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攀弥旺
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I'm pleased to update you guys, our visa has been approved! @TaKane @jmcl10

islanderfever
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Sharing my wife’s experience from this past Friday’s interview.    Got there at 9:15am. Appointment was at 9:30am. Was told that she could enter the embassy at 9:25am.    Phone was

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I received interview date email from NVC. My case was DQed in end of April and I had been waiting to get my interview appointment set.   Sharing with you all in case there's others like

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Hello fellow Japanese filers!

I am still filling out paperwork as my fiancee gathers a few more documents and I've run into a question. How did you enter Japanese addresses into your G-325A and I-129F forms? My fiancee is from Tokyo and I am having a hard time fitting the Japanese addresses into the forms. Did you just add a sheet with this information?

Thank you and good luck everyone!!

-Tim

Hello Tim!

I am afraid that I use the full version of Adobe so I was able to adjust the field sizes.

I have heard of others putting this information on a separate sheet of paper. They clearly indicated which section/item the information pertained to.

Good luck!

:dance:

Ah, so it's okay to adjust the form to fit more information? I was wondering about that! I have a full version of adobe, but I've never actually used it. I think it might be easier to just add extra sheets of paper in this case, though with the G-325A it is kind of annoying because it will be create so many extra pages!

The problem I keep running into is with my fiancee's work addresses. The building alone will have a name about forty characters long! Worse yet, Tokyo addresses include sub areas and I don't know how to break them up to follow the pattern forms request. There's no state/province, though Tokyo is listed in a way that is like a state or a province.. gah! :wacko:

I think what I will do is follow the advice of USCIS customer service and write the full address out as I would on mail and put that on an additional sheet. I guess since each of these sheets corresponds to a separate page of the G-325A I would be best off naming them uniquely and then I believe she should sign every one of those pages. I wonder how thoroughly they scrutinize this information!

It feels like they are just looking for any excuse to slow down a petition! :angry:

My life would be so much easier if my fiancee had a scanner and a printer! :whistle:

And I don't even want to look ahead to translations of documents. It's stressful enough just focusing on this moment.

Thank god I am going back to see her for New Years, or I'd be going nuts over this stuff.

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Japan
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Hi Tim,

No need to write apartment, building or mansion's name cuz it really occupies space.

Example: 140-000 Tokyo, Minato -ku, Akasaka 2chome 7banchi 10, Lion's Mansion Akasaka Rm. 1001

Just write: 140-000 Tokyo, Minato-ku, Akasaka 2-7-10 1001

Hope this help..Goodluck.

KayArt

Ah, so it's okay to adjust the form to fit more information? I was wondering about that! I have a full version of adobe, but I've never actually used it. I think it might be easier to just add extra sheets of paper in this case, though with the G-325A it is kind of annoying because it will be create so many extra pages!

The problem I keep running into is with my fiancee's work addresses. The building alone will have a name about forty characters long! Worse yet, Tokyo addresses include sub areas and I don't know how to break them up to follow the pattern forms request. There's no state/province, though Tokyo is listed in a way that is like a state or a province.. gah! :wacko:

I think what I will do is follow the advice of USCIS customer service and write the full address out as I would on mail and put that on an additional sheet. I guess since each of these sheets corresponds to a separate page of the G-325A I would be best off naming them uniquely and then I believe she should sign every one of those pages. I wonder how thoroughly they scrutinize this information!

It feels like they are just looking for any excuse to slow down a petition! :angry:

My life would be so much easier if my fiancee had a scanner and a printer! :whistle:

And I don't even want to look ahead to translations of documents. It's stressful enough just focusing on this moment.

Thank god I am going back to see her for New Years, or I'd be going nuts over this stuff.

USCIS

02-28-2007 I-130 sent to TSC forwarded to CSC

03-06-2007 NOA1

05-24-2007 NOA2

NVC

06-25-2007 DS3032 and AOS Fee Bill generated

07-02-2007 IV Fee Bill and I-864 generated

08-13-2007 DS230 generated

08-30-2007 CASE COMPLETE

12-10-2007 TOKYO INTERVIEW

12-25-2007 US ENTRY (CHICAGO)

01-08-2008 SSN received

02-08-2008 GC received

04-30-2008 NC DL in hand

12-25-2009 GC & NC DL expiration

ROC

10-07-2009 I-751 sent to VSC overnight

10-17-2009 NOA received

11-20-2009 Biometrics sched

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OMEDETOU!!!Banzai!Banzai! :dance::dance:

ヤタ!!!

