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Wonderful news Michael Congrats mate.

Hi,
 
Just to inform you that today, I got an email from USCIS case status account, saying my I-130 has been approved and that they are sending the paper letter soon. PD October 19th.
 
Case Was Approved
On November 9, 2017, we approved your Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, Receipt Number WACXXXXXXXXXX. We will mail your approval notice. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

As I've read thru your post I've seen absolutely nothing to indicate that you don't have a good chance of approval.  You can not actually file the 129F until you are both prepared to sign a letter indicating your intent to marry so after your Japan trip sounds fine.   The time you've been in a relationship will not be a problem from immigration point of view although only you know if it's too fast for you.   The language issue also should be no problem and she can request a translator for the eventual interview if required or it may be that her interviewer may speak spanish (likely in fact).  
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So what can you do.... To be sure you will want to 'front load' your application with relationship proof.  You should include pictures of you together as well as receipts, boarding passes etc that shows time spent together..   I would suggest you think about it as documenting your love story (focusing on the significant events and including pictures receipts etc to 'illustrate it' )
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As for Rapid Visa or Attorneys,  I have nothing against either one but if you are on top of things and are committed to the process you don't need either one and they can actually be a hindrance rather than a help.   Follow the K-1 guide here,  print it out as a check list, recheck everything on that check list.   
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The good folks here will be happy to help you along your way. 
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Be aware on your trip to Japan to be sure to save receipts, boarding passes, and take pictures together.   Don't go out of your way to stage pictures or do things specifically to gather evidence (you don't need that)  Just document all the fun you have.   
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Also bear in mind that her previous denial for a tourist visa has no relevance to the request for a K-1 visa.  (unless she misrepresented her reasons for wanting a tourist visa in the interview in which case let us know the details so you could help her deal with that)
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Do the letter of intent to Marry while in Japan so she doesn't have to send it to you and maybe look thru the process and see if there is anything else you can handle to avoid mailing it later. 
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Finally HAVE A GREAT TRIP to JAPAN!!!!  It''s such an awesome country in my humble opinion and her being from El Salvador you will give her the possibility of seeing snow.  My wife and I are going back for our second time in early January for our 'winter' vacation.   X-Country Skiing, snowshoeing and Onsens in Hakuba! 

Coz his marriage is arranged and this is not bonafide at all.    IN MY OPINION.

You're missing the point. Immigration's take cultural an religious customs in consideration as well.
They look what is customary in that country, in this case Pakistan where arranged marriages are part of the cultural.
 
If he s from a religious family and they would have met online, that would have set off some red flags because the IO knows that this is not very common.
The fact that his family and her family agreed and arranged this marriage makes it's bonafide. 

Its a bonafide relationship, but u say that your marriage was arranged? 

MyJourney’s answer is exactly right. Jose clearly has a different understanding of “arranged” but it is exactly in the sense of arranged, approved by the families/community, intention to build a family etc that supports the bonafides.  It is not “arranged” in the sense that someone arranged a marriage just to get a green card.
 
I know an orthodox jewess from South Africa who entered into a similarly “arranged” (I think they call it matchmaking in Judaism but it’s really the same thing) marriage with a guy in Florida. They had no problem getting her a visa even though they’d only met a couple of times in a short space of time before the wedding. Of course it was a huge religious wedding. I don’t know what they provided as evidence but clearly it was enough.

I understand you are giving YOUR OPINION. Here is the definition of NOT bona-fide marriage by USCIS: 
 
The fact that the groom is carefully selected with participation of the entire family is an evidence that this marriage is done with the intentions of building a family, not for circumventing immigration laws. It is none of USCIS business how you select and find your spouse, as long as you are not using marriage to scum the USCIS for immigration benefits. 
 

I think they don't even know what they're doing anymore 

Hi Jose, 
As I know, this process is very subjective and they request extra information to some people independently that everybody sent the same information. 

Juts to inform u that another case was approved today the same PD October 13, 2016.

good luck, buddy!

Yeah I know. I already told my wife to check the mail this next days. I hope the mail come soon and we can know what are they asking for.
We send everything I think, but they may be lost something and know they are asking for it.
I m going to keep u guys inform. Thanks and good luck to u.
 

Finally they are working on it 🎉🎉  good luck 👍🏻 

Its good they responded to your case.. good to kW they are working on it. Wish you get approved soon!👍

Juts to inform u that another case was approved today the same PD October 13, 2016.

Helo guys. Just to report that someone on a facebook group with PD October 13, 2016 got his I-130 approved today.

My husband has brought his certificates because the American education system is so different from other education systems.
 
Luckily his previous work experience was sufficient for a management position he found here in the US (German company based in the US) that was similar to his position in Australia.
 
My husband and I were nervous about the differences in education between  America and other education systems though. He has a certificate for Advanced Carpentry in Australia.
 
An Example in the States I have a Doctorate in Physical Therapy (7 years of school) and in Australia the same profession is a Bachelor degree (4 years). America puts a lot of emphasis on degrees (which is unfortunate ) but he found a great job with a great company so there is hope for not having a degree and living in the US!

That’s great 😊 but shouldn’t we get approved first 😅?

If u have a good and bonafide relationship WHY ARE U WORRY ABOUT IT?. Its not going to be a problem if ur relationship is legitimate.

If people follow the rules, have all the documentation in order and dont lie to USCIS,  I think its going to be a successful case.

Visit for 4 months? Wow ur job is awesome. Ur pd is september 2017? and u dont want to stay away from ur husband? Be prepaire to stay away for 2 years.

Visit for 4 months? Wow ur job is awesome. Ur pd is september 2017? and u dont want to stay away from ur husband? Be prepaire to stay away for 2 years.

no.  no.
 
2 years for green card holder to bring spouse to us.
 
1 year for us citizen to bring spouse to us.
 
everybody must wait for visa.  ur pregnancy not considered.

That is great mate. Congrats. I saw on a facebook group that someone with pd October 11 2016 recieved NOA2 the same day that u. AWESOME NEWS FOR US.