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Asia: East and PacificAll Japan Filers
QUOTE (Mike & Sachie @ Oct 26 2009, 01:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I can see a Tokyo embassy appointment on the horizon, and I'd like to prepare the required documents for the embassy interview. Most original documents, like marriage cert., PCC, I"ll be sending in with the DS-230, and will be forwarded to the embassy from NVC. Obviously Sachie will need to take in medical results/forms, a passport, and I believe a passport photo. Other than "evidence of relationship" proof which Tokyo embassy apparently never looks at, what are the *required* documents for an interview at the Tokyo embassy? I read in so many posts that people "took medical forms and other required documents" to the interview, and I'm trying to figure out what are those other documents. I'm sure we'll get a notice from NVC or embassy stating what the list of documents is, I'm just trying to prepare ahead of time. Thanks.


Here is the IV interview checklist.
http://tokyo.usembas...viewcheck2.html
This is actually for DCFers according to their Japanese site, but I am sure what your wife needs to bring would be pretty similar to the things listed here.
Hope it helps.
Good luck!

redglassesFemaleJapan2009-10-26 19:47:00
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Lauraandfrogger

Finally you two got together. Wow, how exciting!
Best wishes for your happily ever after smile.gif
redglassesFemaleJapan2009-10-07 22:20:00
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QUOTE (Lauraandfrogger @ Sep 28 2009, 10:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey everyone!

They just sent out our visa yesterday. I called Congresswoman Eshoo the day after I called the Embassy and told her what happened and what they told me and she sent in an inquiry to them that same day. She called to tell me that they promised her that they would send the visa right away and that there was no problem with the case, but we were still on pins and needles until we saw that it had been sent. Whew.

Thanks for the support everyone~! And for not complaining about my rants. whistling.gif

Congrats to Mike and Sachie for making progress on your case~! I hope everything else goes smoothly!


Looks your fiance got his visa today! Congratulations!
redglassesFemaleJapan2009-09-29 14:41:00
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QUOTE (Ling Ling @ Sep 13 2009, 01:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Just passing through... congrats to those that have received recent visas...and patience to those who are in the process.
We're doing fine...I'm learning Nihongo. Enrolled in a saturday (3.5 hour) class at the local college. It's taught by a native speaker.
It's only the 2nd class meeting, and I'm already reading and writing Hiragana. I still need to work on my vocabulary, and I'm
not looking forward to the Katakana sections. All in all, it's pretty cool....just thought I'd throw that out to those of you who may have struggled for years
trying to learn Nihongo.

Anyway...I hope everybody is happy or on their way to happiness.


That's awesome, Ling Ling!
My husband minored in Japanese in college and lived in Japan for 4 years.
He is a excellent in listening, but seems too shy to speak Japanese, at least with me.
The consequence is... he talk to me in English and I talk to him in Japanese.
That's how my English doesn't improve at all whistling.gif

Come here to show off your Japanese sometimes!
redglassesFemaleJapan2009-09-13 18:29:00
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QUOTE (Lauraandfrogger @ Sep 7 2009, 10:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Okalie dokalie... yeah, somehow I'm not surprised at this point, but poor Kenchin had a pretty hard time. After waiting for his interview and watching other people talk to an officer for five minutes and then scream, "Yatta!" and dance around, it came to his turn. The officer he got spoke some Japanese... at first. Then, he got pulled into a room with the officer and a Japanese translator and grilled for over an hour. Luckily, I had spent a lot of time explaining immigration law and our situation to him so even though they asked him over and over if he had overstayed and about his work and B2 application and other such potentially incriminating questions he understood and was able to answer them honestly (that he hadn't done anything illegal or that would get him an automatic visa denial) and knew what was going on. Also luckily, we guessed that they would give him a hard time about my divorce from my abusive ex-husband and I sent a huge packet with all of the restraining orders and letters from the District Attorney and a few pretty gruesome evidence pictures of my beaten up face (take that, evil embassy!) to take with him to his interview just in case. Apparently he showed the pictures to them and they moved on with the questioning.

He said that the question he was most surprised with was when they asked him how much he paid for our engagement rings after he showed one of them to the officer. Um... he had the certificate of purchase and he was wearing one of our matched pair and they had a picture of me wearing mine, why would they ask how much it was? I think we already made it pretty clear that they really existed. Were they going to accuse him of buying a cheap brand ripoff or something? Does that make one ineligable for a visa? "Your ring was made in Taiwan. No visa for you." dry.gif

Even though he was pretty frustrated, apparently the interview went as well as it could... and then they collected his passport and he asked them if he was approved. They said, "We have to check some things in the computer and if everything's okay you should probably get the visa. We'll send your passport back within a week." He said, "Probably?" and they said, "Well, we think that everything should probably be okay we have to check some things in the computer." He then asked, "So, can I assume that I passed?" and they replied that they thought that he would get the visa but they weren't sure. So we STILL don't actually know what's going on. Jeebus. Figures.

I asked Kenchin several times but he said that they claimed that they would send his passport back within a week. I'm just worried that they secretly mean that they'll send it within a week AFTER they've run the checks which might take several months, knowing immigration process.

Has this actually happened to anybody else or just us?! Does anybody have any input?


OMG, that is awful. I am sorry that he had to go through all of this.
I even didn't know they have the separate inquiry room in the visa section.

