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sjandsj   2

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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My fiance and me are scheduled to get married in India in July. She will be in India for a period of 2 month. She will have a month left in India after the marriage.

Is it possible to start the filing process while she is in India by submitting the documents at the US consulate/embassy?

If possible, are there any benefits in this other than saving that 1 month's processing time after which she would be back in the US from where she can anyway start the filing process.

Would appreciate your views.

Thanks

SJ

2013 -07-20 - Marriage

USCIS
2013-08-01 - Sent i-130
2013-08-06 - NOA1
2014-01-22 - Transferred to CSC
2014-05-02 - NOA2


NVC
2014-02-18 - NVC received
2014-03-21 - NVC case number assigned
2014-03-24 - DS-261 Online Completed

2014-03-25 - I-864 (AOS) Bill Generated and Paid

2014-03-27 - I-864 (AOS) Bill Shows Paid

2014-03-27 - DS-261 Accepted
2014-04-01 - I-864 (AOS) Package Sent

2014-04-01 - DS-260 Available and Completed online

2014-03-02 - I-864 (AOS) Package Recieved
2014-04-02 - IV Bill invoiced and Paid
2014-04-09 - IV Packet Sent

2014-04-11 - IV Packet Received

2014-04-30 - Case Completed at NVC

2014-06-17 - Interview - (Had to postpone for additional Sputum Culture medical test)

2014- 09-29 - Rescheduled INTERVIEW

2014-10-24 - Port of Entry

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speedwell Proficient

speedwell   224

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: United Kingdom
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Even in countries where Direct Consular Filing is available, there are residency requirements. You can't just be a visitor, you have to be a resident for a certain number of months. Tygrys is correct, she can mail the documents from anywhere, but they will be processed in the US, and she will need to appear in the US if she is called for a field office interview.

I'm a dual US/Hungarian citizen (both by birth; Hungarian citizenship verification TBA), and my husband is a dual British/Irish citizen (by treaty) from Northern Ireland. We are atheists.

All advice is given pursuant to the Disclaimer that you may read at the bottom of each forum page.

LATEST STEPS:

28 Jun 2013: POE Houston

08 Jul 2013: SSN received (at SSA office)

07 Aug 2013: Green Card received

27 Feb 2014: Whoa, life happened. Planning move "back home" together to Republic of Ireland by end of April.

29 Apr 2014: POE Dublin through Heathrow

15 May 2014: Received formal residency/work permission (GNIB card with Stamp 4, one year renewable) for the ROI

For my FULL timeline, see my "About Me" page.


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sjandsj   2

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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Thanks for the replies. Just to further clarify, my fiance is the US citizen and not me.

@speedwell, would she too have to appear for an interview? I thought only I would have to appear for the interview at the US consulate in India.

2013 -07-20 - Marriage

USCIS
2013-08-01 - Sent i-130
2013-08-06 - NOA1
2014-01-22 - Transferred to CSC
2014-05-02 - NOA2


NVC
2014-02-18 - NVC received
2014-03-21 - NVC case number assigned
2014-03-24 - DS-261 Online Completed

2014-03-25 - I-864 (AOS) Bill Generated and Paid

2014-03-27 - I-864 (AOS) Bill Shows Paid

2014-03-27 - DS-261 Accepted
2014-04-01 - I-864 (AOS) Package Sent

2014-04-01 - DS-260 Available and Completed online

2014-03-02 - I-864 (AOS) Package Recieved
2014-04-02 - IV Bill invoiced and Paid
2014-04-09 - IV Packet Sent

2014-04-11 - IV Packet Received

2014-04-30 - Case Completed at NVC

2014-06-17 - Interview - (Had to postpone for additional Sputum Culture medical test)

2014- 09-29 - Rescheduled INTERVIEW

2014-10-24 - Port of Entry

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speedwell Proficient

speedwell   224

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Thanks for the replies. Just to further clarify, my fiance is the US citizen and not me.

@speedwell, would she too have to appear for an interview? I thought only I would have to appear for the interview at the US consulate in India.

Normally she will not have to appear for an interview if you filed a standalone I-130. Sometimes people are called in though. It used to be that they only requested an interview if they had suspicions about the couple's legitimacy. Now they also interview what seems like a random sample and it may be for quality control reasons or some other unknown reason, but you'd better be ready and prepared if they ask the USC to come in.

I'm a dual US/Hungarian citizen (both by birth; Hungarian citizenship verification TBA), and my husband is a dual British/Irish citizen (by treaty) from Northern Ireland. We are atheists.

All advice is given pursuant to the Disclaimer that you may read at the bottom of each forum page.

LATEST STEPS:

28 Jun 2013: POE Houston

08 Jul 2013: SSN received (at SSA office)

07 Aug 2013: Green Card received

27 Feb 2014: Whoa, life happened. Planning move "back home" together to Republic of Ireland by end of April.

29 Apr 2014: POE Dublin through Heathrow

15 May 2014: Received formal residency/work permission (GNIB card with Stamp 4, one year renewable) for the ROI

For my FULL timeline, see my "About Me" page.


For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love. (Carl Sagan)

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Ryan H   3,810

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: China
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Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.

Our journey:

Spoiler

September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

 

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