... I got return flights as it was so much cheaper than singles , i will try and see if i can keep the return flights to use next year ?
 


claire and joeMaleUnited Kingdom2013-07-18 04:47:00
United Kingdomvisa approved :-)

I hope you had a good weekend ?

 

Mine is saying ready and the 15th too ...

As my application is for 3 of us they said it would take 10 days to get our passports back , not a problem as im not going till the 21st Aug .

The price of flights are so high at this time of year otherwise i would be over there sooner ....


claire and joeMaleUnited Kingdom2013-07-15 15:47:00
United Kingdomvisa approved :-)

Hey Zoe ....Mine was Approved yesterday too ! ! ! 39 days till i go ......

 

How did you get out by 9,30 ? i was stuck in there till 11,30 ... i got there at 7,30 and they were already letting people in , so many N numbers and only 4 windows for the I numbers ........

 

Hope you have a great weekend and good luck too x


claire and joeMaleUnited Kingdom2013-07-13 05:33:00
United KingdomMedical Insurance...SO Confused!

UK travel insurance clearly says you have to start in the UK and come back to the UK other wise its not valid .

 

From arriving in the States to when you get married and then put on your partners insurance is probably a month or two as in my case a months insurance is all we need .

 

Found this link that 1 month starts from $60 ish ... i think its best to have some thing legal as its less stress and hassle if something, (god forbid), goes wrong .....

 

http://www.americanv...nce/fiancee.asp


claire and joeMaleUnited Kingdom2013-07-22 01:03:00
United KingdomMedical Insurance...SO Confused!

Travel Insurance is not applicable he is immigrating.

 

I didnt know that ! I was going to get a months travel insurance so i was at least covered while we were sorting everything out ! !

 

How will they know ?


claire and joeMaleUnited Kingdom2013-07-17 02:10:00
Asia: East and PacificAll Japan Filers

Hi everyone,

I just noticed this area in the forums after seeing one specifically for Canada. :blush: I had started wondering where all the Japan filers were at. :D
I have a post NOA2, packet 3 question (for the K-1 visa) and am curious to hear of others' experiences.

My fiancee is planning on visiting me here in the States around August near Obon, but it's looking like (according to the predicted timelines) the NOA2 would have been issued then and she would have likely received Packet 3 from the Tokyo Embassy. My current thoughts are to send out Packet 3 a day or two before she travels here, but I'm wondering if her traveling here at that point in the process is wise or not (as far as the Embassy and interview timing would be concerned, not necessary POE issues).

I've read in other threads of the possibility of her being denied entry, but it seems that it would be worth the risk since one of the reasons for her (short) visit would be to finalize some things for our wedding.

Any thoughts or advice on this? Thank you kindly!


I wouldn't even bother having her come to visit at this point. Too much of a headache. You don't want to plan and spend the money to come over here only to have something go wrong at immigration just to have her put back on a plane and sent home. Besides, once she gets her visa, she'll be here for a while. Instead, you should go and visit her. That's what I ended up doing, and it was a heck of a lot less stress.
MoltarMaleJapan2010-06-13 09:46:00
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Yumi loves the U.S. and wants to stay here, but she is not interested in naturalization either. If she were to become an American citizen, she would lose her pension.

Now, if we have kids, I guess they have to choose between American or Japanese Citizenship by their 20th birthday, right? It would be interesting to see what choice they make.


If she gets her US citizenship, why would you report it to the Japanese consulate? Then no one is the wiser. ;) And it's my understanding that children will have to decide at the age of 20. Got two kids who are going to have to deal with that, unless things change in Japan. Not sure what we're going to do if things are still the same with this issue. If they want both, may just have them denounce their US citizenship and then after their Japanese citizenship is all straightened out, run back to US and say, "Ah, I was just playin'!" *shrug* They might not even want to mess with keeping their Japanese citizenship when the time comes. Just have to wait and see.

