Do I have a choice for which Embassy to go to?

[FromTheHills 11]

Hi,

 

my question is in the title but I will give more context.

 

I'm a British citizen married to a USC and we filed our standalone i-130 in November 2023.

 

When he had to leave the UK after we got married we couldn't stand being apart so we decided that I would move to Tijuana, Mexico and he would cross every day to be with me.

He works and will maintain his address in San Diego. I'll be moving to Mexico as a temporary resident by family. (Previously we thought of us each visiting for long periods but that has it's own issues)

 

So that leaves which embassy i'll be doing my American interview through.

On the i-130 I put I would be going through the London, UK embassy because that was the plan at the time.

 

But now I will be living in Mexico I just want to be 1000% sure can I still have my interview in London?

I have a flexible ticket back so I can easily be there.

It's about 1.5 years longer going through either embassy in Mexico compared to the UK.

 

and BONUS QUESTIONS:

when I do move to TJ i'm thinking i'll need to let USCIS know. How do I do that? or is it only by the NVC stage i have to submit the documents?

 

We had an extensive amount of evidence up until this point. I've submitted unsolicited evidence before, in this situation should I put through more? It's an odd one for my husband as he will have an address in SD and in TJ and we'll be getting a joint Mexican bank accounts together which was not possible because we lived in separate countries. Great bona fide evidence but is it odd he's living in 2 places at once? Or just he's visiting me or what?  It's hard to get my head round. I'm not worried about him having loose ties to the US but should I be?

 

Thank you and hope I put this in the right category although my post has kind of evolved with these extra questions.

[Boiler 45,658]

So he is a US/Mexican dual citizen living in the US

 

Most people would avoid CDJ if they could and use London.

[FromTheHills 11]

44 minutes ago, Boiler said:

So he is a US/Mexican dual citizen living in the US

 

Most people would avoid CDJ if they could and use London.

Yes that's right.

So there's nothing stopping me going through London?

[Boiler 45,658]

You are a UKC

 

You have a UK address

[FromTheHills 11]

2 minutes ago, Boiler said:

You are a UKC

 

You have a UK address

Yup I'll still have access to my UK address.

 

Any thoughts on my bonus questions?

[Boiler 45,658]

You are visiting Mexico, they have no interest.

[FromTheHills 11]

54 minutes ago, Boiler said:

You are visiting Mexico, they have no interest.

Wow. Even with the temporary residency visa in my passport and a new address? Truly not letting them know at all? not even in the ds-260? I just want to be sure

[Boiler 45,658]

They certainly ask about multiple citizenships, I do not recollect anything about visa's. And they ask about your prior visits to the US, I seem to remember being asked about overseas trips but obviously that was a guess at best and said so.

[Redro 4,611]

1 hour ago, FromTheHills said:

Wow. Even with the temporary residency visa in my passport and a new address? Truly not letting them know at all? not even in the ds-260? I just want to be sure

If you live there for more than 6 months you might have to produce a police certificate. If you are living in Mexico you will need to list that address on the DS260. But, you can still interview in London/ you will be automatically assigned to UK and you don’t have to inform USCIS while the I130 is pending.