Tokyo - Extended AP and passport

[Liina 37]

Hi,

 

so a random question. I have received my NOA2 and we are waiting for the package to reach Tokyo. I am going on a trip from Japan to the UK mid-August for just a few days. If I am lucky enough to get an interview date by early August (and normally it takes a week for them to process the K1 visa if approved), what do I do if it takes longer? As in, can I get my passport back mid-AP? Do I then have to reschedule the interview or is that an automatic denial? Reason being, I have to go on the trip to the UK and if I have the interview and K1 visa before I go, I could go to the US in September. If I were to schedule the interview after my UK trip, I wouldn't be able to go until October. I really want to go in September though if at all possible. If there's no extended AP, I should be fine but if there is, I may not have my passport back in time for the UK trip. I don't see it taking longer as I have basically all of my docs ready and Tokyo does not normally put people on extended AP but I am afraid to risk it in case this ruins the K1 visa altogether.

 

Of course, if I can't get an interview date by early August, then there's no issue and I have to go in October anyway. The trip to the UK came up suddenly and sort of messed up our plans. (If anyone knows how long it currently takes to get visa interview dates for K1 in Tokyo then that would be helpful as well!)

I am also asking this now so I can make plans as September vs October makes a pretty big difference for us/me at the moment.

 

I have tried to contact the US embassy here in Tokyo before and I can't seem to get through to anyone who actually works at the embassy and knows the deal (the lady I spoke to seemed like she worked at a call center and she was reading the answers on an unrelated topic from the web page which I saw myself already).

 

I would appreciate any input you have!

[Gloriazlh 2]

If your visa will be under AP after interview, you can ask CO to get your passport back.  I received 221g, so I asked to get back my passport and sent back after my trip.  sorry, didn't notice it was old one. Congratulations  

Edited June 1, 2018 by Gloriazlh