Moving to US with Partner (Split Topic)

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On 10/11/2023 at 12:35 PM, Micam said:

The I-130 is the longest part of the of the process and you can be together in the UK whilst you're waiting for that. As others have said once NVC stage comes around your partner will need to prove that she can support you financially and may have to leave early to the US for this. Your partner could also look into a family member sponsoring you if they have enough money/income to do so. This will probably mean a few months apart, but you're unlikely to have any issues with an ESTA* if you take short visits whilst you're waiting on the latter end of the process. Luckily for you the NVC & London Embassy are quite speedy in comparison to USCIS, so it shouldn't be too long apart.

 

I understand this process is incredibly overwhelming when you first start to research it, I found this useful to break down the process: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-1-submit-a-petition/step-2-begin-nvc-processing.html

 

Feel free to reach out - I have just completed this process and recently arrived to the US. I applied from the UK whilst my partner lived in the US, so the process may be a little different to you, but I am happy to help where I can

 

*do make sure to read up on ESTA's and what you can/can't do on them though. There's a whole thread in this forum of people discussing how their visits to the US went whilst awaiting their visa. You are much more likely to be scrutinized at the border with a pending immigrant visa.

 

Hello Micam,

 

I saw your post and had some questions. I have a similar situation. I'm American and my fiance is a Brit. We are getting married this May in England and have not applied for any US visa yet. She does plan to move to the US with me eventually, but will stay in London until she sells her flat while I wait in the US. She will continue to travel back and forth from UK to US during the green car process. What is your best advice with the visa process? Is there a difference with her applying for her visa at the embassy in London, or better to apply here in CA? Thanks in advance and please feel free to share other pertinent information.

 

 

Edited March 14 by Crazy Cat

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38 minutes ago, Jasper69 said:

 

Hello Micam,

 

I saw your post and had some questions. I have a similar situation. I'm American and my fiance is a Brit. We are getting married this May in England and have not applied for any US visa yet. She does plan to move to the US with me eventually, but will stay in London until she sells her flat while I wait in the US. She will continue to travel back and forth from UK to US during the green car process. What is your best advice with the visa process? Is there a difference with her applying for her visa at the embassy in London, or better to apply here in CA? Thanks in advance and please feel free to share other pertinent information.

 

 

You can apply for the I-130 online, so makes no difference whether you apply in the US or UK. They all of the NVC stage (applying for the actual visa) is online too. 
 

London doesn’t come in to it until she interviews for the visa, right at the end of the process. 
 

The whole process will take 20-24 months, so you might want to hold off heading back to the US for a while. She can visit in the interim though if you do move sooner rather than later. 
 

The link given in the post you quoted above gives you info on the process (https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-1-submit-a-petition.html), you can also read the excellent guide on the forum (top of the page).

 

Good luck. 

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