Hi All,
I've been following https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-1-submit-a-petition.html and a few other guides. I submitted I-130 online in August 25, 2022. It is at the Texas Service Center. I am a USC and my wife is a Japanese citizen residing in Osaka.
So the problem is that in 62a - 62c, I put down Osaka, Japan for the location of embassy/consulate. Not sure where I had gotten the information from, but I thought there was one in Osaka that could be used for Visa interviews. Now the pages on Visajourney and https://www.usembassy.gov/japan/ only say the one in Tokyo. How big of a mistake is this? Any way for me to amend it without impacting my wait time on I-130?
Also, I read mixed comments about AOS and Consular paths. For Japan, when I submitted, I was under the impression that doing the consular filing was better, but the more I read up on it the more it worries me that I might have made a mistake. Any insight on this?
Next is what are things I can do while I wait for I-130 approval? Should mail the I-864 and supporting documentation now (5 months into waiting), or do I wait to fill out after I-130 approval?
Thank you for your reply. Knowing that the NVC will route it appropriately takes a weight off my shoulder. I guess since the time that filed I had forgotten about the AOS requirement and got anxious when I started seeing many posts about people going through AOS with their Japanese spouses. I do need to sit down and really understand the process. Thank you. #1 was my biggest concern. Will definitely make time this weekend to brush up on the process.