US Immigration from Germany

So, I'm pretty pooped. Apparently you cannot sign the intent to marry digitally and I did. I didn't and still don't have a printer at the time to print the document, sign, scan and forward to my fiance to send off our package with.

Kind of struggling with beating myself up about it and at the same time kind of being upset that we were not being informed about this by the attorney firm we chose. Because really we paid them so that mistakes like these wouldn't happen.

I guess I just assumed it would be fine. When I got my passport, I had no choice but to digitally sign that thing either. Maybe it's a different thing because theres a representative sitting across from you watching and it's a device supplied by the town hall I had to go to?

Anyway, I e-mailed a representative from the firm about it and they said, yea, most likely it's gonna result in an RFE. Jaw to the floor, since that's kind of my worst fear. Frantically told my fiance who in turn then called them directly.

They said, that if they notice, which they might not, it would take us literally minutes to re-submit the document signed by me with a physical signature. It shouldn't put months on our processing.

Regardless, it really (removed) sucks. I'm gonna print out and scan the document elsewhere and pay for it in the case, that we do get an RFE. Get it over with as quickly as possible.

I guess this was kind of a vent but also to let others know who were not aware of this, to not do what I did lol. Just recently I saw somebody inquiring about it, which led me to e-mail them in the first place. Also, please don't be mean to me about this, I'm beating myself up enough as is.

Hey all, figured I might as well get the ball rolling! Sent my ROC package today, May 1st.

Hi all,

for those of us that came to the US from Germany and are planning on naturalizing within the next 12 months or so while keeping their German citizenship, keep an eye on the developments regarding the change of the Mehrstaatlichkeitsgesetz here: https://www.abgeordnetenwatch.de/profile/hakan-demir/fragen-antworten

This may be old news to some, but maybe it helps someone!

Good luck everyone!

Hello all,

this is a pretty broad topic of question and I was just wondering if any others would be interested in sharing how they went about it.

My (beneficiary, K1 visa) NOA1 is March 28th, so really recent. I am starting a new job and of course one of the questions in the interview were what my future plans are as in: "if you tell me theres a solid reason you're gonna quit in the next 1-3 years I'm probably not gonna hire you."

I'm from Germany and having to lie about this is really common and and recommended, especially because there is nothing that would have you make to submit that information.

So, do I bring it up down the line? In my experience anyone I've told that I'm waiting on my visa and trying to explain it to them, they don't understand quite what a long process it is and also how suddenly and quickly things can change and how I only know of a vague time-frame that I can expect to move.

Or should I wait for my NOA2 and then just quit without a heads-up? Anyway, I'd be interested if there is anyone in the same boots as me inclined to share how they went about it.

Thanks!

Hello,

I m a U.S. citizen, but my husband is not. I changed my last name when I got married. I m living with my husband in Germany(we are not German citizens). I just had my baby in Germany. I went to the Standesamt office to register the birth. They asked me to get a certificate from the U.S. embassy stating I changed my last name (since it s different from my birth certificate). Will the US embassy issue a certificate? Or should I hire lawyer to help me?