US Immigration from Germany

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Hi everybody! Just wanted to share my timeline for those who plan to do it through DIRECT CONSULAR FILING.

Visa category: CR1 visa

Petitioner: dual citizen (US/DE)

Beneficiary: PH citizen living in DE

Oct 9 2021- aksed US Embassy in Frankfurt whether our case falls under the extraordinary circumstances allowed to file for DCF.

Circumstance: my half german half USC husband got a job relocation from German company to its US branch. I sent then the job contract

Oct 10- approved and asked us to send i-130 files.

Oct 11 - sent packet 1 / i-130

-proof of bona fide marriage (pics, travels together, wedding pics)

-petitioner s us passport

-petitioner s EU ID card to prove residence in germany

-marriage cert

-i130 and i130A forms

Oct 28- approved i-130

Collected documents required for packet 3 and paid US tax for 3 years (this was the reason of the delay, because normally if you have complete docs then DCF usually just takes 1-2 months)

Jan 10 2022 sent out packet 3

-affidavit of support form

-1040 of main sponsor

-job contract

-lease contract (he went to US ahead of me)

-proof of opening US bank accounts

-pay slips

-joint sponsor AOS

-joint sponsor tax transcripts

-pay slips

-my police certs (german and PH)

-birth cert

-passport photocopy

-german residence permit photocopy

Jan 18 - approval of packet 3 requested to schedule appointment

Feb 3- medical examination at frankfurt

Feb 15- interview at US embassy Frankfurt

Feb 17- admin processing

Feb 18 - issued

Feb 22 - shipped 11:55am

Feb 23 - visa on hand 11:12 am

Thank you so much for all the answered questions from this group! Such a life saver!

The NVC is accepting my documents and still wants proof of domicile! I sent them 3 times and accepts but then says I need proof of domicile in the messages. Every time I sent new one I have to wait 3 months for them to see it. I m living outside the USA at the moment and can t go back until my husband finishes his citizenship in Germany a couple more months hopefully. When I came to Germany I got pregnant and couldn t go back due to the doctors wishes. I ve showed my tax returns,US bank, my license with my address, and passport. Now requesting for more information not sure what else to send to them!

if anyone went through the is please comment. What other documents could I sent? It has been 2 years in USCIS process and 1 year in the NVC process.

Hi ,

I am a US citizen, DoD contractor woring for the US army here in Germany. My wife and kids are non US citizens and hold Ghanaian passports, non green card holders, however thay are on my orders and been cleared for SOFA status. In order to get sofa the Sofa Card, an I-130 approval is required. Any advise on how to go about this?