Clubraf

I've read that some people are able to skip a lot of the waiting after
receiving a K1 as far as AOS, and stuff like that because the consulate in
their country does Direct Consulate Filing.

Well, can someone be kind enough to explain what exactly DCF is and does...
please? (From what I understand, the consulate in my fiance's country has DCF,
mwuha!)

Mtravelkay

Clubraf wrote:
    > I've read that some people are able to skip a lot of the waiting after
    > receiving a K1 as far as AOS, and stuff like that because the consulate in
    > their country does Direct Consulate Filing.
    >
    > Well, can someone be kind enough to explain what exactly DCF is and does...
    > please? (From what I understand, the consulate in my fiance's country has DCF,
    > mwuha!)

If you are married, then it might be possible for the US citizen to file
I-130 at the Embassy. Some locations (like Canada) don't do it at all.
Some locations (like UK and Russia) permit it for US citizens that
reside in the area/country served by that embassy. Some (like Australia)
do it and don't require the US citizen not be a resident (just
visiting). At least one (Cyprus, I think) does it for people married in
that country, even if neither of them live there. You file I-130, get
quick approval of the petition. The interview generally occurs weeks to
a few months later. The result of the interview would be a IR-1 or CR-1
visa.
The visa holder becomes a permanent resident at the point of entry into
the US.

This would be a good idea if you have no skeletons in your closet that
would prevent approval without complications. This is because they do
not want to deal with the hassle of processes required after a rejection.