Ukraine CR-1; Frankfurt; Expedite to Interview.

[RnJ2021 59]

After a comedy of errors (all mine), Jenny's interview went well today.
 Key take-away: Once you are in Frankfurt - push forward straight to the interview. 

Once we uploaded everything to NVC, I sent the expedite request to the normal NVC in-basket. They finally responded today. Send it to NVCExpedite@state.gov.  It goes real fast then

 

Our case arrived in Frankfurt. I think we were supposed to get an email telling us to how to schedule the interview. We did not. We are not getting emails for any activity in our NVC. That email tells us to go straight to https://cgifederal.secure.force.com/?language=English&country=Germany and schedule your interview. This is all you need. I got the email in response to a specific query.

 

Since we did not get the letter.  I was waiting for our docs to get reviewed and approved. Don't do that. Somebody will look at your docs AFTER you schedule the interview. As soon as your case is in Frankfurt, schedule the interview..

 

I had trouble at cgifederal using Jenny's email. I see this error on VJ from years ago. I used a different email to schedule the appointment. Every time I log in, I eventually get an email from salesforce.com that the one I used has been changed back to Jenny's email: the one I tried to use. I thought the problem was because we were not DQ'd. Silly me. 

 

You can schedule the medical independently of the interview. it is approaching 3 months out.  If you do this, bring your photos to the interview. https://tinyurl.com/Medical-Frankfurt

 

A friend suggested we schedule the interview ASAP, get the 221G, and come back with the medical. That gives us confidence that the medical is the only outstanding issue. We scheduled for Friday on the prior Monday. Once I got my act together, Frankfurt is turning things around fast. 

 

Jenny put the address into the Bolt (use Bolt in Frankfurt - not Uber) and it tried to send her to Berlin. Be sure to include the city, or just "US Consulate Frankfurt" will get you there.

 

Once Jenny arrived, everything went smoothly. She turned her phone off but was able to keep it. She waited over an hour for her appointment. I'm sure the consular officer was reading (and chuckling) over the rather extensive file. Jenny and I have a lot of crazy experiences - mostly from before we started dating. 7 minutes. 

 

Given the age difference, I expected they would want me to show up for the second interview. Not so. They did not issue a 221G. Just told her to come back with the medical and the pictures (and address the RFEs in NVC). 

 

I see there are faster medical's available in Vienna. Jenny's mom is taking a break from the daily bombardment of Nikolaev and taking a month long vacation. We will look at expediting the medical when Lena goes back to the war.

Edited April 30, 2022 by RnJ2021

[millefleur 5,047]

Thank you for the informative update!

[RnJ2021 59]

The interview was in Russian

 

[AlIu 3]

12 hours ago, RnJ2021 said:

After a comedy of errors (all mine), Jenny's interview went well today.
 Key take-away: Once you are in Frankfurt - push forward straight to the interview. 

Once we uploaded everything to NVC, I sent the expedite request to the normal NVC in-basket. They finally responded today. Send it to NVCExpedite@state.gov.  It goes real fast then

 

Our case arrived in Frankfurt. I think we were supposed to get an email telling us to how to schedule the interview. We did not. We are not getting emails for any activity in our NVC. That email tells us to go straight to https://cgifederal.secure.force.com/?language=English&country=Germany and schedule your interview. This is all you need. I got the email in response to a specific query.

 

Since we did not get the letter.  I was waiting for our docs to get reviewed and approved. Don't do that. Somebody will look at your docs AFTER you schedule the interview. As soon as your case is in Frankfurt, schedule the interview..

 

I had trouble at cgifederal using Jenny's email. I see this error on VJ from years ago. I used a different email to schedule the appointment. Every time I log in, I eventually get an email from salesforce.com that the one I used has been changed back to Jenny's email: the one I tried to use. I thought the problem was because we were not DQ'd. Silly me. 

 

You can schedule the medical independently of the interview. it is approaching 3 months out.  If you do this, bring your photos to the interview. https://tinyurl.com/Medical-Frankfurt

 

A friend suggested we schedule the interview ASAP, get the 221G, and come back with the medical. That gives us confidence that the medical is the only outstanding issue. We scheduled for Friday on the prior Monday. Once I got my act together, Frankfurt is turning things around fast. 

 

Jenny put the address into the Bolt (use Bolt in Frankfurt - not Uber) and it tried to send her to Berlin. Be sure to include the city, or just "US Consulate Frankfurt" will get you there.

 

Once Jenny arrived, everything went smoothly. She turned her phone off but was able to keep it. She waited over an hour for her appointment. I'm sure the consular officer was reading (and chuckling) over the rather extensive file. Jenny and I have a lot of crazy experiences - mostly from before we started dating. 7 minutes. 

 

Given the age difference, I expected they would want me to show up for the second interview. Not so. They did not issue a 221G. Just told her to come back with the medical and the pictures (and address the RFEs in NVC). 

 

I see there are faster medical's available in Vienna. Jenny's mom is taking a break from the daily bombardment of Nikolaev and taking a month long vacation. We will look at expediting the medical when Lena goes back to the war.

So glad for you guys! You are one step closer!!

[Carburo 4]

Hi I did the same for my stepchild request expedite and case is in Frankfurt Consulate, I received an email today not sure, I was waiting they send me the appointment for his interview. I am  little confused now, Do I need to make the appointment for the interview? Also I am trying to find a place in Ukraine to make the medical examination because they said that can be done in Germany, Ukraine or any EU country. Do you now any place for the medical inside Ukraine? I planing to contact Medikom clinic and I already send an email to  IOM  waiting for response. Thank 😊 🙏.

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1 hour ago, Carburo said:

Hi I did the same for my stepchild request expedite and case is in Frankfurt Consulate, I received an email today not sure, I was waiting they send me the appointment for his interview. I am  little confused now, Do I need to make the appointment for the interview? Also I am trying to find a place in Ukraine to make the medical examination because they said that can be done in Germany, Ukraine or any EU country. Do you now any place for the medical inside Ukraine? I planing to contact Medikom clinic and I already send an email to  IOM  waiting for response. Thank 😊 🙏.

My wife called one or both of the doctors in Kyiv and she told me they are not doing medical at this time. She called within the last few days.I’ve made an appointment in Frankfurt and hope the that the interview will be close to the date I selected for the medical.

[Carburo 4]

Thank you for let me know, I just got response for IOM they are close and thinking of open one office in Lyiv but the said for Diversity Visa so not sure they are taking IV I am going to ask for IV. Do you make the appointment for the interview or the Consulate have to send it?

[RnJ2021 59]

Rather than start a new thread, I'll finish up here. We finished the medical in Vienna on May 17. The second interview was not until June 17. The medical was transmitted electronically to the consulate. There was no package for Jenny to bring to the USA. They wanted a lot more pictures of our time together . I created a pictoral timeline in PDF with 2-4 pictures and a brief description on each page. That seemed to satisfy the officer. They kept her passport the officer said something like passing it on for approval. 5 days later the visa was at the drop box.

 

We paid the immigration fee per the instructions. Jenny caught a non-stop from Frankfurt-PDX. We applied for her SSAN two days after she arrived. There were several Ukrainians at the social security office in Vancouver WA. 

 

Everything is wonderful. Better than I dreamed.

[TBoneTX 45,536]

5 hours ago, RnJ2021 said:

Everything is wonderful. Better than I dreamed.

Heartwarming to hear, and you deserve it.