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Belgian Petitioning DCF at Frankfurt, Germany Consulate?

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karenenscott   0

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Hello! I'm sorry if these questions have been asked before. I've read through so many posts and so many instructions/documents that my head is spinning because of overload.

My husband (American) and I (Belgian) recently got married 2 months ago here in Belgium. Our journey started when we first met each other back in 2010 while I was in the US living and working for 18 months. He has now been living with me in Belgium for 1.5 years and now we are planning our journey back to the US together.

Our questions are:

1. Will we be able to file our I-130 petition via the Consulate overseas in Frankfurt, Germany using the DCF procedures since my husband has been living in Belgium for more than 6 months? Or does the Consulate in Frankfurt only pertain to Germany residents?

2. If we can not petition using the DCF in Germany, is the Chicago Lockbox our only other option to petition for my immigration process?

Thank you in advance.

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theskeets   10

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We are in NL and originally hoped we could do DCF in Frankfurt, as I had been legally living abroad on an EU visa for more than 6-months. We made a request but were almost immediately denied.

However, the entire CR-1 process has only taken us 4-months to complete, which ends up being around the same time as a DCF case would be anyway. So basically, if you've lived abroad for >6 months and file through the Chicago Lockbox, you will automatically get expedited through much of the waiting.

Good luck!

American girl and Swiss/Italian boy who met in San Francisco in 2009, moved to Amsterdam in 2014 and married in Switzerland in 2015. Both living and filed for CR-1 from abroad. (L)

USCIS: California Service Center

07/04/2015: I-130 Sent

07/08/2015: NOA 1

07/30/2015: NOA 2

NVC

08/15/2015: NVC Scan

08/24/2015: NVC Case and IIN Received

08/24/2015: DS-261 Completed

08/24/2015: AOS Fee Received

08/26/2015: AOS Fee Marked as Paid

08/28/2015: IV Fee Received

08/31/2015: AOS Package Scanned

09/02/2015: IV Package Scanned

09/02/2015: IV Fee Marked as Paid

09/02/2015: DS-260 Completed

10/07/2015: NVC flagged for Supervisor Review

10/08/2015: Case Complete!!!

10/09/2015: Interview Date Scheduled

10/13/2015: P4 Interview Letter Received

Consulate

11/10/2015: Medical Appointment

11/17/2015: Interview

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fngrdrzvc Newbie

fngrdrzvc   0

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Hello, I'm an expat living in Belgium!

So my husband and I had our DCF interview today (we got approved)! The whole process took less than 30 days!

The thing is that legally living abroad is not enough to be eligible for DCF, in our case my husband got a job promotion that required him to move back to US until January/feb 2016.

This document shows in which circumstances the petitioner will be eligible for DCF : http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Laws/Memoranda/2012/May/DOS-I130May1412.pdf

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