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[Daveyamf79 0]

Chi is wrapping up her visit here with me. She had no problems getting through Dallas Customs on the visa waiver program.

[Moltar 0]

Ah, that's good to know that she got in to visit with no problems. I wonder if Immigration even knew that there was an I-129F in the works when she showed up at the airport.

Hopefully, she'll be back soon.

Oh, and just for added info, I found out that overnight bus trip from Aichi to Tokyo is like $50. That ain't too bad.

[takuhi 0]

Thanks Addie and Moltar! Sounds like there isn't anything we're overlooking, so hopefully we're on our way to a smooth April marriage.

Nice to see another Miyazakian! My fiancée is from Nobeoka. I've been to the Aoshima Shrine, and it is beautiful—I didn't realize you could get married there!

[Addie_Goodvibes 0]

Thanks Addie and Moltar! Sounds like there isn't anything we're overlooking, so hopefully we're on our way to a smooth April marriage.

Nice to see another Miyazakian! My fiancée is from Nobeoka. I've been to the Aoshima Shrine, and it is beautiful—I didn't realize you could get married there!

Aoshima shrine was built to give a divine blessing,especially to those who want to be married. I proposed to her on the beach near the shrine only later did we relaise what the shrine was built for, so we decided to get married there. I Know of Nobeoka it is quite a ways North of Nichinan. Ask you Fiance is she knows Obi. Obi is known to some as the "little Kyoto of Kyushu" it is an old Samurai Villiage and castle town, My wife grew up there and her family runs businesses there. A beautiful place, as is most of Miyazaki.

[dbzman 0]

Just wanted to let everyone know…..

CASE COMPLATED ON JAN 28th !!!!!

[Moltar 0]

Omedetou gozaimasu! I bet you're relieved to have that all done with.

[Daveyamf79 0]

It seems that once the Japanese citizen gets the first packet, then he/she can go and get the medical and police certificate, at least in Tokyo, with the only question being: "have you received a packet from the embassy?" (with no proof expected). We have yet to receive the subsequent packet, yet we have done the police and medical processing. In two weeks, we shall receive the results of both, and then, regardless of whether or not we receive the "packet 4", we shall schedule the interview, so FYI. This is info for K-1 processors.

[Moltar 0]

Hey Daveyamf79.

We didn't really receive a "packet 4" or anything official through the mail, we just got an email from the embassy of when her interview will take place, with instructions to print out the email and bring it with her to the interview in Tokyo.

And from what my fiancee discovered, is that you can make the appointment at any time after you mail in the DS-230 (part 1 for K-1) and you schedule (or request) a date that you are certain will be after when your beneficiary will receive the police records and medical exam results.

My fiancee just got done with the medical exam in Tokyo today. It was about 30 minutes, they took the chest x-ray and gave her an immunization for rubella. 33,000 Y total for exam. Shinkansen round trip was 20,140 Y from Aichi. Don't know what the cost was from the station to the hospital via the infamous Yamanote line.

[55_buckeyes 0]

Konnichiwa Moltar,

I have a question for you.

As you said "you can make the appointment at any time after you mail in the DS-230", the packet 3 from the US Embassy in Japan includes the case number which I will need to schedule the interview? My understanding was I cannot make a reservation for the interview until I received the Packet 4. If you or your fiancée knows, please let me know.

Thank you!

Hey Daveyamf79.

We didn't really receive a "packet 4" or anything official through the mail, we just got an email from the embassy of when her interview will take place, with instructions to print out the email and bring it with her to the interview in Tokyo.

And from what my fiancee discovered, is that you can make the appointment at any time after you mail in the DS-230 (part 1 for K-1) and you schedule (or request) a date that you are certain will be after when your beneficiary will receive the police records and medical exam results.

My fiancee just got done with the medical exam in Tokyo today. It was about 30 minutes, they took the chest x-ray and gave her an immunization for rubella. 33,000 Y total for exam. Shinkansen round trip was 20,140 Y from Aichi. Don't know what the cost was from the station to the hospital via the infamous Yamanote line.

[Moltar 0]

Hey 55_buckeyes.

Well, we never did receive anything in the mail after the packet 3. When you update your time line, VJ describes the "packet 4" as, "Date Rec Appointment Letter (Pkt 4)". The only thing we did receive was an email from the embassy stating when her appointment was set for, and instructions for her to print out that email and bring it with her to her interview. In the instructions she got in the packet 3, they told her that she could make her appointment after mailing in the DS-230 (part 1 for K-1 applicants) back to the embassy, and after making arrangements to get the police records and medical records. Or in other words, once your beneficiary is certain he or she will get the police documents and medical results back, ensure that the appointment takes place after these documents are in hand.

