Dublin DCF problems

[dubbers 0]

Hey all,

So I submitted an I-130 DCF in Dublin a few weeks ago. Today, an Irish lady (not American) called me from the embassy saying they are returning my paperwork because:

- we didn't submit proof of my wife's American citizenship. This is annoying, because although we don't have her passport at the moment, we did submit her US birth certificate, which is specifically listed by the website as being acceptable.

- we haven't shown that we have been 'permanently resident' in this consular district for 6 months. Now this I don't understand. First, we showed her Irish passport. Second, I didn't know that 'permanent' residence was a requirement ... just 'continuous' residence?

What sort of evidence could we show for this?

Arrgh

dubbers

[Susan&Daniel 0]

That's very weird, they should've accepted her US birth certificate. I'm guessing your American wife is a dual citizen? So her sending the Irish passport is definitely proof of residency.. Did you tell them that you followed the checklist and are very confused as to why those items are being accepted? I'm baffled too!

[Penguin_ie 5,997]

How annoying! Dublin do tend to be friendly but picky with paperwork.

We also submitted the USCs birth cert and that was accepted, so maybe you got a CO at a bad day or maybe the policy changed.

For the residence, they want you to prove she actually lives in Ireland, and doesn't just have an Irish passport. So, bills in her/ both your names, Irish bank account, that sort of thing.

[dubbers 0]

Hey all,

Thanks for the replies! Was a bit worried at first, but we're now steeling ourselves and just trying to get as much info as we can together.

For evidence of us being resident in Ireland, we don't have leases or job letters, but we do have records of doctor's visits, a letter from the people we're subletting from, and things like PPS (social security) number letters, and a joint bank statement. It's not conclusive proof, but I hope it's enough.

One thing -- we're really hoping to be in the USA by early June (I've been offered a job that starts on June 16), but time is now getting a bit short. Do you think if we asked them nicely to process our i-130 second attempt quickly, they might do it? As far as I can tell, actually processing it only takes the officer an hour or two, but it takes 3 weeks or so for them to get to it. If we plead, I wonder if they'll do ours quickly, since we've already sent it once?

dubbers

[Susan&Daniel 0]

One thing -- we're really hoping to be in the USA by early June (I've been offered a job that starts on June 16), but time is now getting a bit short. Do you think if we asked them nicely to process our i-130 second attempt quickly, they might do it? As far as I can tell, actually processing it only takes the officer an hour or two, but it takes 3 weeks or so for them to get to it. If we plead, I wonder if they'll do ours quickly, since we've already sent it once?

dubbers

They wont process the visa quicker no matter how much you beg and plead. However the Dublin embassy is pretty fast so you might be lucky. Don't get your hopes up though!