Another thing I wanted to mention was a small surprise. The USCIS actually sent us a reminder letter regarding the lifting of conditions on my wife's residency. Everywhere I read, and even the official letter we received with the residence card stated that they would not inform us of the 90-day window. But, surprise, we got one anyway. For the extra $545 required for the I-751, I should at least get that, and maybe even a complimentary USCIS tee shirt. :D
MoltarMaleJapan2010-04-22 10:04:00
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QUOTE (Moltar @ Feb 25 2008, 01:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
All right, we got approved at the embassy! cool.gif

She got there 40 minutes before her scheduled interview time. Loads of security. They made her leave her keitai and her passport at the entrance. She used an ATM thing near the entrance to pay for her application fee. They gave her a number, and told her to wait. Almost as soon as she sat down, they called her number and instructed her to go to window #1. There, a Japanese lady took all of her paperwork. After that, they took her finger prints. She said it didn't seem like they were taking anyone else's fingerprints, so we assume that they took them to verify her identity since she had a previous pending AoS case with her ex many years ago. Since her daughter is USC, they asked for her US passport, and then asked her to be seated until her interview.

An hour after her scheduled appointment, she was called up to window #10. There were 3 windows for interviews. There was a younger American man at the window that she was called to. He told her that he was impressed with how quickly our application went through (I'm assuming he meant petition), and checked her fingerprints. He then asked her the following questions:
  • Is the name of the USC you intend to marry [Petitioner's Name]?
  • What is your fiance's occupation?
  • How did you and your fiance meet?
  • Have you met your fiance's family?
He then took a copy of my divorce decree (good thing I sent her a copy, just in case, because for some reason he didn't have a copy from USCIS), my updated letter of intent to marry, then had her sign a document stating that she had completed the visa application process and that her visa has been approved. He said that we should get the visa in the mail within a week. The interview lasted 30 minutes.

Also wanted to mention, I sent copies of everything to my fiancee. My signed bank statements, my letter from my employer, my affidavit of support, and updated letter of intent to marry - all duplicates - and they were accepted by the embassy/interviewer. Though, I sent the originals just in case... even though they arrived at her house while she was on the shinkansen coming back home. (^-^; The interviewer gave her back the documents he didn't need and all pictures that I had sent to her for the interview.

Now we just wait for the visa to come in, pack my bags, and enjoy a nice 2 week vacation before bringing the girls home at the end of March. kicking.gif It's been quite a journey.


Oops. There was some mis-communication about the interview that she and I want to clear up here, and it doesn't look like I can edit my post. So, I'll explain a little more here.
  1. Fiancee was not made to leave her passport at security, because it is needed for the interview. At the interview, they then kept her passport so that they could attach the visa to it and then they would mail it back to her. They just kept her keitai until she left.
  2. There was no "ATM machine" there. She paid the visa application fee at a cashier window.
  3. Taking fingerprints was one of the important steps for every visa applicants. For my fiancee's case, she was made to do it again to verify her identity because she had a previous case back in the States. She says that if an applicant doesn't have a previous record, just one fingerprint produced should be expected.
  4. Fiancee was not called to the window to interview with the younger guy, but a middle-aged American man.
  5. The interviewer did not return the unnecessary documents and photos at the end of the interview, but the Japanese woman clerk in the office.

We are both sorry if we have confused anyone with the earlier post. Hopefully, this will help to give a more clear insight into the process in Tokyo.
MoltarMaleJapan2008-02-26 07:19:00
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Thanks Justin.

And I hear you about Detroit. I fly from Detroit to Nagoya each time I go out there, and hell, they even give me a hard time when I come back, and I'm Caucasian. tongue.gif While I've waited in line before, I've overheard them grilling other visa holders. We'll be coming back together through Detroit... so we'll see how it goes. It shouldn't be too bad. Just gotta remember to make sure that we leave with the I-94...

I can't wait to go back though. It's quickly becoming a second home to me. I miss the Toto Washlet. blush.gif I am SO having one of those installed in my next house!
MoltarMaleJapan2008-02-25 15:52:00
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All right, we got approved at the embassy! cool.gif

She got there 40 minutes before her scheduled interview time. Loads of security. They made her leave her keitai and her passport at the entrance. She used an ATM thing near the entrance to pay for her application fee. They gave her a number, and told her to wait. Almost as soon as she sat down, they called her number and instructed her to go to window #1. There, a Japanese lady took all of her paperwork. After that, they took her finger prints. She said it didn't seem like they were taking anyone else's fingerprints, so we assume that they took them to verify her identity since she had a previous pending AoS case with her ex many years ago. Since her daughter is USC, they asked for her US passport, and then asked her to be seated until her interview.

An hour after her scheduled appointment, she was called up to window #10. There were 3 windows for interviews. There was a younger American man at the window that she was called to. He told her that he was impressed with how quickly our application went through (I'm assuming he meant petition), and checked her fingerprints. He then asked her the following questions:
  • Is the name of the USC you intend to marry [Petitioner's Name]?
  • What is your fiance's occupation?
  • How did you and your fiance meet?
  • Have you met your fiance's family?

