hmm

Any Atlanta POE experiences thanks...

ALSO, WHAT IF THE CRIME IS CONSIDERED ONE THING IN THE FOREIGN COUNTRY AND ANOTHER ONE HERE? HOW DO THEY ADJUDICATE THAT??

The rule is what it would be considered in the US - it's the consulate of the US and the law of the US that you are dealing with.

her husband is french citizen not USC so he needs the french police record bulletin n3, the same one they asked me and provided.

Who's got the most recent conviction and how heavily does that weigh in when being adjudicated?

my hubby's is extremely recent.

ALSO, WHAT IF THE CRIME IS CONSIDERED ONE THING IN THE FOREIGN COUNTRY AND ANOTHER ONE HERE? HOW DO THEY ADJUDICATE THAT??

i.e. my husband didn't present his child for visitation with his ex for x amount of time. in the us, that might be considered kidnapping, but NOT in france.

any thoughts?

thanks.

Claudia,

Everything is matter the french ''casier judiciaire'' police record...

u should check if his french police record is ok for that u have to go in that site https://www.cjn.justice.gouv.fr and order it on line it takes 3 days to get it if its nothing wrote on it, u ok, coz is that document is required to immigration process....

good luck i dont think its wrote on his french police record....but to be sure u need to order it

Good luck

claudia the US embassy requiring the bulletin n3 dont worry if nothing its wrote on it its okay

my husband will have a conviction (maybe six months' jail) shortly, however, his French lawyer tells us this is only considered a civil not criminal infraction and this will not be in the 3rd Bulletin (most commonly requested).

I know there's 3 Bulletins in France and that the 1st, for example, only the top police officials can request it. 2nd I guess it middle of the way (like employers, etc.)

Can anyone tell me if they've encountered anything similar at all?

I wonder if the US would consider it criminal if France doesn't. Plus it may not even be in the police report my hubby orders for his interview.

french police record required by the us embassy is the 3rd one u should be okay https://www.cjn.justice.gouv.fr u can order it online its free and u will get it in 3 days

Who's got the most recent conviction and how heavily does that weigh in when being adjudicated?

my hubby's is extremely recent.

ALSO, WHAT IF THE CRIME IS CONSIDERED ONE THING IN THE FOREIGN COUNTRY AND ANOTHER ONE HERE? HOW DO THEY ADJUDICATE THAT??

i.e. my husband didn't present his child for visitation with his ex for x amount of time. in the us, that might be considered kidnapping, but NOT in france.

any thoughts?

thanks.

Claudia,

Everything is matter the french ''casier judiciaire'' police record...

u should check if his french police record is ok for that u have to go in that site https://www.cjn.justice.gouv.fr and order it on line it takes 3 days to get it if its nothing wrote on it, u ok, coz is that document is required to immigration process....

good luck i dont think its wrote on his french police record....but to be sure u need to order it

Good luck

Hello everyone!

I just signed up to this forum last week as I am desperate already and am wondering if anyone has more clue about this than I do.

I have filed the I-130 with my husband at the Dublin Embassy upon invitation on September 11th 2006.

We have been married since 03 however he was a Perm Resident before and if we filed then it would take us Forever so we thought and figured it is better to file right after he becomes a Citizen which would make things faster.

I recieved an interview date for 26th January 2007. I was thrilled and on my way to Dublin on 25th January 2007 to spend the night and go to the embassy in the morning. I get a phone call from the U.S. Embassy with shocking news. My interview in cancelled and they do not know anything further. I will be notifed. It has been postponed inefinitely.

I was devistated!!

My husband called the state department they did not know anything at first and eventually were able to advise him of the law change. The embassy in Dublin advised him that the file will be going to London.

We were wondering why because initialy they had told us that all files that were filed after a certain date in July are going to be sent to The United States for review.

I sent over the DS 2001 and DS 230 part I. before getting the interview date as required but after the Dublin embassy quit onmy case stating it needs to go to London they advised me I actually need to send them filled out and signed forms G325a for both of us. I have gathered the documents and right before sending them off to Dublin called them to confirm where I should be sending them to. They advised me to not call the Dublin embassy anymore (quite rude staff they have there - unprofessional also) and that they sent the file incompleted to London.

