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chilegringa   0

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I just have a few questions about filing a DCF for my soon to be husband in Chile..

I know that I am able to do it here but I just have a few doubts..

To qualify do I have to be a permanent resident? I have been in Chile for 2 years living in working, one year with a visa processing - and now almost a year (in August) with a temporary resident visa... Does this qualify?

Also, I am going back the the US soon and want to know if I personally have to be in Chile for an interview or anything after I file for DCF? I plan on moving home and wanted to file the petition DCF before then so my husband will then be able to come live with me sooner than later ( since I have heard that this process is ALOT faster ).. Is this possible?

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Sandra G.   5,047

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Since August 15, 2011 USCIS has centralized the filing of the I-130 Petition for an Immediate Relative to the Chicago Lockbox Facility.The US Embassy in Santiago- Chile is no longer accepting direct filing of the I-130 petition from American Citizens for their immediate family members. You must to submit to USA. Check it out the US Embassy web site in Chile for that.

Most of the US Consulate they do not require for the petitioner to attend the interview, but you need to ask the US Consulate in Chile about that. You must to submit to USA. There is no way to predict how long the process will take, but I saw some applications for CR1 in Chile that took six to nine months.CR1 in South America takes a bit longer.

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Make sure when you submit the I-130 that you list your address in Chile as your current address. There is a thread that discusses a topic on how I-130 petitions from filers who live with their spouse in their foreign country are being processed very quickly, ie weeks instead of months to process. The key seems to be that you list your current address as your address in Chile and not your address in the United States.

06/10/11 - Married

USCIS: (224 days)

07/22/11 - Mailed I-130 petitions for wife and step-daughter

07/28/11 - NOA1 for both

02/21/12 - RFE for both (received hardcopy on 2/25)

02/28/12 - Responded to RFE for both(received by CSC on 2/29)

03/02/12 - NOA2 for both(received hardcopy on 3/8)

NVC: (37 days)

03/12/12 - NVC Received both

03/21/12 - NVC case number and IIN received for both & Emailed Choice of Agent for both

03/23/12 - AOS bill invoiced & paid for both

03/26/12 - AOS bill shows paid & AOS Packets mailed for both

03/27/12 - Choice of Agent accepted for wife (sent another for step-daughter via email and express mail)

03/28/12 - Choice of Agent accepted for step-daughter & IV bill invoiced & paid for wife

03/29/12 - IV bill shows paid for wife & IV bill invoiced & paid for step-daughter

03/30/12 - IV bill shows paid for step-daughter & IV Packets mailed for both

04/04/12 - IV Packets reviewed. Checklist issued for Divorce Decree for my wife. Step-daughter's was accepted and her case closed

04/10/12 - Divorce Decree accepted after supervisor review & wife's case closed

04/16/12 - Expedite requested for both cases due to NVC error

04/18/12 - Expedite request approved for both cases and sent to Santiago Embassy

Embassy: (15 days)

04/24/12 - Embassy received both cases from NVC

04/25/12 - Wife went to Embassy for document review. Interview date assigned for both cases.

04/26/12 - Medical Exam for both. Result - approved.

05/07/12 - Interview date for both. Result - approved!

05/09/12 - Received both Visas

05/16/12 - POE Atlanta

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chilegringa   0

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Make sure when you submit the I-130 that you list your address in Chile as your current address. There is a thread that discusses a topic on how I-130 petitions from filers who live with their spouse in their foreign country are being processed very quickly, ie weeks instead of months to process. The key seems to be that you list your current address as your address in Chile and not your address in the United States.

Would putting my foreign address still speed up the process even though they aren't doing DCF in Chile anymore?

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lost_at_sea   995

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I realize that this thread is over a year old but I am curious chilegringa if you were able to file DCF?

They would have filed via Chicago. Chile still doesn't do DCF.

You can see that user's timeline here: http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=129844

* I-130/CR-1 visa by Direct Consular Filing in London
3rd May 2013 - Married in London
7th May 2013 - I-130 filed
4th June 2013 - NOA2 (approved)
16th July 2013 - Interview (approved)
30th July 2013 - POE San Francisco
29th August 2013 - 2 year green card arrived

 

* How? Read my DCF London I-130 for CR1/IR1 Spouse Guide

* Removal of Conditions (RoC) via California Service Centre
1st May 2015 - 90 day RoC window opened
6th May 2015 - I-751 filed (delivered 8th May, cheque cashed 18th May)
7th August 2015 - Approved / GC production
27th August 2015 - 10 year green card arrived

* Naturalisation (Citizenship) via Phoenix Lockbox

* San Francisco Field Office:
1st May 2016 - N-400 window opened
20th August 2016 - N-400 filed
26th August 2016 - NOA1
13th September 2016 - Biometrics

12th January 2017 - Biometrics (again)
30th May 2017 - Interview (approved)
7th June 2017 - Oath

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