Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	When people think you're DIVORCING...	QUOTE (CJ Vasani @ Oct 29 2008, 02:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (canadian_wife @ Oct 29 2008, 03:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I get the "oh, you guys will never last" I feel like saying "why is it ok for you to tell me my marriage is doomed to fail? What if I told you that" I think that couples, who go through this process and face the difficulties brought upon by these delays, are more likely to stay married happily since they will come to appreciate the times together by remembering the times spent apart...at least in most cases. I agree!! already worked hard together and conquered difficulties together thru Visa Journey. if our relationship is weak, we never came to this point.	Ring Ring	Female	Japan	2008-11-08 07:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	When people think you're DIVORCING...	QUOTE (e-migra @ Oct 29 2008, 11:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi! It's SO funny (or not... ): everybody thinks that my husband and I are divorcing!!! Anytime I meet someone I know there's the exact same dialogue: Person: "Hi! Aren't you at the States? What about your husband? How long are you staying in Portugal?" Me: "No... He's in the States... I don't know, maybe 1 month, maybe 2, maybe 3..." Person: "Ah..." I see that look in everybody's face: "They are divorcing, I knew it! They're not even living together anymore! " It's hilarious!!!!! Does it happen to you too? GOOD LUCK! e-migra It's very annoying. I cannot believe they can be so lacking in delicacy. I just got visa and I haven't got that yet, but my husband who is waiting for me in the States is often asked when I am moving into the States. I have to take care of not only packing but also my parent who is in hospital, etc... Everyone has different situation. I often wonder why they just don't mind their own business. and we don't have to explain everything to them but they get suspicious. If someone tells me that kind of thing, I will just think, oh, they are not happy about themselves and looking for someone who is not happy so they feel better. oO we need noise canceling headphone. = ignore Edited by Ring Ring, 08 November 2008 - 07:36 AM.	Ring Ring	Female	Japan	2008-11-08 07:35:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Harare Embassy is driving me crazy	This is what happened to me @ interview in Tokyo on Nov04. 8:40am >My number got called. >Went to counter #4 and the staff (Japanese) made sure I had all the >doc I needed. >At first, she could not find the doc I already fined @ NVC. >My husband already confirmed and gave the date and person's name >who signed. Oct 17 by DHL arrived @ US embassy in Tokyo.,, >She asked her boss and took my doc from a drawer. (whew...) >She told me to go back and wait. am glad her boss knew where they had stored my doc. my husband copied every sheet we turned in and I had it w me. but I would have to come back there if she could not find my original doc from NVC. I hope you have a good news soon.	Ring Ring	Female	Japan	2008-11-08 22:05:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	ds 230...POLICE CLEARANCE	oh, I wish I had my copy... In Japan, the envelope is sealed and I had to turn it in without opening / looking mine.	Ring Ring	Female	Japan	2008-11-09 08:34:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Got my visa just now November6	QUOTE (pinkmint @ Nov 5 2008, 09:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I had my interview on Nov 4. I paid delbros but did not text them coz I lost my cp a day before the interview. So I used the online Shipment Tracking service to check status of my visa delivery. I type in MNL2008****01, but nothing comes out. Im not sure if its working. Anyhoo, I got my visa just now and i am just so happy. Thank you all for the information i got from here. We all get so paranoid at times thinking about what will turn out of our visa application but nothing beats being ready and armed when the interview comes. Goodluck to everyone!! Congrats!!! That's wonderful news!!!!! am waiting for mine.	Ring Ring	Female	Japan	2008-11-06 05:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I got my VISA ON HAND!	Congratulations !!!	