usc fiance in japan

[Kikibearylala 2]

hello fellow vj'ers ive been around here sometimes but this is my first post.anyway i have a question for a friend,my friend's fiance is a usc that is working in japan had a 3 yrs contract,my question is:is it possible for her usc fiance to file for a k1 while he's in japan?.your replies would be gladly appreciated.

[Otto 83]

Not really - where is your friends fiance? (Also in Japan)

[Kikibearylala 2]

hello fellow vj'ers ive been around here sometimes but this is my first post.anyway i have a question for a friend,my friend's fiance is a usc that is working in japan had a 3 yrs contract,my question is:is it possible for her usc fiance to file for a k1 while he's in japan?.your replies would be gladly appreciated.

my friend is here in the philippines and her fiance is in japan

[uniquecouple 0]

hello fellow vj'ers ive been around here sometimes but this is my first post.anyway i have a question for a friend,my friend's fiance is a usc that is working in japan had a 3 yrs contract,my question is:is it possible for her usc fiance to file for a k1 while he's in japan?.your replies would be gladly appreciated.

a USC should be in the US while filing the petition unless he is a resident of the country where he works. but even still, the benificiary will intend to immigrate in the US therefore the petition must be filed in her finace's state.

good luck!

[Kikibearylala 2]

thank you for the reply.i will tel my friend about it.

[uniquecouple 0]

thank you for the reply.i will tel my friend about it.

your welcome!

even though my answer is based on a friend of mine that had a same situation like hers but i would suggest to your friend and her fiance to seek legal advice from an attorney that has a visa knowledge.

[Nahum and Stacey 0]

hello fellow vj'ers ive been around here sometimes but this is my first post.anyway i have a question for a friend,my friend's fiance is a usc that is working in japan had a 3 yrs contract,my question is:is it possible for her usc fiance to file for a k1 while he's in japan?.your replies would be gladly appreciated.

this was copied from U.S. Embassy Manila site I will link the page at the end of this post

In order for an application for an immigrant visa to be approved, the petitioner, whether a United States citizen or a permanent resident, must be domiciled in the United States. That is, while a petitioner may spend a significant amount of time abroad, he or she must demonstrate that his or her life is based primarily in the United States and will be for the foreseeable future.

The reason for this requirement is simple: immigrant visas are intended to reunite families. There is no reunification to be accomplished - and therefore no reason to issue an immigrant visa - if the petitioner is not residing in the country to which the applicants intend to move.

From this post it seems that all you need to do is be domiciled in the states and file your application at the appropriate processing center for your state. please follow the link and read carefully Talk to an immigration Lawyer as this is just my opinion of what is written on the site.

http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwh3207.html

[newlyweds 0]

my fiance is stationed in Okinawa, he filed whilst being there and we're almost done with the K-1 why dont they just get married here, then live together in Japan and after 6 months of her domiciled in japan and his proofs that he too is domiciled in Japan, then they can do the Direct Consular Filing. She can just get a visitor's visa to go to Japan or work out with the immigration in Japan then just file thru DCF in Japan, they have a lot of areas to have the DCF

[beejay 123]

I was able to file my k1 while living abroad. I was a resident of the country I was living in and continued to live there until my fiance (now husband) received his visa then we both moved here together.

The only 2 hitches with filing abroad is that your income, unless it is from a US source, will not count towards the affidavit of support and you will need a US address to receive the mailings. You don't have to be living there but it should be someone you trust to pass along the mailings or you can chose to hire a lawyer and receive the packets and notices through them.

[edp333 9]

Other things to consider are getting to the USA to get married before the K1 expires and how to complete the requirements for the AOS process.