Embassy's will no longer accept I-130

[seka 1]

they are trying to make it harder and they mean the muslims people by that coz lots of american citizens getting married for muslims and they do not want muslims comes over there and this is true.

[mikgag 0]

they are trying to make it harder and they mean the muslims people by that coz lots of american citizens getting married for muslims and they do not want muslims comes over there and this is true.

*backs away slowly*

*runs*

[meauxna 15]

Hey MEAUXNA... speaking of which... yes... that definitely was an expensive ticket... especially since it barely lasted 3 weeks because Sydney ended up telling us that the visa had been approved! I wish they could have told us that it might take a couple weeks rather than months!

YAAAAHOOOOO!

I just read about it FIRST at LDU.. Congratulations!!!!

Murphy's Law on the plane tix.. if you hadn't a'done it, it probably would've been months I'm SO glad to hear it worked out!

Welcome home, Stephanie!

[iluvmymac 0]

*backs away slowly*

*runs*

You ain't kidding! Anyone wanna take a stab at replying to that comment?

Not me.....

[malka 0]

they are trying to make it harder and they mean the muslims people by that coz lots of american citizens getting married for muslims and they do not want muslims comes over there and this is true.

Well... if you mean the whole Adam Walsh Act law and resulting delays/end to DCF, then I don't think so. That really does sound like it's aimed at reviewing the USC petitioner for child abuse, sex crimes, etc., and doesn't have anything to do with the religion of the foreign beneficiary. And before you get paranoid, please remember that it's not just Muslims that have a hard time. People trying to come from countries like Mexico have incredibly long waits for interviews - adding a few staff members to Mexico City wouldn't exactly break the federal budget, so for whatever reason you want to imagine, it seems that the USA is only too happy to control that immigration flow, too.

But, Seka, I hear your pain. I've looked through some of the threads for people trying to get a visa from primarily Muslim countries, and it makes the troubles the rest of us have look like a little walk in the park. Many get APs, which applicants are told will delay their visa a week and then last for months and months or even years.... USC spouses and fiancees get grilled and regularly strip-searched by Homeland Security and humiliated with interrogations about the details of their sex life when they try to come visit you. Ridiculously long timelines for Adjustment of Status. A generally wretched, hostile, and Kafkaesque experience. I am really sorry about it, and I hope that things will improve.

[Skain 0]

I can confirm that the Tokyo I-130s were sent to Seoul (NOT BANGKOK). I contacted the Bangkok Embassy about my I-130 and received the following response:

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Mr. XXXXX

We have forwarded your email to the USCIS Seoul Office. The namecheck is pending with their office.

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This whole process really sucks because I have to piece together bits of information about what is NOT happening in order to figure out what actually IS happening.

I'll contact Seoul again this afternoon. You can call them with status inquiries between 2 and 4 every afternoon except Wednesdays.

My flight is in 12 days. My wife is depressed. And I am so angry about how this is being handled. How can a man tell his wife that this is a situation out of his control? I guess it's easy, but it just makes me feel so impotent and powerless when the stakes are so high...

[Skain 0]

Here's an update for the Tokyo Embassy:

The batch of I-130s that were sent to Seoul and were reprocessed there have been sent back to Tokyo and the embassy has been contacting the applicants in Japan for interviews. Interviews are given every Monday, so these lucky people were able to schedule interviews for March 19 and 26.

Seoul has not processed all of the applications yet though, but they said it would take 30-55 days from when they received them.

This is very good news, but it doesn't mean much if your application is still stuck in Seoul (like my wife's is).

Also, Seoul says they are processing the applications in the order in which they were received, which is different from processing them according to their priority dates. So some people who applied later than me and had interviews scheduled later than my wife's have already had their paperwork returned to them. Bah.

I guess I should be happy for those people, but I don't think this is very equitable. Some of these peoples' travel plans are flexible or don't even come into play until late April and May because they applied in December and January. Our flight is in 10 days and we applied in September...

Here's to hoping we get a call next week and can schedule an interview on March 26, the last possible day.

