Bretsuki

Hello Everyone,

I am a UK Subject my wife is US Citizen, we have been married for 18
months our marriage was in California and we came straight over to the
UK after the marriage.

After the death of my mother and settling her estate we decided to
start the application for me to go to the US mid October 2005.

My wifes I-130 was filed at the end of November 2005, and as yet we
have only had a card from the Embassy saying the filing date, allowing
for Christmas we expected a couple of weeks delay. We had hoped to
move to California before July, my wife is a school teacher and she was
hoping to be able to settle and find a job for August, does this seem a
reasonable time line for us to hope for, any experiences?

Thank you

David Hodkinson

Hi sorry to dissappoint but that will not be happening by July! It took me
about a year from filing i 130 to receiving K3 visa this Tuesday finally. It
took about 2 1/2 months for my i 130 to come back to me from when I filed.
You may get lucky, if the embassy picks up the pace. It is according to luck
of the draw. In the meantime, get EVERYTHING in order, all documents, etc.
so when they send you packet 3(the other before you get an interview date)
you will be ready to get it done. I waiting from Sept 23rd until Jan 7 to
get an interview date for my K3 visa. Some get it sooner, some later. But
just get your police certificate ready, all photographs, etc. so you can
send the checklist back asap when you receive it and you may just make it
there in time! Good luck!


"bretsuki" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Hello Everyone,
    > I am a UK Subject my wife is US Citizen, we have been married for 18
    > months our marriage was in California and we came straight over to the
    > UK after the marriage.
    > After the death of my mother and settling her estate we decided to
    > start the application for me to go to the US mid October 2005.
    > My wifes I-130 was filed at the end of November 2005, and as yet we
    > have only had a card from the Embassy saying the filing date, allowing
    > for Christmas we expected a couple of weeks delay. We had hoped to
    > move to California before July, my wife is a school teacher and she was
    > hoping to be able to settle and find a job for August, does this seem a
    > reasonable time line for us to hope for, any experiences?
    > Thank you

board5ter

Hi Bret,

If you are both resident in the UK and you do Direct Consular Filing at the London embassy you may be able to get your visa in 90 days or less.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/in...pg=compare#dcf

The i-130 my wife filed in London was turned around in approx 32 days. I've had my medical & am currently waiting for my interview date at the embassy.

BUT... the 1 piece of advice I can give from my experience is that you should get yourself down to your local police station and apply for your UK police report NOW. Tick the box that says 'prosecution/caution history' (or something like that).

My police report took 40 days to arrive (which kills me as they dispatched a speed camera ticket to me within 2 days while I was waiting) & I'm kicking myself for not getting it before receiving pack 3. It has delayed my visa by 40 days. The report is valid for a year and costs £10 so there is not much to lose by applying for it NOW.

HTH,

b.

meauxna

As context for the other posts, it looks like you *are* in a DCF case; the I-130 was filed at the "Embassy". The I-130 approval usually comes through fairly quickly.. within a couple of weeks, and your case will be immediately forwarded to the Consulate's Immigrant Visa Unit.

Your timeline looks very promising for a July move; London DCF cases have been running about 4-5 months lately. Your longest wait will be to get an interview date once you tell them you are ready. You can compress your timeline by collecting all the requried docs (esp. Police Certificate) starting now. The I-864 is another important one and requires your USC's last 3 income tax returns (which she has been required to file each year, even while abroad). That step can slow folks down, so best to look at it asap.

The only other comment would be that your wife might consider starting her job search earlier than July. I'm not a teacher, but several of my clients and friends are; I always had the impression that starting the hunt earlier than July is better.
Good luck with your case!

Bretsuki

Thanks Everyone,

I have read your advice, I do already have the Police report, I applied
in early November for that and had it for about a month now, on the
light side, the most expensive sheet of A4 paper I have ever bought.
    :-) My wife is considering moving back at Easter as that is the big
recruiting time for teaching staff in California, would that upset our
application at all if she is no longer resident in England?

meauxna

Once your wife's I-130 was accepted by London, her part is done.
Except for the part about getting a US domicile/home/job and completing the I-864 for your interview.

Your USC is not required to attend the visa interview with you, or still be resident in the UK. It might be a big help that she's in the US, in fact. But you'll probably already have your visa by Easter