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snowbunny Jan 24th 2007 4:06 pm
Re: The End of DCF Worldwide?
 
Originally Posted by HunterGreen (Post 4323005)
Snow, they are supposed to check now if the petitioner is a registered sex offender. Apparently the consulates do not have the means to access this information.
Why do they need to check this? The only possibility I can see is a petitioner who has adopted children overseas, which has got to be a tiny minority of the total petitioners. And of course this could be extended to police for other potential future crimes. No one convicted of spousal abuse can bring a spouse to the US?

HunterGreen Jan 25th 2007 1:12 am
Re: The End of DCF Worldwide?
 
Originally Posted by snowbunny (Post 4323101)
Why do they need to check this?
Because of H.R. 4472 [109th]: Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006; an act to protect children from sexual exploitation and violent crime, to prevent child abuse and child pornography, to promote Internet safety, and to honor the memory of Adam Walsh and other child crime victims.

This act went into effect on July 26th, 2006 (but the consulates were told to 'quit it immediately' on January 23rd).
Here is the history on it, including the full text:
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-4472

Elaine :)

anandkumar Jan 25th 2007 1:18 am
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Does that mean all over the world dcf is stopped:mad:

HunterGreen Jan 25th 2007 1:19 am
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Originally Posted by anandkumar (Post 4324582)
Does that mean all over the world dcf is stopped:mad:
Yes. The consulates are no longer accepting immediate relative petitions for the time being. Nobody knows exactly how everything is going to end up, yet.

I feel terribly for everybody who was planning to DCF.... :(

James Box Jan 25th 2007 1:47 am
Re: The End of DCF Worldwide?
 
Originally Posted by anandkumar (Post 4324582)
Does that mean all over the world dcf is stopped:mad:
No. If you read the thread, you'll find that the only the smaller consulates are stopping DCF. You can still DCF overseas, just at a different office.

It appears that these offices will still accept DCF for the surrounding countries:
Rome, Italy
London, England
Frankfurt, Germany
Vienna, Austria
Moscow, Russia
Athens, Greece
Accra, Ghana
Nairobi, Kenya
Johannesburg, South Africa
Islamabad, Pakistan
New Delhi, India

Bangkok, Thailand
Beijing, China
Guangzhou, China
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Hong Kong, SAR
Manila, Philippines
Seoul, South Korea

Mexico City, Mexico
Cuidad Juarez, Mexico
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Havana, Cuba
Kingston, Jamaica
Lima, Peru
Monterrey, Mexico
Panama City, Panama
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
San Salvador, El Salvador
Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Tijuana, Mexico

Rete Jan 25th 2007 1:53 am
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You can still direct consular filing (layman's term) IF there is a USCIS office at the US Consulate. If there is not, then you are SOL unless the particular US Consulate has made arrangements with one of the foreign USCIS offices in another country to accept your I-130 for filing instead of it having to go stateside.

HunterGreen Jan 25th 2007 1:53 am
Re: The End of DCF Worldwide?
 
Originally Posted by James Box (Post 4324666)
No. If you read the thread, you'll find that the only the smaller consulates are stopping DCF. You can still DCF overseas, just at a different office.

It appears that these offices will still accept DCF for the surrounding countries:
I am not going to check out your entire list, but the offices you list from Europe that will be handling petitions are USCIS offices, not consulates. DCF is Direct Consular Filing which is not possible as of now, and nobody knows yet who will be allowed to file at the USCIS offices. The USCIS office may be located inside a consulate but they are two different entities.

Rete Jan 25th 2007 1:54 am
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Originally Posted by snowbunny (Post 4322925)
The only thing they need to check apart from income is whether the petitioner is truly a citizen or resident. And they don't trust the consulates to be able to verify this?!
That is not all they are checking. They are also doing security checks on the USC (more than was done before) for criminal activity of an abusive nature which will be told to the foreign beneficiary if there is a history of say spousal abuse, child abuse. Believe it is called the IMBRA or something like that

Rete Jan 25th 2007 1:56 am
Re: The End of DCF Worldwide?
 
