PatW

I recently posted about the woes of trying to my fiance trying to get NBI with not only her maiden name, but her previous married name. She went last week to the Philippine embassy once again, yet all they did was talk to her, have her fill out some papers and said they would mail the papers to her. (I was not in Japan this time, although in May I was and almost got kicked out of the embassy for trying to tell the consular agent what we needed). Well this time all they did was send her a letter stating that her old passport with her married name on it was expired!! Well Duh!!! She was divorced 14 yrs ago! Total incompetence on their part. She told me she asked them exactly what she needed yet still they said it could not be done. Ok so now I will send her to the Philippines in Sept (too many people off work in August to allow her to go earlier). My question is can she apply for the NBI online and schedule an appointment  while in Japan without making the payment?  She does not have any of the resources that are listed as ways to pay. Can she just keep her appointment and pay at that time??   I told her that almost all the NBI's are done with online appointments and that I did not think she could go on a  Tuesday for example,  apply and pay, then go back 3 days later and pick it up.  Anyone knowledgeable in this area or have done it, would appreciate your comments/assistance.  Thank you.

I will say she is a very simple woman, she is timid and once the consular agent told her she could only apply with her current passport, she took that as meaning she could not add additional known names. Guess I will find out in a few hours when I call her. I have seen sample forms and every one I saw, had a spot for "Other Names/aka  or Aliases.

Unfortunately I was not there, when we applied in May I was there in Japan and I tried convey to the consular agent she needed NBI with both names. All he told me is she can only apply with name on her passport. When I tried to explain again,  he told me to sit down or he would have security remove me from the embassy.  She went and called me and I asked her if there was a box to put other name/aka. She said no, there was no place to put that in. I will talk to her today and try to get her to go online or I will do it for her and then set a date in the future, giving her enough time to get time off work and fly to the Philippines to obtain it.  Such a  mess, and I have called the embassy before and tried to ask a question but they were clueless, told me to contact main office in Philippines and they could not answer my questions. Incompetent is being nice.

US Embassy in Tokyo requested my Filipina fiance provide an NBI with both her married name and her former married name. She was married to Japanese man and they had spent time in Philippines after marrying.  She went to the Philippine Embassy in Roppongi (Tokyo) yesterday.  She was told that she could only apply using the name on her current passport, which is her maiden name.  I saw a sample NBI Application online and there was a block to put "Other Names/AKA"  I told her to put her married name in that block.  She called me to say that there was no such block on the application they gave her to fill out.  This is the only piece of documentation we need to satisfy the US Embassy's request for RFE.  I am at a loss as to what to do. We have come so far in the last 18 months to comply with all their request for documentation. She had her interview in Jan 2018 and was denied due to missing documents. Does she have to go to the Philippines herself in order to get this done?? Can anyone please help with any information on how to proceed. Thank You.

My fiance had her K-1 interview at US Embassy, Tokyo but they denied due to 221(g), requesting additional paperwork. 2 of the things they are requesting are NBI, Police report. She submitted both for her current name (birth name) but it appears they want both for when she was married. I assume she will have to go to the Police Headquarter for the Prefecture she lived in while married in Japan to get another police report under her married name.  (she was divorced in 2004). 

   She went to from Japan to Philippines (she is Filipina) in 1990 and they stayed there for about a year so I take it she will and NBI Clearance for her married name.  If I am correct how does she go about that? She cannot afford to travel back to the Philippines.  They are also requesting Other Passports. She worked with a dance company from 1983-1990 and traveled back and forth to Japan. She got married in 1990 and submitted all her past passports from 1990 to the present.  She did not keep her old passports from 1983-1990 and it was so long ago she has no idea what years they were issued.  Thanks for any assistance or information you can give me.