Switching to different a different consulate/embassy

[ZachyJoicey 0]

Hello,

My fiancé and I have just submitted our I-129F in the post this week and we have been hard at work tackling any potential problems that could slow down our visa processing time. We have it a bit of a snag, which brings me here because it seems that this would be the best place to pull from the wealth of knowledge this community possesses.

At current my fiancé is in Ireland where we are expecting her to conduct her interview in approximately 5 months, hopefully less due to my work in the Marines and the conflicting schedule between a deployment and the need to use the visa.
The issue we foresee is that my fiancé is possibly short on time in Ireland. She is a Brazilian there on a student visa which expires in March of next year around the time we are expecting her interview. If it's possibly we would rather not renew this student visa because of the cost and so are wondering if it is possible switch to a different embassy/consulate in Brazil where she would return?

If it's more simple, the other avenue of approach for her would be to add an extension to her student visa but at this time we don't know if that's possible.

Does anyone have any idea what the best thing to do here is?

[AliAli 11]

Hello,

My fiancé and I have just submitted our I-129F in the post this week and we have been hard at work tackling any potential problems that could slow down our visa processing time. We have it a bit of a snag, which brings me here because it seems that this would be the best place to pull from the wealth of knowledge this community possesses.

At current my fiancé is in Ireland where we are expecting her to conduct her interview in approximately 5 months, hopefully less due to my work in the Marines and the conflicting schedule between a deployment and the need to use the visa.

The issue we foresee is that my fiancé is possibly short on time in Ireland. She is a Brazilian there on a student visa which expires in March of next year around the time we are expecting her interview. If it's possibly we would rather not renew this student visa because of the cost and so are wondering if it is possible switch to a different embassy/consulate in Brazil where she would return?

If it's more simple, the other avenue of approach for her would be to add an extension to her student visa but at this time we don't know if that's possible.

Does anyone have any idea what the best thing to do here is?

Hi!

Surely somebody else will come up with a better answer but if you are a Marine that will be getting deployed you can request the USCIS to expedite your case. If they approve your request the process will take less time than usually. We did that and I got my K visa 3 months after sending the I-129.

Hope someone else can tell you something about how to switch to a different Embassy.

[ZachyJoicey 0]

Hi!

Surely somebody else will come up with a better answer but if you are a Marine that will be getting deployed you can request the USCIS to expedite your case. If they approve your request the process will take less time than usually. We did that and I got my K visa 3 months after sending the I-129.

Hope someone else can tell you something about how to switch to a different Embassy.

Well that just sounds fantastic! I did include a letter requesting the application to be expedited specifically for this purpose but I was unsure if it would be taken seriously or not. I think this is still on point with my purposes here. Is there anything official that I need to do to have the process expedited or should the letter suffice?

[AliAli 11]

Well that just sounds fantastic! I did include a letter requesting the application to be expedited specifically for this purpose but I was unsure if it would be taken seriously or not. I think this is still on point with my purposes here. Is there anything official that I need to do to have the process expedited or should the letter suffice?

As soon as you get your NOA1 with the number of your case you can call the USCIS and tell them that you want to make an expedite request. They will register your request and ask you to wait until they contact you to let you know what documents you need to send to support your request.

That letter you sent with the I-129 they wont read it until the moment they want to check the whole application, so maybe in several months.

1-877-247-4645 that is the USCIS Military line. It's usually faster than the other one.

Hope I'm being clear My English is not the best.

Let me know if you have questions

Edited October 25, 2013 by Ali & Chris

[Dusty345 3]

Once ur petition has been approved and sent to nvc. Just wait till they sent ur file to usa embassy in irleand then you can request they tranfer the file to usa embassy in brazil. Its acceptable cos I did mine dsame way. Good luck

[El Burro 11]

Once you have the I-129F approved, you can file form I-824 and pay the $405 filing fee! As it states on our NOA2 approval notice - ....if you would like them to forward the petition to a different consulate. The petitioner can also file Form I-824, Application for action on an Approved Application or Petition, to request that we notify another consulate of the petition approval for visa processing purposes.

It would be more convenient for us to do this as well, but not for $405!!!

[ZachyJoicey 0]

As soon as you get your NOA1 with the number of your case you can call the USCIS and tell them that you want to make an expedite request. They will register your request and ask you to wait until they contact you to let you know what documents you need to send to support your request.

That letter you sent with the I-129 they wont read it until the moment they want to check the whole application, so maybe in several months.

1-877-247-4645 that is the USCIS Military line. It's usually faster than the other one.

