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Thanks for the replies @fip & jim @Naes @Gloriazlh !!

I took a "yuukyuu" for that day already so I think I'll just go get my fingerprint taken for the Canadian police certificate and wait to apply for my Japanese one for a later date.

Hello fellow VJers.

My fiance filed for our I-129F in March 2018, so we still have a while until our NOA2.

(Hopefully September/October)

Just so that things go smoothly after we get approved, I was thinking about getting my police certificates at the NOA1 stage.

I will need one from Japan, Canada and France.

The French one was easy to obtain online and I already have it in hand.

I'm planning on going to the tokyo police department next week to apply for my Japanese police certificate and get my fingerprints taken so that I can send them to Canada to get them digitilized.

My question is, does anyone know if police certificates expire?

This might be an embassy specific question so it'll be really helpful if I can get some thoughts from Tokyo embassy filers.

Thanks for the help!

Just visited my fiance for the 2nd time since we submited our petition.

POE: Daniel K. Inoue Airport (Honolulu,HI)

I was only asked the following questions

What is the purpose of your trip? -holiday

How long are you here for? -5 days

What is your job? -accountant

That's it!

I did bring my copy of NOA1, printed copy of my itinerary, certificate of residence (住民票) and its english translation with me just incase I got questioned about anything.

I'll be visiting again in August (hopefully the last time before i move), hoping for a smooth entry then too!

Good luck to everyone

Thanks @Naes for the update!

And woah, there's someone from march who already got approved? Crazy!

I wrote this on the "yes, you can visit" thread as well but since I am a March filer thought I'd also leave my experience here.

Just came back from visiting my fiance and attending a wedding in Hawaii. 

I am Japanese and should have a visa waiver but it was revoked a few years ago. Currently I travel to the US using my B2 tourist visa.

POE: Daniel K. Inoue Airport/Honolulu International Airport

Questions asked 

"Why do you have a tourist visa?"

I answered why

"What is your purpose of visit"

Me "To attend a wedding"

"When was the last time you travelled to the US"

Me "Last month"

"How long is your trip"

Me "4 days, I fly out on Saturday"

"Do you have a job?"

Me "Yes, I'm an accountant"

I didn't mention my fiance since the officer did not ask me specifically if I'm visiting anyone. 

Will be visiting again next month so hopefully will be as smooth as this time! 

Good luck to everyone travelling during the process.

Just came back from visiting my fiance and attending a wedding in Hawaii. 

I am Japanese and should have a visa waiver but it was revoked a few years ago. Currently I travel to the US using my B2 tourist visa.

POE: Daniel K. Inoue Airport/Honolulu International Airport

Questions asked 

"Why do you have a tourist visa?"

I answered why

"What is your purpose of visit"

Me "To attend a wedding"

"When was the last time you travelled to the US"

Me "Last month"

"How long is your trip"

Me "4 days, I fly out on Saturday"

"Do you have a job?"

Me "Yes, I'm an accountant"

I didn't mention my fiance since the officer did not ask me specifically if I'm visiting anyone. 

Will be visiting again next month so hopefully will be as smooth as this time! 

Good luck to everyone travelling during the process.

2 hours ago, Jen_1987 said:

Yay for another Japanese filer  

oh yay! so happy to know someone else from japan filed around the same time. hopefully we all have a smooth path to approval.

Just sent out our petition today! Let the waiting begin...:) 

13 hours ago, Naes said:

It may be important though in order not to give contradicting information.... you should have said yes before when applying to tourist visa.

 

i would try and find those papers or a copy of your ds-160... 

Found the documents! And it says yes to being refused. So will be definitely checking yes on the ds-160

10 minutes ago, Rebecca & Kelvin said:

I was just wondering for your tourist visa, when you applied for it, did You say you were refused before ? 

Unfortunately since it was almost 10 years ago, and I had a lawyer help me with the paperwork I don't remember the details of the paperwork.

Nope, didn't violate anything. I was able to obtain a tourist visa afterwards so that I can enter the US now.

