Phone Number: |
Phone number:
+49-69-7535-0 (immigrant visa queries only Mo, Tue, Wed, Fr 2-4pm GMT+1h)
0900-1850055 (Mo-Fr 7am-8pm GMT+1h, 1.86 Euro/minute, only available in Germany, if outside Germany use fax)
Fax number:
+49-69-7535-2277
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E-Mail: |
not available |
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Address: |
American Consulate General
Gießener Str. 30
60435 Frankfurt am Main
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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). |
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Best Contact Method: |
It is hard to get through on the regular phone number, don’t give up, let it ring. Someone picks up eventually…. Or the 0900 number. |
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Approx Waiting Time for Interview After Consulate Recieves
NVC Package: |
1 month. |
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Issues Packet 3? |
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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) |
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Issues Packet 4? |
Yes |
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Packet 4 Contents (if known): |
- Appointment letter
- Interview and medical in Frankfurt, if not taken place yet
- Directions to the consulate (not included in CR1/IR1-packet 4)
- 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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Forms to Consulate? |
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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Other Forms (if any)? |
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)
- € 3.50 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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Direct Consular Filing Offered? |
Yes |
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If DCF Allowed: For all or only US citizen lawfully resident in country?
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Residents_Only |
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Can fiance(e)/spouse attend interview? |
Yes |
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Visa fee payment "same day" or "in advance"? |
Advance |
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Did embassy schedule interview or could you walk-in? |
Embassy Scheduled |
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Visa issued same day? |
No |
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If not what's the waiting period? |
2-5 days at best, 2 weeks at worst |
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Is the Medical exam same day as interview? |
Prior to Interview |
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Cost of Medical Exam? |
125 Euro (April 2004) |
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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
http://www.visajourney.com/consulates/images/PanelPhysiciansInGermany.jpg |
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How many Passport Photo's Required for the medical? |
3 |
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How many Passport Photo's Required at the interview? |
2 |
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Estimated waiting time at the consulate on the day of interview? |
If you get there for 7:30am: 3-4 hours |
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Vaccination requirements? |
Bring your Impfpass
http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_web/visa/iv/vaccinechart.htm |
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Cheap and good hotels near the Consulate? |
Depends on the time of year. Frankfurt hosts several international fairs during which hotel prices sky rocket. You can find out about hotel rooms at http://www.frankfurt-tourismus.de/. The consulate is close to the Nordend. |
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Additional Info? |
You can get to the consulate easily by public transport. Take U5 (direction: Preungesheim) which leaves at the central trainstation. Get off at Giessener Strasse (takes 16 minutes). After getting of, take a right on Giessener Strasse. The consulate will be on your left.
If you have an early morning interview, you can take your medical after the interview (walk-in). Be sure to mention it during your document check. Otherwise, the consulate will not guarantee that you get to the doctor in time. |