Oh my!! Alright so I come home with all the paperwork and I luckily get mail from the London embassy stating my file is incomplete and they need the forms G325a and a marriage certificate.

I send it and 10 days later I get another letter - stating that they need a Marriage License this time. Geesh couldn't they make it clear on the first letter? Now the terrible thing here is that I cannot call the London embassy and can only write them. It takes 10 days for a letter to come from London to Ireland? Terrible.

So now I'm waiting..........

and waiting....

Does anyone have any idea how long am I going to wait? Or is my file actually gonna be worked on in London? or is it going to the States? What is going ooooooooon?!

*sigh*

I'd be glad if I get any input from you guys

hi,

I think ur file was sent to the nearest USCIS office for a petitioner backgroung, coz after jan 23 2007 embassy postpone all interview and i was one of them and my file was sent to Roma uscis... and it takes like almost 3 weeks to be reaproved ''walsh law''

I think ur uscis office is London.

When my file was in the uscis ofice in Roma i called and it was impossible to know if my file was checked or not , i got the info from Paris as soon my file was back there and they give me an another appointment.

i hope my info can help u

good luck

Welcome Claudia! Did bostonparis' answer help answer your question? I'm sorry to hear your husband got deported... hopefully he wasn't banned from re-entering? I hope the visa process goes quickly for you both.

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay Cécile, congratulations! I had a feeling you two would end up doing that. :D

All's well with Saint-Clair and I. My time off from work starts next Wednesday, April 4th - 16th. All in that time we'll be moving into our awesome new apartment... job hunting with his temp EAD... and getting married. We've settled in well and it's just such a relief to have him here. I love him. I probably won't be around much just because I'm, err, pre-occupied but I'll try to check in whenever I can.

wish u happinessss

I dont think ive ever got the same answer to the same question when dealing with immigration.

But after last week being told it would be 1 to 2 more weeks. they told my wife 2 to 3 more weeks.

Then yesterday morning my wife called again and they told her it would be over a month.

Then she called me crying.

Then an hour later they called her to tell her that her visa was done to come pick it up.

The last 2 months was the most frustrating experience of my life.

I want to thank everyone here.

And i will check back and try to help out others.

Now i have to start reading about what we have to do next.

Again Thank you

Victor Brown

congratulationss

John,

I read a report today on another list where a pre Adam Walsh I-130 (non residency case) was approved TODAY in Kiev.... The only issue (change) was that the I-864 was now required to have his 2006 tax returns submitted.

Thanks!! Its good to hear that. I been trying to get an anser out of Kyiv, but no response as of yet and I am about to buy airline tickets.

If you read it, its sounds like it does not apply, but who knows! LOL As far as the 2006 tax return, I already put mine together just incase and did a new I-864 that I had notorized, just in case! LOL I have learned off this site to OVERKILL and its saved us so far. Thanks again.

dont forget your employment letter notorized should mentioned ur name ur fonction since when u working and ur annual income, ur tax return 2005 and 2004 with the W2 copy, and bank letter says how long u have been menber and ur account balance, thoses documents should be the accompany the I-864

ive been in the same boat but i got my interview the 15 march. i dont think u ll any problem.good luck.

First want to thank all for info, feel ALOT safer!! LOL Question on employment letter and bank statement. I included a non-notarized employement letter and no bank statement with my I-864 when Sonya turned it in on 1/23. They did not ask me for bank statement and instructions just say if you need to use assets to show sufficient income, then bank statement can be used. They took my employement letter and told me thats all they needed since I made far over poverty for past 3 years. But next visit is a different consular and different views.

Any others who made over poverty level were required to show bank statements?

my husband is so far over the poverty more than 150 000 income per year and we showed them the letter and they kept it, it will be better to have more informations and its good to have it just in case....

They already took our I-864. But I will take advice, and get a bank letter, done it many times for investment purposes, so why not. Thanks!

dont worry everything is gona be good i felt the same way u do i understand its very very very stressfullll, and im glad my husband was with me at the final interview its help a lot

one more time dont worrrryyyyyy

John,

I read a report today on another list where a pre Adam Walsh I-130 (non residency case) was approved TODAY in Kiev.... The only issue (change) was that the I-864 was now required to have his 2006 tax returns submitted.

Thanks!! Its good to hear that. I been trying to get an anser out of Kyiv, but no response as of yet and I am about to buy airline tickets.

