Filing DCF in New Zealand

[terminwn 0]

Maybe I missed the answer to this in the search, but I wanted to ask.

My fiancee lives in New Zealand and I live in Texas - we're planning to get married in New Zealand and want to file DCF if at all possible due to financial reasons - I make enough to support us easily here, but won't be able to handle it financially if we have to wait an extended period of time.

Does anyone know if the Auckland embassy require the residency in NZ to file? We've spoken to a woman who went the same route as us (her husband went over, they were married and had all the paperwork ready and it took them about six weeks), so I wanted to see if anyone knew if the embassy required both of us to reside there.

Thanks in advance.

[kaffy 2]

Yes, there is a 6 month minimum residency requirement.

NOTE: To demonstrate residency in a consular district the American Citizen petitioners must be able to show that they have permission to reside in the consular district and that they have been doing so continuously for at least six months before filing the petition. Individuals who are in the country on a temporary status such as student or tourist would NOT be considered to meet the residency standard.

http://newzealand.usembassy.gov/qualify.html

[YuAndDan 153]

6 months residency is a DOS requirement, not a consulate requirement, this was standardized as part of the Adam Walsh law last year.

To demonstrate residency in a consular district, American Citizen petitioners must be able to show that they have permission to reside in the consular district and that they have been doing so continuously for at least six months before filing the petition. Individuals who are in the country on a temporary status, such as student or tourist, would not be considered to meet the residency standard.

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2007/mar/82030.htm

If you live in the USA then you file the I-130 to USCIS.

[Ed+Cindy 1]

Maybe I missed the answer to this in the search, but I wanted to ask.

My fiancee lives in New Zealand and I live in Texas - we're planning to get married in New Zealand and want to file DCF if at all possible due to financial reasons - I make enough to support us easily here, but won't be able to handle it financially if we have to wait an extended period of time.

Does anyone know if the Auckland embassy require the residency in NZ to file? We've spoken to a woman who went the same route as us (her husband went over, they were married and had all the paperwork ready and it took them about six weeks), so I wanted to see if anyone knew if the embassy required both of us to reside there.

Thanks in advance.

terminwn, what did you end up doing?

I am in a similar boat. I am thinking of abandoning my k-1 petition, if Auckland will accept our paperwork for DCF. I will return to NZ for a short time, marry and file for an IR/1.

Although, my situation is a little different because I am a NZ resident (though I don't live there today). That makes meeting the DOS requirement more subject to interpretation for me, because 1) whenever I enter New Zealand, I do so as a resident (even if my stay is just for a week) and 2) I have lived in NZ for 6+ months prior to applying for DCF, although those 6 months are not contiguous to applying.

Anyway, let me know what you did,

Ed

[Ed+Cindy 1]

Maybe I missed the answer to this in the search, but I wanted to ask.

My fiancee lives in New Zealand and I live in Texas - we're planning to get married in New Zealand and want to file DCF if at all possible due to financial reasons - I make enough to support us easily here, but won't be able to handle it financially if we have to wait an extended period of time.

Does anyone know if the Auckland embassy require the residency in NZ to file? We've spoken to a woman who went the same route as us (her husband went over, they were married and had all the paperwork ready and it took them about six weeks), so I wanted to see if anyone knew if the embassy required both of us to reside there.

Thanks in advance.

Some good FAQs from Auckland here:

http://newzealand.usembassy.gov/iv_faq.html

[Aussielad 37]

Maybe I missed the answer to this in the search, but I wanted to ask.

My fiancee lives in New Zealand and I live in Texas - we're planning to get married in New Zealand and want to file DCF if at all possible due to financial reasons - I make enough to support us easily here, but won't be able to handle it financially if we have to wait an extended period of time.

Does anyone know if the Auckland embassy require the residency in NZ to file? We've spoken to a woman who went the same route as us (her husband went over, they were married and had all the paperwork ready and it took them about six weeks), so I wanted to see if anyone knew if the embassy required both of us to reside there.

Thanks in advance.

terminwn, what did you end up doing?

I am in a similar boat. I am thinking of abandoning my k-1 petition, if Auckland will accept our paperwork for DCF. I will return to NZ for a short time, marry and file for an IR/1.

Although, my situation is a little different because I am a NZ resident (though I don't live there today). That makes meeting the DOS requirement more subject to interpretation for me, because 1) whenever I enter New Zealand, I do so as a resident (even if my stay is just for a week) and 2) I have lived in NZ for 6+ months prior to applying for DCF, although those 6 months are not contiguous to applying.

Anyway, let me know what you did,

Ed

it wont be IR-1 it will be CR-1 unless you would have been married for 2 years at the time she receives her visa or enters the U.S.

or unless you plan to marry and wait 2 years in N.Z. and then file