Sayaka just got packet 3 from the embassy!!!

USCIS

02-28-2007 I-130 sent to TSC forwarded to CSC

03-06-2007 NOA1

05-24-2007 NOA2

NVC

06-25-2007 DS3032 and AOS Fee Bill generated

07-02-2007 IV Fee Bill and I-864 generated

08-13-2007 DS230 generated

08-30-2007 CASE COMPLETE

12-10-2007 TOKYO INTERVIEW

12-25-2007 US ENTRY (CHICAGO)

01-08-2008 SSN received

02-08-2008 GC received

04-30-2008 NC DL in hand

12-25-2009 GC & NC DL expiration

ROC

10-07-2009 I-751 sent to VSC overnight

10-17-2009 NOA received

11-20-2009 Biometrics sched

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Hello Everyone!

Giving everyone an update. Yuibi arrived safely two weeks ago with Visa in hand! We couldn't be happier to finally be reunited after such a long time!

But a word of caution to everyone with your point of entry- as that this happened to us and we are now facing more problems because of immigration. When you enter the USA make SURE that the immigration officer gives you your I-94 back. They did not give ours back at Houston. You need this to get a SSN and apply for Adjustment of Status.

So now another battle begins for us :crying:

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Lifting Conditions

03/30/2010: Petition mailed

04/05/2010: NOA

04/09/2010: NOA received in mail

04/20/2010: Biometrics Appointment

06/22/2010: RFE date

06/30/2010: RFE received

07/16/2010: RFE reply sent

07/19/2010: RFE delivery confirmed

08/05/2010: Card Production Ordered!

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Congratulations!!! I hope he is adjusting well to American life. It is so cold here in Eastern, WA I'm afraid when Sayaka gets here in January that she might freeze to death :blink:

Hello Everyone!

Giving everyone an update. Yuibi arrived safely two weeks ago with Visa in hand! We couldn't be happier to finally be reunited after such a long time!

But a word of caution to everyone with your point of entry- as that this happened to us and we are now facing more problems because of immigration. When you enter the USA make SURE that the immigration officer gives you your I-94 back. They did not give ours back at Houston. You need this to get a SSN and apply for Adjustment of Status.

So now another battle begins for us :crying:

Sometime in April: Mailed I129F to USCIS

5/31/2007 ~ NAO1 (online)

9/6/2007 ~ Touch (used RFE trick)

9/24/2007 ~ NAO2 (online and email)

9/25/2007 ~ Touch

9/27/2007 ~ NAO2 (hardcopy received)

10/22/2007 ~ Case received at NVC

10/24/2007 ~ Case forwarded to Japanese embassy!

11/2/2007 ~ Sayaka receives Packet 3!!!

12/3/2007 ~ Interview and approval

12/5/2007 ~ Visa came in the mail

1/12/2008 ~ Sayaka's flight arrives in the US!!!

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Hello all Japan filers,

I wanted to say hi and to tell you that I got the approval (NOA2) on Nov. 19.

I noticed it when I checked the website because my fience and I didn't get

the email notification from USCIS.

I called him soon and we are so happy. I hope the rest of the process will be done soon.

I hope all Japan filers can get the visa soon.

Miki

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............. :whistle:

Sometimes I wish my wife was Nihon instead of Vietnamese.......(I like Japanese Food better..and Japanese is EASIER TO SPEAK than vietnamese)

My ex wife was 1/4 Japanese....her grandma could COOK!!!