He then took a copy of my divorce decree (good thing I sent her a copy, just in case, because for some reason he didn't have a copy from USCIS), my updated letter of intent to marry, then had her sign a document stating that she had completed the visa application process and that her visa has been approved. He said that we should get the visa in the mail within a week. The interview lasted 30 minutes.

Also wanted to mention, I sent copies of everything to my fiancee. My signed bank statements, my letter from my employer, my affidavit of support, and updated letter of intent to marry - all duplicates - and they were accepted by the embassy/interviewer. Though, I sent the originals just in case... even though they arrived at her house while she was on the shinkansen coming back home. (^-^; The interviewer gave her back the documents he didn't need and all pictures that I had sent to her for the interview.

Now we just wait for the visa to come in, pack my bags, and enjoy a nice 2 week vacation before bringing the girls home at the end of March. kicking.gif It's been quite a journey.
MoltarMaleJapan2008-02-25 14:54:00
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Hey sunshine,

Sorry to hear about that girl! Well, if you're sure that there's no reason to hold the process up (as I've read in a post you made recently), then maybe they've just run into a lot of road blocks because of a name match, or something else, and they've had to do more research. If you don't get anything after two weeks from when he made the call to the USCIS, I would call them again. Just make sure that he is calm with them. wink.gif And if you two aren't satisfied with the answers from that second call, he should contact his congressman to get a "congressional" going on your case. It's been long enough, IMO.

If your stuffs clean, and you know his is too, then it is just a matter of time... it will happen.

Ganbatte!
MoltarMaleJapan2008-02-13 20:16:00
Asia: East and PacificAll Japan Filers
QUOTE (takuhi @ Feb 10 2008, 04:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Finally got our packet 3!

I was going over the embassy web page rules, and noticed the part about having to get all foreign language documents translated. I'm sure we can handle her birth certificate, but what other documents require translation? You aren't even allowed to open the police certificate, right, so I imagine we wouldn't be expected to translate that? Anything I'm not considering that I should be?

Thanks!


Hey takuhi,

The only things that I can think of that needed translations were the family register and any divorce documents. Have a look in the guides section, just to be sure.

http://www.visajourn...amp;page=guides

Also, the packet 3 should come with all the instructions your beneficiary will need, written in both English and Japanese. Those instructions will tell you what documents you need translated.

Good luck, and congratulations on your packet 3!
MoltarMaleJapan2008-02-12 09:33:00
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55_buckeyes: Hai, shimashita! Dou itashimashita.

dbzman: I don't know how long it took for the embassy to get my fiancee her packet 3 after the embassy received the case from the NVC. If I guessed, I would say no longer than a week. They were pretty fast, it seemed, compared to the rest of the process before...

My fiancee requested an interview date. And with a CR-1, I don't know what they would send, but I'm sure that they would be sending something.
MoltarMaleJapan2008-02-07 15:46:00
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QUOTE (55_buckeyes @ Feb 4 2008, 01:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
At what point, I can call to make an appt to the clinic? I guess I should just call them to ask but if you know, please let me know. I can print out the medical forms from the US Embassy's website anytime so I don't think I need to wait for the package from them. How soon, your fiancée could schedule her appt? I am sorry I have lots of questions.


Hey 55_buckeyes.

I asked her tonight about this, and she said that it seemed like to her that she could make the appointment for the medical exam at any time, however, you would want to wait to actually go to the clinic after you receive the packet 3 because the packet will contain all the documents, in their current acceptable forms, with American standard paper size of 8.5 x 11 inches. It would be pretty terrible if you went and had the exam, only to find out later that you missed a document that needed to be completed by the clinic physician. For the medical exam, I would wait until you get your packet 3 before making your exam appointment just to be safe. It didn't seem like you had to wait long to have your medical exam after you made the appointment. It's the interview appointment that you'll have to wait for. They only do the interviews on Mondays, and they seemed to be booked a month out. Hope this helps answer your questions. Our interview is in 20 days.
MoltarMaleJapan2008-02-04 22:38:00
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Hey 55_buckeyes.

