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[Justin and Masako 0]

I have a question

- What does my wife need from the NVC in order to get the Police documents? She told she tried to go once to the one in Tokyo but they said she needs something from the NVC.

When you find out please let me know, we have the same problem. She went to get hers from Yuzaki (in Nara) and they also said she needed an official document requesting them.

We did our own translations and then got them notarized because of these instructions:

http://travel.state.gov/pdf/pk3_supplement...L-0001-0711.pdf

Thanks ahoka. I had read that before but when I asked they said it wasn't necessary. I suppose better to follow those instructions though. Too bad its so expensive for a notarization in Japan. It was $40 USD per document the last time she did it. Though it is also not required to translate them as they are in Japanese and the Embassy is in Japan. Though they do note that it will speed up the process.

[ahoka 0]

I have a question

- What does my wife need from the NVC in order to get the Police documents? She told she tried to go once to the one in Tokyo but they said she needs something from the NVC.

When you find out please let me know, we have the same problem. She went to get hers from Yuzaki (in Nara) and they also said she needed an official document requesting them.

We did our own translations and then got them notarized because of these instructions:

http://travel.state.gov/pdf/pk3_supplement...L-0001-0711.pdf

Thanks ahoka. I had read that before but when I asked they said it wasn't necessary. I suppose better to follow those instructions though. Too bad its so expensive for a notarization in Japan. It was $40 USD per document the last time she did it. Though it is also not required to translate them as they are in Japanese and the Embassy is in Japan. Though they do note that it will speed up the process.

there have been japan filers who were able to get the police certificate with a copy of the NOA2, like myself, but maybe it varies from place to place? have you tried that?

as for the translations, yeah, at first we were all set to go with our own translations then we decided to play it safe and just get it notarized anyway....its only...money?

[Justin and Masako 0]

there have been japan filers who were able to get the police certificate with a copy of the NOA2, like myself, but maybe it varies from place to place? have you tried that?

as for the translations, yeah, at first we were all set to go with our own translations then we decided to play it safe and just get it notarized anyway....its only...money?

We were able to get ours with our NOA 2! We weren't sure we could be we were able to after all. We are just going with our own translations as my wife refuses to spend so much money on getting it notarized. Along the same lines, the Police Certificate comes sealed. I am guessing we can't open it to translate it anyway. Also we can't provide a copy of it if its sealed. Should we just send the sealed Police Cert or do we open it to translate and copy it?

Thanks for the info ahoka!

[ahoka 0]

there have been japan filers who were able to get the police certificate with a copy of the NOA2, like myself, but maybe it varies from place to place? have you tried that?

as for the translations, yeah, at first we were all set to go with our own translations then we decided to play it safe and just get it notarized anyway....its only...money?

We were able to get ours with our NOA 2! We weren't sure we could be we were able to after all. We are just going with our own translations as my wife refuses to spend so much money on getting it notarized. Along the same lines, the Police Certificate comes sealed. I am guessing we can't open it to translate it anyway. Also we can't provide a copy of it if its sealed. Should we just send the sealed Police Cert or do we open it to translate and copy it?

Thanks for the info ahoka!

from the tokyo embassy website: http://japan.usembassy.gov/e/visa/tvisa-ivpolice.html

The important line being this.

"Note: Japanese Police Certificates are sealed. If the seal is broken, the certificate is no longer valid. Do not open the certificate prior to submission to the Embassy/Consulate."

I sent the original sealed police certificate to NVC with my DS230. So far, everything seems ok. I'm really hoping nothing gets lost when they forward to the embassy. It was my understanding that the police certificate includes an english translation...but i can't remember where i read that information from.

[Justin and Masako 0]

from the tokyo embassy website: http://japan.usembassy.gov/e/visa/tvisa-ivpolice.html

The important line being this.

"Note: Japanese Police Certificates are sealed. If the seal is broken, the certificate is no longer valid. Do not open the certificate prior to submission to the Embassy/Consulate."

I sent the original sealed police certificate to NVC with my DS230. So far, everything seems ok. I'm really hoping nothing gets lost when they forward to the embassy. It was my understanding that the police certificate includes an english translation...but i can't remember where i read that information from.