Ring Ring	Female	Japan	2008-11-12 05:30:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Montreal Interview	QUOTE (inkypinky @ Nov 14 2008, 10:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Went to Montreal Embassy again today , gave them my finger prints , and I had my visa in hand after almost 2 hours.. Thankyou all of u for all kind of support Congratulations !!! Thank You for sharing your great news .	Ring Ring	Female	Japan	2008-11-15 02:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Montreal Interview	oh what a day you had! since he said congratulations to you, there should be nothing wrong. I hope they finish their review and give you a good news on Monday or as soon as possible. wishing you good luck from Tokyo...	Ring Ring	Female	Japan	2008-11-08 08:44:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	VISA APPROVED!! THANK YOU. LORD!!	Congratulations!!! Thank You for sharing your experience.	Ring Ring	Female	Japan	2008-12-09 09:46:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	POE Question - X-Ray needed?	I hope you enjoy 14 hrs stay @ Tokyo! I am in Tokyo and I was working for an airline based @ NRT for 12 yrs, if you have any questions about the airport or something, lemmie know!! I miss flying to SIN and foot massage!!	Ring Ring	Female	Japan	2008-11-11 09:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	POE Question - X-Ray needed?	when I was @ my interview in Tokyo, the staff received my medical doc in a huge sealed envelope. she opened, took a look at them, returned me Xray in the same envelope. she said, you cleared w medical ck. please take this Xray with you when you go to the States. I got my passport with visa back in mail a few days later. I got sealed envelope too. So I will take the envelope and Xray with me in carry on luggage. Passengers must clear Immigration before going thru Luggage Turntable / Customs. and I don't want to think about What If my checked in luggage disappears by mistake... lost luggage? not @ my POE.	Ring Ring	Female	Japan	2008-11-11 09:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Interview for CR-1 @ Tokyo	QUOTE (e-migra @ Nov 7 2008, 09:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank You so much!!! You are almost there. Wishing you two good luck.	Ring Ring	Female	Japan	2008-11-09 10:01:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Interview for CR-1 @ Tokyo	QUOTE (Michiko C @ Nov 7 2008, 01:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Ring Ring @ Nov 6 2008, 09:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Michiko C @ Nov 7 2008, 12:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Congratulations!!!!! Hope you don't mind me asking a question... The passport photos you took to the interview - are these in addition to the two you sent in with DS-230? Domo arigatooooo!! That's right. I turned in additional 2 passport size picture of myself @ US embassy in Tokyo just before my interview. Although, I had already sent them my passport size pictures with DS-230 a few months ago... I thought I didn't have to at first. I had extra picts so I just turned them in without asking them. Maybe you can ask them if you really need to. If you have to turn picts in addition you can still take picts @ the machine inside embassy. >Got a chair, filled out the form. My name, address, phone number, >address / phone number in the US. The form also tells us to place >documents in order. #1 : 2x passport picts, #2: passport......... >I already filed most of doc, so I just put my picts, passport, >ExPack* and med doc + Xray. never took that many passport picts before. I had to take one for medical check! so basically, those 2 pictures, the last 2 pictures you turn in, will be on your VISA. I recommend you to have pictures ready so you have less things to worry about. just my opinion... Thank you so much for getting back to me so promptly! My case is for my mom, 67-year old Japanese woman, doesn't speak a word of English! Anyway, you and your husband's posts are full of excellent information, I am so glad that you've decided to share them with us all. Wishing you many, many happy days ahead! Michiko Thank you so much. oh, how gutsy your mother is!! I forgot putting this info... They will also give you a small ziplock kinda plastic bag. You need to prepare two passport size picture, on back of those pictures, you need to write your name in full in capital letters, and put them into the bag. At the beginning of my interview, I was asked if I could understand English, I said ... uh..yes. I just wonder what if I said nop... But they never said, understanding English is necessary condition so, I think there is nothing for you to worry about. I saw some Japanese people in their 60-70s in the waiting room. I should've talked to them... Say big hello to your mother aka gutsy woman!	