Husband moved from His country of origin to another country

[Lari 0]

Hi All,

My freind's husband whose 1-130 is approved and his case is at NVC now, just moved from his native country, Afghanistan to India for some security issues and stuff. He decided not to go back to his country and wants to transfer his consulate processing to New Delhi where he lives now on a visitor visa.

Is this possible to get his interview at New Delhi now? Or does he have to go back to Afghanistan?

Anyone has or heard any similar situation? Please help and reply.

Thanks.

Lari

[Lari 0]

Hi All,

My freind's husband whose 1-130 is approved and his case is at NVC now, just moved from his native country, Afghanistan to India for some security issues and stuff. He decided not to go back to his country and wants to transfer his consulate processing to New Delhi where he lives now on a visitor visa.

Is this possible to get his interview at New Delhi now? Or does he have to go back to Afghanistan?

Anyone has or heard any similar situation? Please help and reply.

Thanks.

Lari

It seems there is no information with anyone regarding this case... Please answer if you happen to know about the situation. Thanks!!!

[lucyrich 20]

Your friend will need to contact the consulate in New Delhi to ask them if they'll accept the case.

Different consulates have different rules about what cases they'll accept. I believe they'll always accept cases from citizens of the country where they're located, and I think they'll always, or almost always, accept cases of people who have permanent resident status in the host country. Some consulates will accept cases from any visitor who happens to be in the country, but many will not. I have no idea what the rules are in New Delhi.

Because someone might bring it up, I'll note that, by law, a K-3 case must have the interview in the country where the marriage took place (unless the marriage happened in the US). But there's no such law regarding an IR-1 or CR-1 case. An interview for CR-1 or IR-1 visa can happen in any consulate that will accept the case.

I don't know how to manage the logistics of getting the case transferred, but once you get the people in New Delhi to agree to accept the case, they can probably tell you what, if anything, needs to be done to get the case into their hands.

[angie & abed 1]

They will need to fill out an I-824 (Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition) and pay a $340 fee. They may want to call USCIS to make sure they don't need to do anything else other than that.

Hope that helps some.

Angie

[Lari 0]

Thank you so much all for reply! I think it seems more complicated that we had thought. She is so confused that she hasn't done anything so far. The case got approved in only two months and now things are getting complicated by thi suntimely relocation.