GARY va YEN

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***USA*** AND VIETNAM

Link to our webpage: Click HERE

A short timeline:

October 2003, Introduced to YEN by her cousin whom I work with. We like each other etc etc etc..and so on

February 3, 2004, I go to Vietnam to meet her. Things go well so on

February 9, 2004, we get engaged and have the big ceremony and then on

February 14, 2004, I get back on the plane and come home. By about the middle of May I have everything ready to send in to USCIS for the I-29 and on

May 18, 2004 the Nebraska service center recieves the petition. And on

August 28, 2004 I recieve approval notice from NSC. On

October 18, 2004, Yen recieves Packet 3, fills it out, turns it in and on

December 13, 2004 Yen recieves Packet 4, she takes care of it, does the medical etc etc and the interview is scheduled for

January 4, 2005. Yen arrives for her interview and FAILS! So I call and find out what went wrong and they require additional evidence including a 5 minute video of me speaking vietnamese, a tax document that was already in the file, and some letters from me about how and when we met, when and where the engagement was, things we have in common and how our relationship progressed. So on

February 25, 2005 I go back to Vietnam to visit my em oi and on

March 2, 2005 she and I go to the consulate to give them the Video etc. They tell us to expect to wait another 2-6 months. I decide on

March 10, 2005 to give the consulate copies of my airplane tickets, visa and ticket stubs for Yen and I's trip to Phu Quoc. Unexpectedly on

March 23, I get an email from the consulate telling me that our case is APPROVED! So on or about

April 25, 2005 Yen arrives in Kansas City, MO, USA!

Now going through the rest of the process here.

LIFE IS GOOD!

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As of Yesterday Sayaka was approved at the embassy for her K1 Visa. They said she should be getting it in the mail in 1 week!!!!

Sometime in April: Mailed I129F to USCIS

5/31/2007 ~ NAO1 (online)

9/6/2007 ~ Touch (used RFE trick)

9/24/2007 ~ NAO2 (online and email)

9/25/2007 ~ Touch

9/27/2007 ~ NAO2 (hardcopy received)

10/22/2007 ~ Case received at NVC

10/24/2007 ~ Case forwarded to Japanese embassy!

11/2/2007 ~ Sayaka receives Packet 3!!!

12/3/2007 ~ Interview and approval

12/5/2007 ~ Visa came in the mail

1/12/2008 ~ Sayaka's flight arrives in the US!!!

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As of Yesterday Sayaka was approved at the embassy for her K1 Visa. They said she should be getting it in the mail in 1 week!!!!

Congrats to both of you!

I'm starting to see other Japanese-July filers starting to get their NOA2, so I'm starting to get anxious. :clock:

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2007-06-20 - Engaged

2007-07-23 - I-129F mailed to NSC

2007-08-04 - Check cashed

2007-08-06 - NOA1 received

2007-12-04 - Approved! NOA2 Sent!

2007-12-05 - Touched

2007-12-10 - NOA2 hard-copy received

2008-01-09 - Case sent to Tokyo embassy

2008-01-17 - Packet 3 received

2008-01-18 - DS-230 (part 1) sent to embassy

2008-01-23 - Packet 4 Received

2008-02-25 - K-1 interview - Approved!

2008-02-28 - Visa in hand!

2008-03-26 - She arrives in the States

2008-04-04 - Marriage

2008-04-30 - AoS mailed to Chicago

2008-05-09 - NOA for AoS and EAD received

2008-05-28 - Biometrics appt. for AoS and EAD

2008-06-11 - AoS transferred to CSC

2008-07-10 - EAD approved!

2008-07-14 - EAD received

2008-07-17 - AoS approved!

2008-07-26 - AoS received

2009-11-08 - Baby boy is born!

2010-04-17 - I-751 mailed to CCS

2010-04-22 - NOA received

2010-06-02 - Biometrics appt.

2010-07-26 - Lifting of conditions approved!

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Hello all Japan filers,

I wanted to say hi and to tell you that I got the approval (NOA2) on Nov. 19.

I noticed it when I checked the website because my fience and I didn't get

the email notification from USCIS.

I called him soon and we are so happy. I hope the rest of the process will be done soon.

I hope all Japan filers can get the visa soon.

Miki

Have you guys gotten your hard copy yet? We were approved on the website on the same day, Nov. 19th, but so far no e-mail and no letter.... :crying:

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Ah, my case has been touched, first time in 4 months and 2 days... I'm hoping for the best! :whistle:

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2007-06-20 - Engaged

2007-07-23 - I-129F mailed to NSC

2007-08-04 - Check cashed

2007-08-06 - NOA1 received

2007-12-04 - Approved! NOA2 Sent!

