Still waiting for an email...

[Jess&Haruha 4]

I submitted a request to file my I-130 as a DCF to the US consulate in Sydney, Australia, and they forwarded the request to the Bangkok USCIS. However, that was 7 days ago and I haven't heard any word. Is it normal to wait this long? 

 

I have the entire I-130 packet ready, and I'm just waiting for the 'OK' to bring it to the Sydney consulate. 

 

How long did people here have to wait after sending the first email?

 

Thanks so much

[payxibka 10,045]

24 minutes ago, Jess&Haruha said:

I submitted a request to file my I-130 as a DCF to the US consulate in Sydney, Australia, and they forwarded the request to the Bangkok USCIS. However, that was 7 days ago and I haven't heard any word. Is it normal to wait this long? 

 

I have the entire I-130 packet ready, and I'm just waiting for the 'OK' to bring it to the Sydney consulate. 

 

How long did people here have to wait after sending the first email?

 

Thanks so much

Could be 30 days.  Also this week had a holiday in it

Edited September 6, 2019 by payxibka

[Jess&Haruha 4]

3 minutes ago, payxibka said:

Could be 30 days.  Also this week had a holiday in it

Is this right? We're trying to file as an exceptional circumstance. 30 days seems long for an emergency. 

 

I've only sent in my 1) cover letter explaining our circumstances, 2) job offer letter, 3) evidence of my wife's pregnancy, 3) copy of I-130 form, and 4) my temporary Australia visa. I was under the impression we'd hear back in 1-3 days to submit our i-130 packet (if our petition is accepted), which then takes ~30 days to review. 

 

The waiting is really stressful. I feel physically nauseous all the time, can't even sleep anymore. Trying to keep it together for my wife.

 

 

[Just Paul 4,595]

19 minutes ago, Jess&Haruha said:

30 days seems long for an emergency.

Unfortunately they can take their time.

 

Hang in there!

[Jess&Haruha 4]

1 minute ago, Paul & Mary said:

Unfortunately they can take their time.

 

Hang in there!

Thank you. I hate to change the topic from my original post- but you seem like the right person on this forum to ask this question:

 

After filing a DCF I-130 in Australia, is my wife allowed to move from Australia and finish the application process (CR1 via DCF under exceptional circumstances) in her home country?

 

Neither of us are Australian, but we both live here. I will need to leave soon to begin my job in the US, I really want her to move back home to be with her family since she's pregnant and needs regular medical care. She has nobody in Australia to check on her without me. I don't like the idea of her being alone and pregnant. (She's from Japan, btw). 

[Just Paul 4,595]

7 minutes ago, Jess&Haruha said:

Thank you. I hate to change the topic from my original post- but you seem like the right person on this forum to ask this question:

 

After filing a DCF I-130 in Australia, is my wife allowed to move from Australia and finish the application process (CR1 via DCF under exceptional circumstances) in her home country?

 

Neither of us are Australian, but we both live here. I will need to leave soon to begin my job in the US, I really want her to move back home to be with her family since she's pregnant and needs regular medical care. She has nobody in Australia to check on her without me. I don't like the idea of her being alone and pregnant. (She's from Japan, btw). 

well . . .  in order to file in Australia, both of you have to have a legal status to live in Australia.  You, the USC, can leave the day you file the petition. (Best to await the NOA1)  She would have process thru the Australian Consulate since a DCF is only valid for the consulate it is requested for.  If she could travel to Japan and be back to interview, that would be fine.   It does not sound like that is the case right now.   Depending on the dates of the pregnancy you can always slow down the process as you schedule your own Medical and Consulate appointment.  You could get the USCIS approval and then delay the medical for her to go back to Japan and give birth.   It took 6 weeks between our USCIS approval to the time the consulate assigned a DOS case number to it and then 6 more weeks to an interview.

 

It is very hard to gauge the speed of any DCF petition at the moment. 

[Jess&Haruha 4]

3 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

well . . .  in order to file in Australia, both of you have to have a legal status to live in Australia.  You, the USC, can leave the day you file the petition. (Best to await the NOA1)  She would have process thru the Australian Consulate since a DCF is only valid for the consulate it is requested for.  If she could travel to Japan and be back to interview, that would be fine.   It does not sound like that is the case right now.   Depending on the dates of the pregnancy you can always slow down the process as you schedule your own Medical and Consulate appointment.  You could get the USCIS approval and then delay the medical for her to go back to Japan and give birth.   It took 6 weeks between our USCIS approval to the time the consulate assigned a DOS case number to it and then 6 more weeks to an interview.

 

It is very hard to gauge the speed of any DCF petition at the moment. 

Thank you so much, that is very helpful. We both have legal status to live in Australia, so she is legally fine to be here without me and travel in/out of Australia. I think with our timeline it might be best for her to go to Japan and travel back to Australia for the interview. She's exactly 6 months from giving birth today, but she probably shouldn't (or can't) fly during the final 2 months. The timeline might work out fine. Otherwise I like the idea of delaying the medical and consulate appointment to give birth in Japan. Thanks again, that's really helpful advice. 

[Jess&Haruha 4]

I think I may have been too stressed this morning when I made this thread. I emailed the consulate and they replied with great news- our application is being accepted for a DCF under exceptional circumstances! (I have a short notice job offer and my wife is pregnant).

 

Apparently they emailed me earlier, but they "used the wrong email address", so I never saw it. I'll post about our progress in the future; It's been very helpful reading everyone else's stories.