Mickndarcyjo

At least I get to be with my husband while we wait this process out together. I was just excited to share my news with someone, but please don't think that I'm bragging....I know there's loads of couples out there just waiting for their chance to be together!

Yippee!! Our I-130 was filed in London on March 10th, and approved on March 30th!!! I can't believe how quick it was!! Can't wait to go home!!

I'm sorry!! Of course, you're right. I really, really apologize.

Well, if in Questions 19 and 20 she states None, then I would assume that for Questions 21a and 21b the answers would be None as well.

Processing and approving the I-130 is only one step on the road to the visa, or so I've been told. An approved I-130 does not a visa make.

Get it in writing from Glasgow....

http://www.veteransagency.mod.uk/service_r...ce_recs.htm#sar

Download the form, send it in...No problems!!

Once we're over there, my parents want to help us buy a house of our own. But they don't want to start that process until they're sure that the visa will come through. In the meantime, when we first arrive off the plane, my sister has invited us to stay with her for as long as we need, as have my parents....

I guess that's my question. I'm asking if legal residence and household are one and the same. Because on the sticky notes on the pdf of the I-864, when you fill in the household size, it says household is defined as you, the immigrant, and any other people related by blood, marriage,etc residing in your household for at least past 6 months. I haven't seen my parents in over 2 years, so I can't say that we 'reside' together....

From http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_new/visa/iv/immrel.html :

Note: If the U.S. citizen and immigrant visa applicant reside in the United Kingdom and the U.S. citizen is filing the I-130 with the Department of Homeland Security (Immigration) in London, it will be possible to begin the administrative processing of the immigrant visa application before the petition is approved and received by the Immigrant Visa Unit.

What exactly does this mean? Can I be filling out the DS-230 now and sending it?

Also, on the DS-230, question #10 wants the permanent address of where we intend to live. Do I just fill in where we'll be staying temporarily (my sister's address?). We won't have a "permanent" address until we've been there awhile...

Thanks for any help!!

Hiya....I had a quick question that I couldn't find the answer to when I searched through the forums. My parents are going to be co-sponsors for my husband, as I don't earn enough money to qualify. On my

I-864 I'll be using their (my parents) address as my U.S. residence. Does that mean when they fill in their form that they'll have to list 7 people in their household (my parents, myself, and my four children)? We don't live together, as the children and I live in the U.K. with my husband, but my drivers license lists still has their address on it, as it's always been my legal residence while I've travelled. Thanks in advance for any light you can shed on this subject.

I'm sorry about your situation, Rose, but was wondering...Exactly how old are you, if you don't mind me asking?

Ahem....I just want to say - WOO HOO!!! I called my credit union, and they were able to verify that the cashier's check was cashed on the 14th of March!! So at least I know that it arrived safely..... Sorry for all the smilies, but I'm kinda excited...Lol....Imagine what an idiot I'll act like once I actually hear from the Embassy/Consulate/whatever!! Thanks to all of you for your reassurances, and for telling me just to calm down and let things happen!!

Darcy x

Thank you all so much...I'm feeling much calmer now than I was a few hours ago! I appreciate everyone taking the time to add their replies. I'm trying not to post all my worries and concerns over the entire internet, but sometimes it's good for me to get a virtual slap in the face, and be told to get ahold of myself!! I know I was jumping the gun with my panic, and I think I just needed to be told that....I will Definitely let you know if and when I get that darned little postcard in the mail!!

I really appreciate your patience with me. I know you're all going through something like this, so I don't have to explain myself, but I just don't like everything being up in the air. I just want to know that things are moving in the direction they should be, and that I've done all I can to make it happen. Whether it takes a couple months, or more, I don't care, as long as it's moving!! If I would've put the stupid extra postage on in order to get registered mail, I wouldn't have even had to post this!

Okie dokie.....I'm sorry if I'm over-reacting. I've just read on some other London DCF timelines that they've received their NOA1 within days of mailing off their I-130. I'm just really, really kicking myself on the you-know-where because I should've sent it through registered mail to begin with, then I wouldn't be worried about whether or not it's been delivered!! I'll give it a few more weeks, as Meauxna suggests. But if I've heard nothing by then, I'll be back here bothering you yet again!! Thanks so much for the quick answers from all of you. I don't know what I'd do if this site wasn't around to keep me sane!!