2007-12-05 - Touched

2007-12-10 - NOA2 hard-copy received

2008-01-09 - Case sent to Tokyo embassy

2008-01-17 - Packet 3 received

2008-01-18 - DS-230 (part 1) sent to embassy

2008-01-23 - Packet 4 Received

2008-02-25 - K-1 interview - Approved!

2008-02-28 - Visa in hand!

2008-03-26 - She arrives in the States

2008-04-04 - Marriage

2008-04-30 - AoS mailed to Chicago

2008-05-09 - NOA for AoS and EAD received

2008-05-28 - Biometrics appt. for AoS and EAD

2008-06-11 - AoS transferred to CSC

2008-07-10 - EAD approved!

2008-07-14 - EAD received

2008-07-17 - AoS approved!

2008-07-26 - AoS received

2009-11-08 - Baby boy is born!

2010-04-17 - I-751 mailed to CCS

2010-04-22 - NOA received

2010-06-02 - Biometrics appt.

2010-07-26 - Lifting of conditions approved!

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Ah, my case has been touched, first time in 4 months and 2 days... I'm hoping for the best! :whistle:

Oh, a few minutes after I posted this, I got a confirmation email for the USCIS...

This wasn't just some touch, they sent out my NOA2! WOOO HOOOO!

Man, NOA1 to NOA2 has to be the worst part of the process... waiting and waiting while being separated. But, it's moving forward now. My day is full of awesome today.

ourflags.jpg

2007-06-20 - Engaged

2007-07-23 - I-129F mailed to NSC

2007-08-04 - Check cashed

2007-08-06 - NOA1 received

2007-12-04 - Approved! NOA2 Sent!

2007-12-05 - Touched

2007-12-10 - NOA2 hard-copy received

2008-01-09 - Case sent to Tokyo embassy

2008-01-17 - Packet 3 received

2008-01-18 - DS-230 (part 1) sent to embassy

2008-01-23 - Packet 4 Received

2008-02-25 - K-1 interview - Approved!

2008-02-28 - Visa in hand!

2008-03-26 - She arrives in the States

2008-04-04 - Marriage

2008-04-30 - AoS mailed to Chicago

2008-05-09 - NOA for AoS and EAD received

2008-05-28 - Biometrics appt. for AoS and EAD

2008-06-11 - AoS transferred to CSC

2008-07-10 - EAD approved!

2008-07-14 - EAD received

2008-07-17 - AoS approved!

2008-07-26 - AoS received

2009-11-08 - Baby boy is born!

2010-04-17 - I-751 mailed to CCS

2010-04-22 - NOA received

2010-06-02 - Biometrics appt.

2010-07-26 - Lifting of conditions approved!

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Ah, my case has been touched, first time in 4 months and 2 days... I'm hoping for the best! :whistle:

Oh, a few minutes after I posted this, I got a confirmation email for the USCIS...

This wasn't just some touch, they sent out my NOA2! WOOO HOOOO!

Man, NOA1 to NOA2 has to be the worst part of the process... waiting and waiting while being separated. But, it's moving forward now. My day is full of awesome today.

Congratulations!!! :thumbs:

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Ah, my case has been touched, first time in 4 months and 2 days... I'm hoping for the best! :whistle:

Oh, a few minutes after I posted this, I got a confirmation email for the USCIS...

This wasn't just some touch, they sent out my NOA2! WOOO HOOOO!

Man, NOA1 to NOA2 has to be the worst part of the process... waiting and waiting while being separated. But, it's moving forward now. My day is full of awesome today.

get ready for things to move faster from here. Have your fiance start getting her stuff together because the Japanese embassy is FAST!

Sometime in April: Mailed I129F to USCIS

5/31/2007 ~ NAO1 (online)

9/6/2007 ~ Touch (used RFE trick)

9/24/2007 ~ NAO2 (online and email)

9/25/2007 ~ Touch

9/27/2007 ~ NAO2 (hardcopy received)

10/22/2007 ~ Case received at NVC

10/24/2007 ~ Case forwarded to Japanese embassy!

11/2/2007 ~ Sayaka receives Packet 3!!!

12/3/2007 ~ Interview and approval

12/5/2007 ~ Visa came in the mail

1/12/2008 ~ Sayaka's flight arrives in the US!!!

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