As others say, I think it is a good sign that they took his passport.
If there is something wrong in your case, they usually give you instruction at the interview.
I really hope he will get his passport and the yellow envelope back soon.

Please let us know how things go.

Edited by redglasses, 08 September 2009 - 02:35 PM.

redglassesFemaleJapan2009-09-08 14:34:00
Asia: East and PacificAll Japan Filers
Hi Zefah,

Tokyo DCFers can request an interview appointment through the US embassy website.
http://tokyo.usembas...pptrequest.html
redglassesFemaleJapan2009-09-07 11:36:00
Asia: East and PacificAll Japan Filers
It seems pretty quiet here this two weeks.
I hope things are going well for all Japan filers.
redglassesFemaleJapan2009-09-04 21:26:00
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Zefah

Welcome to VJ!
If my understanding is correct, either of your parents (who meets the poverty line) fills out I-864 and the other fills our I-864A.
Please check other forums to make sure what others did.

Good luck!

redglassesFemaleJapan2009-08-17 12:07:00
Asia: East and PacificAll Japan Filers
Akiko

Congratulations on your big day!
I wish you the best smile.gif
redglassesFemaleJapan2009-07-31 16:18:00
Asia: East and PacificAll Japan Filers
Hi guys,
People out there say that NVC schedules your appointment with the embassy during the first two weeks of each month and that the date of your interview depends on when the embassy can accommodate you for an interview. I am not sure the embassy in Japan is following this rule, but if it is, you might hear from them soon.
Good luck!
redglassesFemaleJapan2009-05-28 07:21:00
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Hi Miffy,

I recommend you mixi if you have an account.
There is a very active community called "My darling is American (??????????)."
You will get lots of responses there.
redglassesFemaleJapan2009-05-25 02:01:00
Asia: East and PacificAll Japan Filers
QUOTE (Johnny & Yumi @ May 22 2009, 09:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey Japan Filers! I was wondering if I could get your input.

My fiancee and I applied for a K1 and everything has been going well. Since I was planning on coming to Tokyo in June, I was hoping to attend the interview with her. She applied for her interview time on the Embassy's website on May 8th. She then made her EasyPay on the 12th. She had no response since then, so she applied again on the 18th. She is getting a little worried about it, but I read on the site that it could take up to 14 working days to get a response. My question is to you all is, how long has it taken you to get a response from the Embassy about the interview date? Thanks!


When I requested my appointment for IR-1, I got a confirmation email the same day.
I am guessing their response is slow because the consular section is busy handling extra cases because of the Golden Week holiday.
redglassesFemaleJapan2009-05-22 07:40:00
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QUOTE (potatoboss @ May 12 2009, 10:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Akiko @ May 11 2009, 12:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (potatoboss @ May 11 2009, 11:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello! I am new here. My husband and I are filing the I-130 for him in Tokyo this week. Hopefully everything will go well!


Welcome!
And best wishes with your journey!



Hi, thanks for the welcome! We will file tomorrow, but I still have a million things to copy ><


Welcome aboard, potatoboss.
I am on the same boat.
My husband I filed I-130 at Tokyo last year.
I am now counting down to the day of my interview.
redglassesFemaleJapan2009-05-12 02:08:00
Asia: East and PacificAll Japan Filers
QUOTE (HelloMiffy @ Apr 29 2009, 05:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hiya!
Does anyone here live in upstate New York area? If so do you know if we must go to General Consulate of Japan in NYC to register for our marriage together? If I can go there alone, I want to do so because we can't make a day trip there (since it's 5 hours of driving from here) and my hubby doesn't want to miss his work helpsmilie.gif


I am pretty sure your husband doesn't have to be present.
You can also mail the papers for marriage registration or register when CGJ-NY comes to one of those cities listed in http://www.ny.us.emb...day_ryouji.html
This way you can save time and money to go to NY.
redglassesFemaleJapan2009-04-28 17:20:00
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QUOTE (Akiko @ Apr 23 2009, 11:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi everyone.
I didn't know a regional forum existed til now.
I filed in September and I finally got my NOA2 a week ago.
Right now, I'm trying to gather all the documents needed for the interview.
So the documents must be translated to English. Does anyone know where I can go to get them translated?
And, my fiance plans to be here for the interview. Should I still provide as much evidence of relationship as I should if he wasn't coming with me?
Its really nice to know that there is a forum for Japan. Because there really aren't Japan filers on the main forums.
Thank you!


Hi Akiko,

When my husband filed my IR1 petition at the US embassy Tokyo, I translated Japanese official documents by myself.
We didn't need them to be translated by a professional.
I am not quite sure about K1 though.

If you need professional services, take a look at the US embassy Tokyo website at http://tokyo.usembas.../tacs-7110.html
They have a list of interpreters.

Good luck.
redglassesFemaleJapan2009-04-23 01:35:00
Asia: East and PacificAll Japan Filers
QUOTE (klester @ Apr 17 2009, 09:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey guys smile.gif

My fiancee returned packet 3 about a week ago. Does anything else come? I've heard of "packet 4" but do they do this in Tokyo? She hasn't heard anything back yet. I was just wondering if we are supposed to hear back after faxing in packet 3, or if we just go ahead and schedule the interview online after we are ready?

Thank you!


Hi Klester,

I am not familiar with K1 process, but thought the following URL might be helpful.
http://tokyo.usembas...visa-niv-k.html

Good luck :-)
redglassesFemaleJapan2009-04-20 21:25:00