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The good news for Japan filers is that once you get the NOA2, the rest is a walk in the park.

The entire experience at the US Embassy in Tokyo was easier than any given visit to the CA DMV. ;)

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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

dancingorca
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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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kwbaille   0

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That's great to hear. :) We're both very excited for the future and it's good to hear that the Tokyo embassy won't be that bad.

Sep 03, 2011 - Mailed I-129F (K-1)

Sep 17, 2011 - NOA1

Mar 09, 2012 - NOA2

Mar 23, 2012 - Packet 3

May 07, 2012 - Interview - Approved

May 21, 2012 - POE

Jun 03, 2012 - Married

Jul 06, 2012 - SSN Received

Aug 28, 2012 - Bio metrics

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Oh joy, they screwed up my fiance's name on the NOA1 hard copy. Now I get to deal with their operators first thing Monday morning. >:(

Sep 03, 2011 - Mailed I-129F (K-1)

Sep 17, 2011 - NOA1

Mar 09, 2012 - NOA2

Mar 23, 2012 - Packet 3

May 07, 2012 - Interview - Approved

May 21, 2012 - POE

Jun 03, 2012 - Married

Jul 06, 2012 - SSN Received

Aug 28, 2012 - Bio metrics

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Emmysaur Enthusiast

Emmysaur   29

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Hi everyone! I just joined VJ yesterday. My fiance and I already filed for K-1 visa and he received the NOA2 yesterday. I was wondering if I could ask some tips and advice from people who have the same case as ours. I am a Filipino but a legal resident here in Japan.

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Visanese   1

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Just stopping in to say "Hello" to fellow Japan filers!

K-1
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08/12/2011 Mailed I-129F
08/16/2011 NOA 1
09/20/2011 NOA 2
10/13/2011 NVC Mailed Petition to US Embassy, Tokyo, JPN
10/25/2011 Packet3/Instruction
01/05/2012 I-129 Aproval Extension (For Canadian Police Record)
01/27/2012 Medical Exam - Tokyo
02/27/2012 Interview - Tokyo
02/27/2012 Administrative Processing
05/07/2012 K-1 Visa Received
07/25/2012 POE (HNL)
08/11/2012 Married - Seattle, WA

AOS
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08/28/2012 Mailed I-485, I-765, I-131
09/12/2012 NOA 1
10/10/2012 Biometrics
11/05/2012 EAD/AP Card Received
11/28/2012 USCIS Interview
12/07/2012 Green Card Received

ROC
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11/01/2014 Mailed I-751

11/04/2014 NOA "I-751 Receipt Notice"

11/05/2014 Check Cleared

11/25/2014 Biometrics

03/31/2015 Approved.

04/09/2015 Green Card Received

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Just stopping in to say "Hello" to fellow Japan filers!

How on earth did you get your NOA2 so fast?

Sep 03, 2011 - Mailed I-129F (K-1)

Sep 17, 2011 - NOA1

Mar 09, 2012 - NOA2

Mar 23, 2012 - Packet 3

May 07, 2012 - Interview - Approved

May 21, 2012 - POE

Jun 03, 2012 - Married

Jul 06, 2012 - SSN Received

Aug 28, 2012 - Bio metrics

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Visanese   1

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How on earth did you get your NOA2 so fast?

Not sure, but I sure am happy for the fast approval:)

I just called NVC this morning and found my petition was forwarded to Tokyo on 10/13.

My fiancee should receive Package 3 by the end of the week or next week!

Hope yours go smooth, too.

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K-1
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08/12/2011 Mailed I-129F
08/16/2011 NOA 1
09/20/2011 NOA 2
10/13/2011 NVC Mailed Petition to US Embassy, Tokyo, JPN
10/25/2011 Packet3/Instruction
01/05/2012 I-129 Aproval Extension (For Canadian Police Record)
01/27/2012 Medical Exam - Tokyo
02/27/2012 Interview - Tokyo
02/27/2012 Administrative Processing
05/07/2012 K-1 Visa Received
07/25/2012 POE (HNL)
08/11/2012 Married - Seattle, WA

AOS
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08/28/2012 Mailed I-485, I-765, I-131
09/12/2012 NOA 1
10/10/2012 Biometrics
11/05/2012 EAD/AP Card Received
11/28/2012 USCIS Interview
12/07/2012 Green Card Received

ROC
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11/01/2014 Mailed I-751

11/04/2014 NOA "I-751 Receipt Notice"

11/05/2014 Check Cleared

11/25/2014 Biometrics

03/31/2015 Approved.

