nick050183

Ok first of all thank you for all the replies. Just want to make sure I understand 100% May 10th 2022 = Entry May 10th 2024 = Green Card expires. Conditional Residence ends. Feb 9th 2024 (90 days before May 10th, I understand I can do it later then that but before may 10th) = Date when I can change the CR1 to IR1 Quick additional question. How long is the Green Card good for after that?

We got married on June 3rd 2020. So on June 3rd 2022 that will be our 2 year anniversary. She entered United States on May 10th 2022. (I know I need to update my timeline. Sorry been very busy.) This is the verbatim instructions "The petition must be filed within the 90-day period immediately preceding the second anniversary of the date you were granted conditional permanent residence status." What is confusing the hell out of us is that another person who very recently entered United States on the same visa. Is under the impression that this means 90 days BEFORE THE MARRIAGE ANNIVERSARY. Supposedly this is what the Consular Officer who interviewed them told them. Seems absurd. What if you enter 7 days before the anniversary. Just wanted to double check. This means we have until 90 days before the 2 year period after which she entered expires. Is that correct? So May 10th 2024 her conditional permanent residency will expire. And if in the 90 day period PRIOR TO THAT I do not file to have that conditional status removed. She will basically be illegal. Am I understanding this correctly?

Ok so I need to make sure that the layover is at least 4 hours? I've read that this can take as little as a few minutes to several hours. The paperwork they gave us said it could take 2-3 hours. What's the rule of thumb here? Thank you for your reply btw.

The letter we got from the interview said that there could be a 2-3 hour "independent review" at the border crossing in a separate area. What is that about? Are they just making sure she is the same person who got the visa? Is this another interview? We're going to be travelling together with our daughter. We're Ukrainian... Well I am American but I have Ukrainian heritage. We did our interview in Frankfurt. Second... About layovers. Let's say I'm flying to Jacksonville. But I have a 2 hour layover in JFK. Is that where the interview (or whatever) is going to happen? Do I need to make sure there if there is a layover that it is at least 4 hours? Or is the border patrol going to happen in Jacksonville?

I have 1099's from where I got paid. I have 1040 that was essentially used to estimate what I owe.

I attempted to file my taxes on April 18th (yeah waited last day..... idiot). But I couldn't complete the Efile because my wife (Ukrainian who I'm petitioning for) and daughter don't have a SSN. What I was advised to do is file for an extension by removing her. Which slightly increased my total due. And then pay what you think you owe. Then once you make a SSN for them adjust it. And since I already paid what I would have owed if they were on there I wouldn't owe anything else. Problem is I don't have a transcript. And this is what they want to see. I have a 1099 that shows my income which I sent to them. I also sent them the 1040 that was used to estimate how much I owe, proof from IRS that I paid that amount (almost $8000), The extension form as well as a couple of screenshots from the IRS site and the email that states that my extension was approved. Is there anything more I can do? This totally hit me out of nowhere. Our interview is tomorrow. I'm panicking

Looks like they added 2 doctor locations. New one's in Munich and Hamburg. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/FRN-Frankfurt.html

1) The Frankfurt embassy replies pretty fast if you email them. But you have to format it properly. Otherwise they will literally delete your email. Use this form to format the email properly https://forms.gle/zpoUzjTD4DXPwHUb7 Usually its C22 - UKRAINE - FULL NAME.  As the title of the email sent to FrankfurtVisaInquiries@state.gov . Obviously change FULL NAME to your actual name. Also don't forget the dashes. I did and had my email deleted (never answered). 2) Frankfurt and Berlin medical office is booked for months. Berlin even longer than Frankfurt. Good news is Ukrainians can do their medical "anywhere in Europe". The reason I put quotations around anywhere in Europe is because that is verbatim the instructions I was given. Whether that means continental Europe or European Union I'm not 100% sure. BE CAREFUL not every doctor that has available slots is capable of doing medicals outside of their region. For example I booked with this doctor in Paris https://english-doctor-paris.com/visa-medicals/usa-visa-en-imm and ended up having to go to Austria instead. Because the doctor in Paris is not allowed to take appointments from customers who are not processing in Paris. Best thing to do is to call the doctor office ahead of time and ask them directly if they can do Ukrainian visa's. 3) I got an email from NVC saying that my case was transferred to Frankfurt. And that I should wait for them to contact me about an appointment. I waited about 2 weeks. Then came across the information about long waits for the medical. I sent them an email clarifying whether we could indeed do a medical anywhere in Europe. They replied with standard documentation. Part of that documentation included information on how to make an interview appointment. Thus not only did I get an answer about the medical but somewhat sped up the process of making an interview appointment. I don't know if I just got lucky and they were going to email me that information soon anyway. Take that information for what it is. Your experience may be different. 4) I got an email from NVC stating "Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have to cancel this interview. We will schedule a new interview appointment as soon as possible and notify you of the date and time. There is no need for you to take action at this time." I emailed Frankfurt about it and they said it was sent mistakenly and that my appointment was still good. NVC doesn't actually schedule your appointment the embassy/consulate does. Again don't assume if you got that message that it is automatically a mistake. It just was in my experience.