My fiancee got her police records started before she got her packet 3, because I sent her a copy of the NOA2. Once the packet 3 did come in, she immediately sent back the DS-230 part 1, and did some researched the different clinics for the medical exam. We decided on the Tokyo British Clinic, http://www.tokyobritishclinic.com/visa_us-e.html , and she made an appointment with them. After that, she contacted the embassy to set up the appointment (sorry guys, I don't remember if she called or emailed this request), and they sent her an email and called her on her cellphone about the appointment date.

Medical exam went pretty smooth. She printed out a map from the train station to the clinic (I think this map is available on their site that I linked to above) and got there about 20 minutes early. She said without the map, it might be a bit confusing because from the street, it looks like a condominium. They took an x-ray of her chest, mostly to check for tuberculous, drew some blood for testing for things like HIV, looked over her immunization record, saw that Rubella was not on the list so they gave her a Rubella shot just in case, listened to her lungs, heart, and checked her skin around her abdomen, back, arms and legs for other illnesses or diseases, the doctor completed the medical exam DS forms that came in packet 3, took her 33,000 Yen, and sent her on her way. About 30 minutes total. It will take 4 business days for her to get the results back.

Police records are already received. So now we're just waiting for the interview. Then in March, I go back out there, hit a fertility festival, visit Kyushu, visit Suzuka, participate in a graduation, then all of us come home.

[55_buckeyes 0]

Thank you for the useful information, Moltar.

As soon as my fiancé received the NOA2 hard copy, he will send me the copy so I guess I will go get the police record ahead of time. I live in Tokyo and actually have been the British Clinic once (long time ago...). Yes, I remember it looked like a condominium. I will double check the location through the website you gave me just in case! I have the immunization record so I can bring it. If you know, I would like to ask you one more thing. At what point, I can call to make an appt to the clinic? I guess I should just call them to ask but if you know, please let me know. I can print out the medical forms from the US Embassy's website anytime so I don't think I need to wait for the package from them. How soon, your fiancée could schedule her appt? I am sorry I have lots of questions.

Sounds like everything sets for you guys Please enjoy the visit here in March, it's next month already!!! Banzai!!!

[Uncle Wally 2]

Japan filer here in Massachusetts, going the I-130 route.

Met my old lady about three years back while living in Japan, began dating soon thereafter. Got ourselves hitched in Japan last summer, then I came back to the States a few months ago after about 4 years in Japan. She came along for a visit, then returned to Japan. At that point, I hired an immigration attorney.

We got all the photos, translations, tax forms, et cetera back to the lawyer and he sent all the stuff in to Chicago in the first week of January. The lawyer says he got the certified mail confirmation that they have it, but I'm now waiting on the NOA. I'll check in here when I get it and try to keep this forum up to date on our progress so that yet another timeline exists for people to make reference to.

Good luck to all, wish us the same.

[Moltar 0]

At what point, I can call to make an appt to the clinic? I guess I should just call them to ask but if you know, please let me know. I can print out the medical forms from the US Embassy's website anytime so I don't think I need to wait for the package from them. How soon, your fiancée could schedule her appt? I am sorry I have lots of questions.

Hey 55_buckeyes.

I asked her tonight about this, and she said that it seemed like to her that she could make the appointment for the medical exam at any time, however, you would want to wait to actually go to the clinic after you receive the packet 3 because the packet will contain all the documents, in their current acceptable forms, with American standard paper size of 8.5 x 11 inches. It would be pretty terrible if you went and had the exam, only to find out later that you missed a document that needed to be completed by the clinic physician. For the medical exam, I would wait until you get your packet 3 before making your exam appointment just to be safe. It didn't seem like you had to wait long to have your medical exam after you made the appointment. It's the interview appointment that you'll have to wait for. They only do the interviews on Mondays, and they seemed to be booked a month out. Hope this helps answer your questions. Our interview is in 20 days.

[55_buckeyes 0]

Hi Moltar, thank you for your response.

Yeah I think you are right. I will wait to make appt until I received the packet from embassy. I am hoping to fly to the US in April. I hope everything will go smoothly. Please say domo arigato to your fiancée for me

[dbzman 0]

I just called the NVC and they sent our documents to the Tokyo Embassy on Feb 6th! I have a few questions that I hope someone can help me with.

How long does it take for them to contact the beneficiary after Tokyo receives the documents?

Who sets up the interview; the embassy or the beneficiary?

Will my wife get a packet of documents or just a simple notice?

My wife has already gotten the medical exam out of the way and she still needs the Police certificate/report. She is waiting for notification from Tokyo before she does anything else.

Thanks everyone!