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Immigration Process

🚨 Heads up to anyone filing I-130 for a spouse living outside the U.S.! 🚨

If you're sponsoring your spouse through consular processing, please read this so you don't waste money and time later.

Here’s what you need to know:

✅ When filing the I-130:

Make sure to select "consular processing" (NOT adjustment of status)

Choose the correct U.S. embassy or consulate where your spouse will go for the interview


⚠️ DO NOT fill in both the embassy section AND the U.S. address section.

If you fill out both, USCIS might assume your spouse is already in the U.S.

That can mess things up and route your case for adjustment of status, not consular processing


💸 If you mess this up, you’ll have to:

File Form I-824 (costs $465)

Wait months just to get your case sent to NVC

Add big delays to your spouse’s immigration process


💡 Best tip:

Only put your spouse’s foreign address

Only choose the embassy/consulate in their country

Double check everything before submitting!


Please share this with anyone going through the process. A small mistake can cost months of waiting and hundreds of dollars!

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