Sharing DCF London Timeline (IR1)

[pmj 0]

Hi everyone,

I have recently settled in the US after filing for IR1 visa in London via Direct Consular Filing (DCF). We wanted to share our timeline for anyone who is planning or going through a similar process.

I am a British Citizen and my wife is a US Citizen. We were resident in London when we decided to move back to settle in the US. We therefore applied for an IR1 visa at the USCIS field office in London via Direct Consular Filing.

Timeline

Filed Immigrant Visa Petition for Alien Relative (I-130): November 2014

Received approval of Immigrant Visa Petition for Alien Relative: December 2014

Received case number from US Embassy in London (Immigrant Visa Branch): January 2015

Submitted Immigrant Visa Application (DS-260): February 2015

Completed Medical: February 2015

Submitted Notification of Applicant Readiness Form: March 2015

Received Interview Confirmation Letter: March 2015

Registered Immigrant Visa appointment on website: March 2015

Attended interview: April 2015

Collected passport from courier: April 2015

Pay USCIS fee prior to travelling: April 2015

Entered US!: July 2015

Received physical green card in mail: October 2015

[J&Radventure 0]

Thanks for this! About to start the process for the same visa with dcf in london so this is a great timeline help for us!