EB3 Germany waiting time

[Frank Zander 5]

Hello, im a german refugee and on a H2B in the USA. We are about to file the last step of the PERM process. There might be the off chance that i have to go back to this horrible country called Germany and menthaly im not ready for that, i hat that place so bad that i cant even put it in words, my worst nightmare.

 

Anyway, with a approved I140 how long you wait for the interview? Is here anybody who did consular processing on EB2 or 3.

 

Thank you

[appleblossom 2,687]

10 minutes ago, Frank Zander said:

Hello, im a german refugee and on a H2B in the USA. We are about to file the last step of the PERM process. There might be the off chance that i have to go back to this horrible country called Germany and menthaly im not ready for that, i hat that place so bad that i cant even put it in words, my worst nightmare.

 

Anyway, with a approved I140 how long you wait for the interview? Is here anybody who did consular processing on EB2 or 3.

 

Thank you

 

I don't think Germany has that much of a backlog for an interview, but the key thing will be watching the Visa Bulletin to see if there's actually a visa available for you, at the moment only those who applied before May 2020 have a visa available to them, so quite the wait. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2023/visa-bulletin-for-august-2023.html

 

So once you've got the I-140 approved and know your Priority Date, you can keep an eye on the VB to give you an idea.

 

Good luck.

[Frank Zander 5]

4 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

 

I don't think Germany has that much of a backlog for an interview, but the key thing will be watching the Visa Bulletin to see if there's actually a visa available for you, at the moment only those who applied before May 2020 have a visa available to them, so quite the wait. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2023/visa-bulletin-for-august-2023.html

 

So once you've got the I-140 approved and know your Priority Date, you can keep an eye on the VB to give you an idea.

 

Good luck.

Im not worried about the vb, a retrogression on EB3 towards the end of the fiscal year is not unusual, seen that 2020,2019 ect. I was hoping someone could tell me how long they waited for the actual interview. But thank you for your input

[SalishSea 17,928]

23 minutes ago, Frank Zander said:

Hello, im a german refugee and on a H2B in the USA. We are about to file the last step of the PERM process. There might be the off chance that i have to go back to this horrible country called Germany and menthaly im not ready for that, i hat that place so bad that i cant even put it in words, my worst nightmare.

 

Anyway, with a approved I140 how long you wait for the interview? Is here anybody who did consular processing on EB2 or 3.

 

Thank you

“German refugee”…..    there’s a new one.

[appleblossom 2,687]

17 minutes ago, Frank Zander said:

Im not worried about the vb, a retrogression on EB3 towards the end of the fiscal year is not unusual, seen that 2020,2019 ect. I was hoping someone could tell me how long they waited for the actual interview. But thank you for your input

 

OK, fair enough, it's the first time it's retrogressed in years though (and by far more than in 2020), so I'd definitely keep an eye on it personally. 

 

But once you're approved figure maybe 3 months to get documents approved at the NVC stage, and then hopefully no more than 6 months for an interview from then - but again, this may change depending on the queue at the time.

 

Have you applied using Premium Processing?

Edited July 25, 2023 by appleblossom

[appleblossom 2,687]

15 minutes ago, SalishSea said:

“German refugee”…..    there’s a new one.

 

I I think (looking at his previous posts) he just means he really doesn't like the country. 

[Frank Zander 5]

Just now, appleblossom said:

 

OK, fair enough, it's the first time it's retrogressed in years though (and by far more in 2020), so I'd definitely keep an eye on it personally. 

 

But once you're approved figure maybe 3 months to get documents approved at the NVC stage, and then hopefully no more than 6 months for an interview from then - but again, this may change depending on the queue at the time.

 

Have you applied using Premium Processing?

I havent applied yet,im waiting on labor certification. But even the 9 month waiting you mention wouldnt work anyway. Again this is worst case scenario that i have to go back,i still have options.

 

And that there was no retrogression in the past years is simply due covid,i mean how many people got fired in the past 3 years so there was simply less applications but i get your point.

[JeanneAdil 6,554]

7 minutes ago, SalishSea said:

“German refugee”…..    there’s a new one.