Originally Posted by snowbunny (Post 4323101)
Why do they need to check this? The only possibility I can see is a petitioner who has adopted children overseas, which has got to be a tiny minority of the total petitioners. And of course this could be extended to police for other potential future crimes. No one convicted of spousal abuse can bring a spouse to the US?
They can but only after the foreign fiancee and/or spouse is made aware of their criminal history.

Rete Jan 25th 2007 1:57 am
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Curious where you got this list from. Please tell us your source of knowledge.

Originally Posted by James Box (Post 4324666)
No. If you read the thread, you'll find that the only the smaller consulates are stopping DCF. You can still DCF overseas, just at a different office.

It appears that these offices will still accept DCF for the surrounding countries:
Rome, Italy
London, England
Frankfurt, Germany
Vienna, Austria
Moscow, Russia
Athens, Greece
Accra, Ghana
Nairobi, Kenya
Johannesburg, South Africa
Islamabad, Pakistan
New Delhi, India

Bangkok, Thailand
Beijing, China
Guangzhou, China
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Hong Kong, SAR
Manila, Philippines
Seoul, South Korea

Mexico City, Mexico
Cuidad Juarez, Mexico
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Havana, Cuba
Kingston, Jamaica
Lima, Peru
Monterrey, Mexico
Panama City, Panama
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
San Salvador, El Salvador
Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Tijuana, Mexico

James Box Jan 25th 2007 2:01 am
Re: The End of DCF Worldwide?
 
Originally Posted by HunterGreen (Post 4324687)
I am not going to check out your entire list, but the offices you list from Europe that will be handling petitions are USCIS offices, not consulates. DCF is Direct Consular Filing which is not possible as of now, and nobody knows yet who will be allowed to file at the USCIS offices. The USCIS office may be located inside a consulate but they are two different entities.
It has been a while since I did my DCF, so I'm probably out of touch. Does filing with the USCIS office mean applications are now forwarded to the US for processing?

Responsibility for acceptance and approval of immigrant visa petitions rests solely with USCIS. American citizens should submit their I-130 at the CIS office responsible for their place of residence.

This procedural change may result in a processing delay for some applicants. The Department of State recognizes and sincerely regrets the inconvenience this may cause.

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services office servicing the Netherlands is that in Frankfurt, Germany. You will need to scroll down to find the I-130 petition filing instructions. If you wish to file a petition in person at the Frankfurt USCIS office an appointment is required, and can be made on the USCIS website at http://infopass.uscis.gov.

Noorah101 Jan 25th 2007 2:10 am
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Originally Posted by James Box (Post 4324709)
It Does filing with the USCIS office mean applications are now forwarded to the US for processing?
No.

Folinskyinla Jan 25th 2007 2:24 am
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Originally Posted by Rete (Post 4324700)
Curious where you got this list from. Please tell us your source of knowledge.
Hi Rete:

I cited 8 CFR 204.1 if memory serves me correct. The list is from there.

James Box Jan 25th 2007 2:45 am
Re: The End of DCF Worldwide?
 
Originally Posted by Rete (Post 4324700)
Curious where you got this list from. Please tell us your source of knowledge.
From USCIS: https://egov.immigration.gov/crisgwi...office_type=OS

Overseas Offices provide limited services to U.S. Citizens, permanent residents of the U.S. and certain other persons who are visiting or residing outside the United States who need assistance in immigration matters. These services include:

Immediate Relative Immigrant Petitions (Form I-130): For U.S. citizens residing outside the United States who wish to file a Petition for Alien Relative (Form I-130) for certain immediate relatives.

cranners99 Jan 25th 2007 2:56 am
Re: The End of DCF Worldwide?
 
Originally Posted by Rete (Post 4324700)
Curious where you got this list from. Please tell us your source of knowledge.
Here is one, it has a graphic of USCIS Oversea offices.

https://egov.immigration.gov/crisgwi...office_type=OS

Later

Cranners


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