If you read it, its sounds like it does not apply, but who knows! LOL As far as the 2006 tax return, I already put mine together just incase and did a new I-864 that I had notorized, just in case! LOL I have learned off this site to OVERKILL and its saved us so far. Thanks again.

dont forget your employment letter notorized should mentioned ur name ur fonction since when u working and ur annual income, ur tax return 2005 and 2004 with the W2 copy, and bank letter says how long u have been menber and ur account balance, thoses documents should be the accompany the I-864

ive been in the same boat but i got my interview the 15 march. i dont think u ll any problem.good luck.

First want to thank all for info, feel ALOT safer!! LOL Question on employment letter and bank statement. I included a non-notarized employement letter and no bank statement with my I-864 when Sonya turned it in on 1/23. They did not ask me for bank statement and instructions just say if you need to use assets to show sufficient income, then bank statement can be used. They took my employement letter and told me thats all they needed since I made far over poverty for past 3 years. But next visit is a different consular and different views.

Any others who made over poverty level were required to show bank statements?

my husband is so far over the poverty more than 150 000 income per year and we showed them the letter and they kept it, it will be better to have more informations and its good to have it just in case....

John,

I read a report today on another list where a pre Adam Walsh I-130 (non residency case) was approved TODAY in Kiev.... The only issue (change) was that the I-864 was now required to have his 2006 tax returns submitted.

Thanks!! Its good to hear that. I been trying to get an anser out of Kyiv, but no response as of yet and I am about to buy airline tickets.

If you read it, its sounds like it does not apply, but who knows! LOL As far as the 2006 tax return, I already put mine together just incase and did a new I-864 that I had notorized, just in case! LOL I have learned off this site to OVERKILL and its saved us so far. Thanks again.

dont forget your employment letter notorized should mentioned ur name ur fonction since when u working and ur annual income, ur tax return 2005 and 2004 with the W2 copy, and bank letter says how long u have been menber and ur account balance, thoses documents should be the accompany the I-864

ive been in the same boat but i got my interview the 15 march. i dont think u ll any problem.good luck.

Hi,

I'm traveling together with my fiance to U.S. My question is upon arrival in Immigrations, she goes to the non-US Citizen line and I stay in the US Citizen line. Would it be ok for me to join her when facing the Immigration officer or could she join me since we're both each other's fiance? Has anyone travelled together with their fiance to the U.S.? Thanks.

I have done this several times with my fiance but it was with the Visa waiver program since he is from Denmark. He could not enter through the US immigration line and I had to go with him through the visitor line. Immigration officers didn't have a problem with me, the USC, being in that line at all. I believe when your fiancee/wife has her green card, then she can go through the US side together with you.

I know it sucks because the lines can be horribly long for the visitors and USC's go right through. We as USCs sometimes take for granted how lucky we are to hold those blue US passports. I went through several countries customs and when they see my passport, sometimes they wouldn't even look at it. They would just waive me through. Not so with my fiance. He gets checked and double checked.

Our last POE was JFK in New York. We were still just boyfriend/girlfriend at the time. We went through the Visitor side and I went with him. I always asked the people that are directing the lines if it is ok that I go with him being the USC and they always have said yes. When we walked up to the window, I went first with my then boyfriend. The officer asked if we were married and told him no. He said that we can't be at the window together since we weren't technically family. Only families can be at the window together. He processed me and then I waited for my boyfriend just a few feet away.

My fiance has no problems with immigration at Chicago or New York. He had a horrible nightmare with the officers in Atlanta, GA. We did some goggle research and found that many people had really bad experiences coming through Atlanta as the POE. AVOID this POE at all costs.

I confirm Atlanta is really the most horrible one

I-130 was approved today at the embassy in Bucharest. we're so happy!

How did that work because I still havent gotten a response from my USCIS filing I sent to Vienna.

I was only told by USCIS Vienna I was approved and I havent heard yet from Bucharest.

Im not really in a hurry or anything because I dont wanna get the visa for her til August but still I'd like to know what the process was like for you in Bucharest.

What about the Adam Walsh background check . . . . Were they able to do it Buch?

I think it works likes in Paris

You go to the US Embassy with your I-130 petition completed with ur US husband or Wife, and they take your file with all docs required than u have a little interview with a consular who aprove or not ur petition.