Well, we never did receive anything in the mail after the packet 3. When you update your time line, VJ describes the "packet 4" as, "Date Rec Appointment Letter (Pkt 4)". The only thing we did receive was an email from the embassy stating when her appointment was set for, and instructions for her to print out that email and bring it with her to her interview. In the instructions she got in the packet 3, they told her that she could make her appointment after mailing in the DS-230 (part 1 for K-1 applicants) back to the embassy, and after making arrangements to get the police records and medical records. Or in other words, once your beneficiary is certain he or she will get the police documents and medical results back, ensure that the appointment takes place after these documents are in hand.

My fiancee got her police records started before she got her packet 3, because I sent her a copy of the NOA2. Once the packet 3 did come in, she immediately sent back the DS-230 part 1, and did some researched the different clinics for the medical exam. We decided on the Tokyo British Clinic, http://www.tokyobrit.../visa_us-e.html , and she made an appointment with them. After that, she contacted the embassy to set up the appointment (sorry guys, I don't remember if she called or emailed this request), and they sent her an email and called her on her cellphone about the appointment date.

Medical exam went pretty smooth. She printed out a map from the train station to the clinic (I think this map is available on their site that I linked to above) and got there about 20 minutes early. She said without the map, it might be a bit confusing because from the street, it looks like a condominium. They took an x-ray of her chest, mostly to check for tuberculous, drew some blood for testing for things like HIV, looked over her immunization record, saw that Rubella was not on the list so they gave her a Rubella shot just in case, listened to her lungs, heart, and checked her skin around her abdomen, back, arms and legs for other illnesses or diseases, the doctor completed the medical exam DS forms that came in packet 3, took her 33,000 Yen, and sent her on her way. About 30 minutes total. It will take 4 business days for her to get the results back.

Police records are already received. So now we're just waiting for the interview. Then in March, I go back out there, hit a fertility festival, visit Kyushu, visit Suzuka, participate in a graduation, then all of us come home. smile.gif
MoltarMaleJapan2008-02-03 23:04:00
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Hey Daveyamf79.

We didn't really receive a "packet 4" or anything official through the mail, we just got an email from the embassy of when her interview will take place, with instructions to print out the email and bring it with her to the interview in Tokyo.

And from what my fiancee discovered, is that you can make the appointment at any time after you mail in the DS-230 (part 1 for K-1) and you schedule (or request) a date that you are certain will be after when your beneficiary will receive the police records and medical exam results.

My fiancee just got done with the medical exam in Tokyo today. It was about 30 minutes, they took the chest x-ray and gave her an immunization for rubella. 33,000 Y total for exam. Shinkansen round trip was 20,140 Y from Aichi. Don't know what the cost was from the station to the hospital via the infamous Yamanote line.
MoltarMaleJapan2008-02-02 01:48:00
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Omedetou gozaimasu! I bet you're relieved to have that all done with. smile.gif
MoltarMaleJapan2008-01-29 13:21:00
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Ah, that's good to know that she got in to visit with no problems. I wonder if Immigration even knew that there was an I-129F in the works when she showed up at the airport.

Hopefully, she'll be back soon.

Oh, and just for added info, I found out that overnight bus trip from Aichi to Tokyo is like $50. That ain't too bad.
MoltarMaleJapan2008-01-25 14:45:00
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Hey takuhi.

It took us about a little over a month after our NOA2 to hear from the NVC that our case had been processed and sent to the embassy in Tokyo. Not sure if it'll be different for you or not.

I sent my I-134, copy of NOA2, more supporting evidence, and a complete duplicate of the I-129F about 2 weeks after I got my NOA2 to my konyakusha. Go through the guide on this site to prepare your I-134 and other documents. Here's the link to that guide.

Your beneficiary will be interviewed in Tokyo.

Congrats on your NOA2!

Edited by Moltar, 22 January 2008 - 11:04 PM.

MoltarMaleJapan2008-01-22 23:03:00
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Packet 3 Information

Cover letter - basically says to follow the instructions. Instructions are in both Japanese and in English.

1 - complete DS-230 part one biographic data (K1's only do part 1 of the DS-230) and mail back to the embassy with photocopy of beneficiary's passport photo page ASAP.
2 - Obtain forms and instructions from the embassy website... but packet contains all all the forms listed in the instructions.
3 - Request an appointment, must have medical forms, police documents, and all forms filled out per the instructions before making the appointment.
4 - Bring ExPack envelope, passport, all forms requested in instructions to the appointment.

Once you are sure you will get all of the documentation, you can make the appointment at anytime.

Included is a FAQ that explains how to fill out the DS-230, both in English and Japanese.

