Submission of I-129F from abroad

[ajk 0]

Just a quick question to put my mind at ease.

Am I correct in thinking there is no problem with my fiancée (petitioner) submitting the I-129F petition and relevant documents from a UK address (this would be the address used in Part A: Information about you)? We are both currently living together in the UK.

I believe there shouldn't be a problem with doing this as it states in the I-129F instructions that you should "mail your petition to USCIS Service Center listed above that has jurisdiction over the place you last lived in the United States" when "If you live outside the United States". I realise that it seems pretty obvious that you can submit the petition from an address outside the US, just wanted to know if anybody had successfully done this.

Also, is it fairly simple to make a change to this address during the process of the application as my fiancée will be returning to the US before the process is completed?

Andrew

[TracyTN 237]

If your fiancee is living in the UK and has been for a while, why not do DCF instead of a K1? Read the guides (above) about DCF and see if it would suit your case.

Edited May 8, 2006 by TracyTN

[pax 0]

A question you'll have to answer whether you do a K-1 or a DCF is whether or not your American fiancee is still domiciled in the States.

[ajk 0]

Thanks for your quick response.

I checked the information you pointed me to and my understanding is that under the DCF scheme we would have to get married in the UK, we would prefer to get married in the US as she has more family and friends that would want to attend the marriage.

She (petitioner) is currently in the UK on a 6 month visa, due to expire at the end of July. As such she is currently completing the I-129F petition with the UK address as her present address.

[ufkenmill 0]

You can file from the UK no problem... I did it from Thailand and now my wife and I are living in the US after entering with a K1.