In need of HELP (;u;)

[Anryo 0]

Hi everyone, it is my first time using Visajourney, nice to meet you all

 

Here is my current situation, and I really need HELP ( ;v;)

 

I have dual citizenship for Japan and US.  I was born in US, but went back to Japan after few month. I was raised in Japan, until I started going to school in US.  I believe its been more than 8 years now. 

Then I met this wonderful lady that I would love to marry, and she feels the same.  However, I was really confused what the process, paperworks, and more involved in this case.  I have been doing tons of research to figure this issue out....Thats the basic summary, and here is the break down of our situation.

 

1. I have dual citizenship for Japan and US.  Currently a student in US.  

2. She has citizenship for Peru, and has permanent residency in Japan because her parent married to Japanese. 

3. I am completely lost and I really do not know what to do.  I have been going to USCIS nearby and found out basic steps. But I am sure there are more to it.  That is why I appreciate any comments, help, and suggestion you can provide

 

Enough of stories and basic stuff. Now my questions at this moment are;

1.  Since I have dual citizenship, can I marry in Japan as Japanese and submit certificate of acceptance of notification of marriage that is translated in English? Or is there any better way of doing this?

2.  When submitting certificate of acceptance of notification of marriage to USCIS, I will need to submit I-130 form to obtain Green card, correct? I understand that there are numerous amount of paperwork that I need to do...

3.  Lastly, how much does it cost usually to complete these process.

 

Thank you so much for reading this long story, it is my first time using Visajourney >_<

I appreciate for your time reading this. And I appreciate your help, comments, and suggestion that you have for me

Edited February 9, 2018 by Anryo

[Ontarkie 13,979]

~~Moved to IR1/CR1 P&P from Bringing Family of USC- As the OP is wanting to get married and start the Process to bring his future wife.~~

[ColoradoBeauty 79]

1.I believe Japan doesn't allow dual citizenship, but you have a U.S. passport to prove your U.S. citizenship to file I-130, so I think it should be fine.

2. Yes, since you will marry outside the US, follow this guide: http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide1

3. Medical Exam cost + $1200 [USCIS Filing Fee: $535; NVC Fee: $445; USCIS Immigrant Fee: $220]

 

In case you don't make enough above the poverty guideline, you will need a U.S. citizen/LPR co-sponsor.

[Anryo 0]

11 minutes ago, Ontarkie said:

~~Moved to IR1/CR1 P&P from Bringing Family of USC- As the OP is wanting to get married and start the Process to bring his future wife.~~

Thank you!!

[Anryo 0]

12 minutes ago, Ontarkie said:

~~Moved to IR1/CR1 P&P from Bringing Family of USC- As the OP is wanting to get married and start the Process to bring his future wife.~~

 

8 minutes ago, ColoradoBeauty said:

1.I believe Japan doesn't allow dual citizenship, but you have a U.S. passport to prove your U.S. citizenship to file I-130, so I think it should be fine.

2. Yes, since you will marry outside the US, follow this guide: http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide1

3. Medical Exam cost + $1200 [USCIS Filing Fee: $535; NVC Fee: $445; USCIS Immigrant Fee: $220]

 

In case you don't make enough above the poverty guideline, you will need a U.S. citizen/LPR co-sponsor.

Thank you so much for the reply.  I will definitely look into the guide.  And i didnt realize it costs that much, good to know :0

[NikLR 13,220]

Oh thats just the basics.  Theres also police certificates, moving costs, etc....

 

Try this to start.

http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/EZGuideSpouse

[JFH 12,189]

On the plus side, by marrying in Japan and bringing her here on a spousal visa she will be able to work as soon as she arrives. That will help your financial situation considerably. 

[pushbrk 12,259]

Just a comment on Dual Citizenship.  The US doesn't officially recognize dual citizenship either.  However, many US Citizens are also Citizens of other countries at the same time.  A Citizen of Japan is a citizen of Japan, whether they hold citizenship in another country or not.  Allow and recognize are not the same thing.  On the other hand, if a Chinese Citizen applies for a visa to visit China as a US Citizen, they are required to send in their Chinese Passport with the visa application.  Their Chinese passport is then invalidated.  While this is the proper procedure, many citizens of both the US and China travel to China as Chinese citizens and return to the US as US Citizens.  While not proper, it seems to be simply overlooked by Homeland Security.

[Anryo 0]

On 2018/2/10 at 8:03 AM, NikLR said:

Oh thats just the basics.  Theres also police certificates, moving costs, etc....

 

Try this to start.

http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/EZGuideSpouse

thank you so much for providing this resource. it helps me a lot, especially tips for beneficiary's police clearance process.

[Anryo 0]

On 2018/2/10 at 11:20 AM, JFH said:

On the plus side, by marrying in Japan and bringing her here on a spousal visa she will be able to work as soon as she arrives. That will help your financial situation considerably. 

Yes, I thought getting married in japan, and apply for immigrant  visa may be easier than applying for fiancee visa to bring her here to get married within certain amount of days.  

[Anryo 0]

On 2018/2/10 at 6:48 PM, pushbrk said:

Just a comment on Dual Citizenship.  The US doesn't officially recognize dual citizenship either.  However, many US Citizens are also Citizens of other countries at the same time.  A Citizen of Japan is a citizen of Japan, whether they hold citizenship in another country or not.  Allow and recognize are not the same thing.  On the other hand, if a Chinese Citizen applies for a visa to visit China as a US Citizen, they are required to send in their Chinese Passport with the visa application.  Their Chinese passport is then invalidated.  While this is the proper procedure, many citizens of both the US and China travel to China as Chinese citizens and return to the US as US Citizens.  While not proper, it seems to be simply overlooked by Homeland Security.

Understood. In Japan, I must declare to choose Japanese citizenship and "attempt" to give up US citizenship if I get married in Japan as Japanese.  This is where another complication arise I think.  As I mentioned earlier, I will be marrying in Japan as Japanese (Because I believe that is the only option to get married in Japan).  And then, I will come back to US and submit I-130 document with US citizenship.  The question is, is this going to be accepted?  I got married in Japan as Japanese, but I will be submitting I-130 with US citizenship, isnt there a discrepancy?

 

I apologize for the long comment.  I came across this problem when I was thinking about I-130 so.

[pushbrk 12,259]

2 hours ago, Anryo said:

Understood. In Japan, I must declare to choose Japanese citizenship and "attempt" to give up US citizenship if I get married in Japan as Japanese.  This is where another complication arise I think.  As I mentioned earlier, I will be marrying in Japan as Japanese (Because I believe that is the only option to get married in Japan).  And then, I will come back to US and submit I-130 document with US citizenship.  The question is, is this going to be accepted?  I got married in Japan as Japanese, but I will be submitting I-130 with US citizenship, isnt there a discrepancy?

 

I apologize for the long comment.  I came across this problem when I was thinking about I-130 so.

A US Citizen can marry in Japan as a US Citizen.  I don't know what you mean by "attempt to give up US Citizenship".  What is it you did to attempt to give up US Citizenship?  Were you born in the US or Naturalized?