I don't get it. We live in England. We got married last September (in america- we went over for a week to get married), my wife (the petitioner) was in the UK for a year by then. We got her UK residency in 20 minutes (filling out the forms infront of the officer at the British consulate in Los Angeles, a day after we got married there), came home (to London) and started my green-card application in November.
They told us we can't file at the consulate in London direct because they (the american visa people) don't accept her as a resident in the UK... even though we live, work and maintain all our existence here. I lost track of how many papers we sent out and where it all went, but what I know is that I've never heard anything from the K-3 after NOA1... instead they started sending stuff about the Green Card application...
We just sent out the Affidavit of Support packet (and I included the DS-230, which I'm not sure we were meant to), and sort of wait and see. I got my police paper almost a year ago, not thinking this whole process to take so long.
Any ideas what can I expect next? I've been trying to find info, read up, educate myself but I found a lot of contradictory statements, stories all over the net. How far am I, realistically, from the interview? Should I pursue the K-3, we want to get out of here by Christmas, latest, and get on with our lives.
Thanks for any help.
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QUOTE(thornhill @ Jul 7 2007, 12:46 AM) 
I don't get it. We live in England. We got married last September (in america- we went over for a week to get married), my wife (the petitioner) was in the UK for a year by then. We got her UK residency in 20 minutes (filling out the forms infront of the officer at the British consulate in Los Angeles, a day after we got married there), came home (to London) and started my green-card application in November.
They told us we can't file at the consulate in London direct because they (the american visa people) don't accept her as a resident in the UK... even though we live, work and maintain all our existence here. I lost track of how many papers we sent out and where it all went, but what I know is that I've never heard anything from the K-3 after NOA1... instead they started sending stuff about the Green Card application...
We just sent out the Affidavit of Support packet (and I included the DS-230, which I'm not sure we were meant to), and sort of wait and see. I got my police paper almost a year ago, not thinking this whole process to take so long.
Any ideas what can I expect next? I've been trying to find info, read up, educate myself but I found a lot of contradictory statements, stories all over the net. How far am I, realistically, from the interview? Should I pursue the K-3, we want to get out of here by Christmas, latest, and get on with our lives.
Thanks for any help.
They told us we can't file at the consulate in London direct because they (the american visa people) don't accept her as a resident in the UK... even though we live, work and maintain all our existence here. I lost track of how many papers we sent out and where it all went, but what I know is that I've never heard anything from the K-3 after NOA1... instead they started sending stuff about the Green Card application...
We just sent out the Affidavit of Support packet (and I included the DS-230, which I'm not sure we were meant to), and sort of wait and see. I got my police paper almost a year ago, not thinking this whole process to take so long.
Any ideas what can I expect next? I've been trying to find info, read up, educate myself but I found a lot of contradictory statements, stories all over the net. How far am I, realistically, from the interview? Should I pursue the K-3, we want to get out of here by Christmas, latest, and get on with our lives.
Thanks for any help.
Seems you are applying for K-3, not DCF, and that's a whole different process that produces a completely different type of visa. K-3 are non-immigrant visas which require Adjustmento of Status to CR-1 after landing. DCF provides CR-1/IR-1 immigrant visas from the get go. DCF is for people who married abroad and live abroad together. In your case since you married in the US, a first glance tells me you are not eligible for DCF (could be wrong so don't take my word for it):.
will give you more answers. Yet, if you married in the UK Consulate, that's UK soil for international law purposes. Seems a complex case - I'm sure more experienced members will come in your aid soon!Also check the UK section, lots of folks there with experience in both K-3's and DCF.
Good luck ,L.
seems you can DCF in London without the marriage taking place there.... my mistake. Still, residency requirements apply.L.
QUOTE(Len_and_Bren @ Jul 8 2007, 05:13 PM)
QUOTE(thornhill @ Jul 7 2007, 12:46 AM)
I don't get it. We live in England. We got married last September (in america- we went over for a week to get married), my wife (the petitioner) was in the UK for a year by then. We got her UK residency in 20 minutes (filling out the forms infront of the officer at the British consulate in Los Angeles, a day after we got married there), came home (to London) and started my green-card application in November.
They told us we can't file at the consulate in London direct because they (the american visa people) don't accept her as a resident in the UK... even though we live, work and maintain all our existence here. I lost track of how many papers we sent out and where it all went, but what I know is that I've never heard anything from the K-3 after NOA1... instead they started sending stuff about the Green Card application...
We just sent out the Affidavit of Support packet (and I included the DS-230, which I'm not sure we were meant to), and sort of wait and see. I got my police paper almost a year ago, not thinking this whole process to take so long.
Any ideas what can I expect next? I've been trying to find info, read up, educate myself but I found a lot of contradictory statements, stories all over the net. How far am I, realistically, from the interview? Should I pursue the K-3, we want to get out of here by Christmas, latest, and get on with our lives.
Thanks for any help.
They told us we can't file at the consulate in London direct because they (the american visa people) don't accept her as a resident in the UK... even though we live, work and maintain all our existence here. I lost track of how many papers we sent out and where it all went, but what I know is that I've never heard anything from the K-3 after NOA1... instead they started sending stuff about the Green Card application...
We just sent out the Affidavit of Support packet (and I included the DS-230, which I'm not sure we were meant to), and sort of wait and see. I got my police paper almost a year ago, not thinking this whole process to take so long.
Any ideas what can I expect next? I've been trying to find info, read up, educate myself but I found a lot of contradictory statements, stories all over the net. How far am I, realistically, from the interview? Should I pursue the K-3, we want to get out of here by Christmas, latest, and get on with our lives.
Thanks for any help.
Seems you are applying for K-3, not DCF, and that's a whole different process that produces a completely different type of visa. K-3 are non-immigrant visas which require Adjustmento of Status to CR-1 after landing. DCF provides CR-1/IR-1 immigrant visas from the get go. DCF is for people who married abroad and live abroad together. In your case since you married in the US, a first glance tells me you are not eligible for DCF (could be wrong so don't take my word for it):.
will give you more answers. Yet, if you married in the UK Consulate, that's UK soil for international law purposes. Seems a complex case - I'm sure more experienced members will come in your aid soon!Also check the UK section, lots of folks there with experience in both K-3's and DCF.
Good luck ,L.
Since they've done the DS-230, that means they're on track for a CR1 visa. At the time they wanted to file (last November), they weren't eligible for DCF so they went through a US service center. He should be only a few months away from a CR1 now.
EDIT - here's another thread where it's more clear what's happening -
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;#entry1031831
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