Ahh, ok. I hadn't read that. Thanks for the reply ahoka and its good to know you haven't hit any snags yet!

[sarudoshi 0]

Just wanna share the good news that my case has been completed at NVC on June 12, 2008 . Hoping to get Interview date soon

Thanks to all who shared information and goodluck to all still waiting.

Sarudoshi

[Justin and Masako 0]

Just wanna share the good news that my case has been completed at NVC on June 12, 2008 . Hoping to get Interview date soon

Thanks to all who shared information and goodluck to all still waiting.

Sarudoshi

Thats great news sarudoshi! Congratulations!

I hope you can have your interview soon!

[dbzman 0]

I am sorry that it has been so long since I posted on the site but I had some rough luck in April and I am just now getting back on track.

I had to have a pace maker in April; about the same time that my wife finally arrived in America from Japan. It was a total surprise for her!

In a previous post I promised to tell about our moving service after my wife’s items arrived in the US. They finally arrived a few weeks back and everything was in great shape. No container damage anywhere.

I am unsure what she paid but I can find out if anyone is interested.

Good luck everyone!

[YOUTOO 2]

I have a question

- What does my wife need from the NVC in order to get the Police documents? She told she tried to go once to the one in Tokyo but they said she needs something from the NVC.

I just found this thread. If it's no answered yet, all you need is the NVC case number. We did it

for my wife a couple of weeks ago, no problem. Present your case number to the police department,

they dot it down and away you go to pick up the envelope within 14 days. Good Luck.

[YOUTOO 2]

Our case was completed at NVC on June 10. I called and the recording says to wait 8 weeks. I certainly

hope this will not be the case. Looking at our Indian friends, I see they got scheduled within 4-7 after

case was complete. I see a some couples here with a similar completion date, let's keep posting updates.

[sarudoshi 0]

Thanks Justin and Masako,

I will post once I got my interview date.

Your case is close to completion too! Goodluck

Just wanna share the good news that my case has been completed at NVC on June 12, 2008 . Hoping to get Interview date soon

Thanks to all who shared information and goodluck to all still waiting.

Sarudoshi

Thats great news sarudoshi! Congratulations!

I hope you can have your interview soon!

[Daveyamf79 0]

My babe got her learner's permit for driving today. In Arkansas you don't need a social security number to get a license. Anyway, we went to one DMV and she made a 64% on the test. We reviewed the questions she could remember and then drove to another testing location and this time she made an 80% which is the min passing score. Lucky!

I'm teaching her to drive everyday for about one hour. I have a manual transmission Honda Accord, so the learning is a bit challenging. After 30 days we can go back to get her examined by a policeman on the practical test. I don't know how it will work with her I-94 being expired, but hopefully by that time she will have EAD or greencard...otherwise, I doubt they will issue a license. But...the expiration date of the learner's permit goes way past her I-94 expiration date, so you never know. It seems in Arkansas they're pretty relaxed about the driver license, unlike Texas or Indiana.

[sarudoshi 0]

Our case was completed two days after yours. Just called NVC today, interview date is on August 25th 2008.

Goodluck...

Our case was completed at NVC on June 10. I called and the recording says to wait 8 weeks. I certainly

hope this will not be the case. Looking at our Indian friends, I see they got scheduled within 4-7 after

case was complete. I see a some couples here with a similar completion date, let's keep posting updates.

[Justin and Masako 0]

I hope they all aren't two months after for the interview. :/

I will be sending in our DS-230 in a couple of days and we were hoping for an interview date in August but from your timeline that doesn't look very likely.

Our case was completed two days after yours. Just called NVC today, interview date is on August 25th 2008.

Goodluck...

[JasonTrue 0]

Our case was completed on June 19, and the interview scheduled for August 18. They said mail confirming the details will come within 10-15 days.

The two month delay is pretty consistent with timelines on VJ, though it I seem to recall it once being closer to 45 days.

I hope they all aren't two months after for the interview. :/

I will be sending in our DS-230 in a couple of days and we were hoping for an interview date in August but from your timeline that doesn't look very likely.

Our case was completed two days after yours. Just called NVC today, interview date is on August 25th 2008.

Goodluck...