changing embassies

[LuFlolady 881]

My fiancé lives in Cape Town South Africa but is a citizen of DRC congo. Can we change our embassy to DRC congo or is it too late?

Edited June 28, 2018 by LuFlolady

[kris&me 572]

whereever u do interview,  a criminal innvestigation report will be needed from both (birth place and countries lived in for over 6 months in last 5 years)

[LuFlolady 881]

5 hours ago, kris&me said:

whereever u do interview,  a criminal innvestigation report will be needed from both (birth place and countries lived in for over 6 months in last 5 years)

yea I know that but I was asking about changing embassies not criminal investigation reports....thanks for ur response

[Kush_Omaded 29]

Changing embassies is a pain, but it is possible. My fiancé and I had to do it. Twice. Long long story 

 

Since you haven't received an Noa-2 yet, my recommendation is to send a letter to the California Service Center, which should be the ones processing your case for now. My fiancé and I did that for our first embassy change, since it was pre-NOA2, and it was successful. Format it with the same degree of formality as you did when you submitted your paperwork. Address it to the California Service Center's mailing address, and include FULL NAMES OF PETITIONER AND BENEFICIARY AND USCIS NUMBER. (that's how they place it with your case). I put in the date of initial file, date Noa-1 was received, just for good measure.

Say something to the effect of :

 

ADDENDUM TO SUBMITTED FORMS

 

To whom it may concern:

 

Please note a change in (page, section, item). Previously, our 129-F case papers indicated that it was our intent to file for our K-1 immigration case on behalf of beneficiary,(insert name), to be filed through the embassy in (insert originally listed country).This has since changed. Due to (insert reason for changing embassy) reasons, it is now our intention to file our K-1 immigration case through the K-1 visa point of processing in (insert new country). Please consider our request. Contact the petitioner at (petitioner contact info) with any questions. 

 

Then

both beneficiary and petitioner sign and date

[Kush_Omaded 29]

If it makes it to NVC before you have a chance to change it, try calling and having it changed, but it goes so quick, you may not have time. If it makes it to the embassy in South Africa before you can change it, no fear, it's still possible to change. Contact the embassy directly and request a change. They will need a compelling reason, usually, but it's mostly done electronically nowadays, so it's just a matter of them transferring it to another post. For ours, it went reasonably smoothly, considering we had three different embassies pointing fingers at each other about who should take our case . So, at least from our experience, it is possible, and both USCIS and the embassy will work with you.

[LuFlolady 881]

6 hours ago, Kush_Omaded said:

If it makes it to NVC before you have a chance to change it, try calling and having it changed, but it goes so quick, you may not have time. If it makes it to the embassy in South Africa before you can change it, no fear, it's still possible to change. Contact the embassy directly and request a change. They will need a compelling reason, usually, but it's mostly done electronically nowadays, so it's just a matter of them transferring it to another post. For ours, it went reasonably smoothly, considering we had three different embassies pointing fingers at each other about who should take our case . So, at least from our experience, it is possible, and both USCIS and the embassy will work with you.

thank u so much for this information!