Can I withdraw petition prior to interview?

[aussiewench 9]

In order to cancel a visa petition, a signed and dated request must be made by the petitioner in a family-based immigrant visa case, or by either the visa applicant or the petitioner in an employment-based immigrant visa case.

This written request to cancel the visa petition must be sent either to the National Visa Center, if the petition is on file at the NVC:

U.S. State Dept.

National Visa Center

32 Rochester Ave.

Portsmouth, NH 03801-2909

or to the U.S. Embassy where interview is to be held

Wishing you all the best,

Lorelle

Just to reinterate......the above is straight from the mouth of US Embassy Its really quite simple to cancel a petition prior to interview.....Just a signed and dated request. Include all details of your spouse and include case number. Ensure it gets there.

Am sorry to hear things haven't worked out. All the best to you.

Lorelle

[Yodrak 7]

queen,

Then I agree with aussiewench's recommendation, with 1 clarification - write to the consulate (rather than the NVC) and tell them that you wish to withdraw the petition. It can be withdrawn at any time up until the beneficiary has entered the USA using their immigrant visa, but better to put a halt to things before the visa has been issued.

Yodrak

I'm sorry that I wasn't clear. We have gone all the way through the CR-1 visa process and have our interview scheduled this month. I am the USC and I am ending my relationship with the beneficiary. I don't want him to arrive and be financially responsible for him for 10 years. I just wanted to know what steps to take in order to withdraw my initial I-130 petition, thus ending the I-864 committment as well.

I appreciate your assistance!!!