Amending pending I-129F to change consulate

[cd1111 0]

Hi everyone,

I just want to ask if there's somebody here who has amended a pending I-129F to change consulate? Or do you know someone who has done this and have an idea?

Our I-129F is not yet approved, and we have the option to amend it and change my consulate from Manila to Ciudad Juarez. Does anyone know if this is a good idea or not? We have to decide before our I-129F gets approved, otherwise we can't do this option anymore.

Thank you in advance for your opinions

[JenT 0]

Is she moving from the Phillipines to Mexico?

[William33 110]

Embassy = Capital City

Consulate = Major city

This is not to be decided by you. It is determined by the geographical location of your Fiance.

Don't worry about it, unless your Fiance has moved recently. If so, change her address with USCIS.

[Yodrak 7]

cd,

What gives you the option?

If you do legitimately have the option, the option will not disappear when the petition is approved.

Yodrak

Hi everyone,

I just want to ask if there's somebody here who has amended a pending I-129F to change consulate? Or do you know someone who has done this and have an idea?

Our I-129F is not yet approved, and we have the option to amend it and change my consulate from Manila to Ciudad Juarez. Does anyone know if this is a good idea or not? We have to decide before our I-129F gets approved, otherwise we can't do this option anymore.

Thank you in advance for your opinions

[cd1111 0]

Embassy = Capital City

Consulate = Major city

This is not to be decided by you. It is determined by the geographical location of your Fiance.

Don't worry about it, unless your Fiance has moved recently. If so, change her address with USCIS.

Embassy in Mexico for the K-1 interview.

It's an option to relocate in Mexico so we can be closer together. The lawyer said we need a mailing address in Mexico to do that.

[Yodrak 7]

William,

Good distinction, but K visas are issued by immigrant visa issuing posts which in some countries are located in the consular section of the embassy and in other counties are located in a consulate.

the term 'consulate' used to refer to either the consular section of an embassy or a 'stand-alone' consulate is appropriate, I think, and helps to avoid some confusion about embassy v consulate and where the IV post(s) for a particular country happens to be.

Yodrak

Embassy = Capital City

Consulate = Major city

This is not to be decided by you. It is determined by the geographical location of your Fiance.

Don't worry about it, unless your Fiance has moved recently. If so, change her address with USCIS.

Edited August 9, 2006 by Yodrak

[cd1111 0]

cd,

What gives you the option?

If you do legitimately have the option, the option will not disappear when the petition is approved.

Yodrak

Hi everyone,

I just want to ask if there's somebody here who has amended a pending I-129F to change consulate? Or do you know someone who has done this and have an idea?

Our I-129F is not yet approved, and we have the option to amend it and change my consulate from Manila to Ciudad Juarez. Does anyone know if this is a good idea or not? We have to decide before our I-129F gets approved, otherwise we can't do this option anymore.

Thank you in advance for your opinions

Once the I-129F is approved, it will be forwarded to the consulate/embassy for the K-1 interview. It may be true that the option is still possible even if the petition is approved, but the lawyer said to amend it while it is pending.

[JenT 0]

** gets out the popcorn waiting for the embassy/consulate debate to begin again **

cd,

What gives you the option?

If you do legitimately have the option, the option will not disappear when the petition is approved.

Yodrak

Hi everyone,

I just want to ask if there's somebody here who has amended a pending I-129F to change consulate? Or do you know someone who has done this and have an idea?

Our I-129F is not yet approved, and we have the option to amend it and change my consulate from Manila to Ciudad Juarez. Does anyone know if this is a good idea or not? We have to decide before our I-129F gets approved, otherwise we can't do this option anymore.

Thank you in advance for your opinions

Once the I-129F is approved, it will be forwarded to the consulate/embassy for the K-1 interview. It may be true that the option is still possible even if the petition is approved, but the lawyer said to amend it while it is pending.

So when's she moving to Mexico?

[sillygirl 0]

Embassy = Capital City

Consulate = Major city

This is not to be decided by you. It is determined by the geographical location of your Fiance.

Don't worry about it, unless your Fiance has moved recently. If so, change her address with USCIS.

Embassy in Mexico for the K-1 interview.

It's an option to relocate in Mexico so we can be closer together. The lawyer said we need a mailing address in Mexico to do that.

Let me see if i got this right... ur fiancee will be moving from manila to mexico and you want her to have her interview in Mexico?

If that's the case, you can send a fax to the service center where you filed your petition informing them of the change. Instead of forwarding it to Manila embassy, they will forward it to the embassy in Mexico.

That's what my fiance did. I was supposed to have my interview in Dubai, UAE and then later change it to Manila before the petition got approved. However, the real cliff hanger there was waiting if they will actually send the approved petition to the right place because it was impossible to talk to someone and confirm that they got our faxed request.

Hope that helps.

[cd1111 0]

So when's she moving to Mexico?

Is it possible to get a mailing address now, but relocate sometime later? We are thinking of October.

[JenT 0]

What??? What if she gets her interview appointment before then? Who will be receiving her mail there? Are you using someone else's address to shortcut the process?

[cd1111 0]

Embassy = Capital City

Consulate = Major city

This is not to be decided by you. It is determined by the geographical location of your Fiance.

Don't worry about it, unless your Fiance has moved recently. If so, change her address with USCIS.

Embassy in Mexico for the K-1 interview.

It's an option to relocate in Mexico so we can be closer together. The lawyer said we need a mailing address in Mexico to do that.

Let me see if i got this right... ur fiancee will be moving from manila to mexico and you want her to have her interview in Mexico?

If that's the case, you can send a fax to the service center where you filed your petition informing them of the change. Instead of forwarding it to Manila embassy, they will forward it to the embassy in Mexico.

That's what my fiance did. I was supposed to have my interview in Dubai, UAE and then later change it to Manila before the petition got approved. However, the real cliff hanger there was waiting if they will actually send the approved petition to the right place because it was impossible to talk to someone and confirm that they got our faxed request.

Hope that helps.

Oh thanks for this response. The lawyer should be able to take care of that. At least, we know this has been done in the past

[JenT 0]

Okie dokie. I'm sure your attorney has everything under control. They always do.

Best wishes then...

[cd1111 0]

What??? What if she gets her interview appointment before then? Who will be receiving her mail there? Are you using someone else's address to shortcut the process?

Nope, we really are considering to relocate in Mexico. This has nothing to do whether it will speed up the process or not. We just want to avoid the complication of having the interview in Manila and flying back and forth Mexico. This is because even if we get an interview for K-1, it does not guarantee us that the visa will be issued. We still have a pending I-212 petition which will most likely delay the issuance of a visa. In short, we want to do this to be together earlier without affecting our pending petitions.

[JenT 0]

What??? What if she gets her interview appointment before then? Who will be receiving her mail there? Are you using someone else's address to shortcut the process?

Nope, we really are considering to relocate in Mexico. This has nothing to do whether it will speed up the process or not. We just want to avoid the complication of having the interview in Manila and flying back and forth Mexico. This is because even if we get an interview for K-1, it does not guarantee us that the visa will be issued. We still have a pending I-212 petition which will most likely delay the issuance of a visa. In short, we want to do this to be together earlier without affecting our pending petitions.

If you are relocating to MX, why bother with the I-129F? Unless... you're planning to marry in the US and then move to MX.... you're really sparing the facts here....

Jen