Fiance has been legally residing in Japan for 6 months, but just moved cities... Where will the interview be?

[Mackenzie Owens 2]

Title says it all really, I have seen people saw on this board that you need 6 months of legal residency somewhere to get an interview in that country. Well what does that mean? 6 months without moving to another city in the same country? She has lived in Japan and only Japan for years, does it matter that she has moved to another city? And is it 6 months from the time of applying or NOA2?

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moving between cities within the same country is non-issue and will not affect where the interview takes place which for Japan, will be in Tokyo.

[Mackenzie Owens 2]

On the application did you put any sticky notes emphasizing things really important to you? like one that says "My fiancé has legally resided in Japan since 2015, and we are asking for an interview in Tokyo"

[HRQX 4,145]

38 minutes ago, Mackenzie Owens said:

does it matter that she has moved to another city?

Assuming that Tokyo is still the most convenient IV unit, then the interview will be in Tokyo. https://jp.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/naha/ "Naha is also the only post in Japan other than Tokyo that handles Immigrant Visas, and these include hundreds of spouses, children, and other relatives of U.S. military members assigned to Okinawa."

Edited November 22, 2020 by HRQX

[Mackenzie Owens 2]

15 hours ago, Ryan H said:

Moving between cities within the same country is non-issue and will not affect where the interview takes place which for Japan, will be in Tokyo.

Thank you very much, how do you figure the official processing the application will determine her residency history?

[Greenbaum 12,259]

Moving within a given country does not meet the letter of the rule and is not something that will change your process because they are moving within the country of residence. If your fiancé moves outside the country, then you will be required to submit requests to have your file moved to the new embassy. So, in your case you do nothing. Your fiancé's place of interview will be determined based on the address you submitted in the I-129f, Petition for Alien Fiancé(e).  

[Mackenzie Owens 2]

On 11/23/2020 at 2:59 AM, Greenbaum said:

Moving within a given country does not meet the letter of the rule and is not something that will change your process because they are moving within the country of residence. If your fiancé moves outside the country, then you will be required to submit requests to have your file moved to the new embassy. So, in your case you do nothing. Your fiancé's place of interview will be determined based on the address you submitted in the I-129f, Petition for Alien Fiancé(e).  

thank you very much sir or mam, this helps me greatly