June DCF filers, gather together!

[Leah132 0]

I applied for my husband's visa on June 4 and it was approved today! It was super fast.

[kaffy 2]

wow that's very quick! Congratulations!!

[Penguin_ie 5,996]

Congrats Leah, our first graduate!

As for me, I have my medical scheduled for the coming Tuesday, as I suspect I will need several visits to the doc- I don't have the tetanus, influenca or Hep B vaccination yet, and I doubt all that can be done in a single go- pretty sure the tetanus at least requires two shots. No news from the embassy about an interview yet, but I heard they are slow in July due to holidays.

In other news, we are off to the embassy today to get the twins registered and order their US passports!

[camistanbul 0]

Wow! Super fast. Congratulations! :-)

[VisaJourneyLady 33]

penguin - even if a vaccine has several parts, you only have to have started the course to pass the medical. The HPV vaccine has 3 parts, and I'd only had one when my visa was approved.

might not be as bad as all that

[Penguin_ie 5,996]

penguin - even if a vaccine has several parts, you only have to have started the course to pass the medical. The HPV vaccine has 3 parts, and I'd only had one when my visa was approved.

Oh that would be good- especially as I just discovered I have no record of the MMR! I know I had it done as a baby, but no record, I assume, means I'll have to do it again. So if I can get started today, I can get the rest done by my own GP, which is closer to home an cheaper!

[VisaJourneyLady 33]

I never had it done as a baby, aparently it wasn't part of the normal vaccination scheme then (I'm 26) so I had to have it done. Luckily I live in the UK, so the NHS did it for me. It was pretty painless, but I don't really mind needles.

[Penguin_ie 5,996]

Back from my medical! I ended up only needing one injection, a tetanus booster (which apparently will be a pain in the butt tomorrow). Lots of medical questions of course, and got told the DUI issue trips up a lot of Irish visa applicants- fortunately, I have none! Then off to the Blackrock Clinic (very la-di-da private hospital) for bloods and x-ray, and I'm all done!

In the meantime, the twin's consular birth certificates and US passports arrived today. I love their passports, they have pictures of American landmarks and stuff on each page, everything from the statue of liberty to a bear catching a salmon, and little quotes from famous Americans too. Much nicer to look at than boring European passports, or my husband's old US passport!

[jenmoh 0]

I hope other VJers who filed/ will file their I-130 in June 08 will join me in this thread.

I realise DCF timelines vary widely depending on country, and the processes can be quite different too, so the amount of support/ tips we can give each other may be less than those of K1/ K3 filers, but I think it would still be nice to have a thread for those of us who filed DCF in June, to compare timelines and just chat and give emotional- and practical- support through this difficult time.

We also are June filers. Our interview is August 13th. In Jordan it is required for the USC to live for one year before qualifyng for DCF.

[VisaJourneyLady 33]

Back from my medical! I ended up only needing one injection, a tetanus booster (which apparently will be a pain in the butt tomorrow). Lots of medical questions of course, and got told the DUI issue trips up a lot of Irish visa applicants- fortunately, I have none! Then off to the Blackrock Clinic (very la-di-da private hospital) for bloods and x-ray, and I'm all done!

In the meantime, the twin's consular birth certificates and US passports arrived today. I love their passports, they have pictures of American landmarks and stuff on each page, everything from the statue of liberty to a bear catching a salmon, and little quotes from famous Americans too. Much nicer to look at than boring European passports, or my husband's old US passport!

Blackrock clinic, no less! Best of luck with the interview!

[chinacom 0]

This is all interesting and also puzzling.

I heard of DCF from a lawyer in California during consultation. He said go back to China and file DCF process.

We thought he was crazy so I contacted a friend who just got some Chinese legal work done. ...that lawyer said

the same thing.

However, ...this lawyer insists it should only take 7-14 days total. He said he has many people with the experience.

Is he saying this so I will be his client? No, ...he wants me to do it my self and charged me nothing to talk.

I read your posts here and called him back again. He said "I don't know why it's taking people so long, I'm cerain

of my experience.

In the mean time I accidently met a family at a restaraunt and coincidentally they did DCF. She said it took 4 weeks

and it was about 3 years ago.

SO, why am I reading here that it's taking months? What is the purpose if a standard filing process is 6 -9 months?

Help me understand.

Thanks,

[Penguin_ie 5,996]

Just went to get the mail from downstairs, and there was a thick letter from the US embassy. I thought it was our documents back because we had made a mistake somewhere, as I only sent my visa app 10 days ago, and I expected to wait 2-3 months, and then be given a month notice for the visa interview, as it said in the last paperwork I got. Nope.

Interview next Thursday, 24th July, at 1pm.

Less than a week!!! Yes, I made sure it was 2008 and not 2009. Bit nervous now... we are ready, I have all of the documents, just need to photocopy a few, but I just expected to have more time to prepare... They mjust have good faith in the Irish postal system too- the letter wasn't registered and only sent yesterday....

[Penguin_ie 5,996]

SO, why am I reading here that it's taking months? What is the purpose if a standard filing process is 6 -9 months?

You do need to be resident in the foreign country for 6 months, so DCF may not be suitable for you. DCF is really more for people who lived abroad, and now as a couple decide to move back to the US, rather than US residents moving to their loved one for a short time to make things quicker. That being said, processing times very much depends on the embassy/ country your loved one is in. As you can see above, we have a June filer who has been approved already, and I just got my interview notice- if I pass and get the visa that day, it'll have taken me just shy of 6 weeks to get through the process.

[chinacom 0]

SO, why am I reading here that it's taking months? What is the purpose if a standard filing process is 6 -9 months?

You do need to be resident in the foreign country for 6 months, so DCF may not be suitable for you. DCF is really more for people who lived abroad, and now as a couple decide to move back to the US, rather than US residents moving to their loved one for a short time to make things quicker. That being said, processing times very much depends on the embassy/ country your loved one is in. As you can see above, we have a June filer who has been approved already, and I just got my interview notice- if I pass and get the visa that day, it'll have taken me just shy of 6 weeks to get through the process.

Probably you didn't understand my comments. I have lived in China all these years doing business for foreign corporations so I've been a Resident in China all those years. However I cannot obtain a document of "Legal Residence" status unless I live here and also work for a China Corporation. ...but my point is, I have always lived in China all these years doing business on a Business Visa, not a tourist coming to find a wife.

My main comment and question is, why does it take months for some people to obtain DCF Visa? My understanding is it should be only a few weeks through the DCF process, not months as I see some people reporting.

[kaffy 2]

Interview next Thursday, 24th July, at 1pm.

Wow that's awesome! Congratulations Let us know how the interview goes!