US Immigration from Japan

Hello Everyone. I am new to the forums, so please excuse any mistakes I make here, still learning my way around.
I recently got married to my wife (A Japanese citizen). We both currently live in Japan together, as I also work in Japan (for now).
I am trying to start the CR-1 Application process, and am currently filling out I-130 and I-130A.

I am a bit confused on the I-130A form. Here are my questions:
1) On Part 3 of the form, it talks about "Information about your employment outside the United States" and that I should "Provide your (my wife's?) last occupation outside the United States if not shown above. If you never worked outside the United States, provide this information in the space provided in part 7.
- So, what am i supposed to put here, just here most recent job from Part 2 (Information about your employment)? Since she never lived in the USA, ALL her work would be considered "outside" the USA no?

2) On part 4 "spouse beneficiary's statement, contact information, certification, and signature", it asks about selecting one of the boxes that is most applicable. My wife's English skills are not bad, she can hold a decent conversation, but in terms of these forms "government English" structure, she has a hard time understanding some parts. She and I have sat to complete the form together, with me explaining some of the more complicated directions, and her sometimes using a dictionary to look up complicated terminology that is not easily explained by me.
- Because we did this, Should I select Box 1a (she now understands the forms English) and box 2 (that i helped her complete the form)?

----- I was also considering putting Box 1a only, and then adding a note in part 7 about that i helped her with some of the grammar, and that she used some translation, but that the whole process was in English (no interpreter (part 5)). Thoughts?

- My side question on that is Part 6 (which relates to box 2 of Part 4) stats that i need to provide information of the preparer used if "he or she is different from the preparer used to complete form I-130", which means i don't need to do part 6 (i assume), so i don't need to do Part 4 box 2?

3) regarding part 7, it says that if i need more, i can copy more pages of that, or use a separate sheet of paper. But then it gives instructions about writing page number, part number and item number, and then SIGN and DATE each sheet.
- If i photocopy another copy of page 6 (Part 7 page), what do they mean about "signing and date" the page? I don't see any area that is labeled signature or date, there is only the name boxes, and the A-number box. Is my wife just to supposed to put her signature, and write the date in pen, somewhere in the white space at the top of the page?

Thanks everyone!

We have concerns about the petitioner's financial history.

-The petitioner (U.S. sponsor) lived in Japan from 2020 to the summer of 2023, earned below the income guidelines during that time, and didn't file taxes.

-His last U.S. employment was in 2017, and he did not file taxes before or after that year.

-He is currently in the process of filing his missed taxes, but it s not completed yet.

-We plan to have the beneficiary's aunt serve as the financial sponsor instead of the petitioner.

Given this situation, can we start the initial CR1 visa process while the petitioner's tax filings are incomplete?

Hi everyone,

I have a question regarding the evidence to submit with our CR1 visa application. My husband and I started dating in May 2022, but at that time, he was still legally married to a foreign national and in the process of divorce proceedings. Their divorce was finalized in July 2023, and we got married in August 2024.

The reason for the gap between the divorce and our marriage is that we were in a long-distance relationship during that time. Because of the distance, we don t have many photos and document together for 2023 only screenshots of our chat logs and calls.

My question is:

Should we include photos and documents that prove our relationship starting from May 2022 (when we started dating), or should we only include evidence from after the divorce was finalized?

I want to ensure we re providing strong and honest evidence while being mindful of the timeline. Thank you for your advice!

Hi everyone,

I m applying for a CR1 visa as the beneficiary, and I need some help regarding my travel history.

I visited the U.S. back in 2003, but I don t remember the exact date. Unfortunately, I don t have the passport I used at the time, so I m unable to locate my I-94 (or I-93) record.

I m currently trying to obtain my old passport number and arrival date from my home country s government office.

Would having the passport number and arrival date be enough on CBP website to locate my I-93, even though my travel record is over 20 years old?

Thank you in advance!

I and 20 years old daughter and 18 years old son applied for AOS at the same time. I received the letter about biometric schedule, but kids got RFE as follows

Based on the documents submitted, we could not determine that the petitioning sponsor on Form I-864, Affidavit of Support, is qualified. In order to be a qualified sponsor, the petitioning sponsor's Form I-864 must be properly completed and signed, and the supporting documents must establish that the petitioning sponsor's income meets 125 percent of the federal poverty guideline for the sponsor s household size. See Form I-864P for information on the Federal Poverty Guidelines.

My husband, U.S citizen is the sponsor and his income, bank account balance and my assets are more than enough for household of 4. I don t understand why I was ok and kids were not. I want to know what documents should my kids submit.