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Web Page: |
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US Consulate General
Frankfurt, Germany |
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Address: |
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American
Consulate General
Immigrant Visa Unit
Siesmayerstrasse 21
60323 Frankfurt
Germany |
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Phone number: |
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+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) |
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Fax number: |
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+49-69-7535-2260 |
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E-mail: |
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not available |
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Working hours: |
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Open to the public from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon, Monday
through Friday (they open at 7:30, be there early). |
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Best way to
contact embassy: |
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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. |
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Approx.
waiting time for interview date from when NVC sends package to Embassy: |
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1 month. |
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Does
the embassy open provisional file before NOA2 comes: |
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No |
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Packet 3: |
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Yes |
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Packet 3
contains: |
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- 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) |
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Packet 4: |
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Yes |
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Packet 4
contains: |
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- 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) |
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What forms should be send back to the Embassy: |
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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. |
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What other documents are needed for the interview: |
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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. |
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DCF (Direct
Consular Filling): |
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Yes |
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For all or only
for US citizen who is lawfully resident in your country: |
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Must be resident
in Germany |
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Can
fiance(e)/spouse attend the interivew: |
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Yes |
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Visa fee
payment "same day" or "in advance": |
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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. |
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Does Embassy schedule interview day or is it walk-in: |
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For K1/K3 you are scheduled. DCF can be started on a
walk-in basis. |
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Visa issued same day: |
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No. Registered
mail. |
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If not whats the waiting period: |
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2-5 days at best,
2 weeks at worst |
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Is the Medical exam same day as interview: |
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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) |
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Cost of Medical Exam: |
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125 Euro (April 2004) |
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List of doctors: |
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(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 |
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ADIT or passport photos for the interview: |
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Passport photos required. |
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How many? |
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2 |
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ADIT or passport photos for the Medical Exam: |
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Doesn’t matter |
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How many? |
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3 |
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Estimated waiting time at the consulate on the day of
interview: |
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If you get there
for 7:30am: 3-4 hours |
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Vaccination requirements: |
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Bring your
Impfpass
http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_web/visa/iv/vaccinechart.htm |
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Cheap and good
hotels near the embassy: |
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Frankfurt/Main hotel guide:
http://www.rma-hotels.de/
(the embassy is close to the Palmengarten, in the Westend) |
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Latest related
interviews: |
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Inga -
http://www.auswanderer-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13035 |
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Additional
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