K-3/I-130 File in US or UK?

[meauxna 15]

Do I need to send the I-864 to London with the I-130?

No. The I-864 is part of the visa application and goes to the interview with your husband. You have some time to get that together.

In London, you submit the I-130 and its attachements.

Look separately for everything that goes with the visa application (DS-230) and "packet 3". Order the police certificate about the same time as you file I-130 so you have it in time for the interview.

Expect the entire DCF London process to take 3-5 months.

[AmericanMarriedinUK 0]

I'll be on the horn tomorrow with London for sure. So glad I found this site. Reading the official material is not always so straightforward.

On the horn for what?

Remember the old Jesuit principle: It is easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission.

If they will not accept your I-130 filing, they will return it and your payment to you in the mail promptly.

When they accept it, you'll get a postcard notification.

If it is returned, then you go back to the drawing board and learn about K-3 visas.

London told me today that because my UK Residence Permit still says LIMITED LEAVE TO REMAIN, and not LEAVE TO REMAIN, that I am ineligible to petition their offices, and that I must file at a US office. I expected that. I have been here 2 years +, but my 2-year marriage anniversary isn't until MARCH, and I wasn't given my last VISA until MAY of 2005 (the new visa would have to be applied for in MAY 2007). The call was £1.20/minute. #######.

[meauxna 15]

London told me today that because my UK Residence Permit still says LIMITED LEAVE TO REMAIN, and not LEAVE TO REMAIN, that I am ineligible to petition their offices, and that I must file at a US office. I expected that. I have been here 2 years +, but my 2-year marriage anniversary isn't until MARCH, and I wasn't given my last VISA until MAY of 2005 (the new visa would have to be applied for in MAY 2007). The call was £1.20/minute. #######.

The UK Call Center is located in Scotland and is staffed by local, contract workers. You were not speaking to the Embassy, the Immigrant Visa Unit or the USCIS Field Office. They read scripts that are surprisingly similar to the website info.

Other people in your similar situation have had their I-130 accepted for local processing.

I'm now at that point where I don't know if I should keep encouraging you, or butt out.

[AmericanMarriedinUK 0]

London told me today that because my UK Residence Permit still says LIMITED LEAVE TO REMAIN, and not LEAVE TO REMAIN, that I am ineligible to petition their offices, and that I must file at a US office. I expected that. I have been here 2 years +, but my 2-year marriage anniversary isn't until MARCH, and I wasn't given my last VISA until MAY of 2005 (the new visa would have to be applied for in MAY 2007). The call was £1.20/minute. #######.

The UK Call Center is located in Scotland and is staffed by local, contract workers. You were not speaking to the Embassy, the Immigrant Visa Unit or the USCIS Field Office. They read scripts that are surprisingly similar to the website info.

Other people in your similar situation have had their I-130 accepted for local processing.

I'm now at that point where I don't know if I should keep encouraging you, or butt out.

I appreciate everything I've read on this board. I thought you thought that I was a bona fide resident when you suggested I try, and that that influenced your advice. I will file through London and if it doesn't work, file through the US. And I'll keep this posted... we'll see how it goes!