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Hello everyone!

My wife (Japanese citizen) and myself (U.S. citizen) just received our email confirmation from NVC last night that her IR1 visa interview at the embassy in Tokyo has been scheduled! The interview is scheduled in 2 months (mid-April) and we are starting the process now for the additional pre-interview requirements.

My main question is about health insurance. My understanding is that the consular officer will ask for either proof of enrolled insurance (either purchase in advance or be enrolled on a spouse's employer insurance) or be able to show proof you will be enrolling in insurance right away once arriving in the U.S. It seems having insurance lined up prior to the interview is the safest option. Is that accurate?

Unfortunately, since I, the sponsor, am also currently living in Japan with my wife, I do not have existing medical insurance in the U.S. from an employer that my wife can be enrolled in prior to the interview. So, I think it may be better to try to line up insurance for her before we go to the interview. I've been digging around and have found some articles (one example below), but I'm not sure if this website can be trusted.

Does anyone have any feedback about our situation and/or any trusted recommendations we can look at in terms of arranging health insurance in advance?

Article
https://www.***removed***.com/immigrant-visa-medical-insurance/

Insbuy "Health Insurance For Non US Citizens To The USA"

https://www.***removed***.com/new-immigrant-insurance/

Thanks so much!

Im worried now that with all the garbage going on in the White House and so many Fed. employees being fired, Will that affect now with all our filings and Pattionings being delayed or cancelled??

I sent off my I-751 packet and then moved. Already changed my address on USCIS website. Will my old address being on the papers override it?

Feb 5 - Mailed papers (with old address)

Feb 7 - Moved

Feb 10 - Updated address with USCIS

Feb 11 - Packet arrived (per USPS tracking)

Is there a procedure for this? I'm thinking they won't process my papers for a while but when they do will they revert back to my old address or honor the new one I updated on the site?

I can't pinpoint it, but my gut tells me something ain't right in how we're trying to schedule. Please tell us if we're on the right track or not. This is what we do.. We login and we land here.

The fact that "Fee Payment" is blank is messing with my head. I don't get why that box is even there. Is it intended to be a payment status? If so, why is it empty? If we didn't pay, would we not be able to login?

We click "Schedule IV appointment, and we're taken here.

We click the drop down and only see "Manila OFC". Selecting this gives us the infamous "No Slots Available".

Are we going about this correctly?

Mahalo,

Bill and Dina

Hello everyone,

I just read the instructions on the documents you need to bring to your K1 visa interview. It states you need to bring proof of your previous visas to the interview. In the past I had a J1 and F1 visa. However, I do not have the old passport anymore that contains the visas. When I renewed my passport a while ago, they took in my old one and did not let me keep it. What kind of evidence am I supposed to bring instead?

Would appreciate some help. Thanks