London I-130 DCF check payment

[pies90 1]

@missileman I know, it sucks 

 

[Jorge V 195]

12 hours ago, pies90 said:

 

My petition was rejected due to the personal check so unfortunately what you said is incorrect.

 

For anyone else filing with London, they accept cashiers checks only.

 

 

For what it's worth, London's USCIS webpage specifically tells you to not send personal checks:

 

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you must pay the fees to the U.S. Embassy cashier using a cashier's check, U.S. dollar money order, or an international bank draft made payable to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Please do not mail cash, personal checks, or traveler’s checks.

 

Edited July 8, 2018 by Jorge V

[jan22 3,056]

On 7/7/2018 at 10:42 AM, missileman said:

So a US citizen can not pay a fee to a US government agency with a check from a US bank?  That is just unbelievable.

Not when it has to be processed through a foreign bank....too many issues with fees, currency conversions, etc.

 

[Paulonto 29]

I paid my 130 fee with a form they provide online. I think its the 145 file.

I can check if you like. Its basically a credit card detail payment they accomodate

Edited July 17, 2018 by Paulonto
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[Paulonto 29]

Found it . Form G-1450.

My... this is dreadful no one said... I am so sorry.

https://www.uscis.gov/g-1450

See what you think of it. It's officially approved and worked for me.

Let us know pleade.

[Houstonian SB 1]

Hi,

I applied for I-130 for my husband from London, Notice of Receipt of Petition is 11th December 2018. Since the government's shut down, the embassy is not updating its processing time - last update 21st December 2018.

 

I was wondering if the applications are still processed and if any one has heard from the embassy regarding their petition since 21st December,

[pies90 1]

18 minutes ago, Houstonian SB said:

Hi,

I applied for I-130 for my husband from London, Notice of Receipt of Petition is 11th December 2018. Since the government's shut down, the embassy is not updating its processing time - last update 21st December 2018.

 

I was wondering if the applications are still processed and if any one has heard from the embassy regarding their petition since 21st December,

 

A similar thing happened to me when I was waiting, they didn't update the website for over 2 weeks in September. I sent them an email to say the site hadn't been updated but never received a response. Unfortunately all you can do is keep waiting. Ours took about 10 weeks from receipt until the approval letter came.

[Houstonian SB 1]

Thanks for your response. Hope to hear from the embassy soon. 

[Just Paul 4,595]

4 hours ago, Houstonian SB said:

I was wondering if the applications are still processed

USCIS Processing is funded from the fees paid and is not part of the shutdown.   DOS had a combination of funded and is open for the foreseeable future. 

 

When we did DCF in Mexico it took 4 weeks for it to be walked over the DOS and then 2 weeks for a case number.

 

With the holidays factored in I think you can start calling them to see.

[Houstonian SB 1]

Thanks. I will give them a week and then start calling them. 😁