dcf advise

[nialljc32 0]

hello,

thanks to all who have answered my questions so far, your advice has truly helped.

after reading through and posting on various forums im thinking that we should use the i-130 petition.

myself and my fiance live in dublin, ireland. i am a us citizen but not lived there for 5 years, my fiance is polish (not eligible for visa waiver)

and our 2 year old daughter is also a us citizen. must we be married 6 months to go the dcf route? there is a 4 month waiting period here before we can marry and regardless we would like to get over there sooner then 1 year which it seems the k1 would do, although i do realise the k1 is a long and pricey process but we are prepared to go that way if it is our only option. i have arranged a conference call with the consular department at the us embassy in dublin for tomorow but am hoping i can get some info on which is our best way to approach this before hand.

we have all the requirements lined up like a joint sponsor and us address aswell as all our documents in order, bar a few we are waiting on.

does the fact we have a child together mean we can apply directly through the us embassy in dublin via the dcf?

and if not, if we marry here (ireland) must we wait 6 months to apply?

those are my main 2 questions( for now ).

thank u for any responses.

Niall

[Penguin_ie 5,996]

No you don;t need to be married for 6 months, you only need to have lived in the country you file from (Ireland in your case) for 6 months, which you have. You can file the day of your wedding if you like.

Your child doesn't matter in this (other than helping a bit with the bonafide of marriage), what matters is that you as the USC have lived legally in the foregin country you want to file in for a minimum of 6 months.

[nialljc32 0]

No you don;t need to be married for 6 months, you only need to have lived in the country you file from (Ireland in your case) for 6 months, which you have. You can file the day of your wedding if you like.

Your child doesn't matter in this (other than helping a bit with the bonafide of marriage), what matters is that you as the USC have lived legally in the foregin country you want to file in for a minimum of 6 months.

thanks penguin, is the dcf a quicker process then the k1? and do you know if we get married in belfast (as can be done in a couple of weeks) can we still file through the embassy in dublin? appologies, my questions might keep coming.

niall

[brlukath 1]

You need to check the limitations on DCF in Ireland. Are you a legal resident of Ireland? If not, it may be a no go. Plus, you frequently have to be petitioning on behalf of an individual who is a citizen or at least resident of the country in which you are doing the DCF.

1st figure this out, then you will be able to evaluate your options.

[nialljc32 0]

You need to check the limitations on DCF in Ireland. Are you a legal resident of Ireland? If not, it may be a no go. Plus, you frequently have to be petitioning on behalf of an individual who is a citizen or at least resident of the country in which you are doing the DCF.

1st figure this out, then you will be able to evaluate your options.

hi brukath thanks for the reponse,

i am a legal resident of ireland ( dual citizenship ) and my fiance is polish, a member of the eu so she is legally allowed to work and live here, ie she pays taxes, has pps (social security) number. im speaking with the consulate tomorow to see where we stand. what do u mean by frequently petitioning?

is there yet another form i am not familiar with? please advize:~)

thanks

niall

[Penguin_ie 5,996]

DCF is much much quicker- as you can see from my timeline, it took us just over 6 weeks in Ireland last year, whereas a K1 will take 6-8 months on average and can easily take longer.

I believe you can get married where ever you want, as long as it's a legal marriage recognised by the Irish state and the USA. Presumably a wedding in Belfast is ok for that I know a couple who got married in the USA and is doing DCF in Ireland now.

I think what the other poster means is that he thought your fiancee, being Polish, may not live in Ireland? But from the way you write, I assume she is.

I didn't realise you could have conference calls with the US embassy in Dublin, let us know that bgoes!

[redglasses 1]

DCF is much much quicker- as you can see from my timeline, it took us just over 6 weeks in Ireland last year, whereas a K1 will take 6-8 months on average and can easily take longer.

I believe you can get married where ever you want, as long as it's a legal marriage recognised by the Irish state and the USA. Presumably a wedding in Belfast is ok for that I know a couple who got married in the USA and is doing DCF in Ireland now.

I think what the other poster means is that he thought your fiancee, being Polish, may not live in Ireland? But from the way you write, I assume she is.

I didn't realise you could have conference calls with the US embassy in Dublin, let us know that bgoes!

Right. DCF is way faster than K1 and I definitely recommend it.

Good luck