Travel to the US after the IR-1 Interview and before POE

[chubuwest 1]

Great news today! We received our interview date at the US Embassy in Tokyo - October 9th!

However, there's one slight problem (or maybe not, depending on what can be done...)

One of my wife's friends is getting married in Hawaii at the end of October. These were plans made last year, well before we started the application for her visa. I will not be going with her for this wedding, and we are not planning on moving to the States (at which time I assume she would have her POE) until the middle of December at the very earliest.

Given this information, should we reschedule our interview until after the wedding is done? It wouldn't interfere with our timetable for moving.

After my recent trip back to the States for a relative's funeral, I have images of her getting harassed for a trip to the States by herself with a US visa in her passport (just because I would not be with her at the time...)

Thanks in advance!

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

Yes, delaying the interview a month or so is an option. Another possibility is to ask for the passport back at interview, explaining travel plans, and then sending it to the embassy upon her return for visa issuance. I know some K1s who have done that, not sure they will allow with CR-1 as she can technically activate her visa and then come back to Japan for a while.