Tourist Visa???

[jula 0]

What you are suggesting MIGHT HAVE BEEN possible had you not filed for the K1.... Now the USCIS knows there is an intent to marry.

I agree

HI! Yeah i also didnt think about the possible problem as you have already filed for the K-1 visa ,thats true the American Embassy might not issue a tourist visa for her again as they might think about the intent to marry on the tourist visa ,but who knows they might issue the tourist visa its difficult to say.

Though if i were you i would wait for the K-1 visa petition approval and etc...

Though,if you still decide to bring her over on the tourist visa and she will get lucky to obtain it while

the K-1 visa petition is in process ,you will be able to get marry her on the tourist visa and obtain her adjustment of status papers without no problem at all. You can read my previous post concerning that matter.

Sweetgirl, it may not be that simple even if she gets tourist visa and eneters the US. The AOS may be denied because of misrepresentation (entering on Visitor visa with the intent to immigrate). It would be difficult to prove that marriage was on the spur of the moment. They already annouced it by asking for K1.

Fjohnette - continue with K-1. You are half way there.

Edited July 6, 2006 by jula

[privette 0]

What you are suggesting MIGHT HAVE BEEN possible had you not filed for the K1.... Now the USCIS knows there is an intent to marry.

She will need to return and wait for her interview.

Thanks for the replys. I know its not a good idea for her to come here on a tourist visa and then get married. I just didn't see the difference between her having an interview here or there. But... I don't make the rules. Hahaha... I'm going to visit her again in Tokyo on the 29th of this month. I should just go and marry her. Aww... but then I'd need to start all over again with another process. Thats it!! I'm moving to Japan!

Hi fjohnette! My name is Maria. I just read your posts and completely understand your feelings. I wanted really bad to be with my fiance too, so I decided to move to Japan and get married here. Now I am applying for his visa by DCF at Tokyo. I just sent the I-130 Petition and am waiting for its approval in order to continue with the visa application. In case you decide to marry her and file from Tokyo, let me know. I think we can be a support for each other. Good luck!

[griffin 7]

GREETINGS!

I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF FILIPINAS WHO WORKED IN OTHER COUNTRIES AND GOT THEIR FIANCEE INTERVIEW THERE....AS LONG AS SHE IS A RISIDENT THERE AND NOT A HOLDER OF TOURISTS VISA IN JAPAN...I THINK THAT WILL BE OKAY....BUT THEN IF SHE IS JUST A TOURISTS VISA THEN THATS ANOTHER STORY....BUT I GUESS ITS BEST TO CHECK THE US EMBASSY IN JAPAN.

GRIFFIN

[zyggy 9]

Hahaha... I'm going to visit her again in Tokyo on the 29th of this month. I should just go and marry her. Aww... but then I'd need to start all over again with another process. Thats it!! I'm moving to Japan!

Actually in your case, that would be a better way. The US Consulate in Tokyo allows USC's that are not resident in Japan to file an I-130 for their alien spouses who are resident in Japan. After the I-130 is approved, your spouse would have an interview at the US Consulate in Tokyo for a CR-1 visa. A much better visa as it result in Permanent Resident Status on entry. SHould take about 3 months from start to finish.

Go to the DCF forum to find out more... but this is the quickest and best route for you IMHO...

Edited July 7, 2006 by zyggy

[vartan 0]

Just for a week I met her mother and her brothers in the philippines and now her dad wants to meet me. So, he offered to fly me out to Tokyo.

Get to meet dad huh? Nice G'luck on the trip .. your timeline is similar to mine yours got there 1 day earlier. I am torn because I only have 1 week of vacation left this year.. used the other 2 to go visit my fiance in Taiwan and meet her family (met her mother when she was here for school) I want to get a ticket and fly out there to be with her for a week .. but I also want to save it up for when she gets back just to spend as much time as I can with her. Tough decision .. just not sure what to do..