I hope it help u.

The best think was to wait the back of DCF to deal directky with the Embassy.

Best wishes

I-130 was approved today at the embassy in Bucharest. we're so happy!

Congratulation and good luck for the next steps

Does nayone know how liberal they are/will be on this?

Look, hopefully this is going to go back to a Consulate-level decision. In which case, you will not find any information online.

One of you is going to have to cowboy up and go to the Embassy in Tokyo in person (maybe with your I-130 in tow?) and see what you can fine out.

Otherwise, go by what you find online. All of those exceptions would have to be requested in person, and it will always be a requirement that the USC by at minimum physically present in the country where they want to file.

I'm not so sure that is going to happen Mo... USCIS offices overseas have limited respurces and making background checks for USC's living in the US is something I don't think they're going to want to go out of their way to do... I doubt they are going to want to waste their resources on making checks on those that should have had them done in the US where they have greater resources...

I think this requirement is going to be firm... people are only going to be allowed to file I-130's overseas if they have demonstrated 6 months of residency outside of the US...

i THINK SO

Just wanted to let everybody know my husband received his visa and we flew home together last week! We are living a dream and are so glad the wait is finally OVER!!!

Good luck to everybody and thank you to everybody who supported me on this journey!

Amy Voci

congratulations for both of you...May i know wich POE u get to im leave next week thanks

Hi all,

Just to let all the Brazilians and Resident USCs to know that the Consulate in Rio de Janeiro is again accepting I-130 petitions, even though the website is STILL stating that they aren't... I called them on the 21st of March as soon as I had read the DoS press release and the lady who got the call told me that they were accepting the I-130 again, the next day I was there and started my process !

Take care

Andre

Nice and Good luck

issues are overstay, and 1 crim conviction (6 months jail time).

thanks

Im sorry i cant help you about this...

But if i can give u a good advice your husband should go at the Paris Embassy about any thing related to immigrant visa its every friday morning before 10.00 am.

I think its the best place to go for asking any informations.

Good Luck

I got a phone call early this morning from the US Embassy in Nicaragua, "we've heard from CIS in Honduras your petition has been re-approved and you are ready to proceed, if you can be here at 11:00 this morning, we'll do you final interview" She went on to say she wanted to call us personally and tell us the good news. The wait is finally over, now we can start moving on with our lives.

At the Embassy, everything was done in less than an hour. So now, the hard part is done, we have our visa. The total time from the day we walked into the Embassy to file and get started, plus going through the Adam Walsh fiasco and finally getting our visa in hand was just 67 days. Not bad. But the hard part was the "not knowing" being in limbo and not being able to find any "real" answers from anyone. The only information i was able to get that was worth while was from the people in this forum VJ, who wrote in and told of their experiences. Thanks to all of you for doing that. Our hearts go out to the rest of you who are still waiting to hear something so you can continue on with your lives, it will come. I know that doesn't matter too much to you, the only thing that will matter to you is when you get the information that your visa has been approved, only then will you be really happy. Don't worry, that day will come

captainButch

simply wonderful

U.S. citizen petitioner and each family member beneficiary passports

U.S. citizen petitioner’s French titre de sejour as proof of six months of continuous, legal residence in France

Two passport-sized photos for the U.S. citizen petitioner and each beneficiary

Proof of relationship:

- Petition for spouse: marriage certificate or copie integrale de l’acte de marriage (Persons previously married must also provide a divorce judgment or death certificate as proof of termination of the previous relationship.)

- Petition for child: child’s birth certificate or copie integrale de l’acte de naissance

Completed forms I-130 Petition and G-325A for each beneficiary

Completed form G-325A for U.S. citizen petitioner (1 copy per petition to be filed.)

Completed form DS-230 for each beneficiary.

$190 petitioning fee. Payment may be made in cash or by credit card. No checks are accepted.

For faster service on the day of petitioning, please have your forms downloaded and completed before coming to the Embassy.

This is great news!

It is about time that they developed something for everyone.

I know that they have said that you have to have residency for 6 months but can this be waived?

This was a requirement before the Adam Wash law but the Tokyo embassy let couples file anyway.

Has anyone called the Tokyo embassy and asked?

I plan on calling on Sunday night to ask.

