US Immigration from Germany

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.

I am getting divorces next year. The court date is set and I would like to return to my maiden name. Do I have to change my US passport and naturalisation certificate or can I actually wait UNTIL I have to renew my passport because the ten years are up? And is it really necessary to change your name on the naturalisation certificate?

My green card expires on 12/23/20. I filed for a new green card/ form I-751
October 1, 2020. After that, I first received an extension for 18 months, followed by an extension for 24 months. I did my biometrics appointment and the current status is, that I have to wait to be scheduled for an interview appointment (as of November 2021).
I did not realize that my green card was expiring 12/23/22 even WITH the extension until I got to Germany to visit my family. (I know, very stupid) I was not planning to
travel back until the 30th of December. I would like to try to get another extension. If I have to I will travel back before my green card expires I will for sure do that. But either way my residency status will expire soon.

I am a little worried that the process got confusing because I applied, while waiting, for the new green card for the N-400/citizenship and have already done my biometrics appointment for that this summer. Both processes are kind of running in parallel right now.
It is impossible to speak to a representative when calling the USICS office and the automated messages are not helpful in my case.

I am thankful for any tips on how I actually get a real person on the phone when calling usics or who best to contact.

Our original receipt date is 8-29-2021. We heard from NVC in August. It took us a little bit to put all of the documents together, but we sent in the complete packet late September. We heard back from NVC with 2 RFE's. We sent in the correct information a month ago and have heard nothing back yet. How long should I expect to heard back from the RFE's? We received an RFE from USCIS & we heard back within a week with our approval. I am so anxious to get through this next stage (and I am beating myself up for getting an RFE). I am really hoping to hear back before the holidays. Does anyone have an answer for how long RFE approval?

Hello all,

hope someone can help!
My family member and I both applied for our marriage green cards around the same time.
I got to schedule my interview appointment through cgi portal and sign up for my premium delivery.

she just got an appointment email with the set date from the NVC. Both at the same consulate.

Now I m wondering since she didn t get a chance to sign up for the premium delivery, how will she get her passport back?

why were our two appointments schedule in different ways? Who do we contact to make sure she can sign up for delivery?