US Immigration from Germany

Hi everyone,

Anyone else waiting for NVC and Frankfurt consulate office to schedule an interview? How long does it normally takes for Frankfurt to give out dates? My case got DQed on the 21st of December 2022 and I haven't heard anything since then.

I filed two n--600 petitions 12 months ago for both of my children. I have yet to hear anything back other than a receipt notice.

Is there anyway I can find out which field center is behind the IOE case number'? I am wondering why it takes so long.

I received our NVC DQ 12-27-22. We are going through the Frankfurt consulate. I wanted to know if any one had any idea how long it would take for us to hear back with an interview date for that consulate? Can anyone tell me what exactly my husband will need to do ahead of time to make sure he goes to the interview totally prepared, like anything other than all the original documents we should bring?

Hi,

has anyone had any experience with going through Dublin as a POE first entry with a CR1/IR1? We will be traveling with 3 young kids and the idea of not having to wait at immigration after a 15-20h trip sounds great. The last reviews are from the early 2000 unfortunately.

I would love to hear your experiences!

Hello VJ-members,

I am very close to receiving IR-1 visa, assuming everything will go smoothly at my Interview on January 5, 2023.

However, my (German) mother just called me saying she has breast cancer. This obviously comes as a shock to me, I haven t even told my family that I will be moving to the US soon, because I didn t want to upset them before it s even happening.

On the one hand, I don t want to jeopardize my visa (which has been such a long journey - my US citizen wife filed I-130 in March 2021), on the other hand I don t want to just abandon my mother when who knows how long she s going to live. She s only 55 years old and her possibly dying has definitely not been on my mind - until now.

I m trying to think about what would be the best thing to do in this situation.

I had previously planned to move at the end of April 2023 (assuming I ll get the visa right after interview and I have to give 3 month notice to quit my job in Germany ).

now I just don t know should I try to move the interview to buy more time? (I ll have to redo the medical, since I already did it on Dec 8 and it s only valid for 6 months)

there is no way to extent the validation of 6 months to enter, is there? (I m talking visa, not medical)

Could i enter the US as planned and visit my mother in Germany?

if so, what exactly are the rules to avoid abandoning LPR status?

my mind is just running crazy right now, and I don t know what to do .
Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated.