Can you file a DCF in Dominican Republic? If so, does the US Citizen have to be a Resident in Dominican Republic? Or can you file the DCF residing in USA?

User twincactus is the resident DR pro--he reports that not only does the USC need to be resident there, the waiting list for an Immigrant visa interview is pushing a year these days...

I don't think DCf in Dominican Republic is a viable option for someone who is not normally resident there.

No, you can't file DCF residing in USA. Direct Consular Filing means the US citizen sponsor directly filing the I-130 at the Consulate/DHS in their spouse's country, not the US. Usually the US citizen sponsor has to be a resident in that country but there are some countries where residency is not required. E.g. Australia, New Zealand

Thanks everyone for your help.

Meauxna is correct. You would have had to be a resident to file DCF and it's a moot point because they have suspended DCF filing with the huge backlog they have down there. It took me 20 months to get my wife here and I would guess it should be around 2 years now to complete the process whether K1 or CR1 it doesn't matter, it's about the same.

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