US Immigration from Germany

Hello everyone! My name is Tiffany. I am a US Citizen from Texas. My husband Mike is from Hamburg, Germany.

Our story is kinda different. My grandfather met my grandmother when he was stationed in Germany during WW2. They fell in love, got married, had 4 kids and she immigrated to the states. My parents divorced when I was 6 and due to family drama, I didn't really get to see my grandma or talk to her growing up. I was completely estranged from that side of my family and even struggled to have a meaningful relationship with my father even as an adult. Unfortunately both my grandma and father have passed so the opportunity to learn about my German heritage from them has passed.

I met my husband Mike in the late spring/early summer of 2022 though a video game that we both played. When I found out he is in Germany, I struck up a conversation with him about it as I've always wanted to visit there and learn about my heritage. Our conversations started off just about what life is like in each other's countries but then we started talking about our morals, past relationships, ect. After about a couple of months, we were talking for hours every day and spending every free moment we had together. Feelings really started to develop and we decided for him to come here to visit and stay with me for almost 3 months. We wanted to see if what we were both feeling was real or if it was just infatuation. He arrived here in December 2022. After having him here with me for a week, I just knew he was the one for me. On Valentine's Day in 2023 he proposed to me. Sadly 2 weeks later he had to go home.

We decided that he would come back to spend my birthday with me.

On September 10th, 2023 Mike and I along with my sister and husband took a trip to Las Vegas and were married that night.

I originally filed the i-130 in the beginning of November, however due to a typo on my credit card authorization, my petition was rejected. The petition was then re-submitted in the beginning of December 2023 and currently it is the "case is being reviewed" status. Yeah like I actually believe that.

Our journey with the immigration process has just begun but the anxiety and stress are already getting to me. I find myself waking up to being in a full on anxiety attack quiet frequently. I'm always thinking about the possibilities of things going wrong and having to file a waiver of inadmissibility.

Hey all,

I've read through this thread and would like to ask another I-864 related question.

We are currently preparing for the NVC stage after submitting our I-130 Standalone/Consular filing.

Once we get to NVC, it's DS-260 and I-864 from what I gathered... but... which I-864?

I am confused about the different forms at this stage: I-864, I-864EZ, I-864A.

Situation: Sponsor is active military US Citizen currently living in the US filing for beneficiary abroad.

I-864EZ states:

You may use Form I-864EZ if ALL the following conditions apply:
1. You are the person who filed or is filing Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, for a relative being sponsored; <<< That would be my husband (petitioner) filling out the I-864 and he filed the I-130, so I guess MET?
2. The relative you are sponsoring is the only person listed on Form I-130; and <<< I am the only beneficiary on I-130, no children or stepchildren
3. The income you are using to qualify is based entirely on your salary or pension and is shown on one or more Internal
Revenue Service (IRS) Form W-2s provided by your employers or former employer <<< means if we supply the past 3 IRS tax returns or tax transcripts and are over poverty line, we are fine?

... so, do we file I-864EZ? Or is there any downside and we should just go with I-864?

I am trying to register for the delivery of my passport after the Visa interview took place However, when I enter my case number XXXXXXXXX at GTS Premium and then select Germany, I always receive an error message stating that the number is either invalid or does not belong to the selected country (Germany). Accordingly, I am unable to register for delivery of the passport. Anybody know of a work around for this?

I am using the number after the FRN for Frankfurt, maybe I am using the wrong one? At any rate, I would be grateful for any suggestions/help.

Thanks in advance.

Hi everyone,

I figured there might be some people who are also in the process of putting their package together already ahead of the holidays.

Hopefully it ll be smooth sailing for all of us. Please share any timelines, thoughts, prayers as we navigate this extremely joyous process.

Our 90 day window opens 01/19/2024 and plan is to have everything ready to go before this weekend, so we will only need to add latest bills/statements in January and print out some pictures pretty much. We are planning on mailing the whole thing out the very day the window opens. We'll be moving states at the end of February so I'm kinda anxious about receiving all the important letters from USCIS in those 6 weeks ahead of us leaving here.

Out of curiosity, is there anyone who s travelled somewhat extensively in the last two years? How have you organised (or are planning on organising) evidence in relation to this - i. e. boarding passes, hotel resis, booking confirmations etc. pp. We have 17 trips we took together since getting married so really it is quite a lot. Still going back and forth on this as we re not trying to overwhelm USCIS with potentially unnecessary information.

Looking forward to getting this out of the way though honestly. It s going to be a busy few months for us in between USCIS stuff, a last little on-island holiday, shipping all our belongings and cars, some extended hotel stays and a 15hr journey with a very hyper kitten.

Hey I m from Germany and didn t have to do a road test to get my Wisconsin drivers license. Went there today and got the receipt and I should get the drivers license in the next couple days in the mail.
Is it normal that they don t confiscate or void my German drivers license? Do I get to have two drivers licenses now?