DCF for Ukrainian wife in Cyprus.

[Jjackson123 20]

36 minutes ago, millefleur said:

Not a red flag at all. It's very common for people to get rejected for a B visa and then apply for a spousal/fiance visa after that. Same thing happened in our case. We also did DCF.

 

Sounds like you have more than enough evidence and strong case to get approved quickly. Only thing is, if you've been living abroad, you might want to start thinking about "intent to reestablish domicile" as you will need to submit proof of that once your I-130 is approved.

How long did it take you start to finish for the DCF? 

[millefleur 5,046]

18 minutes ago, Jjackson123 said:

Yea, I have a home in America. I only leave the country for 1-2 months then return to America. I did unknowingly commit a small crime in Ukraine and had to pay 1700 UAH ($60) but I got to renew and keep my Ukrainian residency. Both the lawyers I consulted with told me it was legal to send collectable AK47 magazines to myself in the USA from Ukraine but they were wrong.  CBP scanned those documents when I was in secondary in Houston after spending 9 months in Ukraine and asked me a few questions. I was stopped because I had 12 bottles of champagne and 6 bottles of vodka.

Hm. I'm not sure about the CBP stopping you and how that plays into all this. I don't know for sure but I think it's not a problem even if the USC has a criminal record or is even incarcerated or has done jail time, they can still file I-130's and bring spouses over? A bit outside my area of knowledge so I'm not 100% sure. If you paid the fine in Ukraine and it was all taken care of there, I don't think that factors in at all. There is some kind of background check that is run on the USC but it's nothing like the AP for the visa holder.

 

Even if you have a house in the States, I would still at least submit other evidence like bank statements, driver's license (assuming it's not expired) just to be on the safe side. They will mention it to you after I-130 approval and will probably provide a list of evidence they expect.

 

16 minutes ago, Jjackson123 said:

How long did it take you start to finish for the DCF? 

Our whole DCF process took a couple months from start to finish but the I-130 itself was actually approved in around 6 days. We got our case number about 3 weeks later. We were not in any rush so I specifically scheduled the interview later to give us more time, but we probably could've done it sooner, I just had to spend a bunch of time completing the I-864, domicile and gathering evidence for that, so I opted to postpone the visa interview until we had everything.

 

However, we had a really intense interview at the USCIS Moscow office, back in those days you actually got 2 interviews: the I-130 and then the final visa interview. I was grilled more than my husband, although we were both interviewed together in the same room. We had some red flags. I was aware of that so I brought a mountain of evidence in to submit with the I-130 and I think that is what got us such a quick approval. Anything you think might be a red flag, just be prepared that it can come up.

Edited April 7, 2022 by millefleur

[Boiler 45,466]

There was somebody doing DCF London who reported something similar, seems they have added another loop into the process

[Jjackson123 20]

15 minutes ago, millefleur said:

Hm. I'm not sure about the CBP stopping you and how that plays into all this. I don't know for sure but I think it's not a problem even if the USC has a criminal record or is even incarcerated or has done jail time, they can still file I-130's and bring spouses over? A bit outside my area of knowledge so I'm not 100% sure. If you paid the fine in Ukraine and it was all taken care of there, I don't think that factors in at all. There is some kind of background check that is run on the USC but it's nothing like the AP for the visa holder.

 

Even if you have a house in the States, I would still at least submit other evidence like bank statements, driver's license (assuming it's not expired) just to be on the safe side. They will mention it to you after I-130 approval and will probably provide a list of evidence they expect.

 

Our whole DCF process took a couple months from start to finish but the I-130 itself was actually approved in around 6 days. We got our case number about 3 weeks later. We were not in any rush so I specifically scheduled the interview later to give us more time, but we probably could've done it sooner, I just had to spend a bunch of time completing the I-864, domicile and gathering evidence for that, so I opted to postpone the visa interview until we had everything.

