DCF I-130 without CE! Read this email

[Norteamericano_CM 2]

Hello I wanted to share this information - Hopefully it will be helpful for you. Please check with the Consulate because it may or may not be true. I will update you after I try to file by DCF in Lima, Peru. Here is my original email and the reason I posted two quotes is because I wanted to elicit more information so I sent them another email asking if they would accept DCF without Carnet de Extranjeria.

Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 10:23 AM

To: USCIS, Peru

Subject: Request for information regarding Direct Consular File

Dear Department of Homeland Security,

Hello I am an American citizen and I got married to a Peruvian here in

Peru and my question is Will I be able to file a I-130 by - Direct

Consular File if I am here longer than 6 months? I came to Peru on

Tourist visa and I have a 6 month visa which ends in September, but we

started the paperwork for me to become a Resident of Peru but that

takes 2 months so I talked with immigration here and they said I have

to pay for each day extra i stay here. I want to be sure that I can

still file for her visa here in Peru, and I know the requirement is 6

months but I don=B4t know if it can be longer by extension, Please

answer ASAP thanks, pleas send any information to me by email?

I'm currently living in Arequipa. thanks,

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Aug. 24th

If you reside in Peru 6 months or longer, you may file the I-130 at our off=

ice in the Embassy. You are welcome to come to the public window any Tuesd=

ay or Thursday from 9 to 10 a.m. to get the forms and hand-outs with the in=

structions.

USCIS/Lima

nvm=20

Sept. 2nd

Six months or longer is the time required to live in Peru before you may file an I-130 locally.

You may ask for an extension of your visa if you feel you need more time.

It is not required that you become a legal resident in Peru.

USCIS/Lima

nvm

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I don't think you can extend a tourist visa anymore, so this might be false information. Please send this to anyone in the same situation as me, because I know it is a confusing and there is conflicting information out there.

[sstrickland 4]

Step out of the country and then step back in twice a year.?