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[ryu55 9]

Does anyone know if the interviewer can speak Japanese? I know I am not allowed to enter or wait with my wife at the Embassy. I just want to know if it is possible to have a Japanese interpreter during the interview. It would release a lot of stress on wife since she doesn't speak English.

[Scott001 119]

Question for those of you who got a police report from Japan. What document(s) did you take with to order the report?

 

Thanks

 

[cculbertson81 43]

3 minutes ago, Scott001 said:

Question for those of you who got a police report from Japan. What document(s) did you take with to order the report?

 

Thanks

 

My wife got her certificate in Kanagawa and these are their stated requirements. The requirements may vary depending on your wife's prefecture.

1. Valid passport (its amendments such as name, etc., if any, must be completed prior to application.)
2. A Certificate of Residence issued within the last six months, or a Japanese driver’s license.
3. A document issued by the government, or other public agency, representing the country (or territory, etc.) you are submitting the certificate to, showing your name. She used our NOA2 approval letter from USCIS.

[Scott001 119]

Just now, cculbertson81 said:

My wife got her certificate in Kanagawa and these are their stated requirements. The requirements may vary depending on your wife's prefecture.

1. Valid passport (its amendments such as name, etc., if any, must be completed prior to application.)
2. A Certificate of Residence issued within the last six months, or a Japanese driver’s license.
3. A document issued by the government, or other public agency, representing the country (or territory, etc.) you are submitting the certificate to, showing your name. She used our NOA2 approval letter from USCIS.

Thanks for the info.

 

Do you have any advice on scheduling the medical exam and what's needed? 

[cculbertson81 43]

Just now, Scott001 said:

Thanks for the info.

 

Do you have any advice on scheduling the medical exam and what's needed? 

You can follow the medical exam instructions here. Keep in mind that the results are only good for 6 months and must be valid when your wife enters the US with her visa. These are the general required items to bring to the exam, but each practice may have their own specific list or additional forms.

• Your visa interview letter. We waited until we had our interview appointment scheduled, but the office told us we could have scheduled just using our NVC case ID. I would recommend waiting to schedule at least until you have all required documents to submit to the NVC including the DS-260 to minimize risk due to processing delays. The safest bet is of course to schedule as soon as you are given an interview date.
• Your passport
• Four (4) recently taken passport-sized color photographs
• A copy of your immunization records.

Some guides out there recommend getting your immunizations in advance at a local clinic before going to the exam at an approved clinic in order to potentially save some money. DO NOT DO THIS. Your average clinic in Japan does not have a license to carry the exact immunizations required by the US, specifically MMR. We made this mistake and it caused us no small amount of stress to get another appointment scheduled to get the right immunizations as well as waiting the requisite amount of time after the previous administrations. It's not worth the ~2000 JPY we may have saved otherwise.

 

That aside, my wife went to the Kobe clinic and had no other problems there.

[Scott001 119]

@cculbertson81

Thanks again. 

[islanderfever 14]

4 hours ago, cculbertson81 said:

Some guides out there recommend getting your immunizations in advance at a local clinic before going to the exam at an approved clinic in order to potentially save some money. DO NOT DO THIS. Your average clinic in Japan does not have a license to carry the exact immunizations required by the US, specifically MMR. We made this mistake and it caused us no small amount of stress to get another appointment scheduled to get the right immunizations as well as waiting the requisite amount of time after the previous administrations. It's not worth the ~2000 JPY we may have saved otherwise.

Is it okay to take the antibody/titer test at a local hospital where we live? My wife, being from Vietnam, doesn't have any vaccination records, but she does recall getting some vaccines  when she was younger. Another thing I'm wondering is if she would need some vaccinations, would she need to make multiple visits to the approved physicians in Tokyo. From where we live in Japan, flying is often the cheapest way to get to Tokyo, but it can get pricey.

[Naes 12,205]

I made both my MMR vaccine and my titer tests in my local clinic. Took all the receipts and tests to the uscis approved clinic. Had no problem at all. It wasn’t to save money but 1) I already had one of the titer tests from obgyn as it is free to do. 2) it takes up to 10 days extra to wait for a titer test.

34 minutes ago, islanderfever said:

Is it okay to take the antibody/titer test at a local hospital where we live? My wife, being from Vietnam, doesn't have any vaccination records, but she does recall getting some vaccines  when she was younger. Another thing I'm wondering is if she would need some vaccinations, would she need to make multiple visits to the approved physicians in Tokyo. From where we live in Japan, flying is often the cheapest way to get to Tokyo, but it can get pricey.

Just take all the tests/receipts/records with you to the clinic. I took my titer tests with no problem and they just put the necessary information during the medical. You can always call and ask the hospital you want to use for your medical if it’s ok. I did and they told me to just bring the papers.

Edited November 21, 2019 by Naes

[Ann0724 9]

Hello Im new to commenting and I want to ask a question. Im applying for k1 and the Embassy sent me a requirement to be mailed to them

 

*Original Family Register showing birth for Tetsunori
 

Do I need to get this? Is this requirement only applicable for Japanese? I am a Gaijin.
 

Thank you in advance.

[Naes 12,205]

3 hours ago, Ann0724 said:

Hello Im new to commenting and I want to ask a question. Im applying for k1 and the Embassy sent me a requirement to be mailed to them

 

*Original Family Register showing birth for Tetsunori
 

Do I need to get this? Is this requirement only applicable for Japanese? I am a Gaijin.
 

Thank you in advance.

Normally no for gaijin but who is Tetsunori?

[Ann0724 9]

13 minutes ago, Naes said:

Normally no for gaijin but who is Tetsunori?

thank you very much for the reply. Im confused with that as well but here’s a screenshot

Im sorry if the image is sideways

[Naes 12,205]

24 minutes ago, Ann0724 said:

thank you very much for the reply. Im confused with that as well but here’s a screenshot

Im sorry if the image is sideways

Were you married before to a Japanese person? Or do you have a kid with a Japanese person?

 

these are the only things come to mind.

 

[Ann0724 9]

1 hour ago, Naes said:

Were you married before to a Japanese person? Or do you have a kid with a Japanese person?

 

these are the only things come to mind.

 

No I haven't been married yet and no children too. 

[Scott001 119]

On 1/15/2020 at 5:21 AM, Ann0724 said:

No I haven't been married yet and no children too. 

Maybe you checked the wrong box on the application? 

[Ann0724 9]

2 hours ago, Scott001 said:

Maybe you checked the wrong box on the application? 

I did put my step dad on the I-129 but i wasn’t legally adopted.