Hi everybody! Just wanted to share my timeline for those who plan to do it through DIRECT CONSULAR FILING.
Visa category: CR1 visa
Petitioner: dual citizen (US/DE)
Beneficiary: PH citizen living in DE
Oct 9 2021- aksed US Embassy in Frankfurt whether our case falls under the extraordinary circumstances allowed to file for DCF.
Circumstance: my half german half USC husband got a job relocation from German company to its US branch. I sent then the job contract
Oct 10- approved and asked us to send i-130 files.
Oct 11 - sent packet 1 / i-130
-proof of bona fide marriage (pics, travels together, wedding pics)
-petitioner’s us passport
-petitioner’s EU ID card to prove residence in germany
-marriage cert
-i130 and i130A forms
Oct 28- approved i-130
Collected documents required for packet 3 and paid US tax for 3 years (this was the reason of the delay, because normally if you have complete docs then DCF usually just takes 1-2 months)
Jan 10 2022 sent out packet 3
-affidavit of support form
-1040 of main sponsor
-job contract
-lease contract (he went to US ahead of me)
-proof of opening US bank accounts
-pay slips
-joint sponsor AOS
-joint sponsor tax transcripts
-pay slips
-my police certs (german and PH)
-birth cert
-passport photocopy
-german residence permit photocopy
Jan 18 - approval of packet 3 requested to schedule appointment
Feb 3- medical examination at frankfurt
Feb 15- interview at US embassy Frankfurt
Feb 17- admin processing
Feb 18 - issued
Feb 22 - shipped 11:55am
Feb 23 - visa on hand 11:12 am
Thank you so much for all the answered questions from this group! Such a life saver!