Ring Ring	Female	Japan	2008-11-07 08:03:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Interview for CR-1 @ Tokyo	QUOTE (Michiko C @ Nov 7 2008, 12:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Congratulations!!!!! Hope you don't mind me asking a question... The passport photos you took to the interview - are these in addition to the two you sent in with DS-230? Domo arigatooooo!! That's right. I turned in additional 2 passport size picture of myself @ US embassy in Tokyo just before my interview. Although, I had already sent them my passport size pictures with DS-230 a few months ago... I thought I didn't have to at first. I had extra picts so I just turned them in without asking them. Maybe you can ask them if you really need to. If you have to turn picts in addition you can still take picts @ the machine inside embassy. >Got a chair, filled out the form. My name, address, phone number, >address / phone number in the US. The form also tells us to place >documents in order. #1 : 2x passport picts, #2: passport......... >I already filed most of doc, so I just put my picts, passport, >ExPack* and med doc + Xray. never took that many passport picts before. I had to take one for medical check! so basically, those 2 pictures, the last 2 pictures you turn in, will be on your VISA. I recommend you to have pictures ready so you have less things to worry about. just my opinion...	Ring Ring	Female	Japan	2008-11-07 02:01:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Interview for CR-1 @ Tokyo	QUOTE (David97230 @ Nov 6 2008, 08:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Way to go you two..... I am so happy for you..... YaHoo!!!!! KANPAI !!!!!!! Kanpai back to you two!	Ring Ring	Female	Japan	2008-11-06 22:24:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Interview for CR-1 @ Tokyo	QUOTE (Ling Ling @ Nov 6 2008, 07:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Great thread wifEy. You really put together a detailed review. Love You!!! domo! LingChe's ShortCut is quite a masterpiece. your timeline says we met online, we started emailing at first, however I kinda knew of you since 1989. yup, 80's. and we kinda had common friends. it sounds like I found you at dating site or something like that. it's all cool tho. Love You too	Ring Ring	Female	Japan	2008-11-06 21:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Interview for CR-1 @ Tokyo	Hello and very pleased to meet you "Dr.Nimche"!! I really appreciate all the info you put together up here, very helpful. LingChe NVC ShortCut, very organized and I cannot wait to recommend it to more people. My husband is very patient. I really appreciate his help and I would have made many mistakes when filling forms in English. Tokyo Embassy did good job. I finished my interview on Tuesday, Nov4, and my visa arrived in mail on that Thursday, Nov6. very fast!! Good luck on your interview. We will keep our fingers and toes crossed. Edited by Ring Ring, 06 November 2008 - 07:52 PM.	Ring Ring	Female	Japan	2008-11-06 19:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Interview for CR-1 @ Tokyo	QUOTE (Ring Ring @ Nov 6 2008, 08:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> my CR-1 VISA @ my passport. taken by my cellphone camera and did some work to hide personal info. good night,,, tokio 23:48 ooops, sorry, looks like am not doing it right... am going to scan or take better pict of my VISA and upload here....	Ring Ring	Female	Japan	2008-11-06 09:59:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Interview for CR-1 @ Tokyo	my CR-1 VISA @ my passport. taken by my cellphone camera and did some work to hide personal info. good night,,, tokio 23:48 Attached Files  visa.jpg   83.08KB   16 downloads  visa.jpg   83.08KB   6 downloads  visa.jpg   83.08KB   7 downloads  visa.jpg   89.04KB   7 downloads	Ring Ring	Female	Japan	2008-11-06 09:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Interview for CR-1 @ Tokyo	wow... I got my passport back in mail... with VISA (and sealed envelope )two hours ago. yes, it's my passport,,, checked VISA page, looking alright. and it says CR1!! I appreciate all your support and info here and I thank my husband Ling Ling to make our dream come true.	