Sorry, I should have said. I live here in England, and the Postie said they should get it between 1-2 days, which would have it arriving on Thursday, March 9th. I don't have any application number...I assumed that once they sent confirmation that my case has been accepted, that I would get one. But since I don't know whether they even received it, I don't know what to do!

Hiya...Please don't yell at me anyone, but when I sent the I-130 to London, I didn't send it recorded delivery. (No where on the Embassy website did it recommend doing that - Common sense now says that I should've done it that way...) I sent it on March 7, of this year, and sent a cashiers check from my credit union in the States, so I have no way of tracking that either. So far, I haven't had any acknowledgement that they've even received it, so I called that number that charges you an arm and a leg, and they said to wait a few more weeks, then re-file. Is there any other option out there for me? Because I'll be out the $190 (the cashiers check is void after 180 days, so I'll have to wait that long to recoup the monies lost there....). Any suggestions at all?

On a slightly different note from this American's point of view....I brought my 4 children to the U.K. two years ago, and now we're in the process of going back to the States. I have to confess that I'm hesitant to take them back, as the education system seems so much better over here in the U.K. My children are ages 12, 9, 6, and 4. I truly feel that taking them back to the States will hinder their educational development. But on the other hand, family is important when raising children as well, and in the States, my parents and siblings will be there...Hope I'm doing the right thing!!

Hello to everyone....We've been members for some time now, as we came to this site when we first got married asking for advice! You didn't steer us wrong then, and (knock on wood!) y'all have been doing right by us this time, too, as I try to get Mick to the U.S.

We met online in 2003, and have somehow proven to the U.K. immigration that it's not a marriage of convenience. (I have 4 children from a previous marriage - what man in his right mind would marry me for convenience sake??)

I'm just curious...Anyone out there not meet online?? I'm an avid reader of timelines/stories/whatnot, and so far, haven't seen anyone that has met by any means other than the internet! What was immigration like before we came along??

I was just wondering....Once our I-130 is approved, can we just automatically send in the next round of forms, or do we have to wait for the embassy to give us the go-ahead?

This is so nerve-wracking!! It was the same when I applied for my visa for myself and my four children to live here in the U.K....The whole process seems so simple and uncomplicated, until you actually start it! Now I'm constantly plagued with the "what-ifs"....(Sorry for sounding so darned whiney!!)

Hi,

I sent in the I-130 for my hubby in early December & got the postcard saying it was approved on Feb 8th (I think Christmas & New Year probably slowed it down). Packet 3 was sent out on Feb 23...so the time frame isn't too bad.

Thanks for that update!

I guess I'd better modify my "two weeks" to say that within that timeframe, you would know if your case is NOT accepted. I didn't realize that I-130 processing was taking quite that long in London (2 months), but as you say, the holiday schedule may have interfered with your case.

Hadn't really thought of my case not being accepted until you mentioned it.... What are some reasons people have been given for one not being accepted in the past? I've lived here over 2 years, I have the indefinite leave to remain stamp in my passport...He doesn't have a criminal record (he's an RMP in the British Army...) Do I have anything to worry about?

Hiya! Thanks for the info...I know everyone's experiences are going to differ, but it helps me to make sure that things are on track and whatnot. I'd like to be back home by July, but don't know if that's even possible. We've sent a request for his military records, and will request his police certificate on Friday. Please let me know if there's anything else that I should do while I wait...And wait....And wait!!

Hiya...I just sent my I-130 off to London!! Could anyone out there tell me what to expect now, and what general time frame we're looking at? I'm getting so excited to go back home!

Thank you all so much for your advice and quick answers. It's so good to know that someone else is going through (or has been through) all of this with me! But just so I'm clear, and am covering all the bases....We lived together as a married couple off-post in Canada while he was stationed there in the British Army. He still wouldn't need a police certificate from Canada? I'm sorry for being redundant, but I just want to make sure......