US Consulate General Naples, Italy



	Web Page:
	US Consulate General Frankfurt, Germany

	Address:
	American Consulate General Immigrant Visa Unit Siesmayerstrasse 21 60323 Frankfurt Germany

	Phone number:
	+49-69-7535-0 (immigrant visa queries only Mo, Tue, Wed, Fr 2-4pm GMT+1h) 0190-850055 (Mo-Fr 7am-8pm GMT+1h, 1.86 Euro/minute, only available in Germany, if outside Germany use fax)

	Fax number:
	+49-69-7535-2260

	E-mail:
	not available

	Working hours:
	Open to the public from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon, Monday through Friday (they open at 7:30, be there early).

	Best way to contact embassy:
	It is hard to get through on the regular phone number, don’t give up, let it ring. Someone picks up eventually…. Or the 0190 number.

	Approx. waiting time for interview date from when NVC sends package to Embassy:
	1 month.

	Does the embassy open provisional file before NOA2 comes:
	No

	Packet 3:
	Yes

	Packet 3 contains:
	- Cover letter with case number - Form DSL-1076: visa instructions for fiance(e) nonimmigrant visa applicants (checklist) - Form DS 156 - Form DS 157 - Form DS 156k - Form DS 230 part 1 - Information regarding the medical examination: Medical Examination Information with list of panel physicians in Germany and Vaccination Requirements chart - Form I 134 (Affidavit of Support) – they send it to you, but the USC will have to fill this out! - Form OF 167 (Evidence which may be presented to meet the public charge provisions of the law)

	Packet 4:
	Yes

	Packet 4 contains:
	- Appointment letter - Interview and medical in Frankfurt, if not taken place yet - Directions to the consulate (which are misleading, best to look up how to get there yourself... what is valid is that following the signs to "Palmengarten" will get you there) - Security notice (don’t bring anything that could be used as a weapon, electronic equipment e.g. mobile phones or luggage) - Payment instructions (80 Euro, check for current fee at www.usembassy.de/visa)

	What forms should be send back to the Embassy:
	As described in Form DSL-1076: - a photocopy of each page of your passport - one passport style picture (attached to Form DS 156) - Form DSL-1076: visa instructions for fiance(e) nonimmigrant visa applicants (checklist) - Form DS 230 part 1 - Form DS 156 (needs one passport photo attached) - Form DS 157 - Form DS 156k (the checklist says to return this one as well – however it needs to be signed in front of a consular officer) The checklist form is actually misleading – at the bottom of Form DSL – 1076 it says: “ You should bring all of the above pertinent documents and the application forms with you to the interview”; thus you should send back the checklist and DS 230 – as everything else is an application form or a document.

	What other documents are needed for the interview:
	As described in Form DSL-1076: - Form DS 156k (the checklist says to return this one as well – however it needs to be signed in front of a consular officer) - Your Passport (must have at least 6 months validity beyond the issuance date of the visa) (Pls note: if yours is to expire soon – apply for a new one well ahead. Currently it takes 4 – 6 weeks to obtain a new one. Cost: €26, you’ll need 1 passport picture German style) - Your birth certificate (in Germany you can obtain an International Birth Certificate for € 7, any further copy costs half; it makes sense to get more than one, as you will need it for AOS) - Police Certificate (each applicant aged 16 yrs or over is required to submit a police certificate from the police authorities of each locality of the country of the applicant’s nationality or current residence where the applicant has resided for at least twelve months since attaining the age of sixteen) (Pls note: it currently takes 1 - 2 weeks to get this for Germany; it costs € 13) - Photographs (as described in packet 3) - Evidence of Support (as per Form OF 167 or I 134) - Evidence of Relationship (e.g. letters, photographs or other evidence of your engagement) - € 3.58 in stamps If applicable: - Court and Prison Records - Military Records - Marriage Certificates / divorce decree or death certificate (if previously married) The checklist form is actually misleading – at the bottom of Form DSL – 1076 it says: “ You should bring all of the above pertinent documents and the application forms with you to the interview”; thus you should send back the checklist and DS 230 – as everything else is an application form or a document.

