Filing form I-130

[Joe Joe 5]

Please if you’re filing form I-130 and there are questions that doesn’t apply to you, your spouse or your case. What should you do? Leave it blank or what?
 

Secondly, if your US citizen spouse is in the military, does it help to fasten your case?

[Redro 4,611]

36 minutes ago, Joe Joe said:

Please if you’re filing form I-130 and there are questions that doesn’t apply to you, your spouse or your case. What should you do? Leave it blank or what?
 

Secondly, if your US citizen spouse is in the military, does it help to fasten your case?

Best bet is to file online. 

Common practice if completing forms and mailing them in is to write N/A in any places that do not apply to you. 

If your spouse is military and currently stationed abroad (and you live with them) and you're moving back to the US they can file DCF. Some places like Germany only need the USC to reside in Germany. 

If your spouse is moving abroad and they want you to join you might be able to expedite the case if you file with USCIS. 

 

ETA: Have you met your girlfriend yet? 

Edited May 7, 2022 by ROK2USA

[Joe Joe 5]

4 minutes ago, ROK2USA said:

Best bet is to file online. 

Common practice if completing forms and mailing them in is to write N/A in any places that do not apply to you. 

If your spouse is military and currently stationed abroad (and you live with them) and you're moving back to the US they can file DCF. Some places like Germany only need the USC to reside in Germany. 

If your spouse is moving abroad and they want you to join you might be able to expedite the case if you file with USCIS. 

 

ETA: Have you met your girlfriend yet? 

She’s stationed in the US and not abroad. We have met once and planing to meet again. 

[Redro 4,611]

4 minutes ago, Joe Joe said:

She’s stationed in the US and not abroad. We have met once and planing to meet again. 

You should invite your partner to join us on VJ. 

I do not believe being in the military with no pending orders results in an expedite. You will have to wait your turn like everyone else. 

Did you get married during the first visit and are looking to file now or are you just trying to figure what you need to do when the time comes?

If you're planning to file I highly recommend filing online. 

 

 

[Joe Joe 5]

2 minutes ago, ROK2USA said:

You should invite your partner to join us on VJ. 

I do not believe being in the military with no pending orders results in an expedite. You will have to wait your turn like everyone else. 

Did you get married during the first visit and are looking to file now or are you just trying to figure what you need to do when the time comes?

If you're planning to file I highly recommend filing online. 

 

 

We didn’t get married when we first met. We only got engaged. But we will get married online and file once she’s here and marriage being consummated 

[Crazy Cat 41,865]

3 hours ago, Joe Joe said:

Please if you’re filing form I-130 and there are questions that doesn’t apply to you, your spouse or your case. What should you do? Leave it blank or what?
 

Secondly, if your US citizen spouse is in the military, does it help to fasten your case?

1.  Google I-130 instructions.  The answer is on page 4, item 3 of the i-130instr.pdf.  

2.  If you have a valid reason to expedite based on military orders, it might help a little.....but nothing about immigration is fast.

[Joe Joe 5]

58 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

1.  Google I-130 instructions.  The answer is on page 4, item 3 of the i-130instr.pdf.  

2.  If you have a valid reason to expedite based on military orders, it might help a little.....but nothing about immigration is fast.

Thanks 

[pushbrk 12,884]

There's so much more to consider here.  It's Nigeria.  You've met ONCE (how long a visit makes a difference) then you'll marry before seeing each other again and she'll visit after (how long a visit makes a difference).  Your respective ages makes a difference.  How much scrutiny any case gets depends on many factors including the country and how much immigration fraud the Consulate there sees.  We have long rated consulates based on the amount of fraud they see regularly.  Here's the system.

 

1.  Low fraud.  UK, Canada, EU, etc.

2.  Medium Fraud

3. High Fraud

4. LAGOS

 

Learn first what it takes to convince a Consular officer (using only truth) that your relationship is bona fide (genuine) instead of just for immigration purposes, BEFORE you make your plan.  They care much more about how much time you spend together than they care about any reasons why you don't or haven't.