getcr1

Hi there,

a question about the DS 230 part 1 form. I noticed on the example form, the form didnt list the name of the spouse. For the name of the spouse, you write the name of the American spouse....correct?

Also, for line 31a. Do I write the name of the American spouse as well? for question 31a and 31b, it gives you two choices. I am a bit confused as to which one I should fill out.

31a says; Person named in 14 and 29 who will accompany you to the US now.

31b says; Person named in 14 and 29 who will follow you to the US at a later date.

Even though we are applying for my visa now, and want to move to the states as soon as possible (and together), does this mean that I am to say that we are going to the US now? or at a later date?

Any info would be great!

Hi there,

I am having some problems with the G-325 form. I noticed that the downloads on the form only has g325A. In G-325, I was just wondering, near the bottom of the form, there is a box that says this;

This form is submitted in connection with an application for:

Then it has boxes for:

Naturalization

Status as Permanent Resident

Other

On the downlaod example that is labeled G 325 A, it says that the person should check other, and then stated what kind of visa they were applying for. I am a Canadian that is going to the states, but we are doing it via Direct consular filing, and my american husband is applying for my visa here in Japan. Does this mean that I am supposed to check off ``Òther`` and then specify that I am applying for the I-130? Or am I supposed to write K3?

Also, on the form is says to state a File Number. Do I just write ? I am not aware of having or getting one. It says that it starts with a letter A.

Any information would be great!

Hi there -

sorry - another question for the I-130 form! For question 22 it says:

Complete the information below if your relative is in the United States and will apply for adjustment of status.

Your relative is in the United States and will apply for adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident at the USCIS office in:

Then it says, : If your relative is not elibigle for adjustment of status, he or she will apply for a visa abroad at the American consular post in:

Does this mean that since I am applying for my wife's visa at the US embassy in Tokyo (we are not in america yet), am I supposed to write tokyo , japan on my form?

Also, for section C, question 17, it asks for information about your alien relative and says to

"list husband/wife and all children of your relative."

Since she is Canadian, does this mean that I (the American) write my own information there? It is the AMerican that puts the info down, not the non american?

Finally for question number 15 in Section C, it says to put the name and address of present employer. Is this the name and address of the American's employer or of the non-american (beneficiary)?

Any information is great!

thanks,

getcr1

Hi,

On line 15 on page 1 of the I-130 form, whose current employer goes here? Is it the us citizen's(petitioner) or is it the relative's (beneficiary)?

The form isnt so clear on this?

Thanks,

get cr1

hi there,

I have been reading so many things about DCF and noticed that one place said that for your birth certificate, it had to have both your parents names on them. My birth certificate is from British Columbia, Canada and is just a small card and does not have my parents' names on it. will this be acceptable for DCF? I am applying through the US embassy in Tokyo...

Thanks!

hi there, I am doing dcf through Tokyo and when I went on the US embassy site to schedule an appointment, they only had one day that was available this whole month which was already marked as booked, and on 2 days in February. For the months ahead, there are no options at all to click to make an appointment. Does anyone know if this is a glitch? or does the US embassy in tokyo really only have a few dates available per month?

this may seem like a silly question, but I am trying to fill out my ds 230 part 2 form, and number 39 requests the name and address of the petitioner. does this mean it would be my american husband? also, we live in japan, ...do we use this japanese address or american address?

also, does anyone know for section 35, it says to :

List dates of all previous visits to or residence in the United States.

Since I was living right over the border in canada, many would visit the states for a weekend. I did this quite a bit when I was younger but have no idea what specific dates I went. Do I even write this down? I only wrote the ones where I was in the states for longer than a couple days....

this may seem like a silly question, but I am trying to fill out my ds 230 part 2 form, and number 39 requests the name and address of the petitioner. does this mean it would be my american husband? also, we live in japan, ...do we use this japanese address or american address?

I think you would probably want to ask this question to the embassy in Japan, they may have guidelines about the DCF that may interfere with your plans.

anyone else have any experience with this?

hi all,

it seems as though our application for DCF will take longer than expected. Since I am from Canada (we are applying in Japan), it looks as though fingerprinting will take 120 days to get back from Canada. I think once I get my fingerprints AND medical, THEN i can apply for an appointment which I hear takes a month while you wait to hear a response. Since we will both finish work at the end of March, we were hoping to leave Japan, and go travel India for 2 months or so while we waited for our fingerprints, and time it would take to get an application. Would it be feasible and okay to travel for a couple months while we wait? If we stay in Japan for that long without working, we are afraid of getting a bit broke....any thoughts? i have also thought about going to canada just to get my fingerprinting done as i heard it can take days for digital printing rather than months for ink fingerprinting. I also worry that since I will be moving out of my apartment in tokyo, that my mail will not be properly forwarded to the correct address since they send them by regular mail. Anyone else have any experiences similar to this? i just hope that my fingerprinting takes less than 120days....should I just stay in Japan? Is that safer? any advice greatly appreciated!

