I'm headed back to Japan at the end of next month to be with my wife when she has our baby!(I'm really excited!)

Anyway, I just paid the $400.00 IV bill fee and all the paperwork has been sent.
The only thing that has me worried is if there is a RFE I wont be here. I guess I should be able to send everything from Japan but I'm hoping we crossed all our "i"s

Do you think it's possible for me to be there when she has her interview?
I'll be there in Japan for the next three months.

So you already sent the DS-230 with the stuff they asked you to send? I wasn't sure since it's not listed on your timeline. If you did, then you should hear from the in about two weeks, either if it's an RFE or a case completed auto message at their number.

I'm not sure how soon they schedule appointments with the US embassy in Tokyo, but for most they make the appointments on the second week of the month for the following month. See if you can find other members going through Tokyo for CR1 visas and ask them. But if it works like most embassies, and there are no RFEs, you should be able to have an interview while you're there with her.

Diana

Actually I just paid the IV bill and sen off my wife's DS-230 with all the stuff requested today.
So you're saying if there is an RFE it will be within the next two weeks? That would be great as I dont leave until the end of July. I could have everything sent in before I leave.

How about for the interview? I'm assuming I should bring a copy of my birth certificate and passport but should I gather anything else before I head to Japan?

Thanks guys.

hey amastar, im so happy ur almost thru NVC

u should definately hear case complete before end of JULY for sure.. after they enter ur wifes ds230 they take about a week to have ur case completed.. so call them after 3 days and see if ur ds230 has been entered into their syste.m. if the operator says its been enetered then that means its under review and u should be done within next 2 weeks max from my guess..

i am flyin to india to be with my husband during the interview also.. im takin a copy of my birth certitificate, some phone card bills, and my us passport ofcourse..

good luck to u and the new babay and ur wife!

ull be fine.
just enjoy ur time there..

if u sent all docs to nvc as requested then u shouldnt get an rfe

Congrats...did you use James shortcut then for the Barcode sheet for DS230???....you need the barcode sheet to send with your DS230....or that might cause delays in your case...and did you send your docs next day or 3 day service???..your IV bill should show as paid before NVC receives your docs....

Jgay80, finally your case is complete, Congratulations Your process was during the online payment implementation, otherwise it would have been a cake walk for you. But you haven't lost much. Congrats again and good luck to your consulate process

You have also helped me during my NVC process, thanks for that

Thanks so much Loto...I wasn't so thrilled which is why i didn't post all over... ....the problem was with NVC since they gave me a missing info message on June 02 asking for my birth certificate and marriage certificate which is not required since i'm the petitioner...so that delayed my case and they didn't make the fix until June 12 and then they didn't complete it until June 18...What a load of crock... ...it took them 37 days after they received my DS230 to complete my case....but all the while I'm just glad that part is over... ...now I have this long wait for the interview since my husband embassy is one of those embassies that has a serious back log of about a 4-5 month wait....just can't win.... ...BTW...We helped each other...

bring ORIGINALS of everything, anything you feel you might need, don't second guess it, just bring it in case.