bella710

Keynes,

Thank you so much! We actually received our letter late last week and booked the medical. We also managed to wrangle his medical records and vaccine records from the NHS. Now it's just a matter of filling out the online documents, waiting for my tax returns, and scheduling the interview after the medical.

Thank you for the help!

Hey guys,

Just wanted to update for everyone else going through their DCF for London.

I-130 Submitted - December 30, 2014

NOA1 - January 6, 2015

NOA2 - February 17, 2015

Packet 3 -

Packet 4-

We are currently waiting for packet 3 with our LND case number and are trying to gather medical and vaccination records for my hubby. The NHS seems to have lost them, so I would suggest requesting those as soon as possible so you don't hit this snag. We already have his police certificate and are preparing the other documents.

Does anyone else have any updates/tips for the DCF London process and current wait times?

Thanks!

Hey guys - had some downtime so I was looking into this again as we decided we're going to apply soon into the New Year.

I live in the UK and work here - so I don't have a residence or employment in the US. Would you suggest that after receiving our NOA1 I should move back to the US and secure those things? Would that require us to be apart for several months?

Or is it possible for me to secure employment and for us to live in a family property? My parents have a 3 bedroom/2 bathroom home with land that they own. If they become joint sponsors would then I only need to show proof that I've secured employment?

Which brings me to a question on joint sponsors - do they only need to fill in the I-864 and nothing else? Thank you! I'm trying to sift through everything to find the answers and write them down so we don't mess this up, but I'm coming up short in a few areas and want to double check.

Thank you so much! We won't be filing immediately but this is helpful knowledge!

Thank you all so much for the advice, I e-mailed the embassy and will keep digging for information but will probably wait the 6 months and then we will apply.

In all reality, we chose the UK because immigration process to the UK allowed us to be together sooner. We would have vastly preferred to live in America. I'm here for my hubby - not because I've always wanted to live here! Haha. I always enjoyed traveling around Europe and visiting the UK - but there's no place like the good ole US of A, I suppose.

Hope everyone is having a great week.

--Bella

Thank you both! Will definitely be pouring over your guide I guess I always knew DCF was the way to go because we don't want to be apart...just have to get ahold of the embassy and figure out if the 6 month rule still stands!

Hey everyone,

I'm new to the board so give me a break if I ask any questions that seem obvious! Basically, I'm an American and my husband in British. We currently live in London - but I have only live here a few months so far. We both want to move to the US as soon as we (legally) can. What option would be best - filing a DCF with the US Embassy in London or me moving home and filing for an IR1/CR1?

We clearly want to be together so the DCF is more appealing. Does anyone have any recent experience with the DCF process in London? Thank you so much in advance. Best of luck to everyone!

--Bella

Hey British Tex,

I am American and my husband is British and we currently live in London. We want to move back to the USA and are looking into our options. To be honest, the UK just isn't my cup of tea! I tried calling the Embassy for guidance but got absolutely nowhere. I have been reading up and everywhere it says you have to wait at least 6 months after living in the UK before you can file for the DCF - however, I don't see that on the UK website anywhere. Is that true?

Basically, I'm asking you - or anyone who sees this - what is the most efficient way for us to (legally!) get to live in the US? Is it quicker for me to go back there and file for an IR1/CR1 or should we wait and do a DCF?

Thank you so much and best of luck to everyone with the immigration process.

-Bella