 

However, we had a really intense interview at the USCIS Moscow office, back in those days you actually got 2 interviews: the I-130 and then the final visa interview. I was grilled more than my husband, although we were both interviewed together in the same room. We had some red flags. I was aware of that so I brought a mountain of evidence in to submit with the I-130 and I think that is what got us such a quick approval. Anything you think might be a red flag, just be prepared that it can come up.

I have never been arrested or to jail thankfully.  I have my bank statements, investments accounts, and 2021 taxes prepared.  We had an interview when we filed the  I-130 and it went very smooth the consular was very nice asked us simple questions. He said everything looked good and I could come if i wanted to the final interview but, I would not be asked any questions. He would just take biometrics and ask her  few simple questions. 

[Jjackson123 20]

2 minutes ago, Boiler said:

There was somebody doing DCF London who reported something similar, seems they have added another loop into the process

That is interesting. You would think with the war going on they would make the process easier. We are stuck here until they approve her. 

[Jjackson123 20]

5 minutes ago, Boiler said:

There was somebody doing DCF London who reported something similar, seems they have added another loop into the process

We were going to do it in Frankfurt. The estimated time was 1-2 weeks for the I-130 and 2-3 weeks for the visa process. 

[Boiler 45,466]

10 minutes ago, Jjackson123 said:

We were going to do it in Frankfurt. The estimated time was 1-2 weeks for the I-130 and 2-3 weeks for the visa process. 

DCF is quick but that would be outstanding, Cyprus may be unusual 

 

The London case had nothing to do with Ukraine 

[Jjackson123 20]

2 minutes ago, Boiler said:

DCF is quick but that would be outstanding, Cyprus may be unusual 

 

The London case had nothing to do with Ukraine 

Yea it would be. Cyprus told me 2-3 weeks for the approval and 1-2 for the visa process. It is just very strange about the administrative processing with the USCIS. 

[millefleur 5,046]

26 minutes ago, Jjackson123 said:

 I have my bank statements, investments accounts, and 2021 taxes prepared.  We had an interview when we filed the  I-130 and it went very smooth the consular was very nice asked us simple questions. He said everything looked good and I could come if i wanted to the final interview but, I would not be asked any questions. He would just take biometrics and ask her  few simple questions. 

That's great to hear. Sounds like there's nothing to worry about then. The visa interview is indeed a no brainer as long as all your paperwork is in order. You may be able to attend if you want, you can ask them once you get to that step of the process.

[Jjackson123 20]

It has been over 3 weeks since we filled the I-130. The consular said it would take 2-3 weeks for it to be processed. I emailed the embassy for a follow up and they responded stating they could not give me a timeframe on when it will be processed. 

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[Jjackson123 20]

I received a response to my email from the embassy today. My DFC was sent to the NVC. Can I request the NVC expedite my petition?

 

 

Your petition was not assigned a USCIS number as it was filed directly in Nicosia with case no: NCS**************.

 

According to our records USCIS requested from National Visa Center (NVC) the petition from Nicosia.

Upon NVC request, Nicosia transferred the electronic file to NVC on April 4, 2022.

[Jjackson123 20]

So I need some help. I went to check the case status on https://ceac.state.gov.

It said created on March 24 returned to NVC on April,4. I entered my case number to fill out the DS260 and it allows me to fill it out. Does anyone know why it would let me fill out the DS-260? This new process is confusing. 

[Jjackson123 20]

Please anyone help. I have already emailed my congressman and they are reaching out to the embassy. I don't know what else to do...

[millefleur 5,046]

9 hours ago, Jjackson123 said:

I received a response to my email from the embassy today. My DFC was sent to the NVC. Can I request the NVC expedite my petition?

There's usually no NVC review when it goes DCF? Are you sure that might just be an automatic email?

 

8 hours ago, Jjackson123 said:

So I need some help. I went to check the case status on https://ceac.state.gov.

It said created on March 24 returned to NVC on April,4. I entered my case number to fill out the DS260 and it allows me to fill it out. Does anyone know why it would let me fill out the DS-260? This new process is confusing. 

That sounds right. Fill out the DS-260 and then you should be able to schedule the appointment? That's how our DCF situation went.