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Congrats to you both! Amanda, I'm glad they were able to get you the Visa by the 7th!!!!

Rachel - we are HOPING he can pick it up on Friday so he can return on Saturday. I am keeping my fingers crossed! Amanda

Hey guys! My fiance went to his interview today AND WAS APPROVED! We're planning on him flying in on the 15th of this month! Just waiting for his passport now so we can book the tickets! I'm so happy I can finally relax for now and spend the holidays with him for the first time!

Thank you guys for all of your support. Even when you were just updating the group with how it's going in your case, it gave me encouragement and hope! I wish all of you the best !

Congratulations on your approval - wonderful news!! It will be nice to have the holidays together!!

APPROVED TODAY!! Happy Holidays and best of luck to all who are still waiting!!

Called DOS because I couldn't bear waiting for packet 4 to arrive in the mail and they gave me my interview date! It's on 17 Dec, 10.15 am! No prizes for guessing what I want for Christmas this year.

Congratulations! What a wonderful present!

APPROVED today!!!! Yayay!! Hope everyone is doing well and a HappyTThanksgiving!!

Rachel

AWESOME!!! SO thrilled for you both!! Eric's interview is in one week - wish us luck!!! He will try to pick up the visa at the embassy so that he can flight right away back here to Chicago. I hope you get your visa very quickly!!

Amanda

I'm so happy! I just got my visa delivered today!! Thank you everyone for your prayers and patience! Finally I get to be with my fiance again

Congratulations - that is wonderful news! You must be so happy!!

I am scheduled for a CR1 interview in December and since I would really like to make it to the US by Christmas I was wondering whether Frankfurt allows passport pickup the day after the interview or whether the passport HAS TO BE sent. Does anyone have any experience with this?

I know it's very iffy to get my flight changed on such short notice before Christmas etc. anyway, but I am hanging on to the idea of seeing my husband for Christmas.

hi, we have our interview in Frankfurt on December 4th. I emailed the embassy about picking up the visa in person and they told me it was at the discretion of the interviewing officer. I get the feeling that you need a good reason to pick it up as opposed to waiting for it to arrive in the mail. Job duties, family emergency, etc. We are hoping to do the same thing, but don't know if it will work. My fiancee is on an ESTA visa visit with me now and we want him to fly for interview and fly right back, but we can't make travel plans without knowing if he can pick it up. I will post here with results! Amanda

Thank you very much! Good luck with your travels and upcoming marriage!

Thank you Amanda! Yes, I was stunned! We still don't have packet 4 but DOS said the consulate shipped it yesterday.

Rachel

You don't really need it. Just email the embassy, they will send the interview letter. That is all he needs to get into the US embassy. He just needs to bring his passport. The medical will be faxed to the embassy. GOOD LUCK - let us know the results on the 27th!!!! We filled out our packet 3 to say that Eric wanted to leave germany on dec 15th, that is why our interview is a little later than yours.

Amanda

Yes!!!!! Congratulations!!! Same day as mine!!!! GOOD LUCK FOR US!!!!!

Congrats!! Good luck on the interview!!! WONDERFUL NEWS!

Called DOS to check if our Packet 3 had reached the embassy because our tracking number still says our packet was being delivered and they gave me our interview date!!! Holy Moly!!! November 27th here we come! What a relief after waiting in AP at NVC!!!

Good luck to everyone that has had their interviews or still waiting!!

Rachel - AWESOME NEWS!!! That is really fast!! Good luck as you finish the last stage of this journey! So happy for you! Amanda

Congrats!! Hopefully we are not too far behind you guys. When did you send your packet 3?

Hi, Rachel

I sent the packet from Chicago via 2-day FedEx, they received on Tuesday Nov 12th and we got our interview letter (via email to me, as I emailed them on Friday asking for current status of packet) this morning. When did you send your packet? GOOD LUCK! Amanda

Hi everyone - we received interview letter today via email from the embasy in Frankfurt, Germany. SO EXCITED!!! Interview in a little over 2 weeks on December 4th!!! Hope all of you other July filers are close to or completed your interviews and can be back together with your loved one soon!!

Amanda

Just got home from my interview. Very glad to share that my visa has been approved! Thank you everyone for all the support! Hugs to all!!

CONGRATS!! And congrats on your upcoming wedding!

Hi everybody,

I am kind of quiet because after receiving NOA2...nothing happened so far.

And apparently there wuill be a lot of changes obver the next weeks in the US-embassy in Frankfurt/Germany. So I just wait and see what's all about. Even the interview appointment has to be scheduled now online...

