Filed I130 Online, Can it be moved to DCF?

[YCLDN 0]

Hi all, 

 

My wife (USC) and I are living in London and are looking to relocate to the US. 

 

We have just filed I-130 online not knowing that the DCF process exists. It seems like the timeline for the normal I-130 application online would basically mean we'll have to wait a whole year for approval whereas DCF seems to be much quicker.

 

Do you know if we'd be able to move our I-130 to DCF if my wife gets a job offer back in the US?

 

Best,

Y

 

 

[Boiler 45,501]

They are separate processes.

[Chancy 6,241]

36 minutes ago, YCLDN said:

Do you know if we'd be able to move our I-130 to DCF if my wife gets a job offer back in the US?

 

Another VJ member recently got an appointment at the US embassy in London to start DCF processing.  They had a pending I-130 with USCIS prior to sending their DCF request to London.

 

 

[YCLDN 0]

1 hour ago, Boiler said:

They are separate processes.

Ok, that makes sense.

 

It's quite interesting actually, we filed 2 days ago and it already shows as "Case Is Being Actively Reviewed By USCIS". 

[JFH 12,190]

5 hours ago, YCLDN said:

Ok, that makes sense.

 

It's quite interesting actually, we filed 2 days ago and it already shows as "Case Is Being Actively Reviewed By USCIS". 

Welcome to USCIS terminology. My most recent case with USCIS (N-400) was 'being actively reviewed' for 16 months. It just means you are somewhere between the case being logged into the system and the case being approved. 

[YCLDN 0]

9 hours ago, JFH said:

Welcome to USCIS terminology. My most recent case with USCIS (N-400) was 'being actively reviewed' for 16 months. It just means you are somewhere between the case being logged into the system and the case being approved. 

I thought that might be the case... I read some cases of people waiting for that status update for months... Our case is very straight forward, let's see how efficient they are.

Thanks for the context;) 

[Boiler 45,501]

Most cases are very straightforward.

[JFH 12,190]

8 hours ago, YCLDN said:

I thought that might be the case... I read some cases of people waiting for that status update for months... Our case is very straight forward, let's see how efficient they are.

Thanks for the context;) 

Mine was straightforward. Due to the volume that's just how long it takes. A non-straightforward case can take many, many years. You can always check the timelines here to see how long people have been waiting for approval. 99% of the users of this site have straightforward cases - those that don't would usually be using a lawyer and have no need for a DIY help group like this.

 

My point was merely that 'actively being reviewed by USCIS' is just their blanket term for 'your case is somewhere in the system'. Despite the image that it conjures of your case being open on someone's desk right now, it's not the case.