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Filing i130 online from Australia, Which consulate location?
My husband and I are in the middle of filing the i130 online for my greencard to the USA (he is US citizen) and have become confused at the part that was number 62 in the paper form. Online the question is:"At which U.S. Embassy or Consulate location will the beneficiary apply for an immigrant visa?
Choosing a U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate outside of the country of the beneficiary's last residence does not guarantee that it will accept the beneficiary's case for processing. In these situations, the designated U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate has discretion over whether or not to accept the beneficiary's case."
The confusion for me is that I understand in Australia we do not have direct consular filing and when submitting via paper the form is sent to the lockbox in either Dallas or Chicago. However I know that part of the process is having an interview at the Sydney consulate. Is that what this question is after? Should my answer then be Sydney or should we be leaving it blank? Thank you so much to anyone who can offer insight!
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I'd like to second this question, If I am not using passport stamps as evidence should I still include them or just the bio page?
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15 minutes ago, Russ&MaryAnn said:
I assume you meant USCIS website. That estimate is just their part. After that it goes to the National Visa Center(NVC) and then the embassy stage. So you’re estimate of 15-17 months total is probably realistic for the entire process.
If he can continue living there and show US domicile he can probably do Direct Consular Filing (DCF).Thank you for clarifying. That makes more sense.
Unfortunately as far as I can tell we don't have DCF in Australia. Any suggestions on how to show US domicile?
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Hi, I'm new to the forum and hoping for some help in our situation!
My husband (US citizen) and I (Aussie) recently got married in July this year and have been living in Australia. He has been on a Work and Holiday visa here which runs out in May 2020. We were planning to go ahead and get his permanent residency for Australia (takes 22 months for which he'd have to stay in Australia and about $8000 aud) but recently have felt that we want to move to the states as we will have more support there from his family as a newly married couple.
In looking into the Cr1 visa, I'm seeing the timeline to be around 15- 17 months which worst case takes us to around May 2021. (i've been confused about the timelines, on the USA website it says processing for the i30 varies between 6-11 months. Is that the whole process? Am I missing something?)
My question is do I have to stay in Australia during this processing? I know I'll have to go to Sydney for the interview (we are near Melbourne). We really don't want to be separated and have been trying to figure out the best option. As far as we can see this is what we have come up with:
a. he does 3 months farming work somewhere to get the second work and holiday visa which should last us until the green card is approved
b. we simultaneously apply for his permanent residency here at the same time as my green card (we were told by a lawyer that this shouldn't affect either application) but this is very expensive and we wouldn't be able to travel
c. we move somewhere nearby for a time until the visa is approved (possibly New Zealand as they have a work and holiday program and as an Aussie I can work there too) so I can easily fly back for the interview
Obviously the last option will not work if I have to remain in Australia.
If anyone has any insight or experience in this kind of scenario we would be super grateful!
Kind regards,
Jonas and Anne
i130 Filing from Australia Question
in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures
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Just to clarify, I understand I will interview in Sydney. Is that then the consulate location that the question is asking for? Or do we leave this question blank?