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In your case, this is the official path you need to follow: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-1-submit-a-petition.html The US-citizen starts with I-130 and the beneficiary starts with I-130A along with all the other required documents. https://www.uscis.gov/i-130 We did it this way and had no problems at all. Good luck!

We were in the same situation and filed the I-864EZ and it has been accepted w/o any problems. So with the preconditions you've listed just use the EZ version.

Go here and enter the required data. The system tells you if you have paid already or, if not, it let you do the payment: https://my.uscis.gov/uscis-immigrant-fee/enter-data

USCIS has transferred your case to NVC which is a different office so they are done with your case and from their side it is closed. It's normal.

Yes, that's all for now. It'll change when they start to print the GC which can take up to 90 days.

As you already have your interview appointment you should be fine. If they ask you about the duplicates just explain truthfully what you wrote in your post. I can't see a problem ... don't overthink and/or panic 😉

3 weeks of holidays may not be enough to recover, maybe 3 years in madhouse 😁 Anyways, all the best!

Just give them exactly what you are most likely planning to do when you guys are returning to the US. I don't think they are so picky especially when he's just on temporary duty in Germany. So just tell them the truth and if the future plan is not 100% set yet, tell them anyway. What else are you supposed to do?

The APO is usually just a temporary address used as long as he's staying in Germany. Use his real address in the US to establish domicile along with some other evidence like government orders, real estade paid taxes, utiliy bills, rental agreement, rental fees or whatever shows that he is still maintainig a domicile in the US. This along with a short cover letter worked perfectly for us. Here is our cover page: Mikey Mouse CMR 999, Box 999 APO AE 12345 September 23, 2023 National Visa Center RE: I-864EZ, Affidavit of Support NVC Case No: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Applicant: Mikey Mouse Beneficiary: Minni Mouse To Whom It May Concern: I am currently stationed in Germany under Army Permanent Change of Station orders. I have maintained my primary residence on Mars, Solar System, where we will live after my spouse’s immigration is complete or at the completion of my Army tour. I am submitting additional documents supporting my domicile claim, temporary nature of my tour in Germany and intention to live permanently in the United States. Attached please find the following documents: Government Orders/Approved Tour Extension Rental Management Lease Agreement Real Estate 2022 paid taxes If you have any questions or concerns, please call me at (555) 555-5555. Thank you for the time taken in this case. Sincerely, Mikey Mouse

I remember that there is a question about the current address in the I-130A form. If this address is not in the USA then it is obvious that she doesn't have to sign it. So no need to add a note.

Hi, here is an official link for you, which shows what documents are required for the I-130 process (open "Checklist of Required Initial Evidence" tab). The best is you strictly follow these requirements to avoid a RFE later. https://www.uscis.gov/i-130

Yes that'll do it. Although the requirement is probably from a time before digitization and it no longer makes sense ... we have not had any problems.

There is no required order. You can submit whatever you want at any time. Once you have all your stuff sent the NVC stage doesn't take a long time, so be ready to open a bottle of champaign soon. 😁

Here ist the official version from the CDC, Section Immigrant, Refugee, and Migrant Health. https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/panel-physicians/syphilis.html Scroll down to the 'Key Concepts' Box. There you can read "All applicants aged 18 years to those aged less than 45 years must be tested for evidence of syphilis.". And the evidence of syphilis is provided by the blood test during the exam and is the reason for it. So old farts and teens are all set and the exam is a little bit cheaper ... 😁

Neither here in Germany. No blood test for older applicants.

After a couple of times entering your question in the EMMA chat window without success, just enter "you don't understand anything about my problem". EMMA gets "embarressed" and it only takes a few seconds and you get a real person to chat. Try it, sounds funny but it worked for me.

The standard version is just fine. It's even in German and English language. So you do not need the "Erweitertes Führungszeugnis“. You can usually obtain it from your local city hall.

About 10 weeks from DQ to interview (Frankfurt consulate) and just one date.

Follow the link I included in my previous post. The timeline there was very accurate and it only took a couple of weeks (not months) from all submitted to DQ'd.

Look here under "Current case review time:" https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/nvc-timeframes.html This timing was correct (give or take two days) in my case. But again, don't make an medical appointment too early in the process!

I just looked at my DS-260. The case ID is already printed there. So you can actually book a medical exam already. I've attached a PDF from the Frankfurt medical visa facility. It clearly states what is required for the different types of visas. USA-Medical-Visa.pdf

If you are already NVC DQ'd they should have sent you the German consulate Case ID which you need to bring to the medical exam along with the DS-260 confirmation page. Since they don't give you a sealed envelope after the medical exam anymore the Case ID is needed by them to enter your medical results in their "eMedical" database. The consulate has access to this database and during the interview process they refer to your record using the consulate Case ID. At least this is how it worked for my case. Anyway, don't make the medical appointment too early because you can only enter the US with your immigration visa within 6 month after the medical exam. If you are not DQ'd yet I would wait for it if I was you. If you use the Doclib system to manage your medical exam appointment my experience is that there are a lot of early dates available because people have canceled their appointments. You can sign up there for receiving a note whenever an ealier date is available.

I've helped my wife (US citizen) to get her German Easy Pass RTP. It took about 20 minutes at the Frankfurt Airport police station and she could use it right away. It was even easier than applying for the Global Entry. Now she can use the kiosk by just scanning her passport when she enters Germany rather than waiting in the crowded tourist queue. More information here: https://www.easypass.de/EasyPass/EN/EasyPASS-RTP/rtp_node.html

You could use an online PDF resize tool. Upload your editable PDF and download the resized PDF with a size of your choice. Maybe this tool also eliminates the editable feature of your PDF. Search for 'iLovePDF' for example.

After you've paid all the fees and it shows 'paid' in your ceac account you can submit whatever you are supposed to. There is no order and they don't start to review your case before you have completed all the required documents anyway.