All Japan Filers

[Justin and Masako 0]

どうも、どうも！

I've got some good old mushy romantic stuff planned. Horse-drawn sleigh ride for two in the hills of southern Vermont next week, and I'm gonna rent a little Cessna and fly us out along the coast, maybe to Block Island, RI for lunch or something when the weather is good. Haven't flown a plane a few months, don't wanna pull a JFK Jr. in those same waters...

Just kicking text messages back and forth with her now, her family drove her to Narita. They got there early, so they're gonna hit up an onsen before her flight in about 5 hours.

I'm f*cking amped, brother!

Cool! I hope the weather cooperates!

We've been loosing snow for two days now and in many areas the ground is clear. I hope the sleigh ride goes well!

[Uncle Wally 2]

She's here.

With a visa.

[Justin and Masako 0]

She's here.

With a visa.

Sweet!

I hope her entry went well and I hope you are both having a wonderful time together!

Enjoy yourselves and each other!

[YOUTOO 2]

She's here.

With a visa.

I am not looking into this forum as much as I used to when we were waiting for action. So I just noticed

your positive posts and let me take this moment and congratulate you on hitting the home run. I am not

certified in flying the Cessna, but if we can grab a 727, I'll fly you down the coast anywhere you want,

[Uncle Wally 2]

Cheers, everybody. B)

There's been some talk here as of late about homesickness.

My wife has only been here with a permanent visa for a few days, but she was here on a tourist visa for most of last summer, and it was her first time outside of Japan. Early on, I found a way to head off homesickness: I set aside a designated time each night to sit down together and watch Japanese news online. If your spouse is homesick, or even if not, I suggest giving it a try. It will be much appreciated.

This website has a bunch of Japanese news channels: http://wwitv.com/portal.htm?http://wwitv.c...annels/2099.htm

{after a couple of edits to this post, I still can't figure it out- Anyway, start by clicking on the "Japan" link on the left to see all the options [there are many options]}

I suggest the "FNN" (Fuji News Network) link near the top, the most inclusive. Just click on the bandwidth (in FNN's case, click on the "325K"), and when the next screen pops up, click on the "325K" again to watch it. Then, right-click and 'zoom' to 200% (or whatever is the biggest screen size you can get).

To tell you the truth, I couldn't give a rat's a$$ about Japanese news. But my my wife sure seems to appreciate me sitting down to watch it with her each night. While watching, my mind is often on humping the newscaster or the hops content of the beer I'm drinking, but she seems happy that I make the effort. Give it a try.

Edited February 17, 2009 by Uncle Wally

[Melrose Plant 1]

Cheers, everybody. B)

There's been some talk here as of late about homesickness.

My wife has only been here with a permanent visa for a few days, but she was here on a tourist visa for most of last summer, and it was her first time outside of Japan. Early on, I found a way to head off homesickness: I set aside a designated time each night to sit down together and watch Japanese news online. If your spouse is homesick, or even if not, I suggest giving it a try. It will be much appreciated.

This website has a bunch of Japanese news channels: http://wwitv.com/portal.htm?http://wwitv.c...annels/2099.htm

{after a couple of edits to this post, I still can't figure it out- Anyway, start by clicking on the "Japan" link on the left to see all the options [there are many options]}

I suggest the "FNN" (Fuji News Network) link near the top, the most inclusive. Just click on the bandwidth (in FNN's case, click on the "325K"), and when the next screen pops up, click on the "325K" again to watch it. Then, right-click and 'zoom' to 200% (or whatever is the biggest screen size you can get).

To tell you the truth, I couldn't give a rat's a$$ about Japanese news. But my my wife sure seems to appreciate me sitting down to watch it with her each night. While watching, my mind is often on humping the newscaster or the hops content of the beer I'm drinking, but she seems happy that I make the effort. Give it a try.

Yeah, that's something we definitely run into regardless of country. Our saving grace here has been Skype and almost daily yakking with family back in Hanoi.

Uncle Wally, she's lucky to have you, and I sincerely mean that. On the other hand, I can see it wouldn't hurt for me to give a nod to the Man Upstairs every once in a while, and ask that she be given the patience to live with you. Have fun watchin' the very beeyoootiful newscasters!

