MikaG

LOL! The thing is he can't just leave his job whenever he wants because he signed a contract to work with them for a specific amount of time. And also his job holds onto his passport until his job ends.

But thanks for that reply. It never occured to me that he could just tell them that he wants to quit if the interview is scheduled before his contract ends. I just hope that he doesn't have to go thruough hell to get his passport back

Ok I'll call the embassy and ask them how long the PC is valid.

Thanks,

Mika

Is 9 months enough time to get your docs?

Let me tell you my situation. My fiance already obtained a police certificate for his job earlier this week. He is leaving his country this week for work. As a part of his job, he has to travel to my city about once a week. So we'll get married in June and then mail in the I-130 to the USCIS. His job is scheduled to end in December but they could easliy keep him there until January or February if they wanted to.

So I'm thinking what if the I-130 is approved and the NVC schedules the interview date before he arrives back to his country?

Also, how long is the police certificate valid? For example, can he use the one that he obtained in April 2008 and submit it to the embassy if his interview is in February 2009?

Thanx,

Mika

Ok since the DS-2001 isn't used anymore, I'll give a different example...

If the NVC mails me the DS-230 in June and I mail it back with the required document (which is a photocopy of the biographic page of the passport), they will mail me a visa interview appointment letter that states that my interview will take place on July 1st.

My problem is, what if I know for sure that I won't be able to obtain the documents that I'll need to bring to the interview at the embassy until December (example: police certificate, medical exam, birth certificate, etc.). Should I refrain from mailing in the DS-230 until I obtain all of the documents I will need to bring with me to the embassy?

I think that since the DS-2001 is no longer used to inform the NVC that the applicant is ready for interview, I shouldn't mail in the DS-230 until I obtain all of the documents I will need to bring to the embassy interview. Because I don't want them to schedule my interview date before I actually have all of the documents in hand.

I'm afraid that if I wait 6 months to finally mail in the DS-230 my case might get closed. Is there a time limit on how long the applicant is allowed to take to send back the DS-230 with the required documents?

Thanks for the help,

Mika

1) Why does the NVC flowchart state that the petitioner sends back the Affidavit of Support bill payment? Is there really a payment for that form? Because on the USCIS website it states that the form is free.

2) Does the DS-230 and the DS-2001 have to be mailed back to the NVC at the same time or are you allowed to mail them in separately? If you are allowed to send them in separately then how much time is the agent allowed to take to send the NVC the DS-2001? For example if the applicant sends the NVC the DS-230 in June, and for some unfortunate reason the applicant doesn’t receive the police certificate until December, can the applicant then send in the DS-2001 6 months later?

3) I got the following from http://travel.state.gov/visa/laws/telegram...grams_1540.html

The DS-2001 has been redesigned as a one-page optional form to be used by applicants or their agents to notify post NVC that they are ready for interview.”

4) The DS-230 instruction doesn’t mention anything about mailing in part 2 to the NVC. It only mentions mailing in part 1. Do you mail in the DS-230 part 2 (without signing it of course) along with the DS-230 part 1? Or do you just mail part 1 only and then bring part 2 with you to the visa interview at the U.S. embassy.

Thanks,

Mika

1) When the visa is approved, is the passport stamped and returned immediately or is the passport left at the embassy for processing and mailed to the applicant later.

2) How does the scheduling process work for a visa interview at the U.S. embassy?

Example 1 – Does the applicant inform the embassy that they would like to be interviewed on Dec. 1st?

Example 2 – Does the embassy inform the applicant that their interview date is on Dec 1st?

Example 3 - Does the embassy inform the applicant that they can schedule they’re appointment on any day in Dec. excluding weekends and holidays?

We're dealing with the U.S. embassy in Barbados.

Thanks

Countries where one should definitely consider non-resident DCF include Australia, Barbados, Cyprus, France, Greece, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan.

Can someone please remove Barbados from that list of countries? I called the US Embassy in Barbados twice last week and they said that they no longer provide this service to non-residents. As of last year the rules changed. They now require the petitoner to be a resident of the district for 6 months.

Thanks,

Mika

Thanks for the info. I called the embassy again today just to make sure the rule really had been changed. And I was told once again that I have to be a resident for six months.

They went on to say that in the past the US citizen didn't need to be a resident but the rules changed last year.

I've read on numerous sites including VJ that Barbados is non-resident friendly.

Even on 'How To Apply' page on the Embassy's site it states that:

If the American citizen sponsor is physically present in our consular district, he or she may file the petition with us for their spouse, parent, or unmarried child under the age of 21.

http://barbados.usembassy.gov/apply.html

But then on the 'Visa Petitions' page on the Embassy's site it states that:

Barbados will once again accept petitions for immediate relative immigrant classifications from American citizens who are resident in the Embassy's consular district.

http://barbados.usembassy.gov/visa_petitions.html

I called the embassy and they said that the US citizen has to be a resident in the consular's district for 6 months! All this time I thought that "physically present" meant that the US Citizen just had to be on the island to submit the petition in person to the consular

DCF (direct consular processing) is only available when the US spouse is residing legally in the foreign country

This is not the case in Barbados. In Barbados, resident means the same thing as physically present. So as long as I'm present in the country of Barbados I can file the I-130, it doesn't matter that I really live in the US.

Anyway, thanks for the info about the workload.

Mika

I've been searching through the forums on this site and it seems like if I send an I-130 petiton to the US Service Center it could take up to 6 months to be approved. But if I do a DCF and the consulate / embassy abroad sends the

I-130 petition to the US Service Center, it only takes a couple of weeks to be approved. Am I understanding this correctly? If so, why does the I-130 get approved faster if the consular abroad sends it to the US Service Center rather than if I send it in myself?

Thanks in advance,

Mika

Have u ever hid your relationship w/ a foreigner to avoid criticism? Some people would rather keep their relationship w/ a foreigner to themselves so that they don't have to hear unwanted comments such as:

Long distance relationships don't last.

Why couldn't u just find love in your own country?

Are u sure they're not only after you for a green card?

Hi, I'm new to this forum and to this whole immigration thing.

This question is for those U.S. citizens who were not married when they had to choose between one of the four types of marriage based immigration visas to get their sweetheart here w/ them in the U.S.

What made you choose the fiance visa instead of the spouse visa? Why didn't you want to get married first and then apply for a spouse visa like the K-3 or DCF if applicable.

Thanx,

**Mika

Thanks for clarifying that

**Mika

Hi, I'm new to this forum and to this whole immigration thing. So far the only thing that I find confusing is the waiting list for the I-130. At http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/A1.pdf it states twice that there is no waiting list for spouses of US citizens, but when I go to other sites, it states that it could take years for your spouse to get to the U.S. Which one is true?

Thanx,

**Mika

Sorry, I meant to post this in the spouse visa section

Hi, I'm new to this forum and to this whole immigration thing. So far the only thing that I find confusing is the waiting list for the I-130. At http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/A1.pdf it states twice that there is no waiting list for spouses of US citizens, but when I go to other sites, it states that it could take years for your spouse to get to the U.S. Which one is true?

Thanx,

**Mika