BrittanyB

Just wanted to make a thread for people filing DCF in December 2010 and Jan 2011. I am a USC and just sent the I-130 application for my husband last week, fingers crossed!

Qube

I'm the UKC and we're hoping to have ours in the post by the end of the week!

Good luck!

BrittanyB

Thanks, you too! Since I almost made this mistake, you have heard the news that the fee is not $355 anymore, correct? I didn't find this out until the day I was planning on posting the form, and then had to go about getting another International money order

Qube

Yeah, it's a bit of a pain! Hoepfully work will pay anyway... I have an American Express card so will be paying with that, sorry you had to go through the bother of another international money order.

Qube

Ok so that's the I-130 in the post!

I'm the UKC (but did most the donkey work with the forms), wife is USC, have job offer in New York (same company, so thankfully same income source will hopefully help our I-864 when I get round to looking at that), hoping to bo over there for September.

BrittanyB

Woohoo! Good luck, keep me posted on updates!

Qube

Had confirmation yesterday that the embassy have received the petition

Fihcurry

Hi fellow DCFers!

I am a UKC, my husband (of 3 years) is a USC. We are highjacking this thread as we are late Nov filers but can't find a similar thread for us. We figured that you guys might find it helpful to find out when we get our responses!

The London Embassy received and filed our I-130 on the 22nd Nov, payment was taken from our credit card on the same day.

No other news to report as yet but figuring on mid-late Feb for NOA (thinking positively) going by other timeline threads.

Will keep you informed of our progress....

BrittanyB

Please do! That's great you had payment taken on the same day...ours was filed on Dec 6 and they did not take payment until Dec 23! I might be because we paid via international bank draft and not credit card. Good luck, keep us posted

jeffreyhy

Point of clarification - the London USCIS office received your I-130. The USCIS office is located within the embassy compound, but remains part of the Department of Homeland Security not Department of State.

The difference may not be significant to the petitioner in most cases, but on occasion it might be.

Regards, JEff

joannabanana

Hello everyone. I filed in november but the letter I received having sent in my I-130 stated it had been received and marked as filed on December 9th. I am hoping to get out there for mid May - family wedding that I hope to attend - am I being too optomistic that I might be able to get there in time?

Fihcurry

We were trying to be optimistic too and hoped that we would be over in the States by April but the more we read the more it seems that around 6 months is the norm. We've told the American family probably not April, maybe May but most likely June

We're getting our documentation ready and applying for police certificate etc now so that we're ready as soon as we get the nod for the next stage.

BrittanyB

I agree, based solely on reading other folk's timelines, I would think that mid-May might be cutting it a bit close, at it seems a 6 month wait is what is to be expected. There is definitely still hope, but I wouldn't buy the plane tickets just yet!

meauxna

Hi everyone.. I've been tracking London DCF cases for years.. 5 months is a more usual average (frequently to the day!), so make sure you're ready with that reply when your first letter comes from the Consulate!

Qube

I'm hoping to get my ACRO police report application sent off by the end of the week and also drop a letter into to my GP asking for my vaccination records as well.