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Dual citizenship - eligible for direct consular filing?

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americanstory   0

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My husband is a US citizen, but he also holds Croatian citizenship. Although he's been residing in the US (for the last 4 years), he spent most of his life in Croatia, and we were wondering whether our case would be eligible for DCF?

10/22/2008 married in New York (spouse left the country afterwards)

01/15/2009 sent I-130 package to Chicago Lockbox (spouse back to the US on a tourist visa issued earlier in 2008)

01/17/2009 package arrived at Chicago Lockbox

01/26/2009 received a return receipt from Chicago Lockbox

01/28/2009 moneygrams order cashed

02/16/2009 still waiting for NOA1....

wizardfitz Rising Star

wizardfitz   13

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i could be wrong on this but i believe in order to be eligible for DCF he must have been currently residing in Croatia for at least 6 mos

June 2006 Met on Myspace
Sep 21 2007 Proposed and she accepted
Dec 9 2007 Arrived in Manila
Dec 15 2007 Returned home, very sad day
Dec 21 2007 Sent Form I-129F to CSC
Dec 24 2007 Packet received at CSC
Dec 31 2007 NOA 1 received
Jan 02 2008 Check cashed
May 05 2008 NOA2
May 12 2008 Received letter from NVC MNL2008xxxxxx
May 19 2008 Paid Delbros fee at Metrobank
May 20 2008 First day of medical
May 21 2008 Told to return for sputum test
May 21 2008 Delbros confirmed receiving payment
May 27 2008 Delbros sent proof of payment to USEM
May 27,28,29 2008 Sputum test done
June 6 2008 Delbros sent doc ver request to the NSO
June 27 2008 NSO doc ver completed, to be picked up by USEM
July 1, 2008 Called USEM, doc ver is at the embassy
July 30, 2008 Passed the sputum test and finished the physical
Aug 5, 2008 Interview, PASSED received PINK SLIP
Aug 12 2008 VISA IN HAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you God
Aug 16,2008 Flight to US. Manila to Narita, to Chicago
Sept 8, 2008 Civil wedding
Feb 14, 2009 Big fancy wedding
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Penguin_ie Grand Master

Penguin_ie   5,996

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wizardfitz is correct, your USC has to be legally residing in the country in question for 6 months before you can file DCF. Of course this is easy for a dual citizen as he won't need a visa or "green card" for the country, but he'll still need to establish legal residency there (rent or buy a home etc).

Bye: Penguin

Me: Irish/ Swiss citizen, and now naturalised US citizen. Husband: USC; twin babies born Feb 08 in Ireland and a daughter in Feb 2010 in Arkansas who are all joint Irish/ USC. Did DCF (IR1) in 6 weeks via the Dublin, Ireland embassy and now living in Arkansas.

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My husband is a US citizen, but he also holds Croatian citizenship. Although he's been residing in the US (for the last 4 years), he spent most of his life in Croatia, and we were wondering whether our case would be eligible for DCF?

he must have been currently residing in Croatia for at least 6 months.

americanstory Newbie

americanstory   0

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My husband is a US citizen, but he also holds Croatian citizenship. Although he's been residing in the US (for the last 4 years), he spent most of his life in Croatia, and we were wondering whether our case would be eligible for DCF?

he must have been currently residing in Croatia for at least 6 months.

OK, so it must be six months immediately prior to filing or 6 months at any time? I am asking because he spent most of his life in Croatia and established the US residency again four years ago.

10/22/2008 married in New York (spouse left the country afterwards)

01/15/2009 sent I-130 package to Chicago Lockbox (spouse back to the US on a tourist visa issued earlier in 2008)

01/17/2009 package arrived at Chicago Lockbox

01/26/2009 received a return receipt from Chicago Lockbox

01/28/2009 moneygrams order cashed

02/16/2009 still waiting for NOA1....

wizardfitz Rising Star

wizardfitz   13

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let me put it this way, if he files for DCF now, he must be living in Croatia now and has been for at least 6 months

the operative word here is "currently residing"

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June 2006 Met on Myspace
Sep 21 2007 Proposed and she accepted
Dec 9 2007 Arrived in Manila
Dec 15 2007 Returned home, very sad day
Dec 21 2007 Sent Form I-129F to CSC
Dec 24 2007 Packet received at CSC
Dec 31 2007 NOA 1 received
Jan 02 2008 Check cashed
May 05 2008 NOA2
May 12 2008 Received letter from NVC MNL2008xxxxxx
May 19 2008 Paid Delbros fee at Metrobank
May 20 2008 First day of medical
May 21 2008 Told to return for sputum test
May 21 2008 Delbros confirmed receiving payment
May 27 2008 Delbros sent proof of payment to USEM
May 27,28,29 2008 Sputum test done
June 6 2008 Delbros sent doc ver request to the NSO
June 27 2008 NSO doc ver completed, to be picked up by USEM
July 1, 2008 Called USEM, doc ver is at the embassy
July 30, 2008 Passed the sputum test and finished the physical
Aug 5, 2008 Interview, PASSED received PINK SLIP
Aug 12 2008 VISA IN HAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you God
Aug 16,2008 Flight to US. Manila to Narita, to Chicago
Sept 8, 2008 Civil wedding
Feb 14, 2009 Big fancy wedding
groupresized.jpg

americanstory Newbie

americanstory   0

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let me put it this way, if he files for DCF now, he must be living in Croatia now and has been for at least 6 months

the operative word here is "currently residing"

unfortunately, we don't qualify then, thanks a lot for your help

10/22/2008 married in New York (spouse left the country afterwards)

01/15/2009 sent I-130 package to Chicago Lockbox (spouse back to the US on a tourist visa issued earlier in 2008)

01/17/2009 package arrived at Chicago Lockbox

01/26/2009 received a return receipt from Chicago Lockbox

01/28/2009 moneygrams order cashed

02/16/2009 still waiting for NOA1....

wizardfitz Rising Star

wizardfitz   13

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ok no problem, good luck on your journey!

June 2006 Met on Myspace
Sep 21 2007 Proposed and she accepted
Dec 9 2007 Arrived in Manila
Dec 15 2007 Returned home, very sad day
Dec 21 2007 Sent Form I-129F to CSC
Dec 24 2007 Packet received at CSC
Dec 31 2007 NOA 1 received
Jan 02 2008 Check cashed
May 05 2008 NOA2
May 12 2008 Received letter from NVC MNL2008xxxxxx
May 19 2008 Paid Delbros fee at Metrobank
May 20 2008 First day of medical
May 21 2008 Told to return for sputum test
May 21 2008 Delbros confirmed receiving payment
May 27 2008 Delbros sent proof of payment to USEM
May 27,28,29 2008 Sputum test done
June 6 2008 Delbros sent doc ver request to the NSO
June 27 2008 NSO doc ver completed, to be picked up by USEM
July 1, 2008 Called USEM, doc ver is at the embassy
July 30, 2008 Passed the sputum test and finished the physical
Aug 5, 2008 Interview, PASSED received PINK SLIP
Aug 12 2008 VISA IN HAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you God
Aug 16,2008 Flight to US. Manila to Narita, to Chicago
Sept 8, 2008 Civil wedding
Feb 14, 2009 Big fancy wedding
groupresized.jpg

 
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