I-130 Question
Apr 11th 2002, 1:15 pm
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I-130 Question
Ok folks, I'm a relative newbie, so if I ask a dumb question, my apologies. I'm pretty hip to the K1 process at this point, been scouring this forum for a month or so now. What I'm not so hip to is the I-130 process, specifically the direct consular filing route.
We're in the process of putting together the K1 paperwork, but I ran across a posting from Alvena, I believe, that mentioned getting married in the home country of the fiancee and filing I-130
directly with the consulate. South Africa is listed as being direct file country and I'll be visiting her in a month. My question is this:
Do I have to reside in South Africa to go this route?? Or can we get married when I go there, file with the consulate, and let things take their course after I return to the states? After reading the I-130 FAQ, I'm still unclear on this. Any info will be greatly appreciated....
Thanks,
Jerry
We're in the process of putting together the K1 paperwork, but I ran across a posting from Alvena, I believe, that mentioned getting married in the home country of the fiancee and filing I-130
directly with the consulate. South Africa is listed as being direct file country and I'll be visiting her in a month. My question is this:
Do I have to reside in South Africa to go this route?? Or can we get married when I go there, file with the consulate, and let things take their course after I return to the states? After reading the I-130 FAQ, I'm still unclear on this. Any info will be greatly appreciated....
Thanks,
Jerry
Apr 11th 2002, 1:41 pm
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Re: I-130 Question
After further research, I found the DCF page on Docsteen's site.
Any experience with this process anyone can pass on would still be appreciated. Thanks......
Any experience with this process anyone can pass on would still be appreciated. Thanks......
Apr 12th 2002, 10:10 pm
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Re: I-130 Question
Try these two links, which are newsgroup searches from old posts: http://groups.goog-
le.com/groups?as_q=Johannesburg&as_ugroup=alt.visa.us.mar riage-based&num=100&hl=en
http://groups.google.com/groups?num=...uth+Africa+gr-
oup%3Aalt.visa.us.marriage-based Alvena See the Doc Steen site here:
http://www.mindspring.com/~docsteen/...o/visainfo.htm I am not a lawyer, and this
is not immigration advice. The information I provide is mostly gleaned from old
newsgroup posts and visa links on the internet. If you want or need a lawyer, go to:
http://www.aila.org
jcsutton wrote:
>
> Ok folks, I'm a relative newbie, so if I ask a dumb question, my apologies. I'm
> pretty hip to the K1 process at this point, been scouring this forum for a month or
> so now. What I'm not so hip to is the I-130 process, specifically the direct
> consular filing route. We're in the process of putting together the K1 paperwork,
> but I ran across a posting from Alvena, I believe, that mentioned getting married
> in the home country of the fiancee and filing I-130 directly with the consulate.
> South Africa is listed as being direct file country and I'll be visiting her in a
> month. My question is this: Do I have to reside in South Africa to go this route??
> Or can we get married when I go there, file with the consulate, and let things take
> their course after I return to the states? After reading the I-130 FAQ, I'm still
> unclear on this. Any info will be greatly appreciated.... Thanks, Jerry
>
> --
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
le.com/groups?as_q=Johannesburg&as_ugroup=alt.visa.us.mar riage-based&num=100&hl=en
http://groups.google.com/groups?num=...uth+Africa+gr-
oup%3Aalt.visa.us.marriage-based Alvena See the Doc Steen site here:
http://www.mindspring.com/~docsteen/...o/visainfo.htm I am not a lawyer, and this
is not immigration advice. The information I provide is mostly gleaned from old
newsgroup posts and visa links on the internet. If you want or need a lawyer, go to:
http://www.aila.org
jcsutton wrote:
>
> Ok folks, I'm a relative newbie, so if I ask a dumb question, my apologies. I'm
> pretty hip to the K1 process at this point, been scouring this forum for a month or
> so now. What I'm not so hip to is the I-130 process, specifically the direct
> consular filing route. We're in the process of putting together the K1 paperwork,
> but I ran across a posting from Alvena, I believe, that mentioned getting married
> in the home country of the fiancee and filing I-130 directly with the consulate.
> South Africa is listed as being direct file country and I'll be visiting her in a
> month. My question is this: Do I have to reside in South Africa to go this route??
> Or can we get married when I go there, file with the consulate, and let things take
> their course after I return to the states? After reading the I-130 FAQ, I'm still
> unclear on this. Any info will be greatly appreciated.... Thanks, Jerry
>
> --
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
