DCF Manila for Korean Citizen

[Scottie Pippen 0]

Hello I am an American/Philippine Dual Citizen who studied here in the Philippines from 2008-2012) I met my korean wife here while we were both studying, we recently got married in Korea in August. I am wondering if we can apply for DCF in manila?

How do we file the CR-1/IR-1?

thanks

[GlobeHopperMama 95]

Where do you reside currently and how long have you lived there?

[GlobeHopperMama 95]

Sorry, I was in the middle of cooking before and didn't have time to expand on that.

To DCF in Manila, you will be required to show that you have been living there for at least the 6 months prior to filing and that you are currently living there. School records, employment records, rental agreements, etc. If you have relocated elsewhere or haven't been continuously residing in the Philippines for the past 6 months, you would file to the USCIS Chicago lockbox address described on the I-130 instructions, and if you are currently outside the US, using your foreign address as the US citizen petitioner's address is likely to produce expedited processing of the I-130, to the tune of weeks instead of months.

[Scottie Pippen 0]

Sorry, I was in the middle of cooking before and didn't have time to expand on that.

To DCF in Manila, you will be required to show that you have been living there for at least the 6 months prior to filing and that you are currently living there. School records, employment records, rental agreements, etc. If you have relocated elsewhere or haven't been continuously residing in the Philippines for the past 6 months, you would file to the USCIS Chicago lockbox address described on the I-130 instructions, and if you are currently outside the US, using your foreign address as the US citizen petitioner's address is likely to produce expedited processing of the I-130, to the tune of weeks instead of months.

Thanks for the reply!

I have school records and rental records that show that I have been here for more than 6 months (From 2008-12). I have stayed at the same address for 4 years. But my current stay right now, I just came back from korea on november 15th, has not been for the past 6 months. Does it matter? Are my rental contracts enough to prove my 6 months stay?

If I apply at the lock box, can I wait for the visa in Korea?

Are you saying that If i use my foreign address, it will be a faster process than DCF?

thanks for helping me..

Edited November 23, 2012 by Scottie Pippen

[marlboroman77 0]

Hey guys,

I am a US citizen. I've been living in Seoul, Korea for 7 months, have a lease on an apartment. I was recently married and live with my wife here. We had met in the US, she is a Korean citizen and we moved to Korea together. I have been staying on a D2 student visa.

I wanted to know if I can do this DCF process here in Seoul?

It's currently July 27th, 2013, I arrived on January 9th, 2013. I was also thinking I might go back to the US and return to Korea in January 2014 on a spouse visa. Could I start the DCF process in January 2014 or would I have to wait another 6 months before I could start?

Let me know if I'm not being clear, please help if you can.

Kind regards

[Darnell 8,478]

marlboroman77

You are lucky, as there is a USCIS Office in S. Korea, and you qualify based on your residence type and duration of stay (at the moment)

For example, you could file the I-130 and once it's approved, leave back to the USA. That's a good thing, in and of itself, as you'll have to prove up USA domicile on interview day .

Edited July 27, 2013 by Darnell