	DCF (Direct Consular Filling):
	Yes

	For all or only for US citizen who is lawfully resident in your country:
	Must be resident in Germany

	Can fiance(e)/spouse attend the interivew:
	Yes

	Visa fee payment "same day" or "in advance":
	In advance. You have to transfer the money from your account or pay it into a bank to transfer the money to the American Embassy in Berlin. Bring proof of payment i.e. copy of Überweisungsauftrag with bank’s stamp.

	Does Embassy schedule interview day or is it walk-in:
	For K1/K3 you are scheduled. DCF can be started on a walk-in basis.

	Visa issued same day:
	No. Registered mail.

	If not whats the waiting period:
	2-5 days at best, 2 weeks at worst

	Is the Medical exam same day as interview:
	You can choose between going to the Frankfurt panel physician before the interview meaning you will queue for a long time later to go to the interview in the consulate, or you can schedule a medical earlier than the interview date with another panel physician (panel physicians are in Berlin (Dr. Howald/Dr. Borowski, Dr. Erbenich/Dr. Stottrop/Dr. Schwarz), Dortmund (Dr. Pollmann), Frankfurt (Dr Kroneberger/Dr Schulte/Dr Schauman-Goelles), Hamburg (Dr. Thuneke/Dr. Zimmer), Leipzig (Dr. Frimmel), München (Dr. Holtz)

	Cost of Medical Exam:
	125 Euro (April 2004)

	List of doctors:
	(Pls note: you are supposed to bring with you to the Medical Exam: 1 Passport sized Photos, Form of ID, Vaccination Pass, fee and tests/results of any disabilities or illness.) Dr. Kurt Howald; Dr. Maria Borowski Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Havelhöhe Kladower Damm 221 14089 Berlin Tel: 030 – 36501390 // Fax: 030 – 36501214 Dr. Lothar Erbenich, Dr. Ilka Stottrop, Dr. Frithjof Schwarz Krankenhaus Waldfriede Argentinische Allee 40 14163 Berlin Tel: 030 – 81810301 // Fax: 030 – 81810300 Dr. Torsten Pollmann Kreuzstrasse 33 44139 Dortmund Tel: 0231 – 125336 // Fax: 0231 – 103943 Dr. Peter Kroneberger, Dr. Harald Schulte, Dr. Gerlinde Schauman-Goelles Ulmenstrasse 43 60325 Frankfurt am Main Tel: 069 – 97204316 (between 11:00 – 13:00 only) // Fax: 069 – 97205338 Dr. Jürgen Thuneke, Dr. Michael Zimmer Oderfelder Strasse 6 20149 Hamburg Tel: 040 – 476086/87 // Fax: 040 – 4605092 Dr. Sigrid Frimmel Kochstrasse 138 (Entrance Selnecker Strasse) 04277 Leipzig Tel: 0341 – 3012017 // Fax: 0341 – 3012017 Dr. Karl-Friedrich Holtz Hess Strasse 72 80798 München Tel: 089 – 52314102 // Fax: 089 – 52314103 Addresses

	ADIT or passport photos for the interview:
	Passport photos required.

	How many?
	2

	ADIT or passport photos for the Medical Exam:
	Doesn’t matter

	How many?
	3

	Estimated waiting time at the consulate on the day of interview:
	If you get there for 7:30am: 3-4 hours

	Vaccination requirements:
	Bring your Impfpass http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_web/visa/iv/vaccinechart.htm

	Cheap and good hotels near the embassy:
	Frankfurt/Main hotel guide: http://www.rma-hotels.de/ (the embassy is close to the Palmengarten, in the Westend)

	Latest related interviews:

	Inga - http://www.auswanderer-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13035

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