US Citizen-Indian Spouse Living in Germany

[scienceworks 64]

I am USCitizen and my wife is Indian citizen (Married in 2010 Aug). She has been in Germany since '09 for her PHD. She is finishing by Dec 2013, hence we didn't start the process till now, since there was no certainity about finishing. Now I am concerned about how to do this process. I realize there is backlog in i-130 processing. Can I start the i-130 process and give the Indian address in that form so that while she finishes her PhD, i-130 will be approved and she goes back to India for further processing? Is that allowed? Or should I give the German address and she stays in germany till the complete process is done? In case she can't stay beyond Dec 2013 in Germany, is it possible to move her processing to India after i-130 process was started/approved. Anyone with a similar situation?

[scienceworks 64]

Just to clarify, I, the USC , is residing in the US permanently.

[hikergirl 277]

You can do Direct Consular Filing through the office in Frankfurt.

I know it’s quicker than normal, but I know little about the process but there is a section for DCF here on VJ.

Here is the guide for it: http://www.visajourney.com/content/dcf

and the link to the forum: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/82-direct-consular-filing-dcf-general-discussion/

Edited June 13, 2013 by hikergirl

[scienceworks 64]

But I, the petitioner, is in US. So DCF cannot be used, I guess?

[Ryan H 3,900]

You can do Direct Consular Filing through the office in Frankfurt.

No he can't because he has indicated in his second post that he, the petitioner is not living in Germany.

But I, the petitioner, is in US. So DCF cannot be used, I guess?

Correct

Edited June 13, 2013 by Ryan H

[hikergirl 277]

No he can't because he has indicated in his second post that he, the petitioner is not living in Germany.

Correct

Sorry. I misread his post completely. Thanks for correcting that!

OP: I have seen where people have switched to a different Embassy/Consulate. I’ll see if I can’t find the threads for you. They may help you with the address decision.

[hikergirl 277]

I found this thread: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/320999-consulate-assignment-beneficiary-address-change-to-different-country/

I did find more threads googling but that seemed to have the most info in it. Some cases have gone quite quickly and others not so much lately with the transferring around of files - depending on where it’s being adjudicated. Because it seems simple enough to change it at the NVC stage, perhaps filing it where she is currently living and then making a decision as to which Consulate when it’s closer to Dec would be best. She will need legal status in Germany to be interviewed there and as you stated she can’t remain beyond then anyways.

She will need police certificates from the countries she’s lived in since 16, so if she goes back to India to live for a while make sure she gets her German one first.

Sorry about my earlier screwup!

[scienceworks 64]

I found this thread: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/320999-consulate-assignment-beneficiary-address-change-to-different-country/

I did find more threads googling but that seemed to have the most info in it. Some cases have gone quite quickly and others not so much lately with the transferring around of files - depending on where it’s being adjudicated. Because it seems simple enough to change it at the NVC stage, perhaps filing it where she is currently living and then making a decision as to which Consulate when it’s closer to Dec would be best. She will need legal status in Germany to be interviewed there and as you stated she can’t remain beyond then anyways.

She will need police certificates from the countries she’s lived in since 16, so if she goes back to India to live for a while make sure she gets her German one first.

Sorry about my earlier screwup!

No problem and thank you hikergirl for spending the time and putting the effort finding the post. You have been a great help. I think I have enough info to get going. This site is awesome.