Thanks!

I think only time can answer that question. Technically the rule was already there before but it was only enforced halfway. I think theyre probably trying to reimplement the rule in order to keep the extra work for the global USCIS's to a minimum . . . my guess is that if this extra background check doesnt become to much of a big deal to the USCIS's then it might become relaxed again.

Fofire

If you read there posting, as of now, there is no waivers except what is listed. And I am wondering if Japan really waived anyone, that could be a mess for them. And I read the rules of residency, and it was very vague and allowed each country to have there own requirements. Only a dozen or so countries like Japan and Ukraine, had really no residency requirements, and that is why we immiediately filed DCF after we were married.

But it was obvious with the long wait till they posted the message, that they were trying to see a method to keep the burden off of USCIS. Embassy's can do all the work except the background checks. I am not sure if all the paper work has to be sent to nearest USCIS or just a name sent, regardless, it only took 3 weeks for us from the day Sonya showed upto her interview on the 2/23 till we got a new interview date set for 3/8. In my mind, thats very quick, compared to the poor people who have to file in the US. Now I am sure it matters with how efficient an embassy is, but if you look at all the postings, almost everyone is starting to get a March and April re-interview. So that means 1 1/2 to 2 month additional time that I am sure is now going to be more efficient now policy is written.

So if you are a USC that lives overseas for > 6months, consider yourself very lucky, the whole process, if everything you turn in is correct, should still be <4 months. Others that are not filing DCF is 6-12 months in the US.

DCF in paris takes me 2 months

MORE INFOS

immigrant visas

As of January 22, 2007, consular offices abroad were instructed to cease accepting certain immigrant visa petitions because consular officers lacked the means to perform the required criminal background checks on American citizen petitioners, as required by the Adam Walsh Act. Subsequently, the Department of State and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) worked to develop a mechanism whereby USCIS will perform these required "Adam Walsh Act" checks for any petitions accepted abroad by consular officers.

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, the U.S. Embassy in Paris will accept I-130 petitions for immediate relative immigrant classification from American citizens who have been continuously, legally resident in France for at least the six months prior to petition filing. Individuals, who are in the country on a temporary status, such as student or tourist, do not meet this residency standard.

All lawful permanent residents (“green card” holders) and U.S. citizens resident in the United States or with a permanent address in the United States will file I-130 petitions at the USCIS service center in the United States having jurisdiction over their place of residence. A list of service centers is included in the instructions with downloadable form I-130.

If you are eligible to file in Paris, please click here for further instructions and information.

immigrant visas

MORE INFOS

As of January 22, 2007, consular offices abroad were instructed to cease accepting certain immigrant visa petitions because consular officers lacked the means to perform the required criminal background checks on American citizen petitioners, as required by the Adam Walsh Act. Subsequently, the Department of State and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) worked to develop a mechanism whereby USCIS will perform these required "Adam Walsh Act" checks for any petitions accepted abroad by consular officers.

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, the U.S. Embassy in Paris will accept I-130 petitions for immediate relative immigrant classification from American citizens who have been continuously, legally resident in France for at least the six months prior to petition filing. Individuals, who are in the country on a temporary status, such as student or tourist, do not meet this residency standard.

All lawful permanent residents (“green card” holders) and U.S. citizens resident in the United States or with a permanent address in the United States will file I-130 petitions at the USCIS service center in the United States having jurisdiction over their place of residence. A list of service centers is included in the instructions with downloadable form I-130.

If you are eligible to file in Paris, please click here for further instructions and information.

immigrant visas

As of January 22, 2007, consular offices abroad were instructed to cease accepting certain immigrant visa petitions because consular officers lacked the means to perform the required criminal background checks on American citizen petitioners, as required by the Adam Walsh Act. Subsequently, the Department of State and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) worked to develop a mechanism whereby USCIS will perform these required "Adam Walsh Act" checks for any petitions accepted abroad by consular officers.

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, the U.S. Embassy in Paris will accept I-130 petitions for immediate relative immigrant classification from American citizens who have been continuously, legally resident in France for at least the six months prior to petition filing. Individuals, who are in the country on a temporary status, such as student or tourist, do not meet this residency standard.

