applying for Japanese spouse visa while wifes visa is pending.

[Amastar 0]

I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this.

Right now Wife's I-130 visa is still pending but I was thinking about applying for a spouse visa to live and work in Japan for a year or two until her visa is completed. Once she gets her visa we move back to America. I hear in Japan I could get a Spouse visa within a matter of months.

Is that possible or does that just screw everything up because I need to show I can support her with my job?

[Goldtrom 0]

I don't know the answer... but I have a feeling it is a bad idea...

To file the I-130 you must be a US resident and make/have enough money to be above poverty. Are you going to have a job? Are you independently wealthy? How are you going to show your above the poverty line if you don't have income?

Even if you do get a job, are you sure it will pay enough or that you will get one quickly enough to raise your income for the year?

I know the military guys get away with it, but I would think it is a special case.

Read through the I-130 instructions, I recall there being a section that specifically talks about your resident status.

[Goldtrom 0]

I did a quick read through the I-130 instructions... All they say is that your a U.S. Citizen (or lawful permanent resident), you may file... I guess the biggest issue with working abroad during the application would be proving your income/wealth is enough.

[JasonTrue 0]

According to the I-864 instructions, your income or assets are all that matters; there's no information that suggests US sourced income is a requirement for non-resident citizens. However, you should continue filing your US taxes (keeping in mind the foreign income exemption), voting by absentee, and so on, to demonstrate that "You intend in good faith to reestablish your domicile inthe United States no later than the date of the intending immigrant's admission or adjustment of status."

Just make sure you retain proof of your Japanese income.

If you and your spouse have a good relationship with your family in the US, you could certainly file with a co-sponsor if your income and assets don't meet the bar.

[YOUTOO 2]

I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this.

Right now Wife's I-130 visa is still pending but I was thinking about applying for a spouse visa to live and work in Japan for a year or two until her visa is completed. Once she gets her visa we move back to America. I hear in Japan I could get a Spouse visa within a matter of months.

Is that possible or does that just screw everything up because I need to show I can support her with my job?

First off if you apply for a spouse visa in Japan it will have to be picked up at a Japanese diplomatic

post in the U.S. Second as far as I know from my own experience, it will not allow you to work in

Japan, although being "retired" that made no difference for me here. For that you need a Gaijin

card, which is something completely different. But once you can prove to the U.S. embassy that

you have some sort of "permanent resident" status here in Japan, you could go for DCF, which is

pretty fast in Tokyo. I didn't read your timeline but if you are still waiting for the I-130 to be approved,

then maybe you were thinking about a K-3? Even if you were going the I-130 road it will take some time

and then you have quite a while grace period before she has to enter the U.S. So it should work out in

any way. Good luck.

[twolove 0]

I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this.

Right now Wife's I-130 visa is still pending but I was thinking about applying for a spouse visa to live and work in Japan for a year or two until her visa is completed. Once she gets her visa we move back to America. I hear in Japan I could get a Spouse visa within a matter of months.

Is that possible or does that just screw everything up because I need to show I can support her with my job?

i dont have any info for you but my wife is also jappanese and have pondered moving there for a couple of years my self. Any info you can send my way would be great. thanx and good luck .ho na na

[Ted and Emma 0]

I am considering doing the same thing with Australia. From talking to friends that work with the Australian government it sounds as though it takes between 3 weeks and 3 months to receive the Temporary Residency Visa that Australia issues while working on the Permenant one. Does it sound like this would screw things up for me to move there? I will be able to work on that visa and as a Chef I have a very easy time finding work in Australia from my previous stays there. As long as I am filing taxes I should be ok right?

I just dont feel like waiting and potentially not seeing my wife until after our first anniversary when I could very easily move down to OZ for 6 months to a year while the USCIS dicks around with my paperwork.

[pushbrk 13,076]

According to the I-864 instructions, your income or assets are all that matters; there's no information that suggests US sourced income is a requirement for non-resident citizens. However, you should continue filing your US taxes (keeping in mind the foreign income exemption), voting by absentee, and so on, to demonstrate that "You intend in good faith to reestablish your domicile inthe United States no later than the date of the intending immigrant's admission or adjustment of status."

Just make sure you retain proof of your Japanese income.

If you and your spouse have a good relationship with your family in the US, you could certainly file with a co-sponsor if your income and assets don't meet the bar.

For "income" to be considered on an I-864 for and immigrant visa, one must demonstrate the income will continue from the same source once you return to the US.

Assets can be counted regardless but it takes three dollars in assets to replace one dollar in income.

There's nothing wrong with living in Japan while your wife waits for the visa process to complete but you'll still have to qualify as sponsor or find a joint sponsor who does. You must also maintain US domicile. That's pretty simple. Keep your bank account, driver license and an address, even if its the address of a family member.

[sarudoshi 0]

Working in Japan is a tough issue unless you know a company that can sponsor you to apply for working visa. Your wife on the other hand must be qualified to guarantee or sponsoor your stay in japan as your personal guarantor (mimoto hoshonin).

I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this.

Right now Wife's I-130 visa is still pending but I was thinking about applying for a spouse visa to live and work in Japan for a year or two until her visa is completed. Once she gets her visa we move back to America. I hear in Japan I could get a Spouse visa within a matter of months.

Is that possible or does that just screw everything up because I need to show I can support her with my job?

First off if you apply for a spouse visa in Japan it will have to be picked up at a Japanese diplomatic

post in the U.S. Second as far as I know from my own experience, it will not allow you to work in

Japan, although being "retired" that made no difference for me here. For that you need a Gaijin

card, which is something completely different. But once you can prove to the U.S. embassy that

you have some sort of "permanent resident" status here in Japan, you could go for DCF, which is

pretty fast in Tokyo. I didn't read your timeline but if you are still waiting for the I-130 to be approved,

then maybe you were thinking about a K-3? Even if you were going the I-130 road it will take some time

and then you have quite a while grace period before she has to enter the U.S. So it should work out in

any way. Good luck.