Petitioner and Beneficiary filing from overseas together

[bartlettchef 0]

I'm together with my wife in Thailand, we are preparing our documents for filing the i-130 from here in Thailand together. As i do not yet qualify for Direct Consular Filing here at the Bangkok USCIS field office we will have to mail our i-130 and supporting documents to the Chicago Lockbox from abroad.  Are there any issues that may arise from having to file together overseas? One issue that i'm concerned about is our current address here in Thailand, the address is very long and will therefore not fit in the box on the i-130 form. I've read several posts in the past about people who have received RFE's due to foreign addresses that didn't fit in the box and needed to placed in the amendment section at the end of the form, or on a separate piece of paper.  Does anyone have any insight regarding this issue? Should we try to handwrite the address into the box on the form? Add it to the end of the document with a notation in the address box? Type it on entirely separate piece of paper at the end? Or, add a post-it note next to the appropriate box with the address. I really don't want a simple issue such as this to result in a longer drawn out process from receiving a RFE.  Any advice regarding this or other issues that might arise from filing overseas would be appreciated.

 

Thanks in advance everyone.

[mrmvkjts 459]

May I ask when u would be eligable for DCF?

It might be still faster with waiting for that rather than doing the Chicago Lockbox way as the current wait time is about 14 Months

 

If not, there is not really any problem with filing from abroad!

My husband is still living with me in europe and besides him having to show that he is planning on restablish domicile in the US I don‘t see any problems as of now!

 

With the long thai address I can‘t help you, sorry! 

[bartlettchef 0]

3 minutes ago, mrmvkjts said:

May I ask when u would be eligable for DCF?

It might be still faster with waiting for that rather than doing the Chicago Lockbox way as the current wait time is about 14 Months

I just got my non-immigrant visa here in Thailand 3 weeks ago.  If i'm not mistaken the requirements is to have had a non-immigrant visa for 6 months?  That would put me about 5 1/2 months out from being able to apply for DCF.  I guess that could still be faster.  Once i have had non-immigrant status here in Thailand for 6 months are the chances that i would be approved for DCF filing good?  I'd hate to wait 5 1/2 months to file only to find out that i still don't qualify for DCF.

[mrmvkjts 459]

I would contact the Bangkok Embassy and see if and when you would qualify for DCF

if this is not an option anytime soon than you have to go the „normal“ route anyways

Edited June 24, 2018 by mrmvkjts

[Ryan H 3,834]

***Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.***

 

**Moderator hat off**

 

For the address, just write "see attached" on the form itself and use the supplemental sheet to type out the complete address.

[pushbrk 13,254]

10 minutes ago, Ryan H said:

***Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.***

 

**Moderator hat off**

 

For the address, just write "see attached" on the form itself and use the supplemental sheet to type out the complete address.

Alternatively, use the space on the form to hand write the full address.  Yes, that's OK to mix writing and typing on the form.