Ring Ring	Female	Japan	2008-11-06 08:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Interview for CR-1 @ Tokyo	QUOTE (vsmtghdy @ Nov 6 2008, 06:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Congrats to both of you and thanks for sharing your interview experience. oh, Thank You for stopping by and leaving your warm message.	Ring Ring	Female	Japan	2008-11-06 08:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Interview for CR-1 @ Tokyo	QUOTE (sasha414 @ Nov 6 2008, 05:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> congratulations ! and thank you for this info, you kinda reminded me to wear my ring to the interview Thank You!! since I went to the interview by myself, I was feeling alone, but looking at my ring and thinking about what my husband had said right before interview, I started feeling alright. Yes, please do wear your ring to interview.	Ring Ring	Female	Japan	2008-11-06 07:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Interview for CR-1 @ Tokyo	QUOTE (u2rsobad @ Nov 6 2008, 04:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Congratulations!! You can also copy your post above on the link for embassy reviews, that's what we did. You're lucky to live so close to the embassy. My husband and I used to live in Saitama, Iruma-shi. I have a few friends that live in Shibuya. At least we didn't have to travel from some where in the Tohoku region Congrats again!! Domo arigato and thank you so much. I will take a tour thru Visa Journey again and post above tomorrow. Saitama is right next to Tokyo. If I lived in my hometown Fukuoka, it would be harder and more expensive...	Ring Ring	Female	Japan	2008-11-06 07:46:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Interview for CR-1 @ Tokyo	[Waiting Room] [Photo] There is room with about 75 chairs facing torward the interview counter, 5 chairs X 5 lows X three, and some more by the wall. There is Photo Machine for those who forgot bringing passport picts. costs 1,000yen, get pict taken wait for 30 sec, you have picts! They have a few pict cutter there. Those two passport size picts you turn in, are used for VISA pict, so make sure you like your pict! [Proof of Relationship] I didn't have to show them any though I had some picts and phone bills ready. I could slide the huge envelope including X-ray, but I don't think you can slide a thick photo album. But I noticed the lady staff was checking out my ring.	Ring Ring	Female	Japan	2008-11-06 04:15:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Interview for CR-1 @ Tokyo	[Interview Room] Actually there is no such thing,,, I mean, you just stand at counter and talk with embassy staff thru glass with microphone which is already set there, like currency exchange booth!? There are 10 counters, and 6 of them were open at 8:30am and later they had 8 open. There is a small space at counter where you can slide doc, and it is about 3cm high and 25cm wide.	Ring Ring	Female	Japan	2008-11-06 04:04:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Interview for CR-1 @ Tokyo	QUOTE (Shpat_Argjira @ Nov 6 2008, 02:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Congrats to the both of you, and thanks for the additional info. Well organized. Thank You, "Shpat Argjira"!! though you are not having an interview in Tokyo,,, am wishing you two good luck from here ooops sorry for posting same thing twice.(#7)	Ring Ring	Female	Japan	2008-11-06 03:15:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Interview for CR-1 @ Tokyo	QUOTE (Ring Ring @ Nov 6 2008, 01:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> [Interview Day] EXPACK Japan Post / Track & Trace Service in English http://tracking.post...0.jsp?locale=en here's mine,,, Date: Nov 5, 16:08 Posting/Collection : AKASAKA Branch, Tokyo metropolis Date: Nov 5, 18:00 En route : SHINTOKYO Branch, Tokyo metropolis <<<whattt? it's going further from my place!! Date: Nov 5, 23:04 Processing at delivery Post Office SHIBUYA Branch <<< whew, now it's getting close!!!	Ring Ring	Female	Japan	2008-11-06 03:07:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Interview for CR-1 @ Tokyo	QUOTE (Ring Ring @ Nov 6 2008, 01:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> [Interview Day] EXPACK Japan Post / Track & Trace Service in English http://tracking.post...0.jsp?locale=en here's mine,,, Date: Nov 5, 16:08 Posting/Collection : AKASAKA Branch, Tokyo metropolis Date: Nov 5, 18:00 En route : SHINTOKYO Branch, Tokyo metropolis <<<whattt? it's going further from my place!! Date: Nov 5, 23:04 Processing at delivery Post Office SHIBUYA Branch <<< whew, now it's getting close!!!	