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Rachylou   0

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Hi...I am new here and have been looking at what is the best route to go down...before we jump in feet first and start appling...

can anyone tell me if they have done a DCF where one is USA and the other is UK

was its straight forward ...as straight forward can be and what where the pitfalls....

I think I understand most of the requirements now for each visa ...except this one ....

Ive read that the USA embassy in the UK do , do DCF and would like to hear anyone else experiences of it if there is anyone out there .....before we make our choice on which road to go down

Thanks

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MaydayDas   1

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DCF has 2 important rules:

1. to be married

2. the USC to reside overseas for a certain period of time .....in your case UK (i am not sure but I read somewhere that UK requires 2 years residency ???????..once again i am not sure).

Good luck to you :thumbs:

"Daca voi nu ma vreti, io va vreau"

DCF Frankfurt Germany

01/12/2007 I-130 filed in person at the Consulate in Frankfurt

01/17/2007 Faxed the checklist to the Immigrant Visa Unit in Frankfurt

03/29/2007 Got letter from USCIS to provide evidence that our marriage is bona fide

04/02/2007 Sent to USCIS lots of evidence

05/03/2007 I have an unofficial "PETITION APPROVED" ...waiting for confirmation from Consulate

05/07/2007 Received email from USCIS ROME confirming that our petition was approved (why Rome? because we complained to the District Office Rome about the Sub-Office Frankfurt..it took too long for our petition to be approved)...now waiting for the interview letter from the Consulate

05/18/2007 E-mail from IV Frankfurt, our interview was scheduled for May 29th

05/19/2007 Packet 4 in the mail: ja ja ja interview letter

05/29/2007 Interview at 7.30 a.m. APPROVED Thank you, God!

06/01/2007 Visa arrived !

06/03/2007 Mayday on the plane POE Cincinnati

Living in Maryland

06/21/2007 Welcome Notice from USCIS

06/29/2007 Applied for SSN at the local Office

07/07/2007 Green Card arrived

07/09/2007 Another 2 Welcome Letters from USCIS...God, they really love me! :D

07/20/2007 Social Security Card arrived

Living@working in Maryland :)

01/18/2009 PCS-ing to Stuttgart Germany

Feb 2009 Received letter from VSC to start removing conditions.

Getting ready the packet for Removing Conditions I-751

03/12/2009 Mailed the I-751 packet to Vermont Service Center

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Hi...I am new here and have been looking at what is the best route to go down...before we jump in feet first and start appling...

can anyone tell me if they have done a DCF where one is USA and the other is UK

was its straight forward ...as straight forward can be and what where the pitfalls....

I think I understand most of the requirements now for each visa ...except this one ....

Ive read that the USA embassy in the UK do , do DCF and would like to hear anyone else experiences of it if there is anyone out there .....before we make our choice on which road to go down

Thanks

Ok ty that was fast...so let me break this down my husband to be would have had to have lived in the UK for a period of time or I lived in the US .....plus married.. (i get that bit)...goodness how confussing is all this...wondering if to just save up for a head transplante first before we pick an option...

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MaydayDas   1

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To start DCF to the US Embassy/Consulate in UK, you two have to be married and the US citizen had to be lived in UK for a certain period in the moment you start DCF

And stay in line for that head transplant cause we are lots of us ahead you :lol: :lol: :lol:

"Daca voi nu ma vreti, io va vreau"

DCF Frankfurt Germany

01/12/2007 I-130 filed in person at the Consulate in Frankfurt

01/17/2007 Faxed the checklist to the Immigrant Visa Unit in Frankfurt

03/29/2007 Got letter from USCIS to provide evidence that our marriage is bona fide

04/02/2007 Sent to USCIS lots of evidence

05/03/2007 I have an unofficial "PETITION APPROVED" ...waiting for confirmation from Consulate

05/07/2007 Received email from USCIS ROME confirming that our petition was approved (why Rome? because we complained to the District Office Rome about the Sub-Office Frankfurt..it took too long for our petition to be approved)...now waiting for the interview letter from the Consulate

05/18/2007 E-mail from IV Frankfurt, our interview was scheduled for May 29th

05/19/2007 Packet 4 in the mail: ja ja ja interview letter

05/29/2007 Interview at 7.30 a.m. APPROVED Thank you, God!

06/01/2007 Visa arrived !

