US Immigration from Japan

Hi everyone,

I'm new here so I'm very sorry if this is a dumb or repeated question, but I'm so confused because of conflicting things I've read. USCIS website has a blanket statement saying we can file online if we are living abroad, however the Tokyo Embassy website says we MUST mail a paper application of all documents because they don't have USCIS representation in their embassy.

I called the Tokyo Embassy directly and the visa representative told me the same, I can only submit it through mail, but when I told them the USCIS website says otherwise, they backtracked and basically told me they don't know for sure.

Other support websites have said online filing is perfectly fine from Japan...

I'd love to hear directly from anyone who has had success submitting everything successfully online, from Japan, to make sure I'm not gonna lose $535 when I submit this

Hi, currently filing an I-130, I-864, and I-864A for my Japanese spouse. My father is acting as a joint sponsor for us. I have a few questions regarding the process, though.

For the I-864A form, would my father be both the sponsor and household member? For both #5 28 to 31.b it is asking for information about sponsors, and #6 is asking about the household member. Is the sponsor in this case me, or him? A bit confused as both of us are co-sponsoring.

Also, as my father files joint tax returns with my mother, would she have to file a I-864A document as well? Or is his alone sufficient?

Thank you for any information you can provide.

Hello my green card interview was done in this March but my vaccines seat was old so they told me I have to get new one and send it to them. So I got new medical check I-693 and I sent it to uscis office where I did interview in middle of may. But my case hasn t changed yet when I sent it to them I didn t get tracking number:( so I m not sure if they actually get it . Also I was supposed to send it by June 25th what should I do? Should I just wait ???

Hello my green card interview was done in this March but my vaccines seat was old so they told me I have to get new one and send it to them. So I got new medical check I-693 and I sent it to uscis office where I did interview in middle of may. But my case hasn t changed yet when I sent it to them I didn t get tracking number:( so I m not sure if they actually get it . Also I was supposed to send it by June 25th what should I do? Should I just wait ???

Hey again! Filing our I-130 online. Going to finally file it this weekend!

I'm currently trying to upload a file that is 5.6MB big (about 50 pages) and it is taking...forever. Like it has been 30 min and it's still not uploaded. Is this normal? Or is the USCIS site being buggy? Should I just try again tomorrow or just be patient?

Thanks!