kinshi

Hello,

I just finished the visa process for my wife at the Embassy in Tokyo and from our experience it was very lenient. I too had to file one of my tax years late, but fortunately my transcripts were adjusted on time. Everyone we talked to at the Embassy was very understanding and helpful. They even made some corrections on my I-864 when we submitted the I-130. I'm sure with copies of your tax returns and a written explination would be fine.

On another note, the whole visa process took only about 2 months. It would of taken only 1 1/2 months if we applied for the final interview earlier. Applying for a spousal visa at the US Embassy in Tokyo is definately the way to go. Good luck.

K

Hello everyone,

I'm a US citizen who has been working in Japan for about 6 years now. I recently received a job offer to work in the US beginning in early May, 2008. Once the offer came in, my Japanese wife and I began gathering all the documents to submit the petition for a spouse visa. We will submit our I-130 petition and supplementary materials here in Tokyo on March 4.

Everything is in order accept one additional document for the I-864, Affidavit of Support. Unfortunately I was unaware that I had to file my US federal income taxes. It was an honest mistake. And luckily I don't owe any money. When we decided to start the whole spousal visa process earlier this month (February), I realized I did indeed have to file; therefore, I immediately filed my taxes for the last 3 years.

It stipulates in the I-864 instructions that the petitioner has to submit a tax transcript if returns in the last three years were filed late. I will be attaching copies of my 3 most recent returns to the I-864 along with an explanation explaining that I cannot furnish a copy of my federal income tax transcripts because of the 4 to 6 weeks tax return processing time at the IRS and our tight time line for moving back to the US.

My question: Does anyone have any experience with how lenient embassies are with regards to the tax transcripts under tight time lines? If so, could you let me know?

Best regards,

S

Thanks Jen. I've updated my software and it worked!

Kinshi

Is anyone else having problems printing out the DS-230 form? Whenever I print, the fields that I typed in are black. I know this is more of a technical problem, but I'm hoping someone can help. Thanks.

Hello,

These might be simple questions and I might sound like an idiot, but I want to be sure if I'm filling this form out correct or not. We've got our first interview at the US Embassy in Tokyo to submit the I-130, G-325, and I-864 forms in 3 weeks.

Background: I'm a US citizen and my wife is Japanese. We are both living in Japan. I'm sponsoring my wife and my father will be the joint sponsor. We will relocate to my parents home in the US.

I read that if your current income is from employment overseas, it'll won't be of use to me, so with that said I'm using my current savings(in Japan) as assets which is just over the minimum requirements. In case that's not enough to satisfy the requirments, my father will be the joint sponsor. Any advice on how I should fill out some of the questions on the I-864 form?

1. Which should I tick on question #1. (A) I'm the petitioner or (E) I'm the first on two sponsors.

2. Because we plan to live with my parents when we arrive in the States, should I put my parents address for question # 12(mailing address) and #13(Place of Residence) or put my current overseas address?

I know these seem like easy questions to answer, but I want to be sure. Your help would be much appreciated. A big thanks in advance.

Thanks for that. I'll keep everyone posted.

I'm a American living and working in Tokyo and have a Japanese wife (less than 2 years). We plan to relocate back to the states so we're in the process of filling the I-130, I-864, DS-230 forms. If I don't have a job lined up back in the states, what's the best way to establish domicile and to fullfill the financial requirments? Should I use my parents address in the states as my domicile, and have them be a joint sponsor? I have just enough money in my bank accounts to meet the finacial requirements, but I won't have a continuing income until I find a job. Is anyone or was anyone in the same situation as us. Your experience or advice would be much appriciated. Thanks in advance.