DCF At Bangkok Embassy or CIS Facility

[EandS 0]

Hello everyone!

My fiancee' is a Thai national currently living in Thailand, and I am a born and raised American citizen. We have made plans to marry in mid-April in Bangkok. I have read that the ability to do DCF has been all but eliminated worldwilde. Does anyone know if this is still the case at the U.S. embassy in Bangkok? Also, provided I am able to do DCF, what forms do I need? I have already prepared and intend to bring to Bangkok:

-> my passport

-> my tax returns for 2004-2006

-> G-325As for both of us

-> the I-130 form (my portion, that is)

-> DS-3032 form

-> DS-0230

-> I-864

Have I missed anything?

Does anyone know the average time it takes total from petition to visa approval? I have heard many conflicting reports..

Any help is greatly appreciated!

[meauxna 15]

My fiancee' is a Thai national currently living in Thailand, and I am a born and raised American citizen. We have made plans to marry in mid-April in Bangkok. I have read that the ability to do DCF has been all but eliminated worldwilde. Does anyone know if this is still the case at the U.S. embassy in Bangkok?

hi,

Do you live in Thailand? Have you ever? "DCF" in Bangkok has always been limited to USCs resident in Thailand.

USCIS Bangkok has I-130 acceptance information on their webpage.

[EandS 0]

My fiancee' is a Thai national currently living in Thailand, and I am a born and raised American citizen. We have made plans to marry in mid-April in Bangkok. I have read that the ability to do DCF has been all but eliminated worldwilde. Does anyone know if this is still the case at the U.S. embassy in Bangkok?

hi,

Do you live in Thailand? Have you ever? "DCF" in Bangkok has always been limited to USCs resident in Thailand.

USCIS Bangkok has I-130 acceptance information on their webpage.

I have never lived in Thailand, and have never visited. I will be travelling to the country with my passport only, no visa. My fiancee' is resident. I cannot file via DCF on her behalf?

https://egov.immigration.gov/crisgwi/go?act...r.statecode=abk

"Immediate Relative Immigrant Petitions (Form I-130):

U.S. citizens residing in Thailand may file a Petition for Alien Relative (Form I-130) at the Bangkok office by mail or in person during normal business hours."

I have read at various websites that there is some ambiguity in respect to the use of "residing", where it can potentially mean "visiting". Is this the case with the Bangkok facility, or must I actually be a resident in the country to do DCF?

[meauxna 15]

My fiancee' is a Thai national currently living in Thailand, and I am a born and raised American citizen. We have made plans to marry in mid-April in Bangkok. I have read that the ability to do DCF has been all but eliminated worldwilde. Does anyone know if this is still the case at the U.S. embassy in Bangkok?

hi,

Do you live in Thailand? Have you ever? "DCF" in Bangkok has always been limited to USCs resident in Thailand.

USCIS Bangkok has I-130 acceptance information on their webpage.

I have never lived in Thailand, and have never visited. I will be travelling to the country with my passport only, no visa. My fiancee' is resident. I cannot file via DCF on her behalf?

https://egov.immigration.gov/crisgwi/go?act...r.statecode=abk

"Immediate Relative Immigrant Petitions (Form I-130):

U.S. citizens residing in Thailand may file a Petition for Alien Relative (Form I-130) at the Bangkok office by mail or in person during normal business hours."

I have read at various websites that there is some ambiguity in respect to the use of "residing", where it can potentially mean "visiting". Is this the case with the Bangkok facility, or must I actually be a resident in the country to do DCF?

A few clarifications:

Filing I-130 in Bangkok isn't technically DCF becasue there is a USCIS Field Office there; the filing takes place with them.

Bangkok is notoriously stict about residency before allowing filing; last word was one year as a resident, not a tourist. While it's true that in some countries the USC did not need to be a resident in order to file, Thailand was never on that list in the past 5 years at least. I think it's safe for me to say that you would not be allowed to file in Thailand previously, or now.

According to http://www.delta.com/planning_reservations...ation/index.jsp and my friends, you may visit for 30 days on your US passport with no visa. For more info after that, suggest you find some US expats & road travellers--"visa run" is a good search term.

There are several other options open for you under your current plan, but I'm sorry to tell you that "DCF" is not, and never was, an option for you.

You can always confirm your local filing options by contacting the consulate or USCIS Field Office in the country you're targeting. Please see the DCF Guide for more information.

[thaihome 0]

The last word I had said there was a technical problem with the Bagnkok USCIS Field Office not being able to accept fee payments previously collected by the consulate and therefore was not accepting I-130's. Does anyone know if this has been solved? Does someone have the link to the Bangkok USCIS Field Office's web page. The one from the US consulate web page does not work.

Thanks,

TH