Before making an appointment, make sure you have all the necessary documents. If your application is received without the required documents, it will be returned to you unprocessed.
For each I-130 please submit original documents (bearing an original seal, stamp or signature of the office of record) plus one photocopy. We require English translations of foreign language documents, done in any legible format by anyone competent in English and the language being translated.
All applicants must submit the following documents with their petition:
I-130: This form is required in all cases. (Download form I-130 )
Photograph: A 5cm x 5cm photo with a white background, taken within the last six months. The head (measured from the top of the hair to the bottom of the chin) should measure between 25 to 35mm with the head centered in the frame facing straight ahead. Please submit one photo of the petitioner and one for each beneficiary
Proof of U.S. citizenship: such as a birth certificate, US Passport or naturalization certificate. If you are not a US citizen, please submit your Alien Registration (Green) Card.
Photo ID: Please submit a copy of U.S. passport or U.S. military ID card or other photo identification for petitioner.
Birth Certificate: Please provide an orriginal Birth Certificate for the beneficiary.
Copy of beneficiary's passport: please copy all pages of the passport.
Biographic Information Form: The petitioner should complet form G-325. (download form G-325.)
Immigrant Visa Application Form: The benificery should complet part 1 of form DS-230. (download form DS-230.)
Application Fee: Please include a postal money order for $185 payable to "U.S. Embassy, Tokyo. If you are required to provide a foreign address for your postal order, use U.S. Embassy, Unit 45004, Box 205, APO, AP 96337-5004.
If the petition is for a Spouse or step-child, you must also include:
Marriage Certificate: Please provide an orriginal Marriage Certificate from the Juristiction where the marrage took plae. If the marrge occured in Japan, please ssubmit a copy of the Family Registry.
Divorce Decree or Death Certificate: Original divorce decrees or death certificates, or certified court copies of the certificates, showing termination of all prior marriages of petitioner and/or beneficiary. An official translation of the document must be provided if it is not in English.
Proof of Relationship: If you have been married less than 6 months, please provide a statement of how you met and evidence of your relationship such as courtship and wedding photos, phone records, letters, e-mails, evidence of travel and long stays in the same country.
If you are filing a Family based petition, you must also include:
Birth Certificate for Beneficiary's Children: Please provide an orriginal Birth certificate or Consular report of birth for beneficiary's children.
When ALL of the necessary documents have been collected and put together in order, mail them to:
U.S. Embassy,
Box 205-IV
1-10-5 Akasaka
Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8420
U.S. military address:
U.S. Embassy,
Unit 45004, Box 205-IV
APO AP
96337-5004
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