US EMBASSY IN IRELAND OR PAKISTAN

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I file the petition I 130 for my spouse who is citizen of pakistan and a student in ireland.

we got married in pakistan and same time i filed I 130 with the present address of pakistan for him when we were there for only 3 months to get merry.

now he is back to ireland and i am to US.

he renew his student visa every year.

i wants to know which Embassy he will have his interview?

i am really confused because what if it is in pakistan and he is in ireland then he have to go to pakistan and what if they keep the passport for a while and then give final decission

or

if its in ireland what if he dont have visa of ireland at that time because he renew every year.

appreciate your reply

thanks

[YuAndDan 153]

Pakistan.

You married there, and is country of residence as well as nationality. Going to school in a different country does not convey residency to the college student.

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but he is in ireland from last 4 years. does tht matter?

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

Agree with the above- unless he has legal residency in Ireland, the interview will be in Pakistan.

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havin student visa is not legal residency? he is legal there

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so you guys mean that he will have his interview in pakistan?

even though if he is in ireland from last 4 yr as student is doesn't matter?

case will be forwarded to embassy in pakistan regardless of where he is living?

[YuAndDan 153]

havin student visa is not legal residency? he is legal there

They have legal status as far as visiting legally, however residency tends to allow living in a place permanently.

For example a student can visit the USA in a NON-RESIDENT F-1 student visa, they are NOT a resident of the USA, they do not have a resident permit (Green-Card), this tends to be the same no matter which country you go to.

A person visiting a country to go to a school, not a resident, they are an international student visiting.

Very similar topic this morning: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/297956-us-student-living-in-the-uk-married-to-an-irish-man/page__view__findpost__p__4510885

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Duplicate thread on this same topic opened later in a different forum removed. Please do not post a topic in more than one forum - this is the proper forum for this topic.

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sorry for doing that i apologize. i was not aware that where i should post so i did on both.

thanks for removing.

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there was a chat session on this link below

http://www.cilawgroup.com/chat/immigration-chat-march-3-2011/

i asked question:

Question

:if a person is a student in other country other than country of citizenship from last 4 or 5 years can he have his interview in the country whre is on student visa?

ANSWER:

Attorney Dimo Michailov: :Generally, yes, most US consulates allow residents in a specific country to go for visa at that country even if the foreign national is citizen of another country. You should check with the US consulate (usually the websites are pretty informative) to confirm whether this is the case.

is this corrrect?

question:

from where where we can find out that?

answer:

Attorney Dimo Michailov: Please visit the website of the US consulate in the country in which you are planning to apply for a US visa. They should have information on this topic.

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

A student visa is not generally seen as being resident of the country, just studying there temporarily (as the visa will specify you need to leave when you stop attending college). But, the US embassy in Dublin is quite easy going, and asking cannot hurt!

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i already filed I-130 . my case is in CSc.At what point i have to ask? to whom i have to ask? what i have to do? because i see in my friends cases NVC just forward the case to US embassy consulate in pakistan