miramita

Thanks for the reply. DCF does seem to be quicker -- even at the busy London embassy. (Fingers crossed that's true.) Other posts in this forum also suggest it's OK if I'm living in the US for the second part of the application, as long as the I-130 was filed while I was here in London.

As for the journalist visa, he has been allowed to enter using it at least once since our wedding. But I suppose that once he applies for an immigrant visa that would turn up on his files. Anyone else out there with thoughts/experience related to trying to get a green card while in the US on a journalist visa?

My husband and I have been married for just under a year. He is German, I'm American, and we're both UK residents. There is a possibility I will need to return to the US for work soon. Should we begin the DCF process while I'm still here in the UK, or is it better to file as if I'm already a US resident?

Also, he has a freelance journalist visa for the US. Can he use that to enter the US initially, and then file for a Green Card from there? We'd like to move together, or within a few months of each other at most, but I also think it would be very hard on him to move to a new country and be unable to work for the first six months to a year.

Any suggestions on the best way forward would be gratefully received.

Thanks.

Ah, great, thanks for the quick response. He's a freelancer, so won't be able to get a letter from his employer. Will a lease, or bank account information or anything like that suit as proof?

I'm sorry if this has been answered before but I'm having trouble getting clarity from either the internet or expensive phone calls to the embassy.

My boyfriend and I are getting married in late June, and judging by the time it takes to get an immigrant visa (IR-1, so that he can start working as soon as we move to the US) -- even through DCF -- I think we should begin the process quickly. But does that mean he won't be able to visit the US from the moment we file the I-130?

Also, I am not quite clear what the requirements are to file a DCF in London. I've lived in the UK for 4.5 years, during which I've paid US and UK taxes, though I'm domiciled in the US. He has lived here for 2.5 years. It seems like we should qualify -- but is there anything else I'm missing?

Many thanks in advance for any advice people can offer.