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@Andrew+MM thanks for the reply! I still haven't heard back from that email address personally. I plan on submitting my I-130 via DHL as a friend of mine recommended mailing it to them if bringing it in personally was not feasible. I'll let everyone knows how that goes!

Thanks @megaladon! I'll keep bouncing around the Frankfurt departments to see if I find anything and I'll let you know. I did some research on the FrnUSCISinquiries@state.gov email address, and it kept showing up in all sorts of documents for expedited Visas in Germany, so I do think it is monitored and active. However, most mentioned that due to the War in Ukraine, replies could take up to two weeks. I'm right at my two week mark since last sending an email, so I sent another one just to be safe. I'll keep you updated!

@megaladon, did you end up finding the correct Point of Contact for DCF in Frankfurt? We're also really struggling finding out who to contact. I've tried calling the Munich consulate, who referred me to file via USCIS for Visa requests (the woman on the phone didn't even let me explain I wanted DCF or hear my case, just immediately told me to use the website). So then we called the Frankfurt consulate but found it impossible to get a human being, being sent instead to a pre-recorded message telling us to file via USCIS every time, like with Munich. After that, I then emailed Frankfurt directly via FrankfurtIV@state.gov and was also told via auto-reply to use their website Navigator. After sending a message via the Navigator to frankfurtvisainquiries@state.gov, I was sent a strangely formatted reply email about military exceptions, reiterating the USCIS office at Frankfurt closed in 2020. The closest thing I've gotten was a new email address (FrnUSCISInquiries@state.gov) from that reply, but I haven't heard a reply yet (it was sent a week ago). I've seen multiple posts of couples requesting and getting DCF through Frankfurt since 2020, so I know there has to be someone to contact there. Traveling to Frankfurt would be inconvenient but we will do it if that is the only way to go about DCF. Am I missing something in the wiki, and/or do you have a Point of Contact I could refer to about my request? We know that once we start the I-130, it's really hard/impossible to switch to DCF, so we don't want to do that unless we absolutely have to. Thank you!

Hi, thank you for posting this thread! I have a very basic/general question that I'm struggling to answer: who exactly do I contact at the Frankfurt Consulate when asking for a DCF? My wife and I live in the Munich area and wish to file for a CR-1/IR-1 visa via DCF, since I am a US Citizen and have established residency in Germany. I have a job offer in the US that expires in August, so I am trying to move us back there. I've tried calling the Munich consulate, who referred me to file via USCIS without even offering the option for a DCF. To be clear: they didn't tell me that our situation didn't qualify for DCF, rather that the DCF option didn't exist in Germany at all. I called the Frankfurt consulate but found it impossible to get a human being, being sent instead to a pre-recorded message telling me to file via USCIS every time. So, I then emailed Frankfurt directly and was told via auto-reply to use their website. After sending a message via their website, I was again referred to USCIS and told the USCIS department at the consulate closed in 2020. I've seen multiple posts of couples requesting and getting DCF through Frankfurt since 2020, so I know there has to be someone to contact there. The closest thing I've gotten was an email address (FrnUSCISInquiries@state.gov) to forward my request to, but I haven't heard back from them in over a week. Am I missing something in the wiki, and/or do you have a Point of Contact I could refer to about my request? We know that once we start the I-130, it's really hard/impossible to switch to DCF, so we don't want to do that unless we absolutely have to. Thank you!