GeorgiaPeach

Hi All -

I've been given advice to send my I-130 and accompanying documents to the express delivery address versus the PO Box. Can I get the opinion of others who have submitted to the London Embassy already?

USCIS Field Office

American Embassy (DHS/USCIS)

Post Office Box 2444

London W1A 5WT

Physical Address for Express Delivery:

USCIS Field Office

24 Grosvenor Square

London W1A 1AE

Which one shall I choose??!?!

Thanks, as always, for such quick responses!

Hello Everyone,

I'm curious what the required timing is to enter the USA once my husband completes the visa process. They advise you (on the USCIS website) to allow the process to take 10 months; however, if the visa process only takes, say, 6 months to complete, do they allow the spouse to wait another 4 months until entering the USA? We're trying to get our timing right with leaving a job here in the UK and beginning one in the US, but with the varying timing of the process, it makes it difficult. Does anyone know the answer to this? I know when I received my UK spousal visa, I had no more than 90 days from the issuance of the visa to enter the country.

Many Thanks,

Meredith

Thanks, Laura! I see that someone else posted the same questions, so I'm glad to see I'm not the only one! :-)

Hello All!

We are nearly ready to submit our I-130 plus accompanying documentation. I found a link to the London Embassy website (we will be applying there) that included a checklist for things to include. On that list, it said not to include things like a lease or photos of us as a couple. However, on the I-130 instructions guideline that I printed off the USCIS website, it lists a lease as evidence that CAN be used. Does anyone have advice on whether including a copy of our lease, photocopies of pictures, and even copies of cards from our family members (for our wedding anniversary and Christmas) is okay?

Additionally, on the G-325A, it asks you to list all of your previous addresses for the past 5 years. My hubby and I lived together for 4 months in my apartment in the USA back in 2010/2011. Would it be a good idea to include a copy of his J-1 visa, which allowed him to legally be in the country for that length of time?

Thanks in advance for any advice!

Thanks, mindthegap!! We are looking to submit our documents here within the next few days, so hopefully we will get it submitted in time to keep up with the shorter processing times!

Thanks for the advice! I was thinking the same thing about moving forward with the i130 becuse permanent residence is what we are looking for. I was just concerned about having permanent residence AND a work visa applied for at the same time....I had no idea if there would be any issues with that?

Hi All,

I tried to post this in the work visas section, but I've not gotten any answers, so I thought I'd try here.

I have just joined this forum, as I've been told from other forums that this is a great community of people! I was hoping to receive a little guidance from anyone who can help.

I am a US citizen, and my UK husband and I currently reside in Scotland. I planned to file the I-130 petition to bring my husband back to America with me here in the upcoming 2 weeks. My plan was to complete the application process from abroad (I-130, I-864, etc) at the DCF in London. I literally have all documents ready to be sent. However, a bit of a spanner has been thrown in the works recently. My husband has been offered a position doing research with a university. They are currently working through the details of sponsoring him for a work-related visa to bring him to the US to begin this research. I am awaiting specifics from them at the moment.

My question is: how will this change our process? The work he's being offered will likely be for a 10-12 month contract, with the ability to extend it should other work present itself. However, we are looking to move and live permanently. I, too, have a job lined up for myself (which will begin when we are able to move), which can fully support the two of us, given the constraints of sponsoring a spouse (it is well above the 125% poverty guidelines). I suppose what I'm wondering is: do I hold off on sending the I-130 petition, considering the work visa could likely get us to the states faster? If so, do I file the I-130 once we are in the states with his work visa? Or can I file for the I-130 now, move to the states using his legal work visa, then file the I-485 Adjustment of Status and go from there?

I thought I had this all figured out until the work visa presented itself. Now I'm not sure what to do! Any help would be very much appreciated.

Hello All,

I have just joined this forum, as I've been told from other forums that this is a great community of people! I was hoping to receive a little guidance from anyone who can help.

I am a US citizen, and my UK husband and I currently reside in Scotland. I planned to file the I-130 petition to bring my husband back to America with me here in the upcoming 2 weeks. My plan was to complete the application process from abroad (I-130, I-864, etc). I literally have all documents ready to be sent. However, a bit of a spanner has been thrown in the works recently. My husband has been offered a position doing research with a university. They are currently working through the details of sponsoring him for a work-related visa to bring him to the US to begin this research. I am awaiting specifics from them at the moment.

My question is: how will this change our process? The work he's being offered will likely be for a 10-12 month contract, with the ability to extend it should other work present itself. However, we are looking to move and live permanently. I, too, have a job lined up for myself (which will begin when we are able to move), which can fully support the two of us, given the constraints of sponsoring a spouse (it is well above the 125% poverty guidelines). I suppose what I'm wondering is: do I hold off on sending the I-130 petition, considering the work visa could likely get us to the states faster? If so, do I file the I-130 once we are in the states with his work visa? Or can I file for the I-130 now, move to the states using his legal work visa, then file the I-485 Adjustment of Status and go from there?

I thought I had this all figured out until the work visa presented itself. Now I'm not sure what to do! Any help would be very much appreciated.