QUESTION
To what U.S. consulate will the approved petition go?
Asked on Mar 14th, 2014 on Immigration - California
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My wife and I got married in India. I'm a U.S. citizen currently living in the U.S. and she is a British resident currently living in the UK. I'm filing an I-130 petition for her now. Once the petition is approved, will the NVC send the petition to the U.S. Embassy in UK or India?
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Adebola O. Asekun
If your wife is a UK citizen, and assuming you designated UK in the form I-130 petition, her immigrant visa interview will be in UK. If she is a dual citizen of UK and India, the immigrant visa interview can be processed either in India or UK.
Answered on Mar 17th, 2014 at 4:45 AM
It will send it to wherever you indicate you want to have consular processing done. However, keep in mind that you cannot just forum shop for a consulate. There has to be a logical and reasonable nexus between where your wife is living/working and where she will be consular processing.
Answered on Mar 17th, 2014 at 4:45 AM
What address did you list as her permanent address? Provided you did everything correctly and she is a British resident, she should be able to go to consulate in Britain. You may check with the consulate yourself.
Answered on Mar 14th, 2014 at 5:57 PM
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if she is a permanent resident of UK, you can request the file be transferred to UK, which will be faster to process.
Answered on Mar 14th, 2014 at 1:28 PM