Looking to file I-130 for pregnant wife. Questions on the visa itself and seeking advice on having baby in the States after arriving 7 months pregnant

[Darnell 8,478]

The timeline for a IR1 should be about a year. If you get it sooner, that should be an added bonus. I would rush and try to apply for it in Feb, but I wouldn't expect your wife to get it before then. This is immigration and you are dealing with the government lol nothing goes as planned and it is a waiting game.

Say you get everything off Feb 1 and you dont get any RFE (which last time, it seemed as though you got a few of those). Then you can expect next Feb 1 to get her visa to come here.

1-come to the US before her and find a job and a place to live and try to set up your life.

2-get the visa and wait until you can both come here (i think she a few months after she gets it to come here)

Another thing, as you are married for 4+ years, do you still have to do an interview? maybe that could speed it up?

Regardless, i would not expect to have a Visa for your wife in your hand before Feb 1 2017.

Luckily, i am not a 'planner' type person in my life:/ bc this immigration thing will be your nemesis.

I hope you were able to glean that the OP qualifies for a DCF'd London case, and you understand what that means. Your timeline example is off, for a DCF'd London casefile.

Sorry.

and as to 'interview' - length of marriage not matter. Everyone interviews for an immigrant visa.

[Boiler 45,525]

I hope you were able to glean that the OP qualifies for a DCF'd London case, and you understand what that means. Your timeline example is off, for a DCF'd London casefile.

Sorry.

and as to 'interview' - length of marriage not matter. Everyone interviews for an immigrant visa.

Lot of weird posts, makes you wonder if they read the post and earlier replies or maybe just snippets?

[Darnell 8,478]

eh - feels like GroundHog Day here - no one reading past post #1.

[NikLR 13,227]

~~moved to DCF from IR1/CR1 process and procedures as this will be a route the OP will take~~

[J / A 0]

Wow, this thread really blew up over the last few days. I want to thank everyone for taking the time to respond. I apologize for not responding sooner.

Luckily, we are applicable for the DCF London route and will be filing this way, which makes the processing time much quicker than a year. According to the following site, processing time for the London branch averages 1.4 months. Source: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/ptIntlIntro.do

While this seems incredibly quick and a bit unreliable (it refers to April-September processing averages from last year), the DCF London site says to keep ten months minimum between applying and planned moving date. It seems we likely do run the risk of not having my wife's visa in hand in time for the proposed end of July move, but we are prepared for this. We have registered for prenatal testings and birth at a hospital in London, where we will happily deliver our baby if things don't go to plan. But of course, ideally, we would like to have the baby in America - not to have the baby in America as it'd be better than the UK or anything like this, but because this is where I hope to have work starting from the end of August. I would hate to miss the final weeks of pregnancy with my wife and birth of my child, but these things are out of hand.

Given this thread has been moved to the DCF section, how long have others experienced for processing times through the London branch? And has anyone been in a similar situation to us?

Thanks again for your time!

Edited January 25, 2016 by J / A

[lost_at_sea 995]

The easiest way to see how long London DCF processing is taking at the moment is to look at the info on the right hand panel of their information page: https://uk.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/government-agencies/dhs/uscis/i130filing-html/

As of today, they're processing applications received on December 3rd - so about 6 weeks for the I-130. After the I-130, your wife has to do medical and interview, and that usually takes about 6 - 8 weeks start to finish, depending how on the ball you are with responding to paperwork.

In my experience on this forum and with my own DCF, the process in London tends to take on the order of 3 - 4 months total.

I managed to do the whole process in 10 weeks in 2013, but I think I set a land-speed record that year.

[J / A 0]

The easiest way to see how long London DCF processing is taking at the moment is to look at the info on the right hand panel of their information page: https://uk.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/government-agencies/dhs/uscis/i130filing-html/

As of today, they're processing applications received on December 3rd - so about 6 weeks for the I-130. After the I-130, your wife has to do medical and interview, and that usually takes about 6 - 8 weeks start to finish, depending how on the ball you are with responding to paperwork.

In my experience on this forum and with my own DCF, the process in London tends to take on the order of 3 - 4 months total.

I managed to do the whole process in 10 weeks in 2013, but I think I set a land-speed record that year.

This information is so incredibly helpful and brings much hope for us. Thanks! Given this information, we should have it in hand by June if we're on the ball with paperwork. Luckily, DCF goes much quicker/smoother than filing in the States. We aim to get the application sent out by the end of the weekend so will feedback with how the process comes along for us.

[Darnell 8,478]

that's 1.4 months at USCIS London for the I-130 Petition. There's more stuff to do at the IV Unit in London, after, so keep that in mind as you are putting your calendar together.