04/09/2015 Green Card Received

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Not sure, but I sure am happy for the fast approval:)

I just called NVC this morning and found my petition was forwarded to Tokyo on 10/13.

My fiancee should receive Package 3 by the end of the week or next week!

Hope yours go smooth, too.

O.o That's crazy. But congrats. :)

Sep 03, 2011 - Mailed I-129F (K-1)

Sep 17, 2011 - NOA1

Mar 09, 2012 - NOA2

Mar 23, 2012 - Packet 3

May 07, 2012 - Interview - Approved

May 21, 2012 - POE

Jun 03, 2012 - Married

Jul 06, 2012 - SSN Received

Aug 28, 2012 - Bio metrics

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Visanese   1

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My fiancee has instruction from US Embassy (Tokyo), but we are on hold for now.

Since we are still waiting a police record from Canada, we can hold off for a while (ETA for the police record is in Nov/Dec).

I spent 5 days with my fiancee in Japan in Sept. Everything went well, and had a great time. We talked about futures, life in the states

etc.. and she was very positive. I think it started with the NOA2, and packet 3 from embassy, she is now dealing with her worries and doubt

about getting married and move to the states. It's a big life changing event and I fully support and understand where she is coming from, but

I have to admit, it is very tough to support with the LDR.

In the US, it's cold feet, but in Japanese, it's a "marriage blue" that everyone is expected go through.

Any of you Japan filers' fiancee have/had any of this? As all of you are aware, coming from a major city in Japan to

the State is a huge life changing event. How do you support your fiancee? Any advice?

I may have to fly out there this month to have a face to face conversation with her...

K-1
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08/12/2011 Mailed I-129F
08/16/2011 NOA 1
09/20/2011 NOA 2
10/13/2011 NVC Mailed Petition to US Embassy, Tokyo, JPN
10/25/2011 Packet3/Instruction
01/05/2012 I-129 Aproval Extension (For Canadian Police Record)
01/27/2012 Medical Exam - Tokyo
02/27/2012 Interview - Tokyo
02/27/2012 Administrative Processing
05/07/2012 K-1 Visa Received
07/25/2012 POE (HNL)
08/11/2012 Married - Seattle, WA

AOS
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08/28/2012 Mailed I-485, I-765, I-131
09/12/2012 NOA 1
10/10/2012 Biometrics
11/05/2012 EAD/AP Card Received
11/28/2012 USCIS Interview
12/07/2012 Green Card Received

ROC
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11/01/2014 Mailed I-751

11/04/2014 NOA "I-751 Receipt Notice"

11/05/2014 Check Cleared

11/25/2014 Biometrics

03/31/2015 Approved.

04/09/2015 Green Card Received

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I didn't even notice this part of the forum! Awesome! I was recommended to ask some questions here, since my girlfriend is Japanese.

If anyone has the time to look and give some Japanese biased guidance it would be awesome: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/337260-k-1-fiance-visa-questions-in-advance/

Thanks! Good luck to everyone here as well!

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I am confused and starting to panic. I am a US citizen with a Japanese wife and dual-citizenship baby. I was recently hired by a company in the US and they want me to start on the 1st of December, so I am planning to return to the US on the 25th of November. I hurredly sent in the I-130 to the Chicago lockbox and got a proof of receipt. I checked the status today and it says that it is in the "Request for Evidence" stage, but nothing has come in the mail yet.

With only two weeks until I go, I need to know if there is anyway that my wife can come to the US with me. Can I speed up the visa process at the Tokyo Embassy or can she go on a travel visa and we continue the paperwork elsewhere?

I just wish I could make an appointment with the US embassy in Tokyo and talk to someone there, but it is not that easy, isn't it.

Any help you can give me?

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Emmysaur Enthusiast

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Had my interview today and met a Japanese woman who also had her interview for K-1 Visa. I am hoping that she or her fiance is a member of this forum. Calling Mami Tabata :)

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Holliver   0

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Hey,

Does anyone know what we are or aren't allowed to take into the embassy in Tokyo. I know other embassies are pretty strict and you have to leave all electronic items - phones, car keys etc in a locker outside the embassy. How about Tokyo? What's the procedure?

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MochiKamo   93

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Hey,

Does anyone know what we are or aren't allowed to take into the embassy in Tokyo. I know other embassies are pretty strict and you have to leave all electronic items - phones, car keys etc in a locker outside the embassy. How about Tokyo? What's the procedure?

I was at the Tokyo embassy for the interview. There was someone outside who collected all electronic items.

Try to take as few things as you can. We left our cellphones behind as they would have been confiscated.

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