Wrong Embassy on the I-129F?!

[xsparr0w 0]

Oh god. What did I do? I just sent the I-129F packet yesterday, and now that im reading the K-1 timeline, I think I made a big mistake. On the Embassy&Consulate portion of the form, I used the Edinburgh consulate (My fiance lives in Scotland) and I think I should have put London?? Does anyone know which is correct? And if its wrong, how do I fix it? Im freaking out!

"The Consulate General in Edinburgh does NOT process visas and cannot answer any questions concerning visa services. Visa processing takes place at the Embassy in London and the Consulate General in Belfast. "

Omg what did I do How do I fix this??

[LeftCoastLady 441]

Oh god. What did I do? I just sent the I-129F packet yesterday, and now that im reading the K-1 timeline, I think I made a big mistake. On the Embassy&Consulate portion of the form, I used the Edinburgh consulate (My fiance lives in Scotland) and I think I should have put London?? Does anyone know which is correct? And if its wrong, how do I fix it? Im freaking out!

"The Consulate General in Edinburgh does NOT process visas and cannot answer any questions concerning visa services. Visa processing takes place at the Embassy in London and the Consulate General in Belfast. "

Omg what did I do How do I fix this??

Du calme.

Once the petition is approved, it will go to London as that's the only place in the UK that processes K-1.

[xsparr0w 0]

Du calme.

Once the petition is approved, it will go to London as that's the only place in the UK that processes K-1.

So... I wont get an RFE?

[St&Sv 33]

No you won't, they will send it to the Embassy that does process them, so you are fine.

[Darnell 8,478]

ya, do nothing on this one.

[xsparr0w 0]

thank you

[Charlene17 5]

do you have any updates on what happened with this? I am in the same situation as my fiancé lives in Scotland. Our immigration attorney told us to put Belfast down as the consulate to use and we just received our NOA2 this week so its on the way to the NVC. However when I called the NVC they said all petitions for the UK go to London and any in Ireland go to Dublin. Is Belfast not an option for I 129f petitions? I know the office in Belfast processes things much quicker than London so we really don't want it heading to London.

Oh god. What did I do? I just sent the I-129F packet yesterday, and now that im reading the K-1 timeline, I think I made a big mistake. On the Embassy&Consulate portion of the form, I used the Edinburgh consulate (My fiance lives in Scotland) and I think I should have put London?? Does anyone know which is correct? And if its wrong, how do I fix it? Im freaking out!

"The Consulate General in Edinburgh does NOT process visas and cannot answer any questions concerning visa services. Visa processing takes place at the Embassy in London and the Consulate General in Belfast. "

Omg what did I do How do I fix this??

do you have any updates on what happened with this? I am in the same situation as my fiancé lives in Scotland. Our immigration attorney told us to put Belfast down as the consulate to use and we just received our NOA2 this week so its on the way to the NVC. However when I called the NVC they said all petitions for the UK go to London and any in Ireland go to Dublin. Is Belfast not an option for I 129f petitions? I know the office in Belfast processes things much quicker than London so we really don't want it heading to London.

Du calme.

Once the petition is approved, it will go to London as that's the only place in the UK that processes K-1.

[lost_at_sea 995]

do you have any updates on what happened with this? I am in the same situation as my fiancé lives in Scotland. Our immigration attorney told us to put Belfast down as the consulate to use and we just received our NOA2 this week so its on the way to the NVC. However when I called the NVC they said all petitions for the UK go to London and any in Ireland go to Dublin. Is Belfast not an option for I 129f petitions? I know the office in Belfast processes things much quicker than London so we really don't want it heading to London.

do you have any updates on what happened with this? I am in the same situation as my fiancé lives in Scotland. Our immigration attorney told us to put Belfast down as the consulate to use and we just received our NOA2 this week so its on the way to the NVC. However when I called the NVC they said all petitions for the UK go to London and any in Ireland go to Dublin. Is Belfast not an option for I 129f petitions? I know the office in Belfast processes things much quicker than London so we really don't want it heading to London.

I don't understand how you'd get your case sent to Belfast, anyway, if you don't live there. I'm pretty sure they only do a different embassy if you're resident in that area. Otherwise everyone in Scotland and Wales would try and put their case through Belfast?

Belfast does handle non-immigrant visas, however (K1 is non-immigrant),but they don't handle K cases: http://belfast.usconsulate.gov/nonimmigrant-visas.html

"Belfast does not issue Treaty Trader/Investor (E) visas or Fiancé (K) visas. The Embassy in London is responsible for issuing E and K visas to residents of the United Kingdom."

Edited June 21, 2013 by lost_at_sea

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Your lawyer is stupid. Belfast doesn't do K-1s. It's going to London. London is fast, so how do you "know" that London is slow? Do you have a lot of other K-1s?

[lost_at_sea 995]

Your lawyer is stupid. Belfast doesn't do K-1s. It's going to London. London is fast, so how do you "know" that London is slow? Do you have a lot of other K-1s?

Hah, well, London is definitely faster than Belfast (4 months versus never)!

Yet another lawyer not worth their fee. I found the info quickly via Google - wonder what they paid their lawyer to not spend the 30 seconds doing that. There should be a blacklist for these people.

Edited June 21, 2013 by lost_at_sea

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Hah, well, London is definitely faster than Belfast (4 months versus never)!

I thought the same thing

London is at 4 months now?

[lost_at_sea 995]

I thought the same thing

London is at 4 months now?

Well, I'm making an optimistic guess having been watching folks go through the embassy parts recently. Once the case hits London they're getting a fair game on, so long as people are really on the ball getting medical booked and forms returned. I'm am counting NVC in that estimate, btw. NVC seems like a really variable part for a lot of people at the moment.

Example: once these guys had consulate received, they were done and dusted in less than a month! http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=149028 There's every reason to say that most people on London can get through the consulate part as fast as they can get forms returned (we're optimistically looking at an entire DCF case done in 3 months right now!).

London is a good embassy, and K1 filers who get to go there should be really pleased. It's easy to deal with, friendly and straight-forward as well as being one of the quicker ones.

Edited June 21, 2013 by lost_at_sea

[Eriu 1]

do you have any updates on what happened with this? I am in the same situation as my fiancé lives in Scotland. Our immigration attorney told us to put Belfast down as the consulate

WHY on earth would he do that? I would fire him TBH,

[Charlene17 5]

Thanks for the info guys....really appreciate the sensitivity to the situation.

[lost_at_sea 995]

Thanks for the info guys....really appreciate the sensitivity to the situation.

Hey. You asked, you got the answer. And we didn't even charge you for it.

You should have a word with your lawyer about his bad advice. Seriously.