SarahK

Don't stress too badly My husband said his interview fine--they asked him two questions, as I recall, and he was on his way!

Congratulations!!

Thanks everyone! It's a big relief to have it all done

Just checked the USCIS site, and card production was ordered on Nov. 16. We applied in May, biometrics in June. No interview, no REF. Woot!!

I noticed that the example letter is from/signed by the US citizen spouse. I am assuming this is because it is a joint petition as opposed to the AOS.

Has everyone pretty much followed this example and sent the I-751 with a smilar cover letter signed by the USC spouse? I guess it would solidify the petition since it would further "document" the relationship, but at the same time it is the non-USC that is asking for the removal of conditions on their green card.

Let me know what you think.

Thanks, Dave (USC)

Hi Dave,

I didn't even think about that. I signed the letter because I put together our packet and wrote the letter. I think I put both our names on it, but mine was the only "ink" signer. We haven't had any trouble so far.

Sarah

I got my biometrics taken yesterday, they just asked for the letter with the biometrics appointment and my NY ID. (I had taken with me my passport and my greencard just in case, but the State ID was more than enough)

TIP: THEY MAKE YOU FILL A FORM WITH SOME BASIC INFO. INCLUDING YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER . i WAS LUCKY I REMEMBERED IT!

IT WAS FAST AND FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT. IN FACT, I WENT 1 HOUR EARLIER AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN COMPLAINED!

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

Hi, Thank you for this information. I hope my local office is fast and friendly to me

My husband had his biometric appointment in Newark on June 27. Our appointment was for 1pm, but we arrived at 12 or so, and we were out of there before 1pm. Remember your SS card or number because you need it for the form you fill out while there.

I believe I used a copy of my W-2 as my income statement, as well as a letter from my job that my husband translated for the officials at the Standesamt. I was unable to get an apostille for my passport-- was told by the passport office that you can't appostile a passport, because it is already considered an official document.

I ended up going to the German Consulate in NY and filling out the paperwork my then fiance had gotten from the Standesamt there, so the officer there was able to see that I had a genuine passport. The most complicated thing was getting the certificate that I was free to marry, as the US doesn't have such a document. I belive (trying to remember--I'll ahve to ask my husband) that he was able to get a waiver for this, and then I made a written statement somewhere on the paperwork when I was at the German consulate.

It was very easy to get the apostille for the birth certificate, and it only took a week or so for me to get it back from the state where I had to send it.

Anyway, the process of getting married in Germany was complicated, but I have to say that once we had all the paperwork in to them, we were given approval very quickly and had made an appointment at the location we wanted to have our civil ceremony on the same day our paperwork was approved.

If you have any questions, feel free to PM me. My husband knows the process better than I do, so I can ask him questions too.

~Sarah

They won't think this is unusual. In Germany you are required to have a civil wedding first anyway, so they are used to seeing that. We had our marriage in Germany and then filed our paperwork after that. My husband brought photos of our civil ceremony with him to his interview in Frankfurt, but they didn't ask to see any of them, and only asked him two questions at the inteview before sending him on his way as "approved"

It probably would depend on the country. We were married in German--I didn't have to be a resident, but there was a ton of paperwork that had to be processed first, but my husband took care of that before I arrived. We had our civil service about 3 days after I arrived.

Hi,

Your police document should be fine in German--as I recall my husband did not have his translated. You could call the consulate to double check, but your documents should be ok in German.

~Sarah