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The deal with filing I-130 abroad

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Nick_Visa   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa (DCF) Country: China
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Hi everyone, I have another question I've been confused about. I know that early last year consulates abroad stopped accepting the I-130 and they said you had to send the I-130 to a US service center. Recently however I read this: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2007/mar/82030.htm which says that on March 27th the consulates started accepting the I-130's again. Right now I'm working in China so it would be best to file the I-130 while here. If they don't accept the I-130 here in China can I simply mail it back to the service center in the states or do I need to fly back just to hand them the form? I've looked for a clear answer to this and haven't found something convincing yet :) Hope someone on here has some insight into this.

Best!

Nick

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MaydayDas   1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa (DCF) Country: Romania
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You can take a look on the US embassy in China, I am sure they accept I-130 petition like all the US Embassy in the world. And taking the DCF route is faster :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

Buck Contributor

Buck   0

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Taiwan
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I believe you can file in Hong Kong, they have a USCIS center there. You should double check though.

i130

1/30/07 sent

2/6/07 NOA 1

3/22/07, 3/23/07, 4/23/07, 4/24/07 touch

5/3/07 NOA2, Approved, Praise the Good Lord!!! :)

5/4/07 touch

i129f

2/14/07 sent

2/21/07 NOA 1

3/2/07 email transferred to CSC

3/5/07 i797c paper transfer notice

3/9/07 touch

3/13/07 email case pending at CSC

3/14/07, 4/23/07, 4/24/07 touch

5/3/07 NOA2, Approved, Praise the Good Lord!!! :)

5/4/07 touch

5/7/07 NVC Received

5/9/07 Forwarded to Consulate

5/15/07 Consulate Received

5/18/07 Packet 3 received

5/21/07 Packet 3 sent

5/22/07 Medical

5/31/07 Medical Results Received

pushbrk Grand Master

pushbrk   13,067

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Filed: Other Country: China
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Hi everyone, I have another question I've been confused about. I know that early last year consulates abroad stopped accepting the I-130 and they said you had to send the I-130 to a US service center. Recently however I read this: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2007/mar/82030.htm which says that on March 27th the consulates started accepting the I-130's again. Right now I'm working in China so it would be best to file the I-130 while here. If they don't accept the I-130 here in China can I simply mail it back to the service center in the states or do I need to fly back just to hand them the form? I've looked for a clear answer to this and haven't found something convincing yet :) Hope someone on here has some insight into this.

Best!

Nick

If you have a legal work visa in the PRC, you can file DCF at any Consulate there. The interview will be in Guangzhou, no matter where you file.

For immigrant visa purposes, consider Hong Kong as not a part of the PRC. As you probably know, if you (a foreigner) travel to HK from inside the PRC, you'll need the appropriate visa to re-enter China. Hong Kong has its own US Embassy and the US treats it as a separate country, for all Embassy related matters. China has the US Embassy in Beijing and several Consulates.

For more China specific support, I recommend you go to www.candleforlove.com Tell them Pushbrk sent you. :yes:

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