A little confused about DCF

[Marrienne 112]

Hello!!

I am a little confused about DCF.

I am Greek and married to a USC. We live in Athens, Greece and he has a residence permit.

We had no idea what a DCF is when we went to file our I-130s but turns out DCF is what they did for us.

We got our I-130s approved in 8 days.

What do we do now?

Nobody told us.

Is NVC involved at all after all or will everything be done locally here in Greece?

Please advise me on next steps

We were already asked and paid for the visas ($420 each) and to provide our passports, marriage license, birth certificates etc.

We have not been asked for the I-864 yet or the police records. They just called us to inform us of approval of I-130 this Friday but no other info was provided.

What's next???

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

DCF is a little different n each embassy, but no, NVC is not involved.

Most likely you will get an official I-130 approval in the mail, with a list of doctors you can go to for your medical, and then you will call or make an appointment for interview online.

[Marrienne 112]

Thank you!
At which point in the process is the AOS filed? This and the police records are the only papers not requested yet.

** Serious question ** My USC husband is currently unemployed and even though he has cash in excess of $35k in a US bank account, as per their instructions, he will not be eligible as a sponsor. My father in law, who has substantial assets well in excess, will step in.
In order to not have any delays, when should the AOS from them be filed?? Should we notify them now even though we just got approval of the i-130 or should we wait until my husband is officially denied as a sponsor?

Even though DCF may be quicker, we are still desperate to leave here before September as we want our sons to start school with their peers. We do not want any delays as Greece (not the consulate) are notorious for strikes and delays. The police certificate which needs to be sent directly to the Embassy will probably take weeks alone because of the Greek officials and there is nothing I can do about it.
I just want to streamline the process as much as I can so any help is welcome!!!

Also lastly, do we need one AOS for EACH of us (we filed 3 separate I-130s, me, and one each for my 10 year old sons - step-sons of my husband)