Help - I-130 stuck in London need to Transfer to Turkey

[bobbiman 0]

So I'm looking for any solutions you guys may have, as I am stuck in an exceptional situation. I submitted my I-130 at the London embassy when we were living in England, Direct Consular Filing (DCF). We have subsequently left the country, and the I-130 was approved back in December. We cannot go to London for the interview because they require a visa for longer than six months, and we cannot obtain a visa for that long. My wife is Iranian living in Iran. There is no US embassy in Iran - and Ankara, UAE, and Yerevin will not accept our request for transfer.

 

What are my options? I don't want to withdraw and start again. Someone from USCIS suggested filling an I-824, but I'm not too sure that would help. I've emailed the embassy in London multiple times, but have not received an answer.

 

Edited May 19, 2017 by bobbiman

[JessieABC 159]

2 hours ago, bobbiman said:

So I'm looking for any solutions you guys may have, as I am stuck in an exceptional situation. I submitted my I-130 at the London embassy when we were living in England, Direct Consular Filing (DCF). We have subsequently left the country, and the I-130 was approved back in December. We cannot go to London for the interview because they require a visa for longer than six months, and we cannot obtain a visa for that long. My wife is Iranian living in Iran. There is no US embassy in Iran - and Ankara, UAE, and Yerevin will not accept our request for transfer.

 

What are my options? I don't want to withdraw and start again. Someone from USCIS suggested filling an I-824, but I'm not too sure that would help. I've emailed the embassy in London multiple times, but have not received an answer.

 

Did you report a change in address and speak with a supervisor?  It's not clear where your case is - with the NVC or have you already received a case complete?  

 

NVC Instructions:

 

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I Moved. How Do I Give You My New Address?

Please provide your new address by calling NVC’s Customer Assistance Center at 1-603-334-0700. You can also use our online inquiry form to send us your new address. Don’t forget to let NVC know if your phone number or e-mail address change, too.

 

London Embassy Instructions:

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I have changed my address

If your immigrant visa application is being processed by the Immigrant Visa Unit at the Embassy and you have changed your mailing address you may notify of your new address through our contact form.   If your application is being processed by the National Visa Center, please notify them of any changes to your application as we do not have access to your immigrant visa file.

When completing the form,  please include your case number (e.g. LND2013XXXXXX). Failure to do so will delay our response.

 

Options:

• Depending on where your visa case is, get a standard visitor visa (should only take 3 weeks or less) around a month before you expect a case complete.  Then make two trips to the UK for medical and interview.  Unfortunately, this may cause complications since your travel records will indicate that you were traveling from a different country entirely. If traveling back and forth, you may need renewed Police Certificates if they are over a year old,
• If you followed the procedures and have informed the NVC or USCIS of your change of your address, contact your Senator and inform them that you're stuck because NVC/USCIS hasn't responded.  
• Call NVC endlesssly

Honestly, I don't know enough specifics about your situation or case to respond any further than the above but I hope you get through it ok.  Good luck!

 

[Ryan H 3,790]

Since the OP filed his petition at the USCIS field office in London, the NVC never touched the file and will probably be of no help.

 

OP, has Ankara said why they won't send a transfer request to London (in order for a file to be transferred, the location that the case is to be transferred to has to request it from the location where the file currently sits).