US Immigration from Germany

Hi VJ-community,

I entered the US in the middle of May on IR-1 visa, I m still waiting for my SSN since DHS seemed to have lost the application, whatever that means and the local SSN office wouldn t let me apply for a new number until 3 weeks after I entered.

Without a SSN, I also cannot get a Kansas drivers license or state ID yet.

Today I went into a vape shop, which had a 21+ sign in the window. I am almost 30 years old and had my German ID and even my passport with me.
I was asked for an ID, and then asked to leave, because they couldn t verify my age with my German ID or passport I guess they need to scan the ID and foreign IDs cannot be scanned by their computer program.
That very much felt like discrimination.
Is that legal?

I know it will only take a few weeks to get a SSN now, and this isn t really a life threatening problem or anything, but it still didn t feel good to be asked to leave.

has anyone else had similar experiences?

This may well be a stupid question, but after googling I have not found the answer yet. If I am not totally wrong I will need the police certificate during the NVC stage. As I am a German citizen living in Germany it is clear to me that I need the German certificate, but as far as I know I will need a certificate for any place I have lived for more than a year before. Does that include the US? I left the US in 2004, but lived there for more than a year. If the American certificate is needed, where do I get that?

Again thanks so much for the help!

Hello All,

I ve just started with the process for my girlfriend to get the visa expedited. We currently live in Germany together and we are having a baby. I m a disabled veteran who struggles with anxiety and depression. I m wanting to move back to the US for better healthcare and VA healthcare access. I received a job offer that allows me to move rather quickly, in about 6 months. And I was wondering what are the chances of expedited based on humanitarian or any other category.

I recently submitted an expedited request online but the chat didn t ask for much info. I got denied for the expedite but I m currently pursuing one with the Senator of Florida. Does anyone have any experience on this? What are the chances or ways I should phrase it to really get the point across?

My anxiety and depression will kill me if I m away from my gf and baby when he s born. They fully depend on me financially. Not sure if financial loss (having to pay for everything here plus housing for myself going back to USA) is a way to submit it. Please let me know your thoughts!

Hello there,

my husband (USC) and me (German) are currently applying for the green card the second time around. I had originally been issued a green card in 1999 but as a family we returned to Germany when my husband was PCSed. As we knew that his last two years in the military would be spent outside the US I decided to stay in Germany. Raising a child is much easier with family support ;-)

Now my question is, we have gone through the entire process once before, our family situation has not changed in 27 years, we are both living in Germany at the moment, .... will it have any impact (positive or negative) on the second application. As we really got burned twice in the original process, I would love for this one to go a bit smoother.

Any answers would be greatly appreciated, there simply don't seem to be any on the internet.

Thanks for the help!

Hi VJ-family,

I have received an Offer Letter from my employer to accept a position in the US.
They are aware, I ll enter the US on May 16, where i will get the I-551 stamp, giving me authorization to work.

However in the offer letter, it says I m required provide a SSN before my start date. My start date is May 22, from what I ve read on here, I won t have the Social Security Card by then, which I opted to get on the DS-260.

Do you guys think that s a problem?
am I allowed to accept the offer letter anyway?

Thanks!!