Simple_Guy

Thank you for the prompt reply. On this sub-forum's 2nd stickied thread, Guide to IR-1 (DCF), it says... Step Two: Direct Consulate Filing (I-130) As the beneficiary is a Chinese citizen, his/her application is eligible for Direct Consulate Filing. This cuts out a huge step involving the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and National Visa Center (NVC). Beneficiaries who are not citizens of countries which allow DCF can wait up to eighteen months for their application to be approved. So I'm not sure if the above is referring to filing with Chicago Lockbox when residing in a country without a USCIS Field Office or if it's referring to DCF when the beneficiary is not a citizen of the local USCIS office's country. If DCF with Guangzhou is our fastest route to a CR-1 visa, then we are willing to move to, live and work in China for 1 or 2 years. Would officers accept my petition as early as my first month of living there as long as my Residence Permit/Visa, work contract, and housing lease are in order?

US Citizen here, recently married to a naturalized Japanese citizen (who was born and raised as a Chinese citizen until 3 years ago). Since there isn't USCIS Field Office in Japan, we are hoping to move to Guangzhou and file I-130 via DCF there so that we can avoid filing with Chicago Lockbox and dealing with long processing times (18+ months). However, after reading through the stickied guides about DCF, I may have stumbled upon a huge oversight. Are we ineligible for DCF because my wife is a Japanese citizen and no longer a Chinese citizen? Is DCF only available for beneficiary spouses who are citizens of the country that the Field Office has jurisdiction over? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time.