[deadbirdie 0]

Does anyone know if you can still do DCF in Warsaw or if the whole DCF system has been cancelled? DIdn't see anything about Warsaw in these links.

Thanks

[meauxna 15]

Does anyone know if you can still do DCF in Warsaw or if the whole DCF system has been cancelled?

As of today, there is NO consular filing of I-130s.

USCs resident abroad may file with their USCIS Field Office.

[Fofire 0]

Does anyone know if you can still do DCF in Warsaw or if the whole DCF system has been cancelled? DIdn't see anything about Warsaw in these links.

Thanks

At the moment DCF as it used to be in Warsaw is kinda sorta dead. If you have the time its possible that it will come back but there is no telling how long that could take. However there is another option which is U can mail your stuff to Vienna (or go there yourself in person but mail is fine). They will get your materials and do the first steps of the process. you basically need to send everything you would normally send in the first part of the application except for the proof of relationship. (dont forget to send the 190$ payment too). I would recommend calling the Vienna USCIS center to double check you have sent everything.

Anyhow once that gets apporved etc you can handle everything via Warsaw. This is where you will have to show the proof of relationship.

Fofire

[malka 0]

Definitely contact Vienna USCIS for precise details and instructions just before you file. Each office has its own little variations and they're still sorting out the details. For instance, if you send a check to Vienna, they ask you to make it for $192.00 due to a local $2 check-cashing charge. You may eventually be able to give your petition directly to your local consulate and they'll forward it to Vienna, but if you're ready to file now, and you don't mind the FedEx fee, I wouldn't hold your breath on that. And remember that proof of residency (Vienna says minimum 6 months) is now required to file overseas.

I hope it goes well for you!

[maiki 0]

Update for Japan ...

My wife got a call from the Tokyo embassy today suddenly assigning her an interview date for 3/27, next Tuesday. Needless to say I'm happy about the sudden speed and decisiveness. One thing strange, though - In 2 separate letters from them they'd strongly suggested waiting to take the medical exam until further notice. It's a good thing we disregarded that and went for the medical 2 weeks ago, because otherwise there's no way we could get the results by next week. (The embassy didn't give her a choice for next Tuesday, it was take it or leave it. And it sounds like it might've been a looong 'leave it'.)

[dbzman 0]

Update for Japan ...

My wife got a call from the Tokyo embassy today suddenly assigning her an interview date for 3/27, next Tuesday. Needless to say I'm happy about the sudden speed and decisiveness. One thing strange, though - In 2 separate letters from them they'd strongly suggested waiting to take the medical exam until further notice. It's a good thing we disregarded that and went for the medical 2 weeks ago, because otherwise there's no way we could get the results by next week. (The embassy didn't give her a choice for next Tuesday, it was take it or leave it. And it sounds like it might've been a looong 'leave it'.)

Do you know if the Tokyo office is accepting I-130’s?

I have heard that some consulates are but I have not heard anything about Japan.

Has anyone called them to ask?

Thanks!

[maiki 0]

The Tokyo embassy website still says to send I-130s to California, so I assume Tokyo still isn't accepting them.

[peter n peyton 0]

Hi dbzman,

I'm in Osaka and had an appointment set for an I-130 submission in Feb that got cancelled by the embassy.

I called their 1,500 yen for 15 minutes visa hotline this week and the reply was the same.... Send the application to California.

Good luck.

Peter

Update for Japan ...

My wife got a call from the Tokyo embassy today suddenly assigning her an interview date for 3/27, next Tuesday. Needless to say I'm happy about the sudden speed and decisiveness. One thing strange, though - In 2 separate letters from them they'd strongly suggested waiting to take the medical exam until further notice. It's a good thing we disregarded that and went for the medical 2 weeks ago, because otherwise there's no way we could get the results by next week. (The embassy didn't give her a choice for next Tuesday, it was take it or leave it. And it sounds like it might've been a looong 'leave it'.)

Do you know if the Tokyo office is accepting I-130’s?

I have heard that some consulates are but I have not heard anything about Japan.

Has anyone called them to ask?

Thanks!