US Immigration from Germany

Hey all,

I've read through this thread and would like to ask another I-864 related question.

We are currently preparing for the NVC stage after submitting our I-130 Standalone/Consular filing.

Once we get to NVC, it's DS-260 and I-864 from what I gathered... but... which I-864?

I am confused about the different forms at this stage: I-864, I-864EZ, I-864A.

Situation: Sponsor is active military US Citizen currently living in the US filing for beneficiary abroad.

I-864EZ states:

You may use Form I-864EZ if ALL the following conditions apply:
1. You are the person who filed or is filing Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, for a relative being sponsored; <<< That would be my husband (petitioner) filling out the I-864 and he filed the I-130, so I guess MET?
2. The relative you are sponsoring is the only person listed on Form I-130; and <<< I am the only beneficiary on I-130, no children or stepchildren
3. The income you are using to qualify is based entirely on your salary or pension and is shown on one or more Internal
Revenue Service (IRS) Form W-2s provided by your employers or former employer <<< means if we supply the past 3 IRS tax returns or tax transcripts and are over poverty line, we are fine?

... so, do we file I-864EZ? Or is there any downside and we should just go with I-864?

I am trying to register for the delivery of my passport after the Visa interview took place However, when I enter my case number XXXXXXXXX at GTS Premium and then select Germany, I always receive an error message stating that the number is either invalid or does not belong to the selected country (Germany). Accordingly, I am unable to register for delivery of the passport. Anybody know of a work around for this?

I am using the number after the FRN for Frankfurt, maybe I am using the wrong one? At any rate, I would be grateful for any suggestions/help.

Thanks in advance.

Hi everyone,

I figured there might be some people who are also in the process of putting their package together already ahead of the holidays.

Hopefully it ll be smooth sailing for all of us. Please share any timelines, thoughts, prayers as we navigate this extremely joyous process.

Our 90 day window opens 01/19/2024 and plan is to have everything ready to go before this weekend, so we will only need to add latest bills/statements in January and print out some pictures pretty much. We are planning on mailing the whole thing out the very day the window opens. We'll be moving states at the end of February so I'm kinda anxious about receiving all the important letters from USCIS in those 6 weeks ahead of us leaving here.

Out of curiosity, is there anyone who s travelled somewhat extensively in the last two years? How have you organised (or are planning on organising) evidence in relation to this - i. e. boarding passes, hotel resis, booking confirmations etc. pp. We have 17 trips we took together since getting married so really it is quite a lot. Still going back and forth on this as we re not trying to overwhelm USCIS with potentially unnecessary information.

Looking forward to getting this out of the way though honestly. It s going to be a busy few months for us in between USCIS stuff, a last little on-island holiday, shipping all our belongings and cars, some extended hotel stays and a 15hr journey with a very hyper kitten.

Hey I m from Germany and didn t have to do a road test to get my Wisconsin drivers license. Went there today and got the receipt and I should get the drivers license in the next couple days in the mail.
Is it normal that they don t confiscate or void my German drivers license? Do I get to have two drivers licenses now?

Hey Guys!

I have a friend who is a US citizen living in china and he is planning on bringing his girlfriend to the US.

Now I'm wondering what is the better option. I know with the CR1 you have the green card much faster than with a K1 visa.

But how fast are CR1's approved in China currently? Does the country of origin play into that or are CR1 visas equally fast approved no matter where you are from.

Thanks!