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Can I do a so called 'DCF' in Bangkok

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aitian   0

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I have been waiting for the K1 since January and have just found out about direct filing or at least sort of direct filing since the regions USCIS is in BKK. I am thinking of getting married here and switching since it may be faster. I have two questions that are as follows:

1. How much time does the process take from filing the I-130 to receiving the visa at the Bangkok Embassy?

2. Do I still qualify to file here since I am currently on a Tourist Visa? I was on a non-imm B visa from September 2002 to October 2006 which was when I graduated from my studies here. I have been on the Tourist Visa to stay here until I move back this coming summer when I start my PhD studies. Supposedly, you are supposed to be an expatriate and I am not sure if I qualify now that I am on a Tourist Visa. I do have evidence that I am working here (I know this is illegal here).

Thank you for any help you can give.

Timeline

01/15/2007 I-129F sent to Nebraska

01/17/2007 I-129 received in Nebraska

01/22/2007 NOA1

01/24/2007 Touched

04/11/2007 Touched

04/19/2007 NOA2

05/08/2007 NVC receives case

05/10/2007 NVC sends case to Bangkok embassy

05/17/2007 Sent packet 3 checklist with additional documents to Bangkok embassy

05/18/2007 Bangkok embassy receives my packet 3 checklist and additional documents

05/18/2007 Bangkok embassy sends packet 3

05/22/2007 Received packet 3 from Bangkok embassy

05/30/2007 Interview date posted on embassy website

06/17/2007 Thai and Christian Wedding Ceremony and Reception!!! (NOTHING LEGALLY RECOGNIZED)

07/05/2007 Interview

07/06/2007 Picked up visa

07/08/2007 Flying to US

07/09/2007 Arriving in Indy

07/10/2007 Getting hitched LEGALLY at small-claims court!!!

07/25/2007 Sent AOS packet to Chicago

07/27/2007 AOS packet received at Chicago

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Yodrak   7

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aitian,

You might want to discuss your specific details with a US immigration attorney who is familiar with the USCIS in Bangkok. One such attorney who you might talk to is William F (Bill) White.

White & White Ltd.

U.S. Immigration Consultancy

New ITF Tower, 17th Floor, #3

140/36 Silom Road, Bangrak

Bangkok 10500, Thailand

Telephone 66 (0) 2231-6466

wfwlaw@aol.com

http://www.usvisalaw.info/thai/

Yodrak

I have been waiting for the K1 since January and have just found out about direct filing or at least sort of direct filing since the regions USCIS is in BKK. I am thinking of getting married here and switching since it may be faster. I have two questions that are as follows:

1. How much time does the process take from filing the I-130 to receiving the visa at the Bangkok Embassy?

2. Do I still qualify to file here since I am currently on a Tourist Visa? I was on a non-imm B visa from September 2002 to October 2006 which was when I graduated from my studies here. I have been on the Tourist Visa to stay here until I move back this coming summer when I start my PhD studies. Supposedly, you are supposed to be an expatriate and I am not sure if I qualify now that I am on a Tourist Visa. I do have evidence that I am working here (I know this is illegal here).

Thank you for any help you can give.

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