I-130 + visa application docs at filing?

[kind_heart 0]

A piece from the DCF guide on this forum maintained by meauxna;

If you have all of the documents for the petition + visa application ready at your first visit to the Consulate (to file the I-130) you may persuade the Immigrant Visa workers to accept the visa application early and start a provisional file for you.

Could you please elaborate on this? What documents can we possibly submit for the visa application with

the I-130 petition?

[Pelle 0]

I think it really depends on the consulate. Here in Copenhagen they actually prefer that you do so as I guess it saves them work.

We were told to bring both parts of DS-230 and the OF-169 with us when filing the I-130. But you really need to verify this with your embassy as it seems like every embassy has different rules. What embassy are you filing at? Maybe someone here has experience there.

[kind_heart 0]

Thanks Pelle.

I'd be concerned with Delhi, India.

I think it really depends on the consulate. Here in Copenhagen they actually prefer that you do so as I guess it saves them work.

We were told to bring both parts of DS-230 and the OF-169 with us when filing the I-130. But you really need to verify this with your embassy as it seems like every embassy has different rules. What embassy are you filing at? Maybe someone here has experience there.

[meauxna 15]

This won't work in Delhi because you are not filing I-130 with the Consulate, but with the USCIS Field Office.

Delhi is a busy office with a well-established system for locally filed cases. I suggest you follow the Delhi instructions and personal experiences posted here (or elsewhere) instead of anything in the VJ Guide.

[meauxna 15]

A piece from the DCF guide on this forum maintained by meauxna;

If you have all of the documents for the petition + visa application ready at your first visit to the Consulate (to file the I-130) you may persuade the Immigrant Visa workers to accept the visa application early and start a provisional file for you.

Could you please elaborate on this? What documents can we possibly submit for the visa application with

the I-130 petition?

For further reading...

The I-130 petition is one set of papers.

The visa application is another set of papers, starting with the DS-230. Specific requested paperwork will vary by country and Consulate.

Which papers are required to start a 'provisional' file will depend on each specific Consulate. The more you have prepared before you first go into theCconsulate, the further ahead you will be.