All lawful permanent residents (“green card” holders) and U.S. citizens resident in the United States or with a permanent address in the United States will file I-130 petitions at the USCIS service center in the United States having jurisdiction over their place of residence. A list of service centers is included in the instructions with downloadable form I-130.

If you are eligible to file in Paris, please click here for further instructions and information.

immigrant visas

Limited Filing in Paris

The Immigrant Visa Unit will be closed to the public on Friday, April 6, 2007.

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, the U.S. Embassy in Paris will accept I-130 petitions for immediate relative immigrant classification from American citizens who have been continuously, legally resident in France for at least the six months prior to petition filing. Individuals, who are in the country on a temporary status, such as student or tourist, do not meet this residency standard and may not file a petition in Paris.

We will also exceptionally accept petitions from non-residents in true emergency cases, such as life and death or health and safety, plus instances where minor children who would be unexpectedly left without a caretaker.

To file, you may appear at the entrance to the Embassy’s consular section between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. on Fridays. No new admissions will be allowed after 10:00 a.m. The U.S. citizen petitioner and all alien beneficiaries must appear in person on the day of petitioning.

You should bring the following documentation:

U.S. citizen petitioner and each family member beneficiary passports

U.S. citizen petitioner’s French titre de sejour as proof of six months of continuous, legal residence in France (U.S. citizens who hold a French or other European Union passport must provide other proof that they have been continuously resident in France for the last six months.)

Two passport-sized photos for the U.S. citizen petitioner and each beneficiary

Proof of relationship:

- Petition for spouse: marriage certificate or copie integrale de l’acte de marriage (Persons previously married must also provide a divorce judgment or death certificate as proof of termination of the previous relationship.)

- Petition for child: child’s birth certificate or copie integrale de l’acte de naissance

Completed forms I-130 Petition and G-325A for each beneficiary

Completed form G-325A for U.S. citizen petitioner (1 copy per petition to be filed.)

Completed form DS-230 for each beneficiary.

$190 petitioning fee. Payment may be made in cash or by credit card. No checks are accepted.

For faster service on the day of petitioning, please have your forms downloaded and completed before coming to the Embassy.

Consular Offices Abroad Resume Accepting I-130 Immigrant Visa Petitions

Effective immediately, consular posts abroad will accept petitions for immediate relative immigrant classification from American citizens who are resident in their consular districts, including members of the armed forces, as well as true emergency cases, such as life and death or health and safety, and others determined to be in the national interest.

As of January 22, 2007, consular offices abroad were instructed to cease accepting certain immigrant visa petitions because consular officers lacked the means to perform the required criminal background checks on American citizen petitioners, as required by the Adam Walsh Act.

Subsequently, the Department of State and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) worked to develop a mechanism whereby USCIS will perform these required "Adam Walsh Act" checks for any petitions accepted abroad by consular officers.

To demonstrate residency in a consular district, American Citizen petitioners must be able to show that they have permission to reside in the consular district and that they have been doing so continuously for at least six months before filing the petition. Individuals who are in the country on a temporary status, such as student or tourist, would not be considered to meet the residency standard.

Examples of family emergency include minor children who would be unexpectedly left without a caretaker. Examples of national interest include facilitating the travel of United States military and other USG direct hire employees assigned overseas who are pending transfer on orders and need to petition for immigrant classification of their spouse and minor children at posts overseas.

All lawful permanent residents, and American Citizens resident in the United States or with a permanent address in the United States, must file I-130 petitions at the USCIS Service Center having jurisdiction over their place of residence (as indicated on the USCIS website: http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-130.pdf).

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2007/mar/82030.htm

Big question, some of us with already have approved petitions before this whole January 23rd Adam Walsh thing, who have not met the 6 months residency, hopefully does not effect us?????

WE WERE IN THE SAME BOAT IR I REMEMBER AND I GOT MY CR1 AND CR2 FOR MY KIDS THURSDAY AND I DONT THINK IT WILL AFFECT U IT DOESNT AFFECT US

GOOD LUCK

I dont think so either, it says for filing petitions, ours has been already approved and interview is April 25th. We originally had a re-interview scheduled for March 8th, but she just arrived on her tourist visa so we changed to late April. I been in panick mode since because there was alot of hints that they would put a residency requirement and I felt I might of shot myself in the foot by not taking the March 8th appointment. Now I feel better seeing it sayd new petitions. SO WHEW!!! Unfortunately I helped alot of people get married to Ukrainians and with the whole DCF process, now they will not be able to get since they reside in USA.

YES IT IS GONNA AFFECT ONLY THE PERSON WHO WILL START FILLING DCF I-130 IN US EMBASSY I THINK THEY ARE BECOMING MORE RESTRICTIVE, SO NO MATTER WHAT WE PASSED OUT THE WALSH LAW AND BEEN RE APROVED AND NOW I THINK U ARE IN THE WAY TO THE END OF THAT PROCESS GOOD LUCK

SORRY FOR MY ENGLISH

HMM

FOLLOWING THE NEW REQUIRED DOCUMENTS IN PARIS

immigrant visas

Limited Filing in Paris

The Immigrant Visa Unit will be closed to the public on Friday, April 6, 2007.

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, the U.S. Embassy in Paris will accept I-130 petitions for immediate relative immigrant classification from American citizens who have been continuously, legally resident in France for at least the six months prior to petition filing. Individuals, who are in the country on a temporary status, such as student or tourist, do not meet this residency standard and may not file a petition in Paris.

We will also exceptionally accept petitions from non-residents in true emergency cases, such as life and death or health and safety, plus instances where minor children who would be unexpectedly left without a caretaker.

To file, you may appear at the entrance to the Embassy’s consular section between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. on Fridays. No new admissions will be allowed after 10:00 a.m. The U.S. citizen petitioner and all alien beneficiaries must appear in person on the day of petitioning.

You should bring the following documentation:

U.S. citizen petitioner and each family member beneficiary passports

U.S. citizen petitioner’s French titre de sejour as proof of six months of continuous, legal residence in France

Two passport-sized photos for the U.S. citizen petitioner and each beneficiary

Proof of relationship:

- Petition for spouse: marriage certificate or copie integrale de l’acte de marriage (Persons previously married must also provide a divorce judgment or death certificate as proof of termination of the previous relationship.)

- Petition for child: child’s birth certificate or copie integrale de l’acte de naissance

Completed forms I-130 Petition and G-325A for each beneficiary

Completed form G-325A for U.S. citizen petitioner (1 copy per petition to be filed.)

Completed form DS-230 for each beneficiary.

$190 petitioning fee. Payment may be made in cash or by credit card. No checks are accepted.

For faster service on the day of petitioning, please have your forms downloaded and completed before coming to the Embassy.

Consular Offices Abroad Resume Accepting I-130 Immigrant Visa Petitions

Effective immediately, consular posts abroad will accept petitions for immediate relative immigrant classification from American citizens who are resident in their consular districts, including members of the armed forces, as well as true emergency cases, such as life and death or health and safety, and others determined to be in the national interest.

As of January 22, 2007, consular offices abroad were instructed to cease accepting certain immigrant visa petitions because consular officers lacked the means to perform the required criminal background checks on American citizen petitioners, as required by the Adam Walsh Act.

Subsequently, the Department of State and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) worked to develop a mechanism whereby USCIS will perform these required "Adam Walsh Act" checks for any petitions accepted abroad by consular officers.

To demonstrate residency in a consular district, American Citizen petitioners must be able to show that they have permission to reside in the consular district and that they have been doing so continuously for at least six months before filing the petition. Individuals who are in the country on a temporary status, such as student or tourist, would not be considered to meet the residency standard.

Examples of family emergency include minor children who would be unexpectedly left without a caretaker. Examples of national interest include facilitating the travel of United States military and other USG direct hire employees assigned overseas who are pending transfer on orders and need to petition for immigrant classification of their spouse and minor children at posts overseas.

All lawful permanent residents, and American Citizens resident in the United States or with a permanent address in the United States, must file I-130 petitions at the USCIS Service Center having jurisdiction over their place of residence (as indicated on the USCIS website: http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-130.pdf).

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2007/mar/82030.htm

Big question, some of us with already have approved petitions before this whole January 23rd Adam Walsh thing, who have not met the 6 months residency, hopefully does not effect us?????

WE WERE IN THE SAME BOAT IR I REMEMBER AND I GOT MY CR1 AND CR2 FOR MY KIDS THURSDAY AND I DONT THINK IT WILL AFFECT U IT DOESNT AFFECT US

GOOD LUCK