Oh, and i went to apply for my police record today too :-)

This is all the news, Take care!

touchily

Hi! We are also waiting for an interview date in Frankfurt. They told me that the interview is scheduled by interview letter. Do you know where online i can schedule the appointment? They received our packet 3 on Monday of this week - we are hoping to hear something soon! Good luck to you! Amanda

Hi, i have been following your thread and it has a lot of good information. In our recent packet 3, it told us NOT to schedule a medical appointment until after we have received the interview letter. My fiance plans on going to frankfurt doctor and walk in during their walkin hours. Do you know if this is correct?
Thanks!! Amanda

Wow - got our case assigned last Wednesday. This morning status was IN TRANSIT and now, a few hours later, the status was updated to READY for interview!! Can this be true?

Just called the NVC and got our Case Number!! Whoopee!! The guy told me that our file would be electronically transferred to Frankfurt, Germany and then hard copies mailed out. Wonder how soon I should start to bug the embassy in Frankfurt for an interview?

Everyone else out there still waiting - good luck to you and try to be patient (i know that is almost impossible). Amanda

WE GOT OUR CASE NUMBER EVERYONE!! Called at 3:00 EST and they had it. YIPPPPPEEE!

CONGRATULATIONS!!! We got our NOA2 the same day as you...i called this morning and still no case number. I will call again tomorrow!!!

Wonderful news for the two of you!!!

Hi everyone! Got our approval at 10pm on Sept 4th!!!! Hoping everyone is getting quick replys - we were at only 30 days!! Yippee!!

Just received an email saying On August 22nd they mailed a notice saying they have approved our i129f petition. Exactly 6 weeks after our noa1 date very happy and excited...my timeline estimate was the start of November!

Congrats again - dumb question - did you receive the email or your fiancee in UK?

Just received an email saying On August 22nd they mailed a notice saying they have approved our i129f petition. Exactly 6 weeks after our noa1 date very happy and excited...my timeline estimate was the start of November!

Congratulations!!! WOW -very fast!! Hope we have the same experience!

Hi, our I-129F was recently received by the Calif. Service Center and is in review. Question - my fiancee in Germany recently sold his house and now has a temporary PO box. How do i notify USCIS that his mailing address has changed? I know we have months to wait until we receive our packet (hopefully we do!) - but I don't want it sent to the wrong address.

Thanks!! Amanda

Hello all - I am new to this forum. I have a question about the end of the process. I just received my NOA1 today. Here is our issue - my fiance is am employee of a cruise ship, he has no real physical address in Germany, as he rents out his house and does not receive mail there. We don't trust the renters to keep/hold important mail and he is in the process of selling the property.

How is the final packet via Frankfurt communicated - via regular post in Germany or via email? We have set up a PO box via Mailboxde.com, where they will inform us if we receive mail and, for a fee, will forward that mail on to me in the US. I am worried we won't know about this final (important!) stage because of the mail issue. Any suggestions for us? He has no real mailing address on the ship - only email. Thanks in advance for your help!! In the I-129F, i used a mix of his physical (house) address and this mailboxde.com address, because i wasn't sure which might be used by the consulate in Frankfurt. I know i still have a long time to wait for adjudication, but this is weighing on my mind. Danke!

Hi July filers! I filed on the 25th, got my NOA1 today showing July 30 as our notice date! Wishing everyone a speedy process!

He could get a US PO box next time he is in the USA. I'm not sure if you can set one up over the phone or internet. It's worth checking into. Or you can set up a German PO box for the both of you but the USCIS often has trouble updating overseas addresses.

I think i could set up a local PO box in his name - i have to call the Post Office to check that. Now that i already submitted the initial paperwork, how can i change his address? Also - is it for sure that they will mail him something? I have seen on other posts that people were emailed their interview info (medical forms, embassy info,etc.). Thanks!

And FYI...Not all Germans wear lederhosen, Bavarians do....small part of the country. Just saying...I'm a Nordlicht ;-) (northerner)

As is my fiancee - from timmendorfer strand! A northener. No lederhosen!

I've never heard of a major problem with any European country, but in case you want to see something more definite, I just filtered this to show Germany only so you can see what's actually happening, at least with members of this site...if they were all getting denied, I'm sure there'd have been something posted about it.

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/k1list.php?cfl=0&op1=5&op2=d&op3=1&op4=1&op5=5,6,8,10,11,13,14,15,16,17,18,20,21,22,25,26,27,28,108,110,111,208,210,211&op6=All&op7=Germany&dfile=No&adv=

Thank you for this filter! I appreciate it!

Hi - does anyone have information regarding a German citizen getting a B2 TOURIST visa? Is it possible at all? Thanks!

Harpa- I know you are right - he was just so freaked out when a US lawyer told him NO WAY!! He wanted to end it with me at that point.. How crazy. I thank you for your support!

For some reason, he thinks Germans will be scrutinized more closely. I told him it only matters that we want to marry - even if we never live in the US. He wants me to go to Germany, thinking that will be 'easier',