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We used white-out to correct the household number as @Crazy Cat had already suggested. Then scanned and uploaded the form. Got accepted without any issues. 

On 8/20/2021 at 10:48 AM, Zoisdem said:

Should I book my medical now or should I get an interview date first and then book it?

May I ask what you decided to do in the end and how long it took until your interview?
We finally got DQ’d last week. 

19 hours ago, Boiler said:

One more for the I 864?

Yup. Exactly what we did. 
Filed I-130 together abroad, child was born, got CRBA done, petition got approved shortly after, included one more person in our household on our I-864 at NVC 😉 

As mentioned above, just update the form and upload it on CEAC and have your wife bring it to the interview as well. 

7 hours ago, darth vader said:

I just tried submitting my DS-260 and when I click submit it just redirects me to login page. I submitted my AOS docs two weeks ago and had no problem. Is anyone else facing same problem????

I use Google Chrome and it kept doing that to me too. At least, your info gets saved on each page when you move on to the next one. Just keep trying or use a different browser as it has been suggested. 

21 hours ago, jan22 said:

This is not accurate. There are, of course, local employees who do clerical tasks, but the individuals who provide notarial services, interview for passports or CRBAs, etc., are Consular Officers (COs) assigned to the Citizen Services unit.

 

However, they do not have access to the immigrant visa cases and cannot review a case file or documents for an applicant.  If you schedule an appointment for some other service and go in, they will do nothing more than to tell you that.  So, don't waste your time or their appointment; it will not achieve what you want.  Your time is better spent reviewing the requirements very carefully and preparing your document submission as completely and thoroughly as you can.

I can confirm that. When we attended the CRBA interview for our child (while my petition for the spousal visa was still pending), it was also conducted by a CO. However, this was also in a special wing separate from the building where all the visas are issued and the CO doesn’t have time (nor access as mentioned above) to deal with your petition or docs at NVC since pretty much all the time slots are filled due to COVID backlogs. 

Another 5-day-movement 

Just checked my emails and we got DQ’d yesterday late at night! Date of submission was July 30. 

Good luck to everyone who’s still waiting or had to resubmit! I really hope processing will speed up again. 

Another 5-day-movement 

1 hour ago, Letspaintcookies said:

The embassy in Berlin is not accepting applications anymore. Only the consulates in Frankfurt and Munich.

The embassy in Berlin is still processing CRBAs and scheduling appointments, just not accepting electronic CRBA applications (eCRBA) anymore. If someone wishes to have their CRBA processed in Berlin, they need to email the embassy for instructions/requirements/appointments. 

https://common.usembassy.gov/en/crba/

3 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Technical correction, it is automatic if the conditions are met, but the onus is on the parent to prove those have been met.

 

Useful info for OP about timing in their country of residence. Curious, is Frankfurt the only consulate in Germany that does CRBA ? 

Yes, you’re correct! I just thought I’d mention it in case it was assumed that the child could automatically enter the US with them. 
 

I know that Munich and Berlin are processing CRBAs as well. Not sure about the other ones though. 

6 hours ago, Claireb said:

My husband, my daughter, and I are all living in Germany. We want to move to the states in October of 2022. 

Then you should get started on that I-130 petition now. We filed last December and are still at the NVC stage because everything is so backlogged. If we’re lucky, we might get an interview in late November and move in December. 
Also, make sure you get the CRBA for your child if you haven’t done so already. American citizenship is not granted automatically either.  
 

Edit: CRBA in Frankfurt took over 3 months, Covid backlogs striking everywhere. 

16 minutes ago, Queenlizy said:

Nope! I am July 21st and I am still waiting 

Awww! I am sure you’ll receive good news soon  

It’s been very quiet. Haven’t heard of any people (even in other threads) getting DQ’d lately

44 minutes ago, Wasbinator said:

🙏🏽 Praying for some good news this week for all of us who are waiting.

We got a 5-day movement again 

21 hours ago, namname123 said:

Yes. when we looked at rescheduling (because getting to frankfurt in time without staying overnight is impossible with public transit), all the appointment slots are for 7:30 am and there's only one slot per day.

What? They’re only doing one interview per day now? Oh my  I thought things would get better with more people getting vaccinated over here.  
 

As it has been said, your fiancé shouldn’t stress out. Seriously. I’ve been to the consulate in Frankfurt a couple times (student visa, consular report of birth abroad, …) and it has always been smooth! 

Recently, people have not been getting a notice of transfer anymore. That used to be the case. 
We only found out through Emma since we were wondering about processing times. Just ask to speak to a live agent or representative. Ask Emma is only available during the USCIS operating hours though, so not on the weekend. 

1 minute ago, lalaland said:

hi..yes i have an european passport.

Oh, I’m sorry! Gotcha. No worries then. Best of luck to you guys! 

Maybe I missed it among all these posts (if so, sorry) and you got another citizenship, but Russia is not an EU country, so neither you nor your spouse can simply move to Germany and establish German residency. Only EU citizens can do that. You only get German residency through employment- or family-based (e.g. German spouse) circumstances. 
When you file for the spousal visa, both you and your wife have to provide addresses which you’ve lived at. So if you try to do DCF in Frankfurt or elsewhere, it might look to the embassy/consulate as if you’re jumping around just to qualify for DCF and skip the normal USCIS queue and processing times. Why move from Russia/Canada (sorry, I got lost somewhere) to Germany if you already have a job offer in the US on the table? Just a heads up there. 
I really do have sympathy for your situation though with the Moscow embassy closure going on and hope you find something that works for you!

It’s rather 10 weeks right now 

 6 days, people! 👏🏻

You’re definitely approved. Congrats!

It took us 4 days to hear from NVC (July 2021). Our status never changed to “case not found” on the USCIS website though, just says “case was forwarded to the department of state” (=NVC) now. 

4 hours ago, MARYN said:

I posted on NVC June 20th, then uploaded the document attachment again on August 22nd and now it's quiet.   it will be three months soon.  please write who has what terms

You won’t hear anything from NVC until they’re actually processing August 22 submissions. Your first submission date doesn’t matter anymore because it’s always based on the last day of your resubmission. 

21 minutes ago, Lee1303 said:

Please did NVC gave you a RFE to resubmit the W2 or you just decided to add. If you just decided was the 2 months DQ changed to the last day of submission?

You always have to add the current processing time to the last day you submitted something. It doesn't matter whether you decided to upload a missing document on your own or NVC told you to do so. 

They only moved by 2 days