Hi, I wonder if anyone has experience with a Direct Consular Filing of I-130 while living in a third country. I am a US citizen living in the Cayman Islands. My future wife is a Colombian who will come to live with me in Cayman when we marry in Feb 08. She does not need a visa to travel or live in Cayman. We plan on living in Cayman for at least two more years after which we will return to the US. We wish to begin the US visa process for her as soon as possible. I have written the US Embassy/Consulate and the CSCIS field office located in Jamaica. No response from them as yet. Anyone with similar circumstances?? Thanks

Hi back. My situation is similar. My husband (the USC) and me (Mexican national) met and got married in Canada. As long as you both have legal residence of some sort where you file, things are ok. Just double check the requirements with your consulate - see if they do DCF, what are the residency requirements (i.e. living in Cayman, filing in Jamaica), etc. And get used to call call call --- don't sit and wait for responses.
Once the visa is granted, you have 6 months to activate it. Hope this helps.
Peace L.

Thanks much. We have a Consulat office on the island, but the are closed now for hurricane season. Jamaica is the nearest one and I hear they are pretty good to work with.
K

No surprise you haven't heard from them. They are on Jamaican time when it comes to doing anything....."soon come." They only accept phone calls a few hours a week and such. That can be maddening.

Having dealt with them in 2006 via phone, mail, and e-mail, I would recommend you call them with anything besides filing paperwork.

You would both need to have a legal status in the Caymans for at least 6 months...some status other that visitor or tourist.

Yah mon!! I spoke to soon though. They returned my email today and gave me a green light on the entire process. Thanks for the note.
Later
K




Thanks. We will never have "status" here. It is wayyyy to expensive to file. But we will both be considered residents. I work for the gov so it will help.
K