Ring Ring	Female	Japan	2008-11-06 03:07:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Interview for CR-1 @ Tokyo	[Interview Day] EXPACK No matter what doc you've already filed, I think every applicant is required to bring Expack500. It is self-stamped (stamp is printed) envelope, 500yen. It has tracking number and treated as registered mail. DO NOT peel off the sticker with tracking #, it is for Sender-US embassy, not yours. WRITE DOWN the tracking # so you can check how soon you'll get your passport back. (with VISA) Japan Post / Track & Trace Service in English http://tracking.post...0.jsp?locale=en	Ring Ring	Female	Japan	2008-11-06 02:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Interview for CR-1 @ Tokyo	Tokyo, Japan / NOV 04, 2008 7:40 left my place. (Ebisu, Shibuyaku, Tokyo) 8:00 got off from a cab @ 3 blocks away from US embassy. usually within a radius of about 500 meters from US embassy is kinda restriction area. Japanese policemen are standing at every corner and ask you for your ID and purpose of going there. 8:05 called Ling Ling. 8:15 arrived @ US embassy, showed my ID and got in a line for security check. got a basket, put ALL electric devices in it. cellphone, music player... 8:17 There were 6 people in front of me. there is a small room for security check and saw a few people were already being checked. 8:20 Went thru security check point w no problem. Went to a reception desk, they had my name and gave me a form and clear case to file doc. Noticed my interview is for CR-1. Got my paging number. #207. I think the first person got #200 or #201. 8:25 Got a chair, filled out the form. My name, address, phone number, address / phone number in the US. The form also tells us to place documents in order. #1 : 2x passport picts, #2: passport......... I already filed most of doc, so I just put my picts, passport, ExPack* and med doc + Xray. Xray and med were in a huge envelope so actually I could not put that in the clear file... It's about 12"x12", so I had it in my record vinyl bag, perfect size. 8:30 First 5 numbers got called. There were five counters and 4 of them were closed at that point. 8:40 My number got called. Went to counter #4 and the staff (Japanese) made sure I had all the doc I needed. At first, she could not find the doc I already fined @ NVC. My husband already confirmed and gave the date and person's name who signed. Oct 17 by DHL arrived @ US embassy in Tokyo.,, She asked her boss and took my doc from a drawer. (whew...) She told me to go back and wait. 8:48 Went to counter #3 and got my fingerprints scanned by American staff. All ten fingers. Then took seat again. 9:25 Went to counter #8 for INTERVIEW! An American staff (lady in her 40s I suppose) asked me some questions like Ling Ling wrote the other day. didn't have to show them proof of relationship... She smiled and said congratulations, and gave me a sheet of paper. I didn't understand at first but she said congratulations so oh I'm getting visa! 10:00 Went back to security and pick up my phone and such, and left. Called Ling Ling - hubbiE on the way to metro station. I was excited without knowing or something and took wrong street... Arrived at station and took metro going back to my place. I noticed, that paper, both sides printed she handed it to me this side up, Portuguese and Spanish... flipped over then I found English and Japanese! and it says... "You have completed the interview portion of your application and visa has been approved." I had big smile on my face.	Ring Ring	Female	Japan	2008-11-06 02:40:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Interview for CR-1 @ Tokyo	Our Visa Journey 2006-11-01: Met online 2007-01-28: Met in person in Paris 2007-10-02: Married in Tokyo 2008-07-05: I-130 Sent 2008-08-13: NOA2 I-130 2008-10-02: Case Complete at NVC 2008-11-04: Interview - CR-1 Visa APPROVED 2008-10-21: Last time together - (in Tokyo) 2008-11-??: Next time together - (in Chicago...with CR-1 visa) Ling Ling n Ring Ring	Ring Ring	Female	Japan	2008-11-06 02:35:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Interview for CR-1 @ Tokyo	I went thru an interview for CR-1 @ US embassy in Tokyo. I will post the facts first to avoid info congestion, then add some tips or my feelings if you are interested. Hope this thread gives someone having interview some hints and ideas to get well prepared for their interview. Thank You. Ring Ring - Japanese Wife married Ling Ling in Japan in 2007.	Ring Ring	Female	Japan	2008-11-06 02:31:00