Visa refused in Tokyo

[TBoneTX 47,940]

That's wonderful news!  It's tough to fight a consulate, as I still vividly remember with white-hot anger.

Your post will prove valuable to many.  Thank you for your time and effort in composing and posting it.

[mymercyprevails 0]

Congratulations!! I am so happy for you and your spouse. Question, when you were filling out the affidavit of support, did you mark your domicile as the United States or did you mark it as Japan? 

[fiftytwo05g 11]

27 minutes ago, mymercyprevails said:

Congratulations!! I am so happy for you and your spouse. Question, when you were filling out the affidavit of support, did you mark your domicile as the United States or did you mark it as Japan? 

Thank you!  Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but if you are sponsoring your spouse, you need to note your domicile for the US even though you live abroad. 

 

The i864 form instructions are clear that you either need to have already established your domicile or INTENT to establish your domicile. I tried the latter, and it was a bit more difficult (received 221g) if there are obvious financial challenges. 

[mymercyprevails 0]

12 minutes ago, fiftytwo05g said:

Thank you!  Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but if you are sponsoring your spouse, you need to note your domicile for the US even though you live abroad. 

 

The i864 form instructions are clear that you either need to have already established your domicile or INTENT to establish your domicile. I tried the latter, and it was a bit more difficult (received 221g) if there are obvious financial challenges. 

Thank you so much for your response. I haven't yet looked at the Affidavit of Support form, but is there a way to specifically indicate on the form that you have the intent to establish your domicile? Or is it only "Domicile: United States, or not"

[fiftytwo05g 11]

6 hours ago, mymercyprevails said:

Thank you so much for your response. I haven't yet looked at the Affidavit of Support form, but is there a way to specifically indicate on the form that you have the intent to establish your domicile? Or is it only "Domicile: United States, or not"

You would need to fill out the i864, and follow instructions to the T because it's quite a tricky and confusing form. If you are going to show your intent to reestablish domicile, you would need to provide evidence of it. There are a lot of resources on youtube and on this forum to guide you.

 

They request this evidence at the NVC stage and the consular interview. 

[mymercyprevails 0]

On 8/2/2025 at 10:08 AM, fiftytwo05g said:

Letter from family home owner                                         Copy of a deed and petitioner financial obligations

Hi again, I have another question, what was the nature of the letter and deed? I ask because we will be moving in with my parents and I want them to draft up a letter and a lease as proof. 

[fiftytwo05g 11]

6 hours ago, mymercyprevails said:

Hi again, I have another question, what was the nature of the letter and deed? I ask because we will be moving in with my parents and I want them to draft up a letter and a lease as proof. 

This post by Sukie is a good start. Writing up a lease was out of place for my family, but I had a family member who held the title to the intended residence (either a photo copy of the deed or trust to prove ownership) and write a similar letter to confirm our that we are going to reside there and assume financial responsibility for the costs. Recorded copies of the deed or trust should be free through the city hall and it's public information. You don't need to send the original. The letter was notarized by a notary public and you can add in a lease as evidence and write something similar to this:

 

To whom it may concern,

 

I, (family member’s name), (family relation/father/mother/sister/brother/etc) of the petitioner, (petitioner’s name), and home owner of (beneficiary’s name) intended residence in the US at (Intended Residence Address), offer residence to, (petitioner’s name), (beneficiary’s name) and their US citizen children (if you have any). 

They will be contributing to the payment of utilities and financial responsibilities of the home. Also living in the home is our (family or other resident’s names). A copy of the (deed/trust/title) and location of the residence from the (name of the county) county recorders office will be provided as evidence of ownership of our home.

 

Regards,

(family member’s name)

(notarized signature)

(date)

(contact info)

 

 

 

[TBoneTX 47,940]

1 hour ago, fiftytwo05g said:

To whom it may concern,

 

I, (family member’s name), (family relation/father/mother/sister/brother/etc) of the petitioner, (petitioner’s name), and home owner of (beneficiary’s name) intended residence in the US at (Intended Residence Address), offer residence to, (petitioner’s name), (beneficiary’s name) and their US citizen children (if you have any). 

They will be contributing to the payment of utilities and financial responsibilities of the home. Also living in the home is our (family or other resident’s names). A copy of the (deed/trust/title) and location of the residence from the (name of the county) county recorders office will be provided as evidence of ownership of our home.

 

Regards,

(family member’s name)

(notarized signature)

(date)

(contact info)

Add the notary's certificate as is standard in your state -- something as simple as:

 

Subscribed and acknowledged before me on ____________, 2025 at ____[place]____.

 

______[Notary's printed name]_______                                   [Notary stamp goes here]

Notary Public, State of ______________