There are instruction about medical examination, and the following forms for the medical examination:

DS-2053 medical exam for immigrant or refugee applicant
DS-3024 chest x-ray and classification worksheet (because of the tuberculosis "immunization" that all Japanese get, a simple TB test will show positive, so they do an x-ray to check for TB)
DS-3025 vaccination documentation worksheet (completed by exam physician)
DS-3026 medical history and medical examination worksheet (completed by exam physician)

1-134 affidavit of support (you should have sent this in already to your beneficiary wink.gif )

That's it for now. If beneficiary had any prior visas to the US, they'll need to send copies of them when sending in the DS-230 part 1.
MoltarMaleJapan2008-01-18 22:46:00
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Daveyamf79,

I'll have video chat with her later tonight, and I'll ask her to show me all the items in the packet she got from the embassy.

"Justin and Masako",

Yeah, that would mean 2 trips to Tokyo, since it takes up to 4 days to get the medical results back. This stuff definitely ain't easy. We got lucky - one of her cousins lives in Tokyo and is getting married mid February, so her cousin's parents bought my fiancee and her daughter round-trip shinkansen tickets for the wedding. So one trip is taken care of. wink.gif
MoltarMaleJapan2008-01-18 17:35:00
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Fiancee was able to have the police department start gathering her police records today. She needed our copy of the NOA2, her family register, resident's card from the ward office (I have no freakin' idea what this is), and her passport in order for the police to start the process. They took fingerprints of all 10 fingers, and told her that they would get her the documents in two weeks. No cost.

Later that afternoon, she got her instruction packet (packet 3) from the embassy in Tokyo!

She also found out that if she has her medical exam in Tokyo, it will cost about 26k Yen. A lot less than Kobe. That price doesn't include any immunizations, but she read that K1 doesn't need any immunizations at this point until we file for our AoS here in the States. Ah, another bit of info - the clinic in Kobe takes two weeks to return the results, however, the clinic in Tokyo takes only 4 days to return the results.
MoltarMaleJapan2008-01-17 09:57:00
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Aichi police will accept the NOA2 as sufficient documentation to prepare the records, and it takes them 2 weeks. She forgot to ask the cost. Speaking of costs, she discovered that the medical exam is flippin' 40k to 50k Yen! Hemorrhaging money, and we haven't had the pleasure of filing our AoS yet. (- -; Good thing we've got a money tree in the back yard. Oh wait, we don't.

EDIT: She called the police station again, and it will be free to produce the records. Awesome... a break.

Edited by Moltar, 14 January 2008 - 08:34 PM.

MoltarMaleJapan2008-01-14 20:33:00
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Well, I just got a letter from the NVC today. It reads,

QUOTE ("My NVC Letter")
....This letter is to let you know that within a week the petition will be forwarded to the appropriate visa-issuing post where your visa interview will take place.

And...

The case will be processed at:
Post: TOKYO
EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES, VISA UNIT
10-5 AKASAKA 1-CHOME, MINATO-KU
TOKYO 107
JAPAN

Your fiance[e] will soon receive a packet with instructions from the consular section on how to apply for the K1 visa at that post and what documents will be required.


So, she'll be making a trip to Tokyo. She's thinking that she'll be able to do her medical exam in Kobe. She's also going to contact the police to see if they will start to gather her records with only showing them the NOA2.

We just happen to be on Skype at the moment, and I asked her about CR-1, and she is very sure that I-130's have to go to Tokyo for the interview. There's a cool $200+ shinkansen ride...

I'll post more when I find out about the medical and police records.
MoltarMaleJapan2008-01-14 20:09:00
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My girl is in Aichi, so I know what you mean.

Well, we put Osaka/Kobe on the I-129F, but NVC told me that they sent it to Tokyo. So I'm not sure if you can choose, or how it works. I didn't think to ask them why while I had them on the phone, but I'm about to call NVC again to get some more information. Fiancee did some research, and she found that all cases, at least initially, go to Tokyo. I'm surprised that I didn't find this bit of info with all the research that I've done.
MoltarMaleJapan2008-01-14 11:04:00
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Welcome Justin, Masako, and Amastar.

Amastar, I just filed an I-129F for my fiancee, since we are unmarried. Talking with some lawyers and doing some research on the timelines, we determined that coming into the states on a K1 would be faster than a K3. So we chose that route and will get married whenever she gets here. We did not have to file an I-130, but we will have to adjust status once she gets here and we're married. Though, the adjusting status process won't be so bad because we'll already be together. I'm not sure, but I thought that you could file an I-129F to bring your wife into the States... but I'm no expert on any of this stuff. I'm barely able to keep up with my own route. tongue.gif

Congrats Daveyamf79! That was pretty fast.

