US Immigration from Japan

Hi. I am a Japanese national who used to live in Korea for several years.

I applied for the criminal records certificate at the Korea embassy in Japan, however, the document got rejected.

NVC told me to obtain a new certificate from the correct issuing authority.

I have checked the official NVC website but did not know what was wrong with it.

My wife just received her Visa and we will be moving to America shortly. We have a big stack of documents and are trying to figure out what we need to keep.

I know marriage and birth certificates are always needed, but what about other stuff like the I-130, or I-864?

here is what I am assuming

Keep

• marriage certificates
• birth certificates
• medical exam records

shred (destroy)

• I-130
• I-864

Not sure

• police certificates
• letters mailed by USCIS. (I have not received any physical letters from NVC)

Hello.

I am currently filing my NVC documents. My husband has his citizenship oath ceremony coming up.

I was wondering how I should let the NVC know of his new citizenship status after he obtains one?

Thank you in advance.

Hi everyone,

It's been a while since I used My USCIS, and now that I want to log in again, it doesn't let me. Right now, I want to use My USCIS to file for citizenship. The last time I used My USCIS account is when I moved to my current address 3 years ago, to file address change.

I tried "forgot password" and tried with multiple emails too, although I do know which one I used before because I have some past emails from USCIS.

Every time I try the "forgot password" link and get an "instruction" email, it says this:

"This address does not have an associated account. If you previously accessed your USCIS myAccount account online, you may have used a different email address.

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE" And that's it.

So I messaged them using the contact form on the website last week. No response. So I tried calling USCIS today. I cannot get to a human. The robot sends me email instructions that I've already gone through (leads me to send them a message on the website). I tried "speak with representative" multiple times and then it would end the call.

What should I do? Has this happened to anyone before? What could be the reason? Does our account get terminated after a certain period of inactivity? Should I just make a new account??

I'm wondering if I need to go through Infopass? If I could resolve this issue without going to USCIS in person, I'd love that. Please help!!

Thanks!!

Presenting in timeline format rather than essay for simplicity.

Wife - Japanese citizen

Me - US citizen

2017 - Married

January 2018 - Started I-130 process

November 2018 - Approved for CR1

February 2019 - Moved to US

September 2019 - Stuff happened with wife's family back in Japan, so she flew back. Found out it will be for indefinite period of time.

February 2020 - I moved to Japan since we have no idea how long this will be

February 2021 - CR1 visa expired, but she had already left the US and had not returned, so she has never overstayed.

Late 2022 (I think?) - We filed I-407 to officially abandon LPR status. Family stuff is resolved, but we're settled back in Japan.

Now - Company is planning to relocate me to Hawaii in March 2024

So the short relocation timeline possibly qualifies us for DCF, but of course that's not a guarantee; we'll have to see how that plays out. My main concern is whether or not my wife previously having LPR but then only being in the country for 8 months and then surrendering LPR a couple of years later is likely to affect her new application. We have clear documentation in her passport of leaving the US and not returning, and translated record of her re-registering as a resident of Japan, both occurring before her CR1 expired.

Anyone have experience with this? With trying to get the exact same status again, just a few years later?