Please advise! Wife relocated while I-130 is still pending!

[Blajon 1]

I am a US citizen who married my Nigerian wife last year in Nigeria. We filed for the I-130 in August 2023. Since then, my wife has relocated to the UK to pursue her master’s degree instead of waiting around. Given this change in circumstances, we are unsure whether we need to inform USCIS about her change of country/address to ensure that her visa interview can be conducted in the UK. What would be ideal steps? Thank you and your feedback will be appreciated! 

[Redro 4,611]

24 minutes ago, Blajon said:

I am a US citizen who married my Nigerian wife last year in Nigeria. We filed for the I-130 in August 2023. Since then, my wife has relocated to the UK to pursue her master’s degree instead of waiting around. Given this change in circumstances, we are unsure whether we need to inform USCIS about her change of country/address to ensure that her visa interview can be conducted in the UK. What would be ideal steps? Thank you and your feedback will be appreciated! 

Once the I130 is approved your case will go to the NVC. At that stage you can inform them you want to change the interview location from Nigeria to UK. You don’t have to do anything to while the I130 is pending. 
Instructions here

 

• If your petition is being processed at the National Visa Center (NVC), contact the NVC to request the transfer.  NVC will transfer cases to another IV processing post if parties provide a written request along with the address in the requested country and the proof of eligibility (citizenship/legal residency in the requested country or other documentation). This can be provided at https://nvc.state.gov/inquiry.  In limited circumstances, NVC may need to contact you for additional eligibility requirements.  Note that transferring your case might not result in immediate processing as cases are processed in order based on the date the case became documentarily qualified. 

[Blajon 1]

On 2/16/2024 at 9:24 AM, Redro said:

Once the I130 is approved your case will go to the NVC. At that stage you can inform them you want to change the interview location from Nigeria to UK. You don’t have to do anything to while the I130 is pending. 
Instructions here

 

• If your petition is being processed at the National Visa Center (NVC), contact the NVC to request the transfer.  NVC will transfer cases to another IV processing post if parties provide a written request along with the address in the requested country and the proof of eligibility (citizenship/legal residency in the requested country or other documentation). This can be provided at https://nvc.state.gov/inquiry.  In limited circumstances, NVC may need to contact you for additional eligibility requirements.  Note that transferring your case might not result in immediate processing as cases are processed in order based on the date the case became documentarily qualified. 

Thank you so much for providing this information. Very helpful!!