USC living abroad question

[TattooedAesa 0]

I am having issues getting a money order in US currency as I stated in another post.. I am going to send my mother the money so she can get me a cashiers check in the US... BUT I was thinking it would be easier if I just sent her the whole package and the money together she gets the package and puts the cashiers check in it and then mails it to the chicago lock box... will that make any difference in our case because of it being mailed from the US and me (the USC) lives in England... after reading all of this stuff I am so scared of being accused of any kind of fraud.. also I keep hearing about this auto expedite thing... so of course I don't wanna jeapordize our chances for that. sorry to keep on you all the time with all of these questions

[Ryan H 3,903]

No problem if your send your package to your mom and she sends it to the lockbox. All of the material you submit will have your information.

[Amanda&Elvio 12]

Hi,

I (USC) am also living abroad. I sent the entire package to my parents, they wrote the check from their bank account and then sent the package on to the Chicago lockbox. We had no problems.

Good luck!

[Darnell 8,479]

one of the 'things' that I gleaned from Laurie's topic/poll,

was that there was ONE respondent that filed in the same manner that you are suggesting,

but

had 'Filed from Abroad' written in huge letters on the outside of the package.

and then that petitioner got into the special queue.

[BBCC 16]

I am having issues getting a money order in US currency as I stated in another post.. I am going to send my mother the money so she can get me a cashiers check in the US... BUT I was thinking it would be easier if I just sent her the whole package and the money together she gets the package and puts the cashiers check in it and then mails it to the chicago lock box... will that make any difference in our case because of it being mailed from the US and me (the USC) lives in England... after reading all of this stuff I am so scared of being accused of any kind of fraud.. also I keep hearing about this auto expedite thing... so of course I don't wanna jeapordize our chances for that. sorry to keep on you all the time with all of these questions

Yes, this was my first thought when I read your post. Fastest way is to get the whole package to your mother and let her mail it off with a US check. That way, you're not waiting first for a check to arrive outisde hte US before mailing it all back to USCIS.

[JNEKG 4]

We did the same thing. Sent the whole package to a friend in the US, she added a personal check for the fees and then sent it on. We were auto expedited (7 business days) and we didn't write "filled from abroad" on the package although I suppose it can't hurt.

Auto expedite doesn't seem to be consistent for those in the UK like it does in other countries. I don't know if that's because you still have the option of DCF. Good luck anyway.

[Laure&Colin 562]

I am having issues getting a money order in US currency as I stated in another post.. I am going to send my mother the money so she can get me a cashiers check in the US... BUT I was thinking it would be easier if I just sent her the whole package and the money together she gets the package and puts the cashiers check in it and then mails it to the chicago lock box... will that make any difference in our case because of it being mailed from the US and me (the USC) lives in England... after reading all of this stuff I am so scared of being accused of any kind of fraud.. also I keep hearing about this auto expedite thing... so of course I don't wanna jeapordize our chances for that. sorry to keep on you all the time with all of these questions

I suggest you read the survey here: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/357465-usc-petitioner-living-abroad/page__view__getnewpost

2 things come in mind when reading your question:

- several members living abroad sent their package to someone in the US who then forwarded it to USCIS, and they were "auto-expedited", so it won't be a problem.

- it is unclear yet if petitioners residing in a country where DCF still exists will have their case placed in the special fast queue. All the members who answered the survey saying they were expedited lived in countries where DCF is dead. It might be a coincidence, or an indication that this is part of the new policy.

one of the 'things' that I gleaned from Laurie's topic/poll,

was that there was ONE respondent that filed in the same manner that you are suggesting,

but

had 'Filed from Abroad' written in huge letters on the outside of the package.

and then that petitioner got into the special queue.

Me is Laure, no i in there. I feel like being called Laurie is gonna be my cursed once in the US

[chaine1 116]

one of the 'things' that I gleaned from Laurie's topic/poll,

was that there was ONE respondent that filed in the same manner that you are suggesting,

but

had 'Filed from Abroad' written in huge letters on the outside of the package.

and then that petitioner got into the special queue.

That was me! Like you TattoedAsea, I was worried that there might be some kind of system where they separate the 'international mail' from the 'USA mail,' and that the 'international mail' led to some kind of faster queue. So I had my mom write 'filed from abroad' on both the Fedex envelope and the envelope that held my file. I don't think it mattered - I was expedited. I really think the key is the address you put on the I-130. But as JNEKG and Laure noted, there could possibly be other issues at play too.

Good Luck and let us know how you make out.

Edited March 24, 2012 by chaine1

[Laure&Colin 562]

That was me! Like you TattoedAsea, I was worried that there might be some kind of system where they separate the 'international mail' from the 'USA mail,' and that the 'international mail' led to some kind of faster queue. So I had my mom write 'filed from abroad' on both the Fedex envelope and the envelope that held my file. I don't think it mattered - I was expedited. I really think the key is the address you put on the I-130. But as JNEKG and Laure noted, there could possibly be other issues at play too.

Good Luck and let us know how you make out.

Actually there were several of you who sent the package to a parent to add the check, and had them forward it. It doesn't seem to cause a problem.

[chaine1 116]

Actually there were several of you who sent the package to a parent to add the check, and had them forward it. It doesn't seem to cause a problem.

Just to clarify, I meant that it was me who had the parent write 'filed from abroad' on the package. I do realize that there are several of us who did not mail directly from overseas. But yeah, it doesn't seem to matter if the package was sent from inside the USA or from abroad.

Good Luck TattoedAesa!

[Darnell 8,479]

Me is Laure, no i in there. I feel like being called Laurie is gonna be my cursed once in the US

Well, you could always tell folk yer name is 'Laurel' and let them know the last L is silent

[gad33 47]

Me is Laure, no i in there. I feel like being called Laurie is gonna be my cursed once in the US

Prepare to grit your teeth or change your name. I don't have an unusual name but Americans pronounce it differently and it drives me crazy.

[Laure&Colin 562]

Prepare to grit your teeth or change your name. I don't have an unusual name but Americans pronounce it differently and it drives me crazy.

I'm not changing my name, but I'm ok with the weird pronounciation.... I lived abroad before and had the same problem!

I have a hard time with my husband's name so I understand (his name is Colin but with the French accent it's very diffult no to say Colleen).

[gad33 47]

I'm not changing my name, but I'm ok with the weird pronounciation.... I lived abroad before and had the same problem!

I have a hard time with my husband's name so I understand (his name is Colin but with the French accent it's very diffult no to say Colleen).

Still I know what you mean sometimes hubby is too scared to say my name as in his attempt not to Americanize it, it comes out weird in a different way.

[pam_ellis 0]

That was me! Like you TattoedAsea, I was worried that there might be some kind of system where they separate the 'international mail' from the 'USA mail,' and that the 'international mail' led to some kind of faster queue. So I had my mom write 'filed from abroad' on both the Fedex envelope and the envelope that held my file. I don't think it mattered - I was expedited. I really think the key is the address you put on the I-130. But as JNEKG and Laure noted, there could possibly be other issues at play too.

Good Luck and let us know how you make out.

hi,

Im filling out my forms now and i got a question, cos my husband is the USC and he is living abroad with me.

How can we get our case expedited? I thought it wouldnt be able but maybe we can. We are planning to send it to his father and he would sent it to Chicago, but should we put in the forms his address in Brazil or his address in the U.S? We put his address in the U.S cos he is not legal in Brazil anymore, he's visa already expired but still can we put in the envelop that we are sending from abroad and get it expedited?

Thx for helping me =)