Philippine Fiance In Japan

[Tobydale 2]

Can you actually get the NBI report at the Phils Embassy in Tokyo? I am going thru the same thing. Fillipino Fiance living in Japan. We just got NOA2 mid August. Still waiting to hear from Embassy. How long after NOA2 did you get letter from embassy?

My fiance was told she will have to go to the Phils embassy in Tokyo to get the finger print form. Then send that to someone authorized in the Phils (family) to get her NBI report there. They did not say that she could actually get or even request the report from the embassy.

Yes, the CENOMAR has to be within six months. She can use old birth certificate as long as it was issued by the NSO and she doesn't need the Red Ribbon.

She also needs to provide police certificates from Japan and the Philippines (NBI Clearance). She can get the NBI Clearance from the Philippines Embassy in Tokyo. To get the police certificate from Japan, she has to apply at the Prefectural Police Headquarters and bring the following documents with her: passport, alien card, and a copy of her NOA2.

[Hank_ 9,174]

Can you actually get the NBI report at the Phils Embassy in Tokyo? I am going thru the same thing. Fillipino Fiance living in Japan. We just got NOA2 mid August. Still waiting to hear from Embassy. How long after NOA2 did you get letter from embassy?

My fiance was told she will have to go to the Phils embassy in Tokyo to get the finger print form. Then send that to someone authorized in the Phils (family) to get her NBI report there. They did not say that she could actually get or even request the report from the embassy.

Go back to post #5 for link to e-census (NBI requests)

It would be quicker to have someone in the Phils get the NBI for you for sure.

[Emmysaur 29]

Can you actually get the NBI report at the Phils Embassy in Tokyo? I am going thru the same thing. Fillipino Fiance living in Japan. We just got NOA2 mid August. Still waiting to hear from Embassy. How long after NOA2 did you get letter from embassy?

My fiance was told she will have to go to the Phils embassy in Tokyo to get the finger print form. Then send that to someone authorized in the Phils (family) to get her NBI report there. They did not say that she could actually get or even request the report from the embassy.

Hello Toby,

I am sorry for not clarifying the process involved in getting the NBI clearance, it has been a while. What was told to your fiance was correct. She can get the form from the embassy and mail it to someone in the Philippines. Or she could ask a relative in the Philippines to secure an application form for her, which I think will take longer.

I received the letter from the embassy almost a month after I got my NOA2. I highly suggest that she request her Japanese Police Certificate ASAP as it may take up to three weeks. She can start assembling her documents now, you can go to this website (http://cdn.ustraveldocs.com/jp/jp-niv-typek.asp), it has everything she needs.

Note: The Police Certificate from Japan is sealed. It should only be opened by the immigration officer.

[Brent&Ella 0]

I just realized that she does not have the decree and she cant get if from the city hall without her ex husband doing a letter of authorization. She has the Philippine Embassy Certificate of Acceptance Notice Of Divorce as I stated in the beginning and the Family register showing the divorce. Any ideas?

[Brent&Ella 0]

I forget to mention she absolutely cannot locate the ex husband.

[Brent&Ella 0]

I found out that she does not have the divorce decree since it was taken from her after the signing of the decree by the official so she never got a copy. She has the Philippine Embassy Notice of Divorce as stated originally and the family register. City Hall will not give her a copy unless her ex sends a letter of authorization for her to have a copy. She absolutely cannot locate her ex whatsoever to accomplish this. Any ideas?

[Tobydale 2]

The interview chacklist on the Embassy website does not mention Certificate of Marriage. It does list "evidence of divorce / dissolution of previous marriage/s". Since my fillipino fiance lives in Japan and will be leaving for the US from Japan, does she need to get a more recent copy of her CRS Form no.5 (CEMAR) for the interview? Or will they only ask for the Japan divorce decree (translated)?

Thx

I'm assuming you've been approved? She needs to get a CEMAR (Advisory of Marriages, valid for I think 6 months only) not CENOMAR since she was previously married. I'm not sure she could order it online and have it deliver in Japan. But since she'll be going back to the Philippines, I suggests she go to the nearest NSO office and acquire it but it needs to be with her during the interview.

If once approved and she wants to fly out of the Philippines to US, she's required to attend CFO counseling prior to departing. They will not let her leave without the sticker affixed to her passport with visa.

[Hank_ 9,174]

You need to follow the embassy instructions letter for Japan, which may or may not ask for a CENOMAR*. If you fiancee has been divorced she will need to provide the divorce decree being it is listed.

*For the K-1 it would be a CENOMAR, which is a certificate of singleness (not CEMAR)

[Tobydale 2]

Hank,

This is the information I have been following since the beginning. We sent CRS form no.5 (Advisory on Marriages) aka CEMAR along with her Japan divorce decree (translated) with our application. We got NOA2 in just 76 days. So my question is still the same. Do we NOW need a more recent copy of the CEMAR for the interview. I think we have established that she will not need CENOMAR since it was not required for the I29 approval?

