Is DCF In Egypt an Option ?

[ChristymH 0]

Hi there!

 

Doe anyone know if Egypt does DCF any longer? I am a US citizen and married to an Egyptian. We married in Egypt and I've been living here for almost one year. I want my husband to be able to travel to the US with me. Ideally we'd like to have the ability to travel back and forth from Egypt to the US. I was reading up on the process and came across DCF which seems to take less time, however I am not sure if this is an option in Egypt?

 

When I became a member on VisaJourney we weren't married, so now I'm looking at a different visa process than before (K1 Visa). I'd love to hear anyone's feedback, thoughts or suggestions. 

 

Thank you! 

[Chancy 6,241]

9 minutes ago, ChristymH said:

Doe anyone know if Egypt does DCF any longer?

 

DCF is now only available at the discretion of the consulate for resident petitioners with exceptional circumstances, such as imminent job transfer to the US.  You will need to contact the consulate directly to ask if they will accept your case as a direct filing.

 

[carmel34 3,626]

45 minutes ago, ChristymH said:

I want my husband to be able to travel to the US with me. Ideally we'd like to have the ability to travel back and forth from Egypt to the US.

What is your long-term goal?  To live in the US together permanently?  If you apply for a spousal visa for your husband, the process will take 1-2 years, and will require you as the primary financial sponsor, to have sufficient US-based income or assets to qualify, or find a qualified joint sponsor.  There is also a requirement to establish a US domicile or intent to establish one in order to get approved.  Sometimes that means the US citizen spouse has to return before their foreign spouse, with a separation period of a few months.  Once your husband's spousal visa is approved, he will become a legal permanent resident on entry to the US.  LPR status is for living in the US, so any trips abroad will need to be short in order to maintain his LPR status.  The only way you can both come and go freely, and stay as long as you want in either country, is after he becomes a US citizen, which will take about 4 years after he enters on the spousal visa, assuming that you stay married the whole time.  I suggest that you continue to research everything.  Visa Journey is a great source of information, and you can ask any questions you want to.  Good luck!

[Laura and Taha 13]

From what I've heard, Egypt is no longer processing DCF unless it's an extreme case. I have 2 friends in Egypt, living there 5+ years eho are going through the visa process and had to file for IR1 (same as CR1 just changes to IR1 after you've been married for 2 years). Same as I'm doing from here in the states.