When did DCF change for Japan

[Shryock 29]

2 hours ago, geowrian said:

Why should Japan be treated as special?

It is my understanding that the vast majority of immigrant visas from Japan are sponsored by active-duty U.S. military personnel. I believe they can still qualify for DCF, while non-military civilians (like myself) must take the long, scenic route...

[geowrian 22,337]

57 minutes ago, Shryock said:

It is my understanding that the vast majority of immigrant visas from Japan are sponsored by active-duty U.S. military personnel. I believe they can still qualify for DCF, while non-military civilians (like myself) must take the long, scenic route...

I can’t speak to the numbers or specifics, just that those are not specific to Japan but to an individual’s circumstances (which apply anywhere). The OP was referring to applications for the country/countries as a whole.

[Boiler 44,855]

Military may well more likely use the VWP express.

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22 hours ago, Paul & Mary said:

If you have a job offer you apply under exceptional circumstances.  This can be done in any country, even those without USCIS offices.

 

 If the foreign spouse is in the US you can file I-130 with AOS.   

 

So you suggest that in 2012 they should have implemented a two tier system for countries with less immigration issues?

 

>>If you have a job offer you apply under exceptional circumstances.  This can be done in any country, even those without USCIS offices.

 

It's almost impossible to get a job offer in the U.S. being overseas. That's what I tried to do for nearly 2 years. I had to leave my job in Japan and actually move to the US to find a job. 

 

>> So you suggest that in 2012 they should have implemented a two tier system for countries with less immigration issues?

 

We already had that  with DCF, didn't we? That's all that I was asking for. The guise that moving them all to the U.S. was "more efficient" seemed very dubious to me. 

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5 minutes ago, Tensigh said:

We already had that  with DCF, didn't we? That's all that I was asking for. The guise that moving them all to the U.S. was "more efficient" seemed very dubious to me. 

DCF pre-memo was deemed to have put too large a strain on the individual consulates and international USCIS field offices. After the memo, only locations with a USCIS field office - typically those in which there is a large amount of demand, not related to anything with fraud - would generally handle DCF. This was most common in locations with a large number of military cases, adoptions, etc. (hence why places like Canada don’t have one).

[Jess&Haruha 4]

On 12/25/2019 at 10:31 AM, Tensigh said:

It's almost impossible to get a job offer in the U.S. being overseas. That's what I tried to do for nearly 2 years. I had to leave my job in Japan and actually move to the US to find a job. 

 

It's not difficult at all if it's a skilled position. Nowadays most US companies recruit coast to coast. It's no different to interview someone living 5 states away or overseas- the interview is over Skype either way and the new employee needs to pack up and move which takes months.

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4 hours ago, Jess&Haruha said:

 

It's not difficult at all if it's a skilled position. Nowadays most US companies recruit coast to coast. It's no different to interview someone living 5 states away or overseas- the interview is over Skype either way and the new employee needs to pack up and move which takes months.

Actually that's not true at all. Coast to coast is one thing, overseas makes the situation totally different. I'm a 20+year skilled IT worker, network engineer and project manager and I was told by 2 different recruiters they wouldn't look at me until I was ready to interview at a moment's notice, and these were for jobs that paid between $75,000 and $120,000 USD a year. I also sent out a number of resumes and cover letters and I got few responses until I put my US address and phone number on them. Of those who did actually reply, I got few call backs when I said "I'll be back in California in just 3 days". Once I actually WAS in California, however, I scored interviews and was working in about 4-5 weeks after I actually set foot in California. I have another friend from the U.S., also with at least 20 years of professional experience having the exact same problem in Pennsylvania so this isn't just isolated to the West Coast. 

 

Your experience may vary but it was the recruiters who told me directly that really made me feel frustrated with the whole situation. For the poor schlobs who teach English and have to come back to the U.S. trying to find work and hoping to bring their wives/husbands back with them it must be even harder. This is really why the DCF being available was really helpful. 

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Edited January 5, 2020 by missileman