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Thanks for your reply! That helps ease some anxiety on our end. I would only want to interview in London due to how it would be faster - I understand there will be at least 4 weeks of a delay to transfer to Sydney and if they're running slower than London for interviews, it may make sense to do the interview in London.

Hello - This one is quite complicated so bear with me on it. My wife (US citizen) and I (U.K. citizen) submitted an I-130 in January 2025 from the U.K. but as of December 2025 have moved to Australia as a stopgap between moving to the states. We anticipate the I-130 to be approved at some point between March and May 2025 but as we all know, nothing is certain. We both have jobs in Australia, leased accommodation and a visa that expires December 2026. For the NVC stage, I understand that we could move this to the Sydney embassy but it may be quicker for us to get approved through London instead - I anticipate the interview could be as early as July 2025. My mother-in-law will be a joint sponsor and my wife has maintained her tax records, bank accounts, voting and other ties to the states. Questions: Am I still able to do the NVC stage via the London embassy? I believe I am still classed as a resident in the U.K. but I do not have a U.K. address (but I do have access to my parents home). If I were to travel from Australia to the UK for the NVC stage, my wife would prefer to go to the US at this point, would this be possible? Has anyone done this before, where they're a temporary resident in another country and traveled back to the country of application submission? The address where I applied for the I-130 is no longer where I or any family members live, do I need to inform the USCIS of this? I know I should change the address but I am reluctant to do this without the advice of this forum. Any sort of clarity would be helpful.

Hi Pedro, this is all great stuff thank you for explaining it so well. My partner and I are at peace with time apart and if that is me staying in Australia or moving back to the U.K. then so be it. Do you think the following would be realistic: -File I-130 from within the U.K. March/April 2025 -Emigrate to Australia August 2025 -Expectation of I-130 approval around March-June 2025 -Start NVC process from Australia* Of course you don't have full story for wait times but would that be a reasonable outline? *Do you know if it's only the Sydney consulate that deals with NVC or if Melbourne does too? Thanks.

I would like to stay in Australia for as long as possible, probably via visa extension, until NVC stage is complete and I could join my partner in the US. Do you know if it's an option to undertake the latter stages i.e. the interview in Australia if the I-130 was initially applied to from within the U.K.?

Lots of great replies here, thank you. I would be on a working holiday visa (subclass 417) and my partner would be on the Work and Holiday visa (subclass 462) - These visas are very easy and quick for us both to get as we are already in touch with recruiters; we both have in demand job roles. We would aim to spend one year in Australia before moving to the US.

My partner (US Citizen) and I (U.K. Citizen) currently living in the U.K. and are unmarried. Our long term goal is to move to the USA; however, we are considering a move to Australia after filing the I-130 document post marriage. The plan is to marry in the U.K. and then move to Australia in August 2025 and stay for one year, leaving August 2026. Can the I-130 be filed in the U.K. in say, March 2025, and the application continued after emigrating to Australia? Additionally, how long can we wait after the I-130 is approved before starting the I-485 petition? The reason for this would be that we want to have a full year in Australia and are trying to determine a rough timeline.