DS-230 is an immigrant visa application... a USC does not need to prepare such an application

thank you!!!

i swear I read somewhere that the DS 230 part 1 and 2 were to be filled out by both the husband and wife. Does only the non american have to fill this out?

There is always a sponsor, the petitioner. There doesn't always have to be a co-sponsor though. If you have enough income, you do not need to list your assets at all; if you have US income but are short of the 125% poverty guideline, you can mix income and assets to meet the burden of proof. But most DCFers don't have any US based income as they have been living abroad, so they rely on assets or a co-sponsor. If you use assets, you just list them and proof that you really own them (share certificates, deeds to a house, bank statements etc) as well as recent evaluations. It's 3 times the 125% poverty level if you are sponsoring a spouse, 5x if it is someone else (such as a parent, or if the co-sponsor is listing their assets); thus 20'000 would not be enough if you are sponsoring soley on assets, but would be enough if you are just falling short a couple of thousand on the income requirement.

hmm, what if i got my parents to help me and put money so that i had about 55000 dollars Canadian in my Canadian account? would i I still need a sponsor? so confused....

A few people have had to do this, and I think they say it could take up to 120 days. The few I remember getting theirs done this way, maybe waited around 75 days. How long have you been waiting?

im JUST about to request for it....but I am hoping to leave Japan by mid APril of next year. fingers crossed!

I would say it depends how quickly you can get your Canadian police certificate processed.

ya, that is what I thought as well. i am hoping that i can process everything and then once they ask for my canadian criminal record, that they can wait and then as soon as it comes in, then they can give me my visa. fingers crossed! any other canadians in the same boat? how long did you have to wait for yours to come back from canada? was it a full 120 days?

i think continue from the same source is for when the adjustment of status is applied for or if your spouse is in the US. Basically you cant count any income from the immigrating spouse if they receive it from their home country unless say it was a pension.

after looking at the directions again, im still a bit confused. Since the USC does not have enough money to be a sole sponsor, we were thinking of using his dad who lives in america. does this mean that they are co sponsors? and so then would that mean that the USC living in japan would have to fill out the I-864 AS WELL AS his father?

Actually they don't have to prove that they live in the U.S. - they can prove they are reestablishing domicile. Plus the OP is not in Canada - she is in Japan.

The instructions regarding domicile are in the I-864 instructions, once you have had a look please post if you have any questions

Also, we used funds in a Canadian bank as assets (most of the funds were in US dollars though). Each consulate probably has their own ideas about assets, best to ask the consulate you will be interviewing at.

thanks for all this info! what does it exactly mean " If the intending immigrant is your spouse, his or her income can be counted regardless of current residence, but it must continue from the same source after he or she becomes alawful permanent resident "

What does that actually mean? "Continue from the same source?"

Hi all,

I am doing DCF from Japan and was wondering how long it took for most of you.....We are planning to file in January and we want to leave by mid April. Do you think this is enough time???

post offices issue money orders in foreign currencies

ya, unfortunately, Japan doesnt send direct money orders to Canada. Thats okay....I am going to get my mom to do it in Canada for me....

hi all,

I am a Canadian living in Japan and sent off my Japanese fingerprints to Canada to get my criminal record. I know it says that you have to wait at least 120 days. How long did it take for everyone to get their criminal record from the RCMP?

In other words, they (RCMP) will only accept electronic prints if they are done in Canada.

Does that make sense?

ah, i see. thanks kaffy! then its hopeless to get them any earlier!!! I wonder if it will be less than 120 days to get it. now im having troubles getting a money order in japan....

And to answer your question about whether overseas applicants can submit their prints electronically to Canadian authorities the answer is no.

Read this link: http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cr-cj/fing-empr2-eng.htm

Your options are to either get printed manually and wait the 120 days, or fly back to Canada and get printed electronically

hi kaffy! thanks for the info. Yes, I did read it, however, I am hoping that I can find an option where I can get electronic fingerprinting done here in Japan. If someone mentioned that you can do it in Hokkaido, then you MUST be able to do it in TOkyo somewhere, only I cant find out where...

They don't mind how you get them done, you only need to be concerned about what the RCMP will accept - the consulate will only see the end result - the police certificate.

right...does anyone know who does electronic fingerprinting in tokyo?

The Hokkaido Police HQ offers both electronic and ink. The same should be available in other cities too

ooh, that is good! does the American Colsulate accept these electronic fingerprinting?

hi all,

I need to get my criminal record from canada and needed to FIRST get fingerprints in Japan. Then I am supposed to send my fingerprints to Canada and it says that i will take 120 days...only I dont have 120 days. I read somewhere about electronic fingerprinting but that it might not be accepted/available in Japan.

Does the US consulate accept electronic fingerprinting? Apparently it only takes 72 hours then....also, does anyone know where you can get electronic fingerprinting done in Japan???