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[TaKane 53]

9 minutes ago, JGG5 said:

Wife just got a call from the embassy. Said they were cleaning tomorrow (Thursday). They rescheduled her for Friday. Said she would get an email tomorrow. Really sketchy call though.

Must be some kind of disinfection. We were told we may have to be rescheduled to next week or so.....kind of weird...and like you said the call was kind of sketchy. 

[JGG5 39]

Just now, TaKane said:

Must be some kind of disinfection. We were told we may have to be rescheduled to next week or so.....kind of weird...and like you said the call was kind of sketchy. 

The caller asked my wife if we already had travel tickets but my wife explained that we were approved for expedite. So the caller said she will get her in on Friday. Said she would send an updated email with interview date and time tomorrow. Said cleaning was taking place on Thursday. Caller wouldn't say her name. Call came in around 8pm JST. I haven't seen or heard anything from the embassy. Not very professional if you ask me. 

[TaKane 53]

5 minutes ago, JGG5 said:

The caller asked my wife if we already had travel tickets but my wife explained that we were approved for expedite. So the caller said she will get her in on Friday. Said she would send an updated email with interview date and time tomorrow. Said cleaning was taking place on Thursday. Caller wouldn't say her name. Call came in around 8pm JST. I haven't seen or heard anything from the embassy. Not very professional if you ask me. 

 

Seems very unorganized calling people the night before the appointment next day. 

At least for you guys, the bright side is you will be interviewing Friday 👍 good luck. Keep us posted.

[JGG5 39]

42 minutes ago, TaKane said:

Seems very unorganized calling people the night before the appointment next day. 

At least for you guys, the bright side is you will be interviewing Friday 👍 good luck. Keep us posted.

Extremely unorganized and far from my experiences with Japanese business culture. 

 

We'll know more Thursday. Once we get confirmation from the embassy I will post up on VJ.

 

Assuming something happened to cause the sudden cancellation. Perhaps a case of Corona? I would think cleaning was more of a weekend task. 

[CMT 45]

7 hours ago, Jason567 said:

Thanks for this info! K1 here, still waiting for NOA2.

 

What's the name of the FB group chat?

it's a messenger chat so you'd have to look me up and send me a message so I can add you  - Camila Miyasaki

 

some of us are also in a FB group called "Resume K1 Visas"

[TaKane 53]

38 minutes ago, JGG5 said:

Extremely unorganized and far from my experiences with Japanese business culture. 

 

We'll know more Thursday. Once we get confirmation from the embassy I will post up on VJ.

 

Assuming something happened to cause the sudden cancellation. Perhaps a case of Corona? I would think cleaning was more of a weekend task. 

Thanks @JGG5

 

[JGG5 39]

8 hours ago, TaKane said:

Thanks @JGG5

 

Embassy just sent the email and rescheduled as they said they would. 

 

"Thank you for accepting new immigrant visa interview appointment date/time.

As we explained over the phone, due to unforeseen circumstances, we had to ask you to come in at different date/time. 

 

Please find the new appointment notice below.  If you are unable to come in at the specified time, please let us know by replying to this email.

 

We are sorry for inconvenience this may/may have caused you but we truly appreciate your cooperation.

 

Immigrant Visa Section

U.S. Embassy Tokyo"

 

must have been a case of Corona.

[TaKane 53]

53 minutes ago, JGG5 said:

Embassy just sent the email and rescheduled as they said they would. 

 

"Thank you for accepting new immigrant visa interview appointment date/time.

As we explained over the phone, due to unforeseen circumstances, we had to ask you to come in at different date/time. 

 

Please find the new appointment notice below.  If you are unable to come in at the specified time, please let us know by replying to this email.

 

We are sorry for inconvenience this may/may have caused you but we truly appreciate your cooperation.

 

Immigrant Visa Section

U.S. Embassy Tokyo"

 

must have been a case of Corona.

Awesome!

 

We are still waiting.......

[jmcl10 5]

3 hours ago, TaKane said:

Awesome!

 

We are still waiting.......

ohhhh so interview day is moved to tomorrow’s date? could be exposure to someone with corona. Atleast it was rescheduled asap.

Good luck on the interview. Mine will be a week from now.

[Jason567 10]

15 hours ago, CMT said:

it's a messenger chat so you'd have to look me up and send me a message so I can add you  - Camila Miyasaki

 

some of us are also in a FB group called "Resume K1 Visas"

Thanks! I'll send you a message.

[JGG5 39]

On 8/13/2020 at 7:39 AM, TaKane said:

Awesome!

 

We are still waiting.......

Quick heads up. Wife was rejected under Section 221 (g) for noncompliance with the INA's requirements:

"PCS orders indicating transfer to US or letter from company confirming position in JPN"

 

Embassy kept my wife's passport and said once I sent in a company letter indication transition back to the US she would be approved. 

 

I was in Japan under SOFA on a Letter of Authorization (LOA) as a MDA government contractor. We don't receive PCS orders. So, I sent the embassy my most recent LOA (confirming position in Japan) and a copy of my signed offer letter (confirming my transition to the US) for my current position. Apparently another lady there was having a similar problem. 

 

If your spouse has an upcoming interview please be sure to include any documents you have indicating either a transition to the US or employment in Japan. Just in case. 

[islanderfever 14]

Wife’s visa was APPROVED! There were about 10 appointments today in Tokyo. She said she had I nice experience at the embassy and an easygoing interview. I’ll update later on her whole process when she gets back from Tokyo. 

[TaKane 53]

 

3 hours ago, JGG5 said:

Quick heads up. Wife was rejected under Section 221 (g) for noncompliance with the INA's requirements:

"PCS orders indicating transfer to US or letter from company confirming position in JPN"

 

Embassy kept my wife's passport and said once I sent in a company letter indication transition back to the US she would be approved. 

 

I was in Japan under SOFA on a Letter of Authorization (LOA) as a MDA government contractor. We don't receive PCS orders. So, I sent the embassy my most recent LOA (confirming position in Japan) and a copy of my signed offer letter (confirming my transition to the US) for my current position. Apparently another lady there was having a similar problem. 

 

If your spouse has an upcoming interview please be sure to include any documents you have indicating either a transition to the US or employment in Japan. Just in case. 

I am sorry to hear about situation, but it seems it is fixable by providing documents per their request. Your wife's visa should be approved soon. 

 

Thanks for the heads-up though. Very helpful. We will prepare proper document just in case.

 

Edited August 14, 2020 by TaKane

[TaKane 53]

44 minutes ago, islanderfever said:

Wife’s visa was APPROVED! There were about 10 appointments today in Tokyo. She said she had I nice experience at the embassy and an easygoing interview. I’ll update later on her whole process when she gets back from Tokyo. 

Congrats!!!! Do share your experience and details of the interview. We could use some pointers. 

[JGG5 39]

5 hours ago, TaKane said:

 

I am sorry to hear about situation, but it seems it is fixable by providing documents per their request. Your wife's visa should be approved soon. 

 

Thanks for the heads-up though. Very helpful. We will prepare proper document just in case.

 

Minor update. Immediately after the interview the CEAC visa status showed us as "refused" but later last night after I sent the requested documents our status had changed to "adminstrative processing". 

 

No immediate response from the embassy. Only the change in status.