DQ to Interview ( Tokyo Embassy )

[Hangingthere 0]

On 9/26/2022 at 9:03 PM, maikeru said:

Anyone else have any experience with this lately? We have 9/9 DQ for Tokyo.

Any update about your interview time. Do you have any idea how long it takes between DQ and the interview email?

[maikeru 7]

11 hours ago, Hangingthere said:

Any update about your interview time. Do you have any idea how long it takes between DQ and the interview email?

We got the actual email with the interview time on 9/28 (DQ was 9/9). The initial interview date we received was for 11/28, however that was too late for us because my wife had been staying with me in the US on ESTA since 8/24 when my expat assignment in Japan finished and we left Japan together. The Tokyo Embassy does have a form online to request a change to the interview date - we explained the situation in detail and they gave us 10/19 as the earliest date they could.

 

I would note that for most people less than 3 weeks between the interview letter and the actual date might be too tight because you will also need to schedule the medical check and possibly receive additional vaccinations. For us this was not an issue as my wife completed the medical appointment back in July (prior to DQ) because we did not want any delay whatsoever.

[Hangingthere 0]

6 hours ago, maikeru said:

We got the actual email with the interview time on 9/28 (DQ was 9/9). The initial interview date we received was for 11/28, however that was too late for us because my wife had been staying with me in the US on ESTA since 8/24 when my expat assignment in Japan finished and we left Japan together. The Tokyo Embassy does have a form online to request a change to the interview date - we explained the situation in detail and they gave us 10/19 as the earliest date they could.

 

I would note that for most people less than 3 weeks between the interview letter and the actual date might be too tight because you will also need to schedule the medical check and possibly receive additional vaccinations. For us this was not an issue as my wife completed the medical appointment back in July (prior to DQ) because we did not want any delay whatsoever.

Thank you so much for very detailed reply, that was very helpful for me to have an idea of timeline. Best wishes!