i130 us embassy will be in diff country thats not where we got married/where spouse is from

[pcs9288 34]

So I'm about to mail out my i-130 packet  in the next couple days...but I'm starting to question things. I remember reading that it should not be a problem if the embassy where everything will be processed is not in the same country where beneficiary is from or we got married. My husband  and I had to move a couple months ago  because of the current political crisis in Nicaragua. I moved back home to Florida...he is now in Panama. The embassy in Nicaragua was closed when we left and remained closed for months.So just wanted to confirm that this isn't going to be a problem. Also wanted to know if I should include a letter explaining what I just mentioned...and if it would even make a difference to explain we left because it was unsafe and he was being threatened.

 

thanks in advance!!

Edited February 16, 2019 by pcs9288

[JFH 12,191]

If he is a legal resident of Panama then he can interview there. Anyone can interview in the embassy that is responsible for their homeland or the country where they are legally resident. 

 

Where you got married is irrelevant. People have weddings on cruise ships, at overseas beach resorts, etc all the time. The only thing USCIS cares about is that the marriage is legal in the place where it was conducted and that you fulfill the requirements for lawful marriage in your state. For example, some countries permit first-cousin marriages, but some states don’t. Some countries permit a person to have multiple spouses, the United States does not. 

[pcs9288 34]

2 minutes ago, JFH said:

If he is a legal resident of Panama then he can interview there. Anyone can interview in the embassy that is responsible for their homeland or the country where they are legally resident. 

 

Where you got married is irrelevant. People have weddings on cruise ships, at overseas beach resorts, etc all the time. The only thing USCIS cares about is that the marriage is legal in the place where it was conducted and that you fulfill the requirements for lawful marriage in your state. For example, some countries permit first-cousin marriages, but some states don’t. Some countries permit a person to have multiple spouses, the United States does not. 

He is not a legal resident but has asylum paperwork being processed....do they make exceptions for cases like this? ie embassy was closed....asylum 

[JFH 12,191]

3 minutes ago, pcs9288 said:

He is not a legal resident but has asylum paperwork being processed....do they make exceptions for cases like this? ie embassy was closed....asylum 

Looks like they are processing immigrant visa cases again

 

https://ni.usembassy.gov/visas/

[Just Paul 4,595]

Not an Issue. . . My wife is Filipino, we married in Hong Kong and Filed in Mexico.  She had to have legal presence in Mexico and what is accepted varies by Embassy.

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

only thing i would ask here "is how does your husband get the needed criminal report from  Nicaragua since he lived there?"

 

[pcs9288 34]

2 minutes ago, adil-rafa said:

only thing i would ask here "is how does your husband get the needed criminal report from  Nicaragua since he lived there?"

 

Before he was able to leave he got a copy of his police record and I've read from other people that were in the same situaion (2 different countries) that he would need one from panama as well.

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

he will  need one from panama also

and very smart to get the other before leaving 

[Ryan H 3,834]

Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.

[pcs9288 34]

On 2/16/2019 at 11:56 AM, JFH said:

Looks like they are processing immigrant visa cases again

 

https://ni.usembassy.gov/visas/

I just mailed out the paperwork and won’t really know what’ll be happening 6 months from now. But the embassy responded saying that I would just request for the change and show  proof of why he’s there..which I do have. But What’s the worst case scenario he’ll just have to go to nicaragua for interview? 

 

Was I wrong to put panama embassy instead of Nicaragua? 

 

Edited February 20, 2019 by pcs9288