We haven't had German refugees since the crisis of 1933 to 1945

https://www.gale.com/intl/essays/rachel-pistol-refugees-national-socialism-great-britain-1933-1945

 

SO,  OP  are u a refugee from another country to  Germany first ?

[appleblossom 2,687]

6 minutes ago, Frank Zander said:

I havent applied yet,im waiting on labor certification. But even the 9 month waiting you mention wouldnt work anyway. Again this is worst case scenario that i have to go back,i still have options.

 

It could be less, but even the quickest consulate would be approx 6 months from approval to interview date. Is AOS not an option?

[Frank Zander 5]

13 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

We haven't had German refugees since the crisis of 1933 to 1945

https://www.gale.com/intl/essays/rachel-pistol-refugees-national-socialism-great-britain-1933-1945

 

SO,  OP  are u a refugee from another country to  Germany first ?

I was born in east Berlin and was able to escape this horrible country in 2017.

[Frank Zander 5]

5 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

 

It could be less, but even the quickest consulate would be approx 6 months from approval to interview date. Is AOS not an option?

AOS would be only a option if i have my PERM approved while im still in the USA. Its all very,very tight.

[JeanneAdil 6,554]

4 minutes ago, Frank Zander said:

I was born in east Berlin and was able to escape this horrible country in 2017.

not quite the answer

R u considered a refugee in Germany because of parent's nationality?

Most Germans don't hate Germany

https://www.frauen-gegen-gewalt.de/en/under-what-conditions-does-having-a-child-in-germany-impact-the-residence-permit-of-refugee-parents.html

A child who is born in Germany generally has the same nationality as its parents or one of its parents. The residence status of the child also derives from ...

[Frank Zander 5]

1 minute ago, JeanneAdil said:

not quite the answer

R u considered a refugee in Germany because of parent's nationality?

Most Germans don't hate Germany

https://www.frauen-gegen-gewalt.de/en/under-what-conditions-does-having-a-child-in-germany-impact-the-residence-permit-of-refugee-parents.html

A child who is born in Germany generally has the same nationality as its parents or one of its parents. The residence status of the child also derives from ...

Im German citizen and i hate Germany. There is not 1 good thing this i can say about that country.

[Mike E 11,740]

Relevant, from June 2023:

https://immigration.net/2023/06/15/the-coming-apocalypse-for-employment-based-immigrantswhat-the-current-backlog-in-perm-labor-certifications-dol-prevailing-wage-requests-and-pending-and-approved-i-140s-means-for-future-visa-b/

 

The math gets us to the hard truth, there are will shortly be an additional 710,257 pending EB-2 and EB-3 immigrant visa applicants waiting for visa availability (not including any EB-2 NIW direct filings.  Added to the current number that means we have over 1,800,000 million people in our EB-2 and EB-3 employment categories, many of whom are already working in the US, whose US employers have proved they are not taking jobs from US Citizens, or are persons whose immigration is in the National Interest.  Even if we lifted the per country limit, the wait translates to a 20 year wait for everyone filing a prevailing wage today, with tens of thousands more being added each year.

 

[Frank Zander 5]

1 hour ago, Mike E said:

Relevant, from June 2023:

https://immigration.net/2023/06/15/the-coming-apocalypse-for-employment-based-immigrantswhat-the-current-backlog-in-perm-labor-certifications-dol-prevailing-wage-requests-and-pending-and-approved-i-140s-means-for-future-visa-b/

 

The math gets us to the hard truth, there are will shortly be an additional 710,257 pending EB-2 and EB-3 immigrant visa applicants waiting for visa availability (not including any EB-2 NIW direct filings.  Added to the current number that means we have over 1,800,000 million people in our EB-2 and EB-3 employment categories, many of whom are already working in the US, whose US employers have proved they are not taking jobs from US Citizens, or are persons whose immigration is in the National Interest.  Even if we lifted the per country limit, the wait translates to a 20 year wait for everyone filing a prevailing wage today, with tens of thousands more being added each year.

 

Ive seen this many times and if that would be true no company would sponsor anymore,again my question is not about pd being current or not its about me waiting in [removed] Germany or just stay illegal in the country.

Edited July 25, 2023 by TBoneTX
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