[meauxna 15]

Hahaha... I'm going to visit her again in Tokyo on the 29th of this month. I should just go and marry her. Aww... but then I'd need to start all over again with another process. Thats it!! I'm moving to Japan!

Actually in your case, that would be a better way. The US Consulate in Tokyo allows USC's that are not resident in Japan to file an I-130 for their alien spouses who are resident in Japan. After the I-130 is approved, your spouse would have an interview at the US Consulate in Tokyo for a CR-1 visa. A much better visa as it result in Permanent Resident Status on entry. SHould take about 3 months from start to finish.

Go to the DCF forum to find out more... but this is the quickest and best route for you IMHO...

DCF Tokyo would be a solution. Filing could be accomplished w/in a one week visit, if you can get married tout suite.

Read the Guide to get a clue and see what you think: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...om&page=dcf

[fjohnette 0]

Hahaha... I'm going to visit her again in Tokyo on the 29th of this month. I should just go and marry her. Aww... but then I'd need to start all over again with another process. Thats it!! I'm moving to Japan!

Actually in your case, that would be a better way. The US Consulate in Tokyo allows USC's that are not resident in Japan to file an I-130 for their alien spouses who are resident in Japan. After the I-130 is approved, your spouse would have an interview at the US Consulate in Tokyo for a CR-1 visa. A much better visa as it result in Permanent Resident Status on entry. SHould take about 3 months from start to finish.

Go to the DCF forum to find out more... but this is the quickest and best route for you IMHO...

DCF Tokyo would be a solution. Filing could be accomplished w/in a one week visit, if you can get married tout suite.

Read the Guide to get a clue and see what you think: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...om&page=dcf

Yeah, but I already started the process with the K-1 Fiance Visa. Is it a good idea to start doing it another wa now. I don't want to confuse these people. But it is tempting... what excally would I have to do??

[meauxna 15]

Hahaha... I'm going to visit her again in Tokyo on the 29th of this month. I should just go and marry her. Aww... but then I'd need to start all over again with another process. Thats it!! I'm moving to Japan!

Actually in your case, that would be a better way. The US Consulate in Tokyo allows USC's that are not resident in Japan to file an I-130 for their alien spouses who are resident in Japan. After the I-130 is approved, your spouse would have an interview at the US Consulate in Tokyo for a CR-1 visa. A much better visa as it result in Permanent Resident Status on entry. SHould take about 3 months from start to finish.

Go to the DCF forum to find out more... but this is the quickest and best route for you IMHO...

DCF Tokyo would be a solution. Filing could be accomplished w/in a one week visit, if you can get married tout suite.

Read the Guide to get a clue and see what you think: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...om&page=dcf

Yeah, but I already started the process with the K-1 Fiance Visa. Is it a good idea to start doing it another wa now. I don't want to confuse these people. But it is tempting... what excally would I have to do??

What I did when I was in your situation was get busy researching. I read the predecessor to the DCF Guide (thank you Alvena!) and started to understand what the application process was. I visited the website of my Consulate to read what they had to say on the topic (bearing in mind that it's not officially called DCF and from reading the Guide, I understood what I need to ask for) and then I searched for newsgroup postings on the topic.

There weren't any for the country I went through, but there are plenty already here at VJ for Japan. In fact, there is a current Japan thread at the top of the DCF Forum.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=19072

I helped rewrite the DCF Guide to answer most of the important questions---it is to give each couple a *framework* for their case, with the specifics to be filled in individually (each country process this type of case differently).

I don't recommend this process for someone unwilling to put several hours of research in from the start. The USC should have all their documents ready ahead of time if possible and the foreign fiance/spouse can get their documents prepared ahead as well.

You must be prepared to plan and execute a legal wedding if you're not already married, and deal with whatever red tape Japan throws at you for that. You need to have the funds and time to be able to travel over, and the confidence that you understand what you're doing visa-wise.

After that, it's a piece of cake.