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Question about DCF Eligibility!

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zmay777   0

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Hello everyone! I have a question for you all in regards to the DCF application. So currently I am an English teacher in Japan and my fiance and I are finally going to get married here, but the question that I have for you is in regards to the 6 months of being a legal resident in the home country. I've been working here for about 4 months legally, and we will get married 5 months from now! So by the time we will get married, I will have been a worker here legally for around 9 months. However, for the DCF and it's 6 months as a legal resident requirement, does that requirement begin from the moment that we get married in Japan and my visa changes? Or will my previous 9 months here on my instructors visa also count towards that? I'm asking because from the moment we get married we'd like to return to the U.S. together 4 months later once my contract ends so that I we can start working and living over there asap, however if that 6 month timer starts from the moment that we are legally married here then it will mean that I will have to renew a contract here and stay longer.

So the TLDR version: Does my time in this country as an instructor count towards my 6 month DCF requirement or does it begin from the moment we get married and I change my visa to spouse of a Japanese? Thanks in advance for your replies!

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Penguin_ie Grand Master

Penguin_ie   5,986

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It all counts, you will be elligible for DCF as soon as you are married.

Bye: Penguin

Me: Irish/ Swiss citizen, and now naturalised US citizen. Husband: USC; twin babies born Feb 08 in Ireland and a daughter in Feb 2010 in Arkansas who are all joint Irish/ USC. Did DCF (IR1) in 6 weeks via the Dublin, Ireland embassy and now living in Arkansas.

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zmay777   0

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Ahhhhh thank you so much for that information truly!!! I'm so relieved to hear that!! It was weighing on me heavily since the other options had crazy wait times with separation involved unless I continued this job so... this is a breath of fresh air for me :) You guys rock!

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I thought that DCF is no longer available in Japan?

2012: Married
2014 2016 2017: I-130 packet direct to Frankfurt

Frankfurt's "steps" to DCF:

Step 1: I-130 Petition Checklist (PDF, from their USCIS page)

Step 2: Immigrant/Fiance(e) & K-Visa Applicant Checklist (PDF, from their Appointment & Interview page)

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zmay777   0

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Ahhhh noooo... Yeah, it seems like it cannot be done anymore in Japan as of August 15, 2011 so the I-130 will have to be sent to the USCIS Chicago lockbox by mail... I wonder how much more complicated this makes the process or how it affects the timetable for the visa :(

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