US Immigration from Germany

Dear community,

I am currently preparing to go into court with the biological father of my two children over the I-130/N-600 process for my children. My lawyer has asked for information which I find almost impossible to research - and I hope one of you may be able to point me into the right direction.

I am a US citizen who naturalised in 2020 but lives abroad with my two children under my (second) husbands US military orders. My children do not have a US LPR status.

Are my children at a disadvantage without a legal immigrant /US citizenship status when we travel to the US? Can they be returned back "home" because CBP suspects an immigration intent because their mom and stepdad are US citizens?

My lawyer would like to argue that the kids are at a disadvantage and could potentially be turned away at the border given the surge of unaccompanied children. But my lawyer is by no means a US immigration lawyer but instead a family law based lawyer in Europe.

Is there anyone who could help out with arguments?

Hi everyone,

I had some questions about how you are able to use the IR1 timeline here and maybe your own timeline either in excel or word or some other utility.

I see the IR1 timelines here, and I do understand the path overall from the petition to the interview. But for me, it is difficult to understand and share with my wife the documents needed to be prepared at what point in the process in a manner that shows a visual timeline (i.e. rocket ship, horizontal, etc.).

So, my question is has anyone here used their own personal timeline to be able to share with your spouse in a manner you can plan accordingly? Like, so everything is clear for you? I am having problems with that and don't want to confuse myself first then my wife while planning our process.

Thanks everyone for your insight and sharing your experiences.

Best,

Coffee2Go

Hello everyone,

Happy Monday!

I am always baffled the past months when researching the immigration process, and I use the U.S. State Department, USCIS, U.S. Consulate in Germany as my main references. I just found this advice on the U.S. State Department site, but see a number of members here where the U.S. citizen/petitioner/sponsor lives with the foreign spouse abroad. The U.S. citizens I follow don't have a domicile set up in the U.S. yet.

So how do I interpret this advice?

Link: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/family-immigration/immigrant-visa-for-spouse.html

Is Residence in the U.S. Required for the U.S. Sponsor?

Yes. As a U.S. sponsor/petitioner, you must maintain your principal residence (also called domicile) in the United States, which is where you plan to live for the foreseeable future. Living in the United States is required for a U.S. sponsor to file the Affidavit of Support, with few exceptions. To learn more, review the Affidavit of Support (I-864 or I-864EZ) Instructions.

Thank you for your help.

Best,

Coffee2Go

My parents have agreed to be our sponsors for my wife's visa. NVC reviewed the case and said that they don't qualify as joint sponsor and that I needed to instead add them as household members with declaration of support. (Probably because I have been living with them until last week)

Well, it has been 2 weeks and NVC still has "N/A" next to their names. Prior it only took a couple days to have them approved as sponsors to submit the case. Is this unusual? Should I try calling NVC?

Thanks

Hello, I had my interview today. Because my medical exam was 4 days ago I was told that we will wait on the medical exam results to arrive. Online my ceac status states "refused" though as of today. Does that mean administrative processing? Has someone the same experience?