Dcf going extinct?

[Rpizarro 2]

Can someone provide more information on this? I have searched google and come up with only a few very similar articles (all from March and April of this year) saying the same thing: uscis offices are planned to close. There is a buzzfeed article that even provides projected dates for some of the int’l offices. These articles are all very vague and use vocabulary like “the plans are yet to be finalized” “the offices could close”

 

Is this a surefire thing? I’m in the Dominican Republic planning on petitioning for my foreign husband.

[Lil bear 3,831]

13 minutes ago, Rpizarro said:

Can someone provide more information on this? I have searched google and come up with only a few very similar articles (all from March and April of this year) saying the same thing: uscis offices are planned to close. There is a buzzfeed article that even provides projected dates for some of the int’l offices. These articles are all very vague and use vocabulary like “the plans are yet to be finalized” “the offices could close”

 

Is this a surefire thing? I’m in the Dominican Republic planning on petitioning for my foreign husband.

Cuba and Moscow have already closed. All are slated to be closed by 2020.. there does not seem to be any public information on a schedule for closing the rest . 

[Cyberfx1024 7,978]

59 minutes ago, Lil bear said:

Cuba and Moscow have already closed. All are slated to be closed by 2020.. there does not seem to be any public information on a schedule for closing the rest . 

Manila has already stopped taking applications as well.

[geowrian 22,335]

Nothing is confirmed still, but at this point the expectation at this point is they will be closing international USCIS offices.

 

Manila stopped accepting new petitions at right about the 60 day mark prior to the reported closing day, and noted that they will be closing.

[Rpizarro 2]

Thanks for all the replies. I guess I just need a more direct answer as far as when the USCIS in the DR will close their doors. I will visit them tomorrow and see if they can provide an answer. I’ll report back what they say!

[dwheels76 5,459]

10 minutes ago, Rpizarro said:

Thanks for all the replies. I guess I just need a more direct answer as far as when the USCIS in the DR will close their doors. I will visit them tomorrow and see if they can provide an answer. I’ll report back what they say!

It's still available. So your husband also is a resident of the DR with you and meets all requirements as a resident?

 

Apr 17, 2019 - Residents of Dominican Republic filing with USCIS Santo Domingo may submit the petition and supporting evidence in person or by mail. Evidence of residency must be submitted with the petition. The evidence you submit must support a determination that you are a resident in the Dominican Republic.

[AnonIndia 58]

I scheduled an appointment for an I-130 Application submission with the New Delhi USCIS field office on May 30th. Don'[t know when they will stop taking appointments and shut down the office here in India. 

[Rpizarro 2]

5 hours ago, dwheels76 said:

It's still available. So your husband also is a resident of the DR with you and meets all requirements as a resident?

 

Apr 17, 2019 - Residents of Dominican Republic filing with USCIS Santo Domingo may submit the petition and supporting evidence in person or by mail. Evidence of residency must be submitted with the petition. The evidence you submit must support a determination that you are a resident in the Dominican Republic.

Thanks, I wrote the office and explained our situation. I asked them to clarify who has to be the resident, and they replied with this email:

 

”

This office will gladly receive the I-130 Petition for Alien Relative from the petitioner if he/she resides in Dominican Republic and meets the requirements listed below.

 

However, if you do not meet the all of the requirements then your petition must be filed in the United States.

 

In order to file Form I-130, petitioner must meet the following requirements:

 

1.- Petitioner must be a U.S. Citizen, at least 18 years of age.

 

2.- Have a current U.S. Passport with validity of 10 years.

 

3.- Have U.S. Birth Certificate, or Certificate of Naturalization, or Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA).

 

4.- Provide Proof of Residency of the U.S. Citizen Petitioner in Dominican Republic. Please log into to our website www.uscis.gov/santo-domingo to view the list of accepted documents for proof of residency. If you don’t have proof of residency you may send your application to the appropriate USCIS Lockbox as per the I-130 instructions.”

(Quote ends here)

 

From that,  I understand that I am the petitioner and I am the one that meets the requirements. My husband has lived here for years on a work visa every year and has some forms of  paperwork supporting that (utility bills, purchases, etc)

[givionte 138]

The Buzzfeed article has been accurate thus far.  The local USCIS offices are unfortunately not forthcoming with future dates, so it's really up in the air when ones not mentioned in the Buzzfeed article will close.  All I can say is don't hesitate to get the ball rolling now, before the end of the year for sure all or most, if not all will be done taking DCF.

[payxibka 10,044]

Just now, givionte said:

The Buzzfeed article has been accurate thus far.  The local USCIS offices are unfortunately not forthcoming with future dates, so it's really up in the air when ones not mentioned in the Buzzfeed article will close.  All I can say is don't hesitate to get the ball rolling now, before the end of the year for sure all or most, if not all will be done taking DCF.

If the previous office closings set precedence,  the office will stop accepting petitions around 60 days before they close up

[Rpizarro 2]

Thanks, my concern is due to the fact we are in the process of legalizing documents from Haiti. This will take a least a month or two. I’ve pretty much given up hope everything will be ready in time. 

[millefleur 5,035]

DCF is in the process of being phased out entirely it seems. It's going one by one as each office is slowly shutting doors and giving deadlines for last applications.

 

17 hours ago, Rpizarro said:

Thanks, my concern is due to the fact we are in the process of legalizing documents from Haiti. This will take a least a month or two. I’ve pretty much given up hope everything will be ready in time. 

Contact the local USCIS office and ask about it. They should be able to answer your questions. I had no problems contacting the USICS field office in Moscow when I did DCF.

[millefleur 5,035]

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[SalishSea 16,770]

https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-uscis-office/international-immigration-offices

 

So far, the only *official* closure is Moscow.

[user555 195]

On 5/13/2019 at 10:36 PM, Rpizarro said:

Thanks, my concern is due to the fact we are in the process of legalizing documents from Haiti. This will take a least a month or two. I’ve pretty much given up hope everything will be ready in time. 

You may still have time. The international offices get their orders from Washington DC and they don't always know when they will close (or if they do, they don't communicate to the people in their jurisdiction). Juarez, Mexico is closing in June. You cannot access their appointment scheduling website (shows an error). They have stopped accepting applications. Manila, Philippines is closing in July. They have posted on their appointment website that they have stopped accepting applications as of May 6. If you had an appointment already scheduled for May, they contacted you and told you it is was cancelled.