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All Bogus! Here is a link on how to apply from the US http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/04__Legal/02__Directory__Services/05__Certificates__Documents/Certificate__Good__Conduct.html . I applied from the US and it did not even take 2 weeks to get it back. I would make sure that you...

As I suggested before.....do it both!!!! That's what I did: I had one certificate sent to my home address in Germany and one certificate sent to me in the US. It's only like 13 Euro's per certificate. In your case it makes even more sense, since you are running out of time. I would have: #1 one...

Good list Gerindo. However, it might not be a bad idea to go to the SS office right away, since (if I remember correctly) sometimes you need a SS# in order to get a bank account+ drivers license etc. (at least it makes it much easier). Also, if you are planning on getting a job right away, I...

Took about 10 days from Germany to the US. Another thing you might consider (IN ADDITION OF SENDING THEM THE NOTARIZED FORM THE REGULAR WAY), is to Fed-EX another notarized form to one of your friends in Germany. Your friend then can try to take the notarized form to the consulate and have...

Makomba, here is the thing: Double check with your consulate but I am pretty sure that you don't need court records if they are not applicable for you. So, if you never got in trouble in Germany, you don't need court records. Well, at least that's what I was told and I did not have to show court...

Yes, tell your friend to go there again and request it. I never received the SS card in the mail so I went to the office. In fact, at the CP interview they gave me a SS information sheet that stated that if you don't receive the SS card within 3 weeks or so (I don't remember the exact time frame...

Nati, I would estimate that about 95% of the full-time jobs out there offer health/dental/vision insurance. Even some part time jobs cover health/dental/vision insurance. However, be sure you ask if your spouses+children (if applicable) are covered under the insurance, too. Some companies...

Gerindo, It did not know that you will have the interview in Indonesia. Obviously the folks in Indonesia DO NOT normally know how the German birth certificates/police certificates etc. look like. However, