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@SalishSea I think it is ok to have moved back before the beneficiary, as this shows intent to domicile. (as long as the sponsor doesn't give up their foreign residency) You can provide a range of documents to prove domicile including voting records in the United States, maintaining property/real estate, a lease or rental agreement, bank accounts showing activity in the United States, proof you paid U.S. taxes

Great thank you! I think it's normal to take several days to hear back after submitting the request so wouldn't worry. Thanks for the advice about the address, good luck to you too!

Hi again, I just had another question about your I-30 form - Do you already have housing lined up in the US? I noticed on the I-30 it asks where you intend to live in the US. I am unsure how to fill this in, as I am planning to travel over and begin apartment hunting while my husband's DCF is being processed. Basically not sure if it's required to have a lease signed already at the time of submitting the i-30

Hi there, how long has it been since you submitted the request? I am also submitting a DCF request soon and curious to hear how it goes for you!

Hi there, I came across your post - really sorry to hear about all of the stress you are experiencing. In order to apply for DCF with exceptional circumstances (which would speed up the process) - you would need to meet one of the criteria below. Do you know anyone in the US who could help to offer you a job? Or is there a medical emergency you could argue? If your mom is just below the income requirement, it would probably best to get a second financial sponsor if you can. Military emergencies – A U.S. service member, who is abroad but who does not fall under the military blanket authorization for U.S. service members stationed abroad on military bases, becomes aware of a new deployment or transfer with little notice. This exception generally applies in cases where the U.S. service member is provided with exceptionally less notice than normally expected. Medical emergencies – A petitioner or beneficiary is facing an urgent medical emergency that requires immediate travel. Threats to personal safety – A petitioner or beneficiary is facing an imminent threat to personal safety. For example, a petitioner and beneficiary may have been forced to flee their country of residence due to civil strife or natural disaster and are in precarious circumstances in a different country outside of the United States. Close to aging out – A beneficiary is within a few months of aging out of eligibility. Petitioner has recently naturalized – A petitioner and family member(s) have traveled for the immigrant visa interview, but the petitioner has naturalized and the family member(s) requires a new petition based on the petitioner’s citizenship. Adoption of a child – A petitioner has adopted a child abroad and has an imminent need to depart the country. This type of case should only be considered if the petitioner has a full and final adoption decree on behalf of the child and the adoptive parent(s) has had legal custody of and jointly resided with the child for at least 2 years. Short notice of position relocation – A U.S. citizen petitioner, living and working abroad, has received a job offer in or reassignment to the United States with little notice for the required start date. Edit: I also saw this note on the embassy website: DOS may exercise its discretion to accept local Form I-130 filings for other emergency or exceptional circumstances of a non-routine nature, unless specifically noted below. However, such filings must be truly urgent and otherwise limited to situations when filing with USCIS online or domestically with an expedite request would likely not be sufficient to address the time-sensitive and exigent nature of the situation. I think it's very unlikely USCIS would accept the DCF request in another situation outside the above list. BUT if you absolutely can't wait for the longer processing time, maybe you could include background that you are experiencing domestic abuse in your home in the UK and are concerned about your children. And you have a home/family/support network in the US. It's just an idea, but again I think it should be a very last option to consider.

Sorry I wasn't sure what you meant by AR 11?

Thanks for your reply. I have family whose address I could use, but they live in another state (on the other side of the country) from my location of work. So I guess it would be obvious I couldn't really be living with them... Edit - so one option would be for me to delay our DCF request until we have signed an apartment lease. But it's a chicken and egg situation because I am hesitant to pay a deposit on a lease until my husband's DCF is approved.

Hi everyone, I am filling out the I-30 form and see it asks for the address where we intend to live in the US: Provide the address in the United States where the beneficiary intends to live, if different from Item Numbers 11.a. - 11.h. I will be moving before my husband, to begin looking for an apartment while his DCF application is being processed. Can anyone recommend what to do in this scenario? Should I leave this section of the form blank? OR I can add the address of an Air BnB where we will be staying temporarily before moving into our apartment? I also wanted to check if this is a big deal breaker that would get the application rejected - if we don't have the apartment lease to include in our supporting docs. Thank you!

Hi everyone, I am planning to apply for DCF with exceptional circumstances to US embassy in London. This is on the basis of a job offer in the US. I am planning to have my father (based in the US) be a joint financial sponsor. Can anyone tell me what sorts of questions are asked in the beneficiary interview? Is it focused on the supporting documents, or do they ask for details about the relationship - when we met, etc? Thanks!

Hi @Esylvia I cam across this thread as I am currently applying for DCF in London. Thanks for sharing all your info, it's so helpful! I saw that you didn't make enough money to sponsor your partner. Do you know what the minimum income is? I haven't been able to find this info and am trying to decide if I need a second sponsor. Thank you for your help