contactchristy

Hi,

I am American and my husband English. We have been married for almost 5 years and I have indef leave to remain in UK. We want to move to USA as I have been offered an awesome job.

I don't want to go without him but we have to apply for his visa.

Can anyone tell me how it works. I have the I-130 form and am going to send it in. How long does it take...what happens after I-130 is approved, etc.

Any help would be super great as I am needed in the US in a month and really don't want to be away from him.

Noorah101

Hi Christy,

You can file the I-130 directly at the London consulate. This is called Direct Consular Filing (DCF) here on the forum. Do a search on this forum for DCF, and you'll find plenty of helpful posts. This process is a lot faster than filing the I-130 in the USA, but it will still take longer than 1 month...so there will be some period of separation...maybe a couple of months.

Your husband should get his police report right away, that in itself takes about 6 weeks to obtain.

Best Wishes,
Rene

violator_dm

DCF is certainly the best way to do it.

scrubbedexpat099

My police report was longer than 6 weeks, they use working days.

But absolutely get that under way.

Consulate tends to slow down in the summer, could take some time just to get the interview.

Bob

That, and medical records that have vaccination history....and certified copies of birth certificates, marriage certificates and any previous ones with divorce paperwork....errr...lot of copies of passports as well..