Thanks for the link, will definitely be saying "yes" on the DS-160 when the time comes!

Thank you so much for your time. Definitely helped with my anxiety

Thanks for your super quick reply! That's what I was thinking too. So I guess I should just submit the same explanation for the DS-160. Better to be safe and say "yes" and give an explation then to be denied because I submitted false information.

Hello I was wondering if anyone could help me out.

I was studying in the US at a university but decided to take a leave of absence. I didn't want to violate my terms on my student visa so I decided to take a weekend trip to Canada and return to the US on my visa waiver. I went through border protection once, but was pulled back by another agent to recheck my documents.

At that point, my student visa and visa waiver was revoked due to the lack of ties to Japan, I also didn't have a return ticket (rookie move, I know!). After my visa was revoked I flew back to Japan on the same day.

On the DS-160 I know I have to state "yes" that my visa was revoked and give an explanation but I wasn't sure if I had to say "yes" for the question "Have you ever been refused a u.s. visa or been refused admission to the united states?"

Any input will be helpful! Thanks so much for those who read this.

On 11/10/2017 at 4:20 PM, GreatDane said:

Then yes - save yourself the money. It really adds up. The initial petition might be a bit overwhelming but you get used to it. Make sure to make a copy of everything you submit and (optional) keep copies of the major petitions until you get the 10 year GC many years down the road. When we had to fill out ROC and naturalization paperwork, it was impossible to remember dates for student jobs and places we lived in Denmark as it was so many years ago. Having copies of the original K1 and AOS really helped save us from guessing.

Thanks so much for the advice! Will definitely remember to keep copies.

9 hours ago, GreatDane said:

I don't think it sounds like you need a lawyer to file. It seems pretty straightforward. If they're concerned about your ties to Japan, it doesn't apply for a K1 anyways. I'd be more concerned if any charges resulted in the border crossing when 'something' was found in your boyfriends luggage. If there were no charges, then you should be good to go.

 

There were no charges. Thanks for your reply!

3 minutes ago, Perfect two 💑 said:

Hi, 

 

I think you are good to go without a lawyer since it is not a complicated case.

 

Good luck with your journey! 

What a relief! Thank you for your reply!

Let me explain to you my history. 

I am Japanese and have a Japanese passport. 

I was born and raised in Japan, went to high school in Canada and attended college in the US. 

During my time in college, I had to take a leave of absence but my then boyfriend (USC) wanted me to stay til the holidays in the US. 

Since I didn't want to violate anything by taking a leave of absence we decided to spend a weekend in Canada and then come back into the US using my visa waiver. 

Everything was going well, I went through no problem but then my then boyfriend was called into a room because they found something in his luggage. 

Since I was travelling with him, they also called me back into the room. The agents took a look at my passport, visa etc. 

After numerous questions, my student visa and visa waiver were revoked due to little to no ties to home (Japan). 

After the help from a lawyer, I currently have a B2, tourists visa and travel through the US no problem. I get the occasional "Why do you have a visa?"

but other than that no issues. 

I am currently thinking about starting the process for the K1 visa with my boyfriend (USC). 

I've been reading through forums and most of them say that you only need a lawyer if you have a complicated case. 

My question is, would my past experience getting my visa revoked be considered a "complicated case"? 

On ‎2016‎年‎5‎月‎20‎日 at 11:22 AM, Carrie7003 said:

My fiancé was denied entry while traveling to the US. (He had previously entered and left twice on an ESTA). He is considering applying now at the consulate for a tourist visa to visit me because after being denied entry, he is no longer eligible to travel on ESTA. I read somewhere that if border patrol officers deny entry again, there is a possibility they could also put him on a 5 year ban from reentry. We filed I-129F; is this risk of a future ban real? We don't want to ruin everything by him attempting to visit

Hi, I'm in a very similar situation. My VW was revoked due to too little ties to my home country.

I was wondering how your K1 visa process went? Did you have any issues because of this?