[Moto-zutto 0]

if your case becomes abandoned, what heppens? we need to wait for a letter telling her to leave? or she needs to just leave on her own?

[stangguy 0]

I have a couple of question for those Japan filers that have allready been through the process. The Department of State website says that Japanese Police certificates are in a sealed envelope and if opened is not valid. How do you then make the copies of it that the NVC and embassy want? Also, how do you translate it like the Tokyo embassy site says they want done to all documents not in English?

[Uncle Wally 2]

I have a couple of question for those Japan filers that have allready been through the process. The Department of State website says that Japanese Police certificates are in a sealed envelope and if opened is not valid. How do you then make the copies of it that the NVC and embassy want? Also, how do you translate it like the Tokyo embassy site says they want done to all documents not in English?

She just needs one. The NVC will forward their copy on to the Embassy.

The police certificate should come translated as a standard. Even the police department in my wife's backwater little prefecture in northern Honshu issued her a bilingual police certificate when she told them what it was for.

[Johnny & Yumi 0]

I have a couple of question for those Japan filers that have allready been through the process. The Department of State website says that Japanese Police certificates are in a sealed envelope and if opened is not valid. How do you then make the copies of it that the NVC and embassy want? Also, how do you translate it like the Tokyo embassy site says they want done to all documents not in English?

She just needs one. The NVC will forward their copy on to the Embassy.

The police certificate should come translated as a standard. Even the police department in my wife's backwater little prefecture in northern Honshu issued her a bilingual police certificate when she told them what it was for.

Wow, I just thought of the same question today and found it within minutes on this site! Thanks! I think I'll stick around here for awhile.

[stangguy 0]

She just needs one. The NVC will forward their copy on to the Embassy.

The police certificate should come translated as a standard. Even the police department in my wife's backwater little prefecture in northern Honshu issued her a bilingual police certificate when she told them what it was for.

Thanks that is pretty much what I thought but with these things you never know.

[bikozu 0]

hajimemashite Japan filers!

I met my girl on a language exchange chatroom last July, she came over and we stayed together from mid-November to early January.

Anyway, I finished my I-129F today and will send it out tomorrow. I'm relieved to finally finish putting all those forms together. I triple-checked everything, added tons of evidence, put post-it notes on everything... It was going really slowly, just doing it when I had free time. So last night I started working on it at 11pm and worked until 7am. I spent another couple hours this afternoon finishing it up and now I just have to take it to the post office!

I hope my petition gets through quickly!!

-Eric

[Justin and Masako 0]

hajimemashite Japan filers!

I met my girl on a language exchange chatroom last July, she came over and we stayed together from mid-November to early January.

Anyway, I finished my I-129F today and will send it out tomorrow. I'm relieved to finally finish putting all those forms together. I triple-checked everything, added tons of evidence, put post-it notes on everything... It was going really slowly, just doing it when I had free time. So last night I started working on it at 11pm and worked until 7am. I spent another couple hours this afternoon finishing it up and now I just have to take it to the post office!

I hope my petition gets through quickly!!

-Eric

Good luck!

I hope that you have a smooth process!

[bikozu 0]

hajimemashite Japan filers!

I met my girl on a language exchange chatroom last July, she came over and we stayed together from mid-November to early January.

Anyway, I finished my I-129F today and will send it out tomorrow. I'm relieved to finally finish putting all those forms together. I triple-checked everything, added tons of evidence, put post-it notes on everything... It was going really slowly, just doing it when I had free time. So last night I started working on it at 11pm and worked until 7am. I spent another couple hours this afternoon finishing it up and now I just have to take it to the post office!

I hope my petition gets through quickly!!

-Eric

Good luck!

I hope that you have a smooth process!

Thanks! I went to the post office about an hour ago, now comes the waiting game, eh?

[bikozu 0]

My package FINALLY gets taken to CSC and...

We attempted to deliver your item at 4:57 PM on March 15, 2009 and a notice was left.

ATTEMPTED?? Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr