US Immigration from Germany

Does anyone know if the processing times on USCIS website is accurate?

Hi there,

I did my medical last year in January and had my embassy appointment scheduled for March in Frankfurt for a K1 visa.

That was cancelled but I hope things will resume soon.

Regarding an expired medical, the checklist states the following:

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[...] The medical examination is valid for six months! If these tests expire on or before your interview, you must undergo a modified examination to update your results. [...]

Now, because the embassy has not responded yet, I wonder what a "modified examination" would mean?

Does anyone know more about this?

Hello everyone,

first of all thanks for all the help so far. This forum is incredible helpful.

We got our I-130 approved last week, and honestly I did not expect it to go that fast at all (50 days). This is amazing news, but we have a problem with not having my husband's 2020 tax return (petitioner) yet. He applied for an ITIN for me in order to do his taxes in February. After 3 months of waiting we got the answer that they can't process the case, because he was supposed to file his taxes with the application for an ITIN, which wasn't clear to him. So now we need to wait another 10 weeks to get his tax return papers for 2020. We were thinking of several options:

1. filing the I-864 without 2020 tax return, but with W2 and explanation why he did not include the tax return paper
2. asking his parents to be joined sponsors
3. waiting until he gets the tax return (least favorable of course)

Any suggestions on what would be the best way to proceed?

Thanks a lot in advance!

Hello,

I'm confused with different information on how to begin the Immigration Process, in which the first step is Filing the Petition. I currently reside in Germany and will peition my wife (German citizen) to immigrate to the U.S.

We don't have any special circumstances and I'm not in the U.S. military.

The U.S. Department of State provides this advice: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-1-submit-a-petition/filing-petitions-outside-the-us.html#ExternalPopup

Filing Routine Form I-130 Petitions

Petitioners residing outside of the United States may file Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, online at https://www.uscis.gov or by mail to the USCIS Dallas Lockbox at one of the addresses below.

The U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Germany site provides this advice: https://de.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visas/family-based-immigration/immigrant-visa-petitions/

How to file an I-130 petition:

U.S. citizens residing in Germany must file the Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, by mail with the USCIS Dallas Lockbox facility. Please visit USCIS website for detail.

So, already, I am confused on what the appropriate start to the process is, do I mail the petition to the Dallas Lockbox or file the petition online? Which process is quicker and easier to track? Has anyone filed their petition recently that is also in a similar situation as myself?

Thank you,

Coffee2Go

Is there a P3 for Germany? Thanks.