USCIS' changing stories - newlyweds need help

My husband (British) and I (American) have been married less than 2 years, live in the UK and want to move to the States.  We've phoned, blogged, webbed, and been told something different everytime.  A US service agent told us to fill in the I-130 form, send it to the relevant USCIS service center and once approved (about 6 months), we could move to the US and my husband could work right away.  Another service agent in US told us to apply at the US embassy in London.  The embassy process (police certificates, interview, medical exam) seems a lot more involved than the other process of just sending off a form to the US.  Who is right?
Why would we NOT have to do police certs, interview, etc...if we filed in the States? 

I see that many people on this forum say that newlyweds (married less than two years) do NOT file in London. 
Any suggestions?  If anyone could give us a step-by-step guide, we'd love them forever... or at least be very grateful.

I think the question is whether or not you can send your form to London.  I was told that if your LTR  is long enough to accommodate the filing process, you can file in London.

So, we filed in London just about a week ago.  My understanding is that whether you file in the US or London, you would first file the I-130 along with the biographical information form (1 for each of you) (can't remember the name of it).  From there, you'd hear back as to next steps.  All of the other steps would happen with either a US or London filing to my knowledge.

I'm sure you will get other responses and I will keep everyone posted as to our progress along the way as well.

Good luck!!

Hi!

Whether or not you file in London (DCF or Direct Consular Filing) or if you have to go through a service center in the US you will still have to have the same documents! To file in London is a faster process...so that is why it is "better" if you qualify for it. It is faster because when you file in the US you send your documents onto the NVC (National Visa Center) for review and when they have seen all is correct, they send it on to the embassy in London and then you get the medical/interview just like the people going through DCF. The difference being is that when people DCF they carry the documents with them (financial support etc.) and the person conducting the interview looks through them and approves them at that time. SO if you're missing any needed info you won't know until the interview! So in a way, even though it is slower going through a USCIS, you know ahead of time whether or not your financial documents are in order etc.

I had lived "legally" in the UK for 10 months (as a spouse...we had "lived" here several months before as a visitor, so that doesn't count to immigration) when we applied to London to process my husband's I-130. We were not accepted...so our application was sent on to the Vermont service center (as my "legal" address is/was Maine...for immigration purposes and that is in Vermont's jurisdiction)...We started the process mid-June 2005...my husband's interview is May 30th!

Good luck!