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Obtaining an immigrant visa from a foreign consulate - ILW.COM Discussion Board
Where the applicant is to return the Packet 3 forms depends on which consulate will process the petition. Applicants who will process at the consulates in BogotÃƒÂ¡, Colombia; Ciudad Juarez, Mexico; Freetown, Jamaica; Georgetown, Bahamas; Guangzhou, China; Manila, Philippines; Montreal, Canada; Port-au-Prince, Haiti; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; and Tirana, Albania, should return Packet 3 to the NVC along with the 0 immigrant visa processing fee. The NVC will review the file, and if everything is in order, it will forward the case to the consulate for an interview to be scheduled. However, for cases to be processed at Montreal, Freetown and Tirana, the NVC will schedule the interview and issue a Packet 4 to the agent. Packet 4 contains information about the visa interview. If the file is incomplete, or contains incorrect information, the agent will be sent a checklist of the missing information and told to return the corrected documents to the NVC. The NVC will again review the file, and if there are still errors, send a second notice to the agent. If after two reviews the file still has problems, it will nonetheless be sent to the consulate.
Also beginning January 1st, the NVC will begin collecting a fee for affidavit of support (I-864) processing for cases that will be sent to ten consular posts, BogotÃƒÂ¡, Colombia; Ciudad Juarez, Mexico; Freetown, Jamaica; Georgetown, Bahamas; Guangzhou, China; Manila, Philippines; Montreal, Canada; Port-au-Prince, Haiti; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; and Tirana, Albania. For cases to be processed at these posts, the petitioner will be instructed to complete the affidavit of support and return it to the NVC along with a cashier's check or money order drawn on a US bank for . If there are joint sponsors, the fee will be charged for each affidavit of support provided. For cases processed at all other posts, the petitioner is instructed to send the completed affidavit of support to the applicant to present at the immigrant visa interview. There is no fee required in these cases.
11-20-2004, 09:25 PM
According to 22 CFR Â§42.61(a), unless otherwise directed by the Department of State ("DOS"), an alien applying for an immigrant visa shall make application at the consular post that has jurisdiction over his or her place of residence. This is the normal place where the application should be made and the consular post cannot refuse to accept it. An alien physically present in the United States shall be considered to be a resident of the area of his or her last residence prior to entry into the United States.
Pursuant to Note 2.1 to Â§42.61 of Volume 9 of the Foreign Affairs Manual ("FAM"), consular officers shall also accept, when so directed by DOS, the immigrant visa case of any alien who is a citizen or a national of the consular district, regardless of the alien's last residence abroad. The assignment of an immigrant visa petition to a post by the National Visa Center ("NVC") in the United States will constitute such a direction by DOS.
In addition, according to 22 CFR Â§42.61(a) an alien physically present but having no residence there may still make an application at the consular post having jurisdiction over that area if the alien can establish that he or she will be able to remain in the area for the period required to process the application. In practice, NVC will only assign such cases to a post where the alien has some extended lawful status in the post's jurisdiction (i.e. employment authorization or perhaps student status but not visitor status).
In virtually all immediate relative cases and family-based preference cases and in certain employment-based cases (where a relative has a 5 percent or greater ownership interest in the business that filed the petition), NVC will also send Form I-864, Affidavit of Support, directly to the Petitioner or the Petitioner's legal representative. In such cases, Form I-864 is only method of satisfying the public charge ground of exclusion [INA Â§212(a)(4)].
IIRIRA imposed an additional requirement that all aliens lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence be vaccinated against certain vaccine-preventable diseases. The language of INA Â§212(a)(1)(A)(ii) requires immigrants "to present documentation of having received vaccination against vaccine-preventable diseases."
Pursuant to INA Â§221(c), an immigrant visa is valid for a maximum period of six months. If the alien does not use the immigrant visa before it expires, it may be replaced under the original number during the fiscal year in which the original visa was issued if he or she establishes to the satisfaction of the consular officer that he was unable to use the original immigrant visa during the period of its validity because of reasons beyond his control and for which he was not responsible. If the alien qualifies for a new immigrant visa, it will only be issued after he or she again pays the statutory fees for an application and an immigrant visa.
Where an alien is ineligible under a ground of exclusion for which a waiver is available, he or she will need to apply for an immigrant waiver before an immigrant visa can be issued. Immigrant waivers are different from nonimmigrant waivers granted under INA Â§212(d)(3). Immigrant waivers are available for some grounds of exclusion. Where applicable, immigrant waivers are discussed in the exclusion section of this web site.
I have a q: in family 1st cat, once I-130 is approved and visa is current Do we wait for the packet 3, or we can just download and print out all the fprms ourselves and send it for adjustment of status , advance parole, ead etc. without waiting for the packet 3? Assuming an alien is planning to adjust his/her status?
Mo, did you ever find out for sure about your question?
I think the answer is that if you leave the US, you would be subject to the same line of questioning regardless of he country you go to; I know someone who left the US accidently up North and when they tried to return few minutes later they were asked to return home and get a new visa-were out of status.They never could come back because of the bar.
CP will NOT be allowed in Canada, unless theres a reason for the request, or unless its something very simple. Thats my understanding from what I have heard.
I think everyone's file stays in your country of origin when you apply for and get a visa.
Still Learining
I am still working on it. I heard all kind of answers from people, none were immigration attornies. Maybe this is a very rare situation, no one has a clue.
You have a valid point, but in this case a request can be made. This person have no family back in the UK, all are in the US. He is not financially capable of going back to the UK, and wait for the entire CP to go through. No house to stay back in the UK while waiting for CP interview... This person happens to be in the grad school in the US, so he is trying to stay in school wwithout a long period of interuption. He is also hoping for Guest Work Program to be implemented, that way he gets a legal status - and then adjust status in the US. I dont know if Canada will allow him do CP instead of UK in the meantime.
Can we just send the forms or we have to wait for the package3?Thanks