*sigh* This is a nightmare!

[kaffy 2]

Have you seen this link? http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...0004718190aRCRD

May have some useful information for you

[kaffy 2]

Where about on the USCIS website would the list be?

From the London Embassy's website: http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_new/visa/iv/medexam.html

On the right hand side there is a link to a PDF with more information: http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_new/visa/...V018a_Oct08.pdf

[cmdpdiva 0]

Another option would be to, once your I-130 is approved, delay the interview until you know what the situation is. The I-130 approval is good for a while. We needed to delay so we just waited a month or so before returning packet 3 to the Embassy. It depends on how flexible the London Embassy is, this I don't know. But people who do I-130's the "normal" way through USCIS sometime have to wait months for an interview, so I don't see why it would be a big deal to request to delay the interview until you're sure you're heading over.

[Susan Taylor 0]

Q. How can I expedite my Petition for Alien Relative (Form I-130) to bring my spouse to the United States? Is there any way she/he can enter the United States while the petition is being processed?

A. Citizens of the United States, who are serving in the military and have a pending Petition for Alien Relative (Form I-130) on behalf of their spouse, may e-mail or telephone the USCIS military assistance team and ask for expedited processing of that petition. During that time, your spouse may enter the United States on a K-3 nonimmigrant visa. To get a K-3 visa, you must file a Petition for Alien Fiancé(é) (Form I-129F) on behalf of your spouse. An approved Form I-129F will allow your spouse to enter the United States. If USCIS approves the I-130 petition while your spouse is in the United States on a K-3 visa, she/he can file an Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Form I-485) to become a legal permanent resident.

If I read the above right... I CAN go with him this September?!? It does say a K-3 visa, but we are already married?

Edited July 21, 2009 by Susan Taylor

[txladykat 1]

K-3 visas aren't used much anymore. They were introduced a few years back when the CR1 visas were taking upwards of 1-2 years. The thinking was to issue the K-3 visa to get the spouse here quicker, but that is no longer the case. The K-3 visa takes just as long to get, if not longer.

I would contact the USCIS military assistance line as it suggests. Maybe they can help expedite it if his command can confirm he may have orders in September. Like others have said, you can drag out the process for a long time if you need to. Filing now you have a chance of getting it in September, or shortly thereafter. If his orders don't come through, just drag out the process. Take your time returning packet 3, when the interview is scheduled, reschedule for a much later date. The visa is good for 6 months. If you have not gotten orders nearing the expiration of the visa, you can request an extension of the visa.

[sharpies 0]

Just make sure you don't send anything else with the I-130, then what is on the checklist. They will just send it back to you.

Make sure you put n/a in any box that you can't/don't answer. Make sure its signed and dated too!

For the biographic form (G-325A) you only need to send one copy of each (both for you and for him)- not 4 like some places require. You also need a passport photo (US requirements) for both of you. You can get them done at Snappy Snaps.

Make sure you make copies of everything before you send it. Copy copy copy!!

Also you will need a police certificate. They take a few weeks to come thru.

Good luck! I posted my I-130 June 22nd and have just heard that they have received it, but it hasn't been processed yet.

[cmdpdiva 0]

Yet another option if he is moved in September, your husband could file for the I-130 and you could go over with him in September on a visitors visa, then you could return to London for the interview, get the visa, and move over for good. It is legal to enter on a visitors visa while an I-130 is processing.

[milimelo 4,561]

Yet another option if he is moved in September, your husband could file for the I-130 and you could go over with him in September on a visitors visa, then you could return to London for the interview, get the visa, and move over for good. It is legal to enter on a visitors visa while an I-130 is processing.

Aren't they already doing the DCF? Cheaper and faster than filing I-130 from the US.

[meauxna 15]

So please, what should I do? Shall I at least start the process now? Can I cancel it if he does get extended here?

It seems like getting an I-130 in and in process now should be your priority. Once approved, the I-130 is valid for one year from the time the last action was taken, so you will have plenty of time to use it.

I-130 approval takes about 8 weeks on average in London, but this is where your military connections can help. If you can get any evidence of the proposed transfer, you may be able to speed up the I-130 approval. If Sept rolls around and you are not leaving, you can simply stay in communication with the Consular IV unit and complete your visa application when it is closer to moving time.

If you start now, it's possible that you won't be separated for very long if at all.

[cmdpdiva 0]

Yet another option if he is moved in September, your husband could file for the I-130 and you could go over with him in September on a visitors visa, then you could return to London for the interview, get the visa, and move over for good. It is legal to enter on a visitors visa while an I-130 is processing.

Aren't they already doing the DCF? Cheaper and faster than filing I-130 from the US.

I mean for the husband to file the I-130 at the Embassy in London, then go to the States, then she could wait in the States with him until they invite her to interview. Then she could return to London alone to interview and complete the process. He doesn't have to be there for the interview. This would just be so they didn't have to spend as much time apart.

[txladykat 1]

yep, we did exactly that! We filed in Denmark on May 1st, came to the states May 8 on visa waiver, and he returned back at the end of June for his interview on July 1st, then entered the US on July 3rd with his visa.

Yet another option if he is moved in September, your husband could file for the I-130 and you could go over with him in September on a visitors visa, then you could return to London for the interview, get the visa, and move over for good. It is legal to enter on a visitors visa while an I-130 is processing.