Confusion of where our paperwork will go (split)

[Thewander 25]

  On 6/11/2020 at 11:43 PM, millefleur said:

No USCIS field office in Dublin. You'd have to have exceptional circumstances and proof of that to proceed with consular processing there. Marrying abroad and living there is not enough.

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Then where would those who live in Ireland get sent to? We live in ireland and filed our i130 on line in March. Once it’s approved (hopefully soon) we’re sent to Nvc then to Dublin, correct? 

[Thewander 25]

Hello. We’ve filed the i130 March 5 and are awaiting approval. It was touched again July 2 but we haven’t received any type of notice to say our file was moved to another office or anything at all. So I’m a bit frustrated about that. My question is - 

once the i130 is approved and we’re sent over to the Nvc, wouldn’t our case then be transferred to Dublin where my husband would have his medical and interview? I was just reading that you can’t have a direct file in ireland and am now confused. 
 

Thanks for any help! 

[geowrian 22,338]

  On 7/7/2020 at 5:22 AM, Thewander said:

Then where would those who live in Ireland get sent to? We live in ireland and filed our i130 on line in March. Once it’s approved (hopefully soon) we’re sent to Nvc then to Dublin, correct? 

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The I-130 is sent to the US for processing. DCF requires a USCIS field office in the country (or exceptional circumstances). I think that's what they were getting at.

No USCIS office = no DCF.

 

The visa interview is handled by Dublin. Visas are handled by the embassies and consulates, part of the Department of State (DOS), not USCIS (part of DHS).

 

ETA pre-COVID was around 6-10 months on average for the I-130 alone.

The good news is USCIS has said there has been a near 50% drop in new filings since COVID.

The bad news is they may very soon furlough 70% of their staff due to the drop in incoming fees.

[geowrian 22,338]

This was explained in your existing thread:

 

Direct Consular Filing refers filing the I-130 for processing abroad. You filed domestically (you only submitted it while abroad).

[millefleur 5,050]

**Hijack split into existing thread with the same question; please do not post the same question more than once as doing so is considered spamming the boards**

 

**Topic is moved from DCF Discussion to IR-1/CR-1 Discussion; DCF is not an option for the OP**

 

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Edited July 7, 2020 by millefleur