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[Justin and Masako 0]

NVC finally got our case on April 15th!

I just found out on Friday night as they must not update their phone system database right away, or maybe it just took them a while to get our case entered after they received it.

I am not sure that we would be able to do this anyway but can a beneficiary come to visit while you are at the NVC? I know its possible when you are at the USCIS but I think I remember seeing a post here that said you can't when you get to NVC.

Thanks for any responses!

[dbzman 0]

NVC finally got our case on April 15th!

I just found out on Friday night as they must not update their phone system database right away, or maybe it just took them a while to get our case entered after they received it.

I am not sure that we would be able to do this anyway but can a beneficiary come to visit while you are at the NVC? I know its possible when you are at the USCIS but I think I remember seeing a post here that said you can't when you get to NVC.

Thanks for any responses!

My wife came in but our documents were at the USCIS at the time. From what I have seen on the site it is hit or miss of they let the beneficiary enter or not. It seems to depend on a few factors:

1. The enter officer who they talk to

2. The amount of evidence that they bring and its type (if asked for this)

3. What is happening at the time of entry (terrorist alert level, etc)

I have heard that if the person is refused entry then they will have to file some sort of exemption form. It can be very problematic if they are refused entry.

Please be careful….

[Justin and Masako 0]

My wife came in but our documents were at the USCIS at the time. From what I have seen on the site it is hit or miss of they let the beneficiary enter or not. It seems to depend on a few factors:

1. The enter officer who they talk to

2. The amount of evidence that they bring and its type (if asked for this)

3. What is happening at the time of entry (terrorist alert level, etc)

I have heard that if the person is refused entry then they will have to file some sort of exemption form. It can be very problematic if they are refused entry.

Please be careful….

Hi dbzman,

My wife came while we were at USCIS as well and she didn't have any issues. I think I even posted the details in this thread. I was just wondering if its different when you are at the NVC.

Thanks for your response though!

[dphyled 0]

Hey there everyone!!

Quick question: are Japanese Police certificates for the entire country, or are they just for the local prefecture? Like, if my wife grew up in Osaka (until about age 18 (16+)), then lived in Tokyo for a while, and is now back in Osaka waiting for visa, does she just need one Police Certificate? or is she supposed to get one from Tokyo and one from Osaka?

Just wondering because of the "lived in a different part of their country of nationality for more than 6 months" part from the instructions on the site.

Also, would my wife probably be able to go down to the prefectural police station with just a copy of the NOA2 and her passport and request the Police Certificate? or does she really need to wait until the packets come from NVC?? Saw a few different stories, but was just unsure what we should do...

[sarudoshi 0]

She needs both Police clearance from Tokyo since she lived there for a while after her 16th birthday and from Osaka where she lives now.

Getting Police Clearance in Tokyo takes time, and there are Police Depts. which doesn't issue PC without the original packet from NVC requesting for PC and other documents. So she should probably call the PD information in Tokyo first and ask if they'll issue PC only by presenting the NOA2.

Nagoya and Kyushu PD issues PC by just copying the NOA2.

Hope this info. helps. Goodluck.

Hey there everyone!!

Quick question: are Japanese Police certificates for the entire country, or are they just for the local prefecture? Like, if my wife grew up in Osaka (until about age 18 (16+)), then lived in Tokyo for a while, and is now back in Osaka waiting for visa, does she just need one Police Certificate? or is she supposed to get one from Tokyo and one from Osaka?

Just wondering because of the "lived in a different part of their country of nationality for more than 6 months" part from the instructions on the site.

Also, would my wife probably be able to go down to the prefectural police station with just a copy of the NOA2 and her passport and request the Police Certificate? or does she really need to wait until the packets come from NVC?? Saw a few different stories, but was just unsure what we should do...

[Masha2008 0]

Finally my visa interview will be held on the 13th of May. I am super super super nervous now. And I am planning to enter the US in the middle of June. Ahhhh, Soo worried about questions from officers. I hope that everything will go well. Ahhh help me everyone. Give me advice.

[Justin and Masako 0]

Finally my visa interview will be held on the 13th of May. I am super super super nervous now. And I am planning to enter the US in the middle of June. Ahhhh, Soo worried about questions from officers. I hope that everything will go well. Ahhh help me everyone. Give me advice.

From what I have read I would say the best advice is, be honest and don't elaborate. Just give them the info they ask for, don't volunteer info.

I am sure it will go well.

Be happy, your almost done!

[Amastar 0]

I just got my NOA2 approval email!!!!

Can you update us in your document J&M?

[Justin and Masako 0]

Hi all,

Now that I have our NVC number I was looking at the requirements for the DS-230 and I-864. I noticed that the embassy requirements based on the first three letters of my NVC case number (NHA) were for Naha. Does that mean we will have to have our interview in Naha, Okinawa? I sure hope not, thats a lot further away then Tokyo. :/

Does anyone happen to know?

Thanks,

[ahoka 0]

Hi all,

Now that I have our NVC number I was looking at the requirements for the DS-230 and I-864. I noticed that the embassy requirements based on the first three letters of my NVC case number (NHA) were for Naha. Does that mean we will have to have our interview in Naha, Okinawa? I sure hope not, thats a lot further away then Tokyo. :/

Does anyone happen to know?

Thanks,

Same thing happen to us. Just contact NVC and tell them they are in error. They will reassign you to a new 'TKY' number.

I've been speculating that whoever assigns the number at NVC just picks the first alphabetically for IR/CR-1 so, NHA shows up before TKY?

[Goldtrom 0]

I hate to throw a contrary data point to your speculation... They got my NVC number correct the first time (TKY)...

So, they are not all incompetent... just most of them

-- Rob

Same thing happen to us. Just contact NVC and tell them they are in error. They will reassign you to a new 'TKY' number.

I've been speculating that whoeverio assigns the number at NVC just picks the first alphabetically for IR/CR-1 so, NHA shows up before TKY?

[Justin and Masako 0]

Same thing happen to us. Just contact NVC and tell them they are in error. They will reassign you to a new 'TKY' number.

I've been speculating that whoever assigns the number at NVC just picks the first alphabetically for IR/CR-1 so, NHA shows up before TKY?

Thanks ahoka!

I will give them a call tonight. One thing, do you happen to know if it matters if you already paid the AoS Fee Bill? Does that mean they wouldn't be able to change it or will they just adjust it?

Thanks again,

[kiyomi 0]

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...=125959&hl=

guys ,please give an advice

[ahoka 0]

Thanks ahoka!

I will give them a call tonight. One thing, do you happen to know if it matters if you already paid the AoS Fee Bill? Does that mean they wouldn't be able to change it or will they just adjust it?

Thanks again,

I believe it should be fine, by the time we got the new TKY number we also already paid the AoS Fee Bill under the NHA number too. It took about a month for us from when we informed NVC about the error to when they gave us the new number. During that time we just continued the process as normal under the NHA number.

[Justin and Masako 0]

I believe it should be fine, by the time we got the new TKY number we also already paid the AoS Fee Bill under the NHA number too. It took about a month for us from when we informed NVC about the error to when they gave us the new number. During that time we just continued the process as normal under the NHA number.

I called Monday night and got someone who really didn't want to be one the phone. All I got was a hard time and him stating that I would need to send a letter explaining why I thought they were wrong and maybe they would change it. He also insisted that for my wife to be interviewed in Tokyo she would need to be living in Tokyo. :/ I decided to call back last night, just in case that guy was having a bad day, and I got a much nicer person who said that just by looking at our file he could tell we should be in Tokyo. He said he would submit the request for change to his supervisor and said to call back in a week to make sure it had been updated. He said it could take up to 15 days but lately it was going quicker.

Thanks so much for the advice ahoka!