06/03/2007 Mayday on the plane POE Cincinnati

Living in Maryland

06/21/2007 Welcome Notice from USCIS

06/29/2007 Applied for SSN at the local Office

07/07/2007 Green Card arrived

07/09/2007 Another 2 Welcome Letters from USCIS...God, they really love me! :D

07/20/2007 Social Security Card arrived

Living@working in Maryland :)

01/18/2009 PCS-ing to Stuttgart Germany

Feb 2009 Received letter from VSC to start removing conditions.

Getting ready the packet for Removing Conditions I-751

03/12/2009 Mailed the I-751 packet to Vermont Service Center

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Hi...I am new here and have been looking at what is the best route to go down...before we jump in feet first and start appling...

can anyone tell me if they have done a DCF where one is USA and the other is UK

was its straight forward ...as straight forward can be and what where the pitfalls....

I think I understand most of the requirements now for each visa ...except this one ....

Ive read that the USA embassy in the UK do , do DCF and would like to hear anyone else experiences of it if there is anyone out there .....before we make our choice on which road to go down

Thanks

Ok ty that was fast...so let me break this down my husband to be would have had to have lived in the UK for a period of time or I lived in the US .....plus married.. (i get that bit)...goodness how confussing is all this...wondering if to just save up for a head transplante first before we pick an option...

Thanks ...you helped me sort that one out...its a no go ....didnt fully understand it ...so thats great i do now...ok im getting line for the transplant.... :blink:

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MaydayDas   1

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:thumbs:

"Daca voi nu ma vreti, io va vreau"

DCF Frankfurt Germany

01/12/2007 I-130 filed in person at the Consulate in Frankfurt

01/17/2007 Faxed the checklist to the Immigrant Visa Unit in Frankfurt

03/29/2007 Got letter from USCIS to provide evidence that our marriage is bona fide

04/02/2007 Sent to USCIS lots of evidence

05/03/2007 I have an unofficial "PETITION APPROVED" ...waiting for confirmation from Consulate

05/07/2007 Received email from USCIS ROME confirming that our petition was approved (why Rome? because we complained to the District Office Rome about the Sub-Office Frankfurt..it took too long for our petition to be approved)...now waiting for the interview letter from the Consulate

05/18/2007 E-mail from IV Frankfurt, our interview was scheduled for May 29th

05/19/2007 Packet 4 in the mail: ja ja ja interview letter

05/29/2007 Interview at 7.30 a.m. APPROVED Thank you, God!

06/01/2007 Visa arrived !

06/03/2007 Mayday on the plane POE Cincinnati

Living in Maryland

06/21/2007 Welcome Notice from USCIS

06/29/2007 Applied for SSN at the local Office

07/07/2007 Green Card arrived

07/09/2007 Another 2 Welcome Letters from USCIS...God, they really love me! :D

07/20/2007 Social Security Card arrived

Living@working in Maryland :)

01/18/2009 PCS-ing to Stuttgart Germany

Feb 2009 Received letter from VSC to start removing conditions.

Getting ready the packet for Removing Conditions I-751

03/12/2009 Mailed the I-751 packet to Vermont Service Center

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homesick_american   1

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Hi...I am new here and have been looking at what is the best route to go down...before we jump in feet first and start appling...

can anyone tell me if they have done a DCF where one is USA and the other is UK

was its straight forward ...as straight forward can be and what where the pitfalls....

I think I understand most of the requirements now for each visa ...except this one ....

Ive read that the USA embassy in the UK do , do DCF and would like to hear anyone else experiences of it if there is anyone out there .....before we make our choice on which road to go down

Thanks

Unless both of you are living in the United Kingdom, a DCF is not an option for you. Sorry!

The residency requirement in the UK is not two years; in order to do a DCF you must be a 'legal resident' of the UK, meaning you have some type of resident visa. Tourist and fiance visas won't cut the mustard on this one. DCFs can be faster, but it would take the USC months to establish the type of residency required for the DCF so in the end you won't have saved any time and it will probably end up taking longer. Immigrating to the UK is much easier than immigrating to the USA, but it is not actually easy...if you get my drift. It's also not cheap.

You guys will have to go through one of the US service centers for this. It does have its advantages, though, as you can obtain information on your case more easily than you could if you were doing a DCF.

Good luck.

24 June 2007: Leaving day/flying to Dallas-Fort Worth

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