Hope I'm being clear My English is not the best.

Let me know if you have questions

We just received our NOA1 and I noticed the number you've given me. I was wondering if you could detail what type of documents they would need by chance. Did you mean supporting evidence or something that proves that I'm in the military?

In either case, this is a great help. Thank you!

[AliAli 11]

We just received our NOA1 and I noticed the number you've given me. I was wondering if you could detail what type of documents they would need by chance. Did you mean supporting evidence or something that proves that I'm in the military?

In either case, this is a great help. Thank you!

Hi!

After you call and register the request to expedite the application, they are going to need documentation that proves that you are indeed going to be deployed soon. My husband had a DD 1610 form that had been sent to his email, that was what we used and we were approved. I've also known about people getting a letter from their C.O. and it had worked too.

Edited November 8, 2013 by Ali & Chris

[ZachyJoicey 0]

It looks like I'll need to go the route of a letter from the CO. Before I go all crazy and make a random request I think it's probably best for me to try to put some information together. I know there are some obvious pieces, such as 'there is a deployment' and 'I am scheduled for this deployment.' Is there anything in particular that I need to add to this without which I will be denied?

I did find a supplementary thread where they explained these same ideas but there isn't anything that I could specifically use that we know works. Like a template or a letter that's prewritten that we then just adjust to fit our criteria.

[ZachyJoicey 0]

Also to clarify with the purpose of the letter.
Is it to request and expedition for the request or is it to simply verify the deployment and my involvement with it?

[AliAli 11]

It looks like I'll need to go the route of a letter from the CO. Before I go all crazy and make a random request I think it's probably best for me to try to put some information together. I know there are some obvious pieces, such as 'there is a deployment' and 'I am scheduled for this deployment.' Is there anything in particular that I need to add to this without which I will be denied?

I did find a supplementary thread where they explained these same ideas but there isn't anything that I could specifically use that we know works. Like a template or a letter that's prewritten that we then just adjust to fit our criteria.

Well, there is not a pre-established document or form for this (at least not for this criteria) In fact, in the letter we received from the USCIS they only said "We received your request to expedite the decision on your application. Please fax documentation to support your request to expedite the application" That's it, so they just want to see what you have.

My advice is go ahead and do it. The worst case scenario is: You send the documents you have, they don't think it's enough, the request to expedite is denied and your application just keeps going through the normal process. Then, you can either get more evidence and request to expedite again or start working on switching to the other embassy. The sooner the better

[AliAli 11]

Well, there is not a pre-established document or form for this (at least not for this criteria) In fact, in the letter we received from the USCIS they only said "We received your request to expedite the decision on your application. Please fax documentation to support your request to expedite the application" That's it, so they just want to see what you have.

My advice is go ahead and do it. The worst case scenario is: You send the documents you have, they don't think it's enough, the request to expedite is denied and your application just keeps going through the normal process. Then, you can either get more evidence and request to expedite again or start working on switching to the other embassy. The sooner the better

Edited November 8, 2013 by Ali & Chris

[AliAli 11]

The letter from you CO would be to verify the deployment and your involvement with it.
To make the request to expedite you can just call the USCIS and they will register it on your file.

[DRAGOY79 0]

This is great stuff. I too applied for an expedite this past Monday. Yesterday I received this in an email:

Your USCIS Account Number (A-number):

-- Information not available

Type of service requested:

-- Expedite

The status of this service request is:

Please fax a copy of your military ID to

Officer: #### at ###-####

It also asked for me to attach the letter to it. It never asked for my orders or proof of deployment. Or at least they have asked yet. We will see what happen and I will update more when I know more. Good luck

[AliAli 11]

Hi, DRAGOY79!

I forgot to mention that the first time we expedited my husband was only asked to show his military ID (We've done this twice, Fiancee visa and then Adjustment of status)
So, probably that's all they are going to need from you. Anyway, now they are working on your case and that's great.
I suggest you call them after sending the documents to make sure they received your fax and then give them a call every other day to follow up, it should not take more than 2 weeks to get an answer.

Good luck!

This is great stuff. I too applied for an expedite this past Monday. Yesterday I received this in an email:

Your USCIS Account Number (A-number):
-- Information not available

Type of service requested:
-- Expedite

The status of this service request is:

Please fax a copy of your military ID to

Officer: #### at ###-####

It also asked for me to attach the letter to it. It never asked for my orders or proof of deployment. Or at least they have asked yet. We will see what happen and I will update more when I know more. Good luck