Just called the NVC myself, discovered that they sent the case to Tokyo yesterday. Odd that they did that, since we specifically told them Osaka/Kobe. Hmm... I shouldn't be turning my nose up at progress... but I sure hope there aren't any more mistakes.
MoltarMaleJapan2008-01-10 17:39:00
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I feel for you. You had the fond memories of your first visit, and you had high expectations of your second visit. However, you do have to remember that once you leave, she still has the same problem. How is she going to support her child and herself? Being a single mother is not easy, especially when you have no job.
What you might want to do is be supportive of her. You could do such things as go food shopping together or even make dinner for her. By showing what is in your heart, it can speak volumes. People do act differently when they are under a lot of stress. If you show some compassion, it should be rewarded in the end.
DanichekNot TellingRussia2006-10-12 10:05:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarusbetween NVC sending out and moscow
I also found out by emailing the US Embassy in Moscow. I emailed them one week after the petition left the NVC about my fiancee's change of address. I got an email back from them 2 days after I emailed them with an interview date in the reply. As others have mentioned, you can also check the appointment schedule.
DanichekNot TellingRussia2006-10-18 01:00:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarusnothing yet from the embassy in Moscow
We were in the same situation that you are currently in. Irina finally got packet 3 about 2 weeks before the interview. What we did was use the US Embassy website and gather all the information we needed.
They list 5 different medical clinics. Simply call one of the clinics and set up an appointment. No documents needed from the US Embassy. You will need to provide 2 passport size photos for the medical exam.
Remember that you can work on the other forms now instead of waiting for the letter from the US Embassy. You can prepare the forms DS-230, DS-156, and DS-156K now without waiting for the letter. good luck to you.
DanichekNot TellingRussia2006-10-18 12:32:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarusany more delays?
I think you need to take a more positive attitude now. Even this past week I was thinking how nothing went smoothly in my own life. It felt as though I had to fight for everything I wanted. Then on Thursday my fiancee had her visa in her hand. It was like a big weight being lifted off of my shoulders.
If the NVC now has your approved petition, start getting prepared for the interview. You will need to send her a complete copy of your K-1 petition, the NOA-2, and I-134 affidavit of support. You will need to send all the supporting documentation as well.
You can also begin work on the DS-230, DS-156, and DS-156K. Your fiancee will not get the packet 3 or 4 letter until about 3 weeks before the interview. The Embassy told us to just have the forms ready in case we never get the letter. Also try to get the Police Certificate at least a month before the interview. This was one potential heartbreak for us as the police officer delayed my fiancees report as he tried picking her up.
DanichekNot TellingRussia2006-10-21 17:31:00
Russia, Ukraine and BelarusNVC went through
I agree with Jim, things should go quicker now. You should be looking at around 2 months from now for an interview, depending upon the case load at the Moscow Embassy. You can start to prepare documents now for that day. Tell your fiancee to not worry too much about the interview. The interviews have been easy as of late. Also congratulations to Jim & Tonja on passing the interview :dance:
DanichekNot TellingRussia2006-10-25 08:51:00
Russia, Ukraine and BelarusLets direct our anger at another "Mail Order Bride" article
I have seen 2 or 3 recent articles on this subject. With the growing immigration debate, I wonder what the future of immigration may look like in another 10 years. Although IMBRA has not hindered marriage to law abiding citizens to this point, will Congress try to put a cap on how many petitions will be approved in the future? If illegal immigration were not such a problem, would people like this sick woman even be heard? It almost feels like we are going through the McCarthy era or Salem witch hunts once again, and villifying or accusing people of doing something they are innocent of out of simple ignorance.

Fortunately for all of us, we are still able to marry the person we love, even if they are from a different country. My big concern is for the people yet to go through the journey that we are going through. How difficult will it be for these people to marry the person of their dreams regardless of national boundaries?
DanichekNot TellingRussia2006-10-24 09:58:00
Russia, Ukraine and BelarusAny recent interviews in Moscow ?
Congratulations to Austin_Volgograd :dance: My fiancee got here a week ago and it feels like we are newlyweds. I wish the best of luck to you. I know you were cutting it close with getting the visa before your travel date.
DanichekNot TellingRussia2006-11-02 09:14:00