NSO will issue a CEMAR (Certificate of Marriage) instead of the CENOMAR because from their records it shows your fiancee to still be married, but as Tahoma said she will have the divorce decree. As long as you do this process from Japan you will be fine.



Here's my opinion:

1. Get the Japanese divorce decree and have it translated into English by a private professional translator.

2. Then, file the I-129F.

3. Have your fiancée interview for her fiancée visa at the U.S. Embassy in Japan.

4. Once she has her visa, have your fiancée fly from Japan to the U.S.

More opinion:

The USCIS and the U.S. Embassy in Japan will acknowledge her as being single and eligible for a fiancée visa because she's divorced, and the U.S. recognizes divorce. The Embassy will issue her a visa.

She won't need a "recognition of foreign divorce" from a Filipino court because she is not leaving from the Philippines after she receives her visa. If she were leaving from the Philippines, she would need the "recognition of foreign divorce" because she wouldn't be able to get a CFO sticker without one. She would not be able to board a flight in the Philippines to the U.S. without a CFO sticker.

If she leaves for the U.S. from Japan, she won't have to have a CFO sticker in her passport.

[Hank_ 9,174]

Hank,

This is the information I have been following since the beginning. We sent CRS form no.5 (Advisory on Marriages) aka CEMAR along with her Japan divorce decree (translated) with our application. We got NOA2 in just 76 days. So my question is still the same. Do we NOW need a more recent copy of the CEMAR for the interview. I think we have established that she will not need CENOMAR since it was not required for the I29 approval?



I don't know about Japan but with Manila the embassy want the CENOMAR/CEMAR to be less than 6 months old. Did the embassy in Japan ask for a CENOMAR/CEMAR?

Did your fiancee have her divorce decree recorded with NSO?

[DavenRoxy 1,073]

I'm not sure where this (confusing?) term CEMAR comes from?

I know CENOMAR (proves you are single) - http://www.census.gov.ph/civilregistration/requesting-civil-registry-document/cenomar

And I know MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE (proves you are married) - http://www.census.gov.ph/civilregistration/requesting-civil-registry-document/marriage-certificate

[Tobydale 2]

We have not rcvd anything from the embassy yet. NVC is saying 8 weeks. I am going by what Brent&Ella said when they got their letter from Tokyo embassy. (post #1). And my fiance' has not recorded her Japan divorce in the Phils,. Hence the CEMAR. instead of the CENOMAR. We can get a more recent copy of her CEMAR by ordering online. But if they require CENOMAR then from what I have read before, it could take 6 months to a year to get. She would have to get attorney probably to prove to NSO that she was no longer married. Since they do not recognize divorce in the Phils. I certainly hope we dont need that. Should I feel confident that since she did not need it for the application, then she won't need it for the interview? That would throw a big wrench into our plans.

Thanks again

I don't know about Japan but with Manila the embassy want the CENOMAR/CEMAR to be less than 6 months old. Did the embassy in Japan ask for a CENOMAR/CEMAR?

Did your fiancee have her divorce decree recorded with NSO?

[DavenRoxy 1,073]

If you are referring to the CEMAR as the Marriage Certificate, that is NOT what you need. If she's still married, then you can't do a K-1 visa. She will need a CENOMAR... if she doesn't have one because she never filed it with NSO, then you can try to show the Japan divorce paperwork at the Japanese Embassy. As Hank said, it will depend on what THEY want, not what folks here tell you USEM wants.

[Hank_ 9,174]

I'm not sure where this (confusing?) term CEMAR comes from?

I know CENOMAR (proves you are single) - http://www.census.gov.ph/civilregistration/requesting-civil-registry-document/cenomar

And I know MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE (proves you are married) - http://www.census.gov.ph/civilregistration/requesting-civil-registry-document/marriage-certificate

CENOMOAR (CE-NO-MAR) = Certificate of No Marriage

CEMAR (CE-MAR) = Certificate of Marriage

[Hank_ 9,174]

We have not rcvd anything from the embassy yet. NVC is saying 8 weeks. I am going by what Brent&Ella said when they got their letter from Tokyo embassy. (post #1). And my fiance' has not recorded her Japan divorce in the Phils,. Hence the CEMAR. instead of the CENOMAR. We can get a more recent copy of her CEMAR by ordering online. But if they require CENOMAR then from what I have read before, it could take 6 months to a year to get. She would have to get attorney probably to prove to NSO that she was no longer married. Since they do not recognize divorce in the Phils. I certainly hope we dont need that. Should I feel confident that since she did not need it for the application, then she won't need it for the interview? That would throw a big wrench into our plans.

Thanks again

Here is the checklist for the embassy in Japan: http://japan.usembassy.gov/e/visa/tvisa-niv-kchecklist.html

And more K-1 info: http://cdn.ustraveldocs.com/jp/jp-niv-typek.asp

No mention of a CENOMAR or CEMAR for that matter, but the embassy does ask for a copy of the divorce decree from the applicant.