Consular Jurisdiction for Immigrant Visa processing

[como 0]

If the beneficiary of an I-130 petition has dual citizenship, what would determine the US Consulate where their Immigrant Visa would be processed?

 

For example, a dual French and British citizen, born in France and residing in the UK. Could they choose the US Consulate? Would their application be processed by default by the US Consulate in Paris, France (country of birth) or London, UK (country of residence)?

[arken 4,197]

The embassy would be selected based on the place of residency.

[como 0]

4 minutes ago, arken said:

The embassy would be selected based on the place of residency.

Thanks, is this decided by the NVC? 

[arken 4,197]

Yes.

[como 0]

What happens if the NVC sends the paperwork to the US consulate based the applicant’s residency at the time of starting the application process (i.e France), but the applicant moves to the UK while waiting for an interview. 
 

Would they proceed with the US consulate in France or should they request that the case be transferred to a US consulate in the UK?

[arken 4,197]

5 hours ago, como said:

What happens if the NVC sends the paperwork to the US consulate based the applicant’s residency at the time of starting the application process (i.e France), but the applicant moves to the UK while waiting for an interview. 
 

Would they proceed with the US consulate in France or should they request that the case be transferred to a US consulate in the UK?

Unless you request your case to be transferred to UK, it stays with France. If your case is still at NVC, the transfer will be quick but if they have already sent your files to France, then it will take a bit of time.