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Thanks crazy cat, so just to clarify, once the VISA has been granted the holder has six months to enter the US an activate it, so to speak?

Hi all, can I ask another quick question - at what stage of the I-I30 / IR1-CR1 process are the various fees due? This site gives a guide fee of $903 for getting an IR1 or CR1 visa by filing an I-130 - is the full fee due when I file the I-130 or at different stages? I also wanted to ask, if the VISA is approved, how long would my wife have to "activate" it, so to speak? What I'm try to figure out is whether it's worth us starting this process, and paying the expense (we are not flush with cash right now). I'm very interested in getting things moving, but there is always the chance that in 18-24 months time that our life plans will have changed. Thanks, Lenny

I haven't contacted Dublin yet, but I'll do that and see what they say, thanks.

Hi all, I just wanted to start a new thread to ask if anyone has any experience or stories with regards to DCF at the embassy in Dublin. A search of the forum yields a few results, some recent ones saying this embassy does not provide DCF, some older ones saying it does, but not a huge amount of information, and nothing from the past three years or so. Some USCs in Ireland seem to have tried the London embassy instead, with mixed results. Has anyone heard anything more recently? Best Lenny

Thanks for that, most of what I have read about DCF in Dublin is not great, including some posters saying they do no process DCF. Perhaps I should just contact them to ask directly.

Ok thanks for that, powerpuff.

Hi all, First, thanks so much to the amazing community here and to Visa Journey for all of the superb free resources on the site ❤️ I'll try to explain my situation briefly. I'm a USC living in Ireland, where I'm a resident. My wife of 1 year is an Irish citizen and has no status in the US. I'm finding it hard to find work in my field in Ireland, and have started to looking at job listings back in the States, where there seem to be more opportunities. I'm interested in starting to apply for jobs back in the States. Assuming we don't want to spend significant time apart, I right that we basically have two options - - Go either the K-3 or IR-1/CR-1 route and wait the 16-18 months before I apply for jobs. Possibly ask USCIS to expedite if I can get a job offer in the mean time. - Try to get a job offer, and once I do, go to my embassy (Dublin) for Direct Consular Filing, and hope they're amenable. Have I misunderstood or is there any more nuance that I'm missing? Is asking USCIS to expedite based on a job offer likely to yield success? Thanks, Lenny