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Crazy Cat

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  1. Marriage is irrelevant....US citizen children are irrelevant. If they entered the US without inspection, they can't stay.....and bans are real unless waivered. I heard the government has increased the incentive to self-deport to $3000 along with a ticket to home country. This administration is serious.
  2. Yes. Each consulate has the discretion to accept DCF cases...That would be the first step. Contact the consulate and explain your circumstances.
  3. Yes. Process could be a matter of just a few months for some consulates. Yes, at the discretion of CBP.
  4. A spousal visa, processed through USCIS, NVC, and the consulate, could take about 2 years. The I-130, alone, at USCIS, will take a year or so for approval.
  5. ****Your 2 threads have been merged to keep your questions and the responses organized***
  6. My decision process for a spousal visa: Step 1: Decide when you want to re-locate to the US. Step 2: Decide if you want to try the DCF route (if petitioner is living outside the US) or if you want to file normally thru USCIS. Step 3: For DCF, contact the consulate and request they process the case. If approved, they will give you instructions for filing directly thru them. For normal consular processing, you file the I-130 thru USCIS. Once you file normally thru USCIS, you cannot later file DCF. If filing a normal I-130 case through USCIS, see this guide:
  7. No... ...If you file an I-130 online to USCIS, you lose DCF........DCF means "Direct Consular Filing"......Filing online to USCIS means consular filing....but not DIRECT Consular Filing. With DCF, everything bypassess USCIS. But, for consular filing (filing an I-130 thru USCIS), you would put that your consulate is Montreal....but that is not DCF.
  8. An approved I-130 leads to a spousal visa (in your case)....which is a family reunification visa....to live in the US.
  9. Either that or have a convincing plan that you are re-locating.
  10. Be aware that you cannot go the DCF route once you have filed a normal I-130 with USCIS. Also be aware that Montreal is notorious for their scrutiny of US domicile.
  11. Of course, they can....if the consulate officer believes the petitioner or joint sponsor has sufficient income or assets to prevent the immigrant from becoming a burden to taxpayers.
  12. Under the law, Petitioners are responsible for supporting the immigrants they sponsor...If consulate officers think the immigrant is likely to become a burden to taxpayers, they can deny visas or require well-qualified joint sponsors. Actually, I am surprised we don't see more public charge denials. I don't recall seeing one in a couple years.
  13. It means I added your new post to your existing one in order to keep your situation and the responses from other members organized.
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