ashleyrenee7

The fee is not a problem for us, thankfully. The issue is that we have no idea how long the processing time actually will be. Some people online have said they got theirs approved within weeks, some have said months, legal websites are saying 12-18 months on average, and the USCIS website says within 23 months. It is all so confusing. 😔

I'm not sure how we can prove that he hasn't had other vaccines since he was a child, are there medical records that would show that? He is a Christian. I also am not sure how you could show evidence that you're a Christian other than stating it in the letter that you have to write, which is what he did. He has also had family members write sworn testimonies on his behalf. I don't really know what other evidence we could provide. So we shouldn't submit his I-601 before he's had his consular interview then? Is there a reason we couldn't do it early, just to get ahead of things? I know the processing time on the I-601 can be really long, so we wanted to get it done as soon as possible.

Yes, I've corrected that in a comment replying to someone else. I meant to say the DS-260, not the I-485. We have already done the I-130 and completed his DS-260 as well. I have read a lot of conflicting information online saying that you can file the two concurrently, rather than waiting until you've been refused the visa by the consular officer. But I have also read that your green card application cannot be processed until the I-601 is approved. And I've read about various wait times- from people that have had their I-601s approved in 2 months, all the way up to 2 years. It's so difficult to get a clear answer. People have done I-601s themselves without a lawyer though, I know it's possible. Our case is fairly straightforward in that it's just a religious vaccine exemption we're going for, nothing overly complicated.

Hi, so sorry, I completely got the form wrong. It's his DS-260 that we just filed.

Hi there, I am a U.S. citizen living abroad in the U.K. with my British husband. We have filed his I-485 today. However, we already know that he will need to file an I-601, as he is opposed to all vaccines due to his religious beliefs. Should we file his I-601 right now as well? Is there any benefit to this, since we already know he would be refusing vaccinations at the medical appointment for his green card? Also, is it seriously a 28 month wait time for I-601 approval? I'm having a really hard time wrapping my head around that. Anyway, thanks in advance for any advice. We are going the DIY route on this one.

Brilliant, this is the thing that finally solved the issue! Thank you so much!! Funnily enough, the spaces in the postal code were not a problem.

Finally got it solved! It was just a case of adding a "1" into the first address box. Apparently the USCIS website does not like it if there aren't any numerals in an address. Wouldn't you know it, my husband's place of work just happens to likely be one of very few addresses that do not contain numerals, just our luck! 😂 Thanks for the input, and thanks to everyone else who commented on this thread with suggestions!

Lol, you're probably right. I'm honestly at a loss for what else it could be that's causing the issue.. my husband is the beneficiary, that is his place of employment/address of his place of employment. I've tried adding text to empty fields, switching things around, taking the space out of the post code, every single thing I could think to change in there. I'm really frustrated.

I tried that earlier as well, still didn't work. I have tried so many different things to change the address, nothing seems to work. I wonder if I'd be able to get any answers if I called and spoke to someone at USCIS?

Update: tried that just now, did not help.

Okay, I will give that a shot, thanks!

Hey there everyone, so my husband and I are in the process of filing his I-130 online, and we've run into an issue that's left us pretty stumped. At the end of the application, there is a section called, "review and submit." We have completed every section of the application, however, an error message has come up at the bottom of the screen saying that there are errors in the "Your Beneficiary: Employment Information" section. I have included screenshots below. We have entered the correct address for my husband's place of employment and, unfortunately, the website does not tell me directly where the issue is. I've tried re-typing the address several times (it's an odd address with no street numbers or anything, but that is exactly how it reads on Google Maps), to no avail. It continues to say that there is an error. I'm not sure what else to do at this point. We cannot continue and submit our application until this is corrected, but we do not know how to correct the issue if we don't know what the problem is to begin with. Has anyone else had an experience like this before? What do you suggest we do? We're a bit frustrated at the moment. Thank you in advance.

So you're saying they will only allow you to do DCF if you need to relocate for a job? There's no other circumstances that they would accept? 🤔

Hello there, I'm having some trouble with finding answers anywhere online about the subject of Direct Consular Filing, pertaining to my specific circumstances. Here is my situation: I am a US citizen, currently living in Scotland on a spouse visa that expires in October 2025 (my husband is a Scottish citizen). We are wanting to apply for the IR-1 or CR-1 visa for him in order to get him his green card so that we can move back to the states together. I know this process can take a very long time, but I was wondering if we would need to have it completed by the time my spouse visa expires over here? I'm not sure what the rules are about that, but we definitely don't want to go through the trouble and the expenses of extending my spouse visa while we are waiting for a decision on his green card. That being said, I know that DCF can potentially save a lot of time, but it seems that you're only able to do it if you have some sort of "special circumstances." Would my situation qualify as a special circumstance? The other thing is, since we are residents in Scotland, I know we would probably have to do everything through the US consulate in Edinburgh. However, wouldn't you know it, that consulate appears to be closed until April 2024 for some unknown reason. We do not want to wait that long to get this process going. Would we be able to go to the US consulate in London in order to get this done? I know these are very specific questions, and we may end up just reaching out to a lawyer who is well versed in this specific type of thing if we can't get an answer here. It's a shot in the dark, but we would really appreciate it if anyone has any insight. Thanks a lot! - Ashley

When you say "put in the work and research," what do you mean by that? My spouse is unvaccinated and we want to apply for the CR-1. What would we need to do?