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[Johnny & Yumi 0]

Hi everyone,

I have two I-134 question related to the K-1 visa.

The first question pertains to item #7 on the form in regards to income. Does a letter of employment suffice for what the US Embassy at Tokyo wants or it's also a good idea to include the bank statements?

The second question pertains to item #11 which has:

The recommendation that I have seen on the forums say to just leave both check boxes blank and write:

N/A (K1 visa process for permanent residence)

I've seen some other posts disagree with that and at this point I'm honestly not really sure since it's a bit vague. Does anyone remember what they filled in? Thank you.

honbako-san,

For the I-134, I didn't check the boxes, and I put down "N/A (K1 visa process for permanent residence) for #11. No problems.

A letter of employment is good, but also take your bank statements (what accounts you have, how much, etc...)". They want to see that you have money to take care of yourself and your SO. I even took my pay stubs for the past 3 months, and tax account transcripts for the past 3 years with me just in case. It's better to have a too much than too few...

[honbako 1]

honbako-san,

For the I-134, I didn't check the boxes, and I put down "N/A (K1 visa process for permanent residence) for #11. No problems.

A letter of employment is good, but also take your bank statements (what accounts you have, how much, etc...)". They want to see that you have money to take care of yourself and your SO. I even took my pay stubs for the past 3 months, and tax account transcripts for the past 3 years with me just in case. It's better to have a too much than too few...

Thank you so much for taking the time to write and share your experience. I definitely agree that having too much is better than too few, so I requested the bank statements as well (I already have the tax transcripts). All that's left is the letter of employment from my employer which I should probably be able to obtain this week. また、本当にありがとうございました。m(_ _)m

[tokyo.lovers 6]

we did I-130 so i am not sure about k1.

with AOS we just had my tax returns, my joint sponsor's tax returns, letter of employment, paystubs, and joint sponsor's paystubs.

that turned out to be fine.

[honbako 1]

we did I-130 so i am not sure about k1.

with AOS we just had my tax returns, my joint sponsor's tax returns, letter of employment, paystubs, and joint sponsor's paystubs.

that turned out to be fine.

Thank you for the information. I'm going to submit my tax returns, letter of employment, and paystubs. I'm sure glad we got the bulk of this stuff done while waiting on the NOA2. Work has become terribly busy and I would have been stretched to my limits physically if I had any more things to juggle!

[tokyo.lovers 6]

tokyo is not as hard as some countries too!

you should be okay with that information!!

[Daveyamf79 0]

Finally got the 10 year green card today and we're finally done with USCIS for a long time! It took only a little less than 3 years from filing for the K-1 to receiving the unconditional green card. I am happy to say that we had zero problems in the entire process. I am glad to have found this web site because it takes a lot of the guess work out of the waiting time. Sayonara and ganbatte everyone!

Edited July 24, 2010 by Daveyamf79

[tokyo.lovers 6]

congrats!!!

we gotta wait a long time to get that far!!

congrats!!!

we gotta wait a long time to get that far!!

[osaka2nj 0]

Hi everyone, not sure if this the right forum but here goes. My gf is aiming to come over from Japan to the US on a K-1 visa. We received the NOA2 on 8/2 and she's at the point where she's almost ready to schedule an interview at the embassy in Japan. However her 1-year stay in Canada is still requiring her to get a Canadian police certificate according to the checklist. Unfortunately we didn't plan ahead for this, and now we're not sure we can get this in time, as I've read of a 120 day processing time for applicants outside of Canada looking to get this certificate. The standard way is for her to get fingerprints done in Japan, then to send the prints and her request to some office in Canada. I was hoping to see if anyone out there has had to deal with this problem and whether they found a way to either get this done quicker than the 120 day turnaround time (outside of getting on a plane and doing it in person in Canada) or whether it's possible to work around getting it done at all. I'm really open to suggestions and appreciate any advice anyone can give. This site has helped me a lot up until now, so I was just hoping someone out there might have any experience with this too. Thank you everyone for all the past help as well as anything anyone can provide here.

[Ling Ling 22]

Hi everyone, not sure if this the right forum but here goes. My gf is aiming to come over from Japan to the US on a K-1 visa. We received the NOA2 on 8/2 and she's at the point where she's almost ready to schedule an interview at the embassy in Japan. However her 1-year stay in Canada is still requiring her to get a Canadian police certificate according to the checklist. Unfortunately we didn't plan ahead for this, and now we're not sure we can get this in time, as I've read of a 120 day processing time for applicants outside of Canada looking to get this certificate. The standard way is for her to get fingerprints done in Japan, then to send the prints and her request to some office in Canada. I was hoping to see if anyone out there has had to deal with this problem and whether they found a way to either get this done quicker than the 120 day turnaround time (outside of getting on a plane and doing it in person in Canada) or whether it's possible to work around getting it done at all. I'm really open to suggestions and appreciate any advice anyone can give. This site has helped me a lot up until now, so I was just hoping someone out there might have any experience with this too. Thank you everyone for all the past help as well as anything anyone can provide here.

I've heard of people using a proxy to get their PC going. I'd check to see if they allow for a proxy (with the proper affidavit from the requestor/beneficiary) to obtain the PC.

Hope you can get it soon.

[tokyo.lovers 6]

have you tried contacting the embassy in canada to ask about it?

[honbako 1]

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to say "Thank you!" for all the help and advice. My fiancee had gone for her K-1 interview and was approved! Thank you again!

[tokyo.lovers 6]

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to say "Thank you!" for all the help and advice. My fiancee had gone for her K-1 interview and was approved! Thank you again!

congrats!!!

you will be rejoined soon!!

[redglasses 1]

Hi everyone, not sure if this the right forum but here goes. My gf is aiming to come over from Japan to the US on a K-1 visa. We received the NOA2 on 8/2 and she's at the point where she's almost ready to schedule an interview at the embassy in Japan. However her 1-year stay in Canada is still requiring her to get a Canadian police certificate according to the checklist. Unfortunately we didn't plan ahead for this, and now we're not sure we can get this in time, as I've read of a 120 day processing time for applicants outside of Canada looking to get this certificate. The standard way is for her to get fingerprints done in Japan, then to send the prints and her request to some office in Canada. I was hoping to see if anyone out there has had to deal with this problem and whether they found a way to either get this done quicker than the 120 day turnaround time (outside of getting on a plane and doing it in person in Canada) or whether it's possible to work around getting it done at all. I'm really open to suggestions and appreciate any advice anyone can give. This site has helped me a lot up until now, so I was just hoping someone out there might have any experience with this too. Thank you everyone for all the past help as well as anything anyone can provide here.

osaka2nj

This digital fingerprinting sounds a lot faster than the snail mail process for PCC from Canada.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/223382-digital-fingerprinting-for-those-who-have-lived-in-canada-but-currently-do-not/

[tokyo.lovers 6]

what's the word with the PCC?

[redglasses 1]

what's the word with the PCC?

Police Clearace Certificate

We call it police certificate in Japan, but I guess it is called police clearace certificate in some other countries. I often see the word used in other forums.