Japan K-1 visa: moving company recommendations

[freakinhippie 1]

My fiance will be moving from Tokyo, Japan once our K-1 visa is approved. Does anyone have recommendations on reputable moving companies? At least one that my fiance contacted said that they cannot ship goods based on a K-1 visa because it does not have a long enough duration. I suspect that is tied to the classification as a Non-Immigrant Visa, but that is only a guess. Is that something others have encountered when hiring a moving company?

 

Thanks in advance for any insight!

[Chancy 6,241]

42 minutes ago, freakinhippie said:

My fiance will be moving from Tokyo, Japan once our K-1 visa is approved.

 

Are there any big items with sentimental value that your fiance absolutely must bring from Japan?  JAL and ANA have generous baggage policies and reasonable baggage fees.  Try to fit as much in their allowed baggage, and maybe pay for 1 or 2 extra.  Consider selling or giving away as much stuff as possible before the move, then buy replacements in the US.  Would probably be cheaper that way.

 

[MJ&YY 131]

On 4/19/2023 at 6:08 PM, freakinhippie said:

My fiance will be moving from Tokyo, Japan once our K-1 visa is approved. Does anyone have recommendations on reputable moving companies? At least one that my fiance contacted said that they cannot ship goods based on a K-1 visa because it does not have a long enough duration. I suspect that is tied to the classification as a Non-Immigrant Visa, but that is only a guess. Is that something others have encountered when hiring a moving company?

 

Thanks in advance for any insight!

I may be late to the party, but I assume your fiance/fiancée tried Yamato?  That's who we used.

[freakinhippie 1]

14 hours ago, MJ&YY said:

I may be late to the party, but I assume your fiance/fiancée tried Yamato?  That's who we used.

Thanks for the input!

 

She had a meeting with Yamato yesterday. It seems most of the moving companies are very busy right now so they expect the estimate to take about 2 weeks.

[Scott001 128]

When my wife moved we boxed up and maild most things  by boat using JP Post. The other, more important, items we packed and brought them on the plane. (maxing out the size restriction).

 

I know this post is about 4mo late so if it can't help you, hopefully it can help someone else.