Is visitor DCF possible in Cyprus?

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Is DCF possible in cyprus when both the USC and the spouse are visitors to cyprus and get married in

cyprus?

US embassy website in cyprus requires the beneficiary to be a cyprus resident but there is a suggestion

on another DCF site that

the two could request preprocessing as visitors.

Any thoughts?

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Is DCF possible in cyprus when both the USC and the spouse are visitors to cyprus and get married in

cyprus?

US embassy website in cyprus requires the beneficiary to be a cyprus resident but there is a suggestion

on another DCF site that

the two could request preprocessing as visitors.

Any thoughts?

It's been done before. More than once. I don't know that it is standard practice, but it has been done.

Read the Guide, make the call.

DCF Guide

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Thanks meauxna.

The impression I got from the Cyprus (nicosia) US embassy website is that their I-130 " preprocessing"

results in a speedy immigrant visa.

Do you think it is a good idea to go to and get married in a strange country like cyprus just for a fast

I-130 processing? I am an Indian national and my girl friend is an american.

Any thoughts?

Is DCF possible in cyprus when both the USC and the spouse are visitors to cyprus and get married in

cyprus?

US embassy website in cyprus requires the beneficiary to be a cyprus resident but there is a suggestion

on another DCF site that

the two could request preprocessing as visitors.

Any thoughts?

It's been done before. More than once. I don't know that it is standard practice, but it has been done.

Read the Guide, make the call.

DCF Guide

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Thanks meauxna.

The impression I got from the Cyprus (nicosia) US embassy website is that their I-130 " preprocessing"

results in a speedy immigrant visa.

Do you think it is a good idea to go to and get married in a strange country like cyprus just for a fast

I-130 processing? I am an Indian national and my girl friend is an american.

Any thoughts?

I think that the USC should read the Guide and contact Nicosia. If you decide that you MUST have a Cypriot beach wedding (hint hint) they may accomodate two young lovers who can't bear to be separated. Have your USC read Nicosia's website carefully and thoroughly.

If you have any US immigration history, or anything that would make her petition questionable, you will probably be better off processing in your home country. If your GF can come live in India for awhile, you can file locally there---you really don't say enough about your situation for ideas.

How did you hear about Nicosia's policy anyway?

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Thanks again meauxna.

I read about cyprus on Gary Bala's DCF website.

Thanks also for raising a very valid point about US immigration history(I have a history of overstaying in US about 11 yrs ago, which the US embassy in Delhi knows about.) In view of that, I should think about Indian DCF but it will take much longer in India.

USC should be living in India on a long term visa for at least 90 days before he/she can file a DCF and it will take another 2-3 months for DCF processing.

Thanks meauxna.

The impression I got from the Cyprus (nicosia) US embassy website is that their I-130 " preprocessing"

results in a speedy immigrant visa.

Do you think it is a good idea to go to and get married in a strange country like cyprus just for a fast

I-130 processing? I am an Indian national and my girl friend is an american.

Any thoughts?

I think that the USC should read the Guide and contact Nicosia. If you decide that you MUST have a Cypriot beach wedding (hint hint) they may accomodate two young lovers who can't bear to be separated. Have your USC read Nicosia's website carefully and thoroughly.

If you have any US immigration history, or anything that would make her petition questionable, you will probably be better off processing in your home country. If your GF can come live in India for awhile, you can file locally there---you really don't say enough about your situation for ideas.

How did you hear about Nicosia's policy anyway?

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I am a USC who contacted the US Embassy in Cyprus about the possibility of a DCF. My fiance is Russian, resides in Russia while I live in the States. They were clear that they would not let us apply for a DCF while in Cyprus if we got married there. A K3 interview would have been in Cyprus while a CR1 interview would have been in Moscow.

It also turned out that she did not want to marry me in Cyprus. Friends of hers had had not so pleasant experiences in Cyprus.

We're taking a different path to get married.

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Thanks Novotul for your reply. Now I am sure cyprus is not an option for my DCF.

I am a USC who contacted the US Embassy in Cyprus about the possibility of a DCF. My fiance is Russian, resides in Russia while I live in the States. They were clear that they would not let us apply for a DCF while in Cyprus if we got married there. A K3 interview would have been in Cyprus while a CR1 interview would have been in Moscow.

It also turned out that she did not want to marry me in Cyprus. Friends of hers had had not so pleasant experiences in Cyprus.

We're taking a different path to get married.