Police record from Japan and expiration of NOA-2

[ozzac 10]

Dear all,

My fiance' (US citizen) and myself (Italian living in Germany) have started the process for obtaining a K-1 visa last April. Everything was going smoothly, until I have realized that I require police records from the countries where I've lived for more than one year from the age of 16. One of these countries is Japan and when I spoke to the consulate to get information on how to obtain one, they told me it takes two to three months to receive it! This means that potentially I could receive it after the expiration of the validity of my NOA-2...if this were to be the case, what would happen? Would I have to start the petition all over again? Or can the NOA-2 be extended by the consulate?

Alternatively can I go ahead and provide the US Consulate in Frankfurt with all the documents I have available and later the Japanese police record?

Many thanks in advance for your help on this!

Cristian

[Scandi 4,166]

The approval is valid for 1 year, just make sure your embassy extends it automatically after the first 4 months are up.

[ozzac 10]

Thank you Scandi, very helpful! Do you know if I can find it written somewhere that the approval is valid for one year?

[Scandi 4,166]

You can easily verify it by calling or emailing the American embassy in the country where you will have your interview.

[Rc123rc 528]

Japan Police Record is 10 days but that is if you show up in person and have proof of your case. Requesting remotely is probably what the consulate said. Months. Maybe you need to contact Tokyo Police directly and find out what they require to send you.

[ozzac 10]

You can easily verify it by calling or emailing the American embassy in the country where you will have your interview.

Thank you Scandi, I will do so.

[ozzac 10]

Japan Police Record is 10 days but that is if you show up in person and have proof of your case. Requesting remotely is probably what the consulate said. Months. Maybe you need to contact Tokyo Police directly and find out what they require to send you

Hello rcripps, thank you for your reply. I am not sure what you mean by contacting the Tokyo Police to find out what they require to send me...can you please explain further?

In addition, the japanese consulate told me that the police record arrived in a sealed envelope and cannot be open otherwise it will not be valid. Now my question is: in what language is the japanese police record written? How can you make a copy of it if the envelope is sealed?

Thanks!

[Greenbaum 12,259]

This is the bible to PC's.

State Department - Look here by country for all Police Records Requirements for USA Visa application.

http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/fees/reciprocity-by-country.html

Sometimes y I u can speed things up by going to the Japanese Embassy in your country. Call ahead before making a trip.

[Rc123rc 528]

Hello rcripps, thank you for your reply. I am not sure what you mean by contacting the Tokyo Police to find out what they require to send me...can you please explain further?

In addition, the japanese consulate told me that the police record arrived in a sealed envelope and cannot be open otherwise it will not be valid. Now my question is: in what language is the japanese police record written? How can you make a copy of it if the envelope is sealed?

Thanks!

http://japan.usembassy.gov/e/visa/tvisa-ivpolice.html

https://www.police.pref.osaka.jp/17language/english/01sogo/tetsuzuki/hanreki_1.html

http://www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.jp/multilingual/english/finding_services/e_application/tokoue.html

[ozzac 10]

http://japan.usembassy.gov/e/visa/tvisa-ivpolice.html

https://www.police.pref.osaka.jp/17language/english/01sogo/tetsuzuki/hanreki_1.html

http://www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.jp/multilingual/english/finding_services/e_application/tokoue.html

Thank you so much about this! The websites list useful information even though my problem is that I can only request the certificate outside of Japan and it seems it will take 2-3 months...

[ozzac 10]

This is the bible to PC's.

State Department - Look here by country for all Police Records Requirements for USA Visa application.

http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/fees/reciprocity-by-country.html

Sometimes y I u can speed things up by going to the Japanese Embassy in your country. Call ahead before making a trip.

Thank you so much, I Knew this website and that's where I found out at first that I woudl need 2-3 months to get the certificate. I spoke to three Japanese consulates and they all confirmed the same...

It would be great to have in writing from the US authorities whether the NOA2 can be extended....

[Greenbaum 12,259]

Thank you so much, I Knew this website and that's where I found out at first that I woudl need 2-3 months to get the certificate. I spoke to three Japanese consulates and they all confirmed the same...

It would be great to have in writing from the US authorities whether the NOA2 can be extended....

I don't have anything in writing but my experience is that they will extend it every 4 months for a total of 1 year. If you do not complete the interview by then, then the application dies. At this point trust is your only option.

They extend application in the Philippines all the time because many Filipinos have TB and must go through a regiment to be cured before they are allowed to interview and enter the US. So it does happen.

[rocklobstermass 41]

Thank you so much, I Knew this website and that's where I found out at first that I woudl need 2-3 months to get the certificate. I spoke to three Japanese consulates and they all confirmed the same...

It would be great to have in writing from the US authorities whether the NOA2 can be extended....

Our NOA2 showed an expiration of August 14 but it was not possible for us both to get to Rio de Janeiro by that time. I have heard that extension is automatic, but I wanted the reassurance of having it in writing, too.

I emailed the embassy in Rio de Janeiro explaining delays in Brazilian passport processing as well as the limited appointment availability due to the Olympics and specifically requested an extension of the expiration. They replied within 48 hours stating that the expiration had been extended from August 14 to December 13. They will extend in 4-month increments up to one year.

Write (email) the embassy.

[DavidandJen 15]

In addition, the japanese consulate told me that the police record arrived in a sealed envelope and cannot be open otherwise it will not be valid. Now my question is: in what language is the japanese police record written? How can you make a copy of it if the envelope is sealed?

The Japanese police certificate is written in five languages: Japanese, English, French and two others, possibly Spanish and German. I don't remember because the important thing is that it is written in English.

You can't make a copy. The US embassy will have encountered these before, so I wouldn't worry too much.

[ozzac 10]

I don't have anything in writing but my experience is that they will extend it every 4 months for a total of 1 year. If you do not complete the interview by then, then the application dies. At this point trust is your only option.

They extend application in the Philippines all the time because many Filipinos have TB and must go through a regiment to be cured before they are allowed to interview and enter the US. So it does happen.

Our NOA2 showed an expiration of August 14 but it was not possible for us both to get to Rio de Janeiro by that time. I have heard that extension is automatic, but I wanted the reassurance of having it in writing, too.

I emailed the embassy in Rio de Janeiro explaining delays in Brazilian passport processing as well as the limited appointment availability due to the Olympics and specifically requested an extension of the expiration. They replied within 48 hours stating that the expiration had been extended from August 14 to December 13. They will extend in 4-month increments up to one year.

Write (email) the embassy.

The Japanese police certificate is written in five languages: Japanese, English, French and two others, possibly Spanish and German. I don't remember because the important thing is that it is written in English.

You can't make a copy. The US embassy will have encountered these before, so I wouldn't worry too much.

Thank you so much all of you for your advice and guidance! I have written to the US embassy in Frankfurt and they mentioned that if the NOA2 expires before the visa interview, they need a signed statement (original) from my fiancée stating that she still wishes to marry me in order to extend it.

Now, do you think I should wait until I receive the Japanese police record to send to the embassy the documents listed on the checklist or should I go ahead and send what I have in order to gain some time?