RicknKeiko

No problem,......Make sure on your DS-230, In the area that you list places lived since the age of 16, The start date should be the birthday of the individuals 16th birthday forward. Not from birth as you would think.

I know this now cause we got ours returned to us to correct due to this miniscule error.

Good luck to you....

Rick

Is she mainland or Okinawa? I ask because we just had it translated. I could give you a place on Okinawa, but Mainland I dont know. I have not used the form from the embassy. I would say , due to them wanting so many copies of everything that, That your best bet for having them accept your paperwork the first time is to have professional translation as we did. No requests for more info that way....

Long winded but hope this helps.

I hope this helps... I just recieved a letter from the IRS on a correction to my tax return for 2012. I had originally filed Married filing joint, but my wife Is not here from Japan yet. If your spouse has not yet recieved a ss# or taxpayer ID # then she does not exsist as the IRS sees it. You will not be permitted an exemption for her, and you will be filing as single. So if she has an income it is irrelevant to the IRS unless she or he has a ss# OR TAXPAYER ID.

My tax man didnt even know this, as I claimed her on my taxes for 2012 and declared her income, to no avail.

Hope my trials with the IRS helps someone.....

Narrow minded statements of a past president, not pertinent to the world in which we live today....

Wow,... I believe, but as no persons info on here is written in stone, that Guam is a us territory and uses dollars for currency and Im reasonanly sure no passport is needed for travel to this island from a US port. If a brief stay on Guam qualifies for a re-entry into the US, then I presume u would be fine. However please refer to the first statement in the post.

We got married in Oct, in Okinawa, we opted to change everything immediatly after our ceremony. Passport only took two weeks to change to new last name. We have used her new last name throughout the entire process, and all has been 1, 2, 3, right along. I guess I would stay as it is now, as the other person prior said. Dont confuse the situation middle way through. But you could always call the NVC and ask. Good Luck!

congrats......omedeto gozaimasu!!! Good luck!

Thanks........I just talked to NVC today......they had my email wrong....no wonder I didnt get any e-mails......one letter off.

Police in okinawa told my wife they need some form from the NVC to get her a police crime certificate, Yomitan village to be specific.... I told her to go in and get them to give them to here any way she could....I am not aware of any form that she would need to give them to "authorize" them to do a cert.

Anyone know or heard of this #######?

Does this Package actually come in the mail? The I-864 package I mean.....or is that sent e-mail........I am wondering as I have not yet recieved ANY E-mails from NVC. I dont know if my e-mail is blocked and Im not getting it...or it is just not sent or whatever. Yes....I-864 package Is it actually sent to you by mail or E-mail....Thanks..

woo hooo!!!.....As I said,,,,got things under control now.....have not yet recieved the noa2 hard copy but as another reader said......if your approved,,,do you really need the damn thing....I guess I am just gonna continue dealing with NVC and go through the process as it comes now. I will not continue to worry about the hard copy of the Noa2.

Thank you, to all replies......I am not stressing now.....Thanks to all of you. I have called NVC and now have my numbers.......I am thankful for this site for all the help,. ....and support I have recieved. Thanks again....Rick

Well the websight said the notice was mailed on dec 27 2012....and to follow any directions noted on the I-797c. As I dont know specifically if there was any "directions" Am I wasting time? OR......does the NVC send somthing in the mail to let you know what to do next.....like AOS...or whatnot..

I-130 approved 12-27-2012, No I-797 recieved, called Jan 2013, they gave me a duplicate request confirm # and as of feb 4 2013 I still havnt got it, called today, they told me file I-824, 405.00 ? are they kidding!!! This is BS.......Anyone .....HELP......PLEASE1

Well thanks for that update.....Misinterpreted what I read.......Rick

new fee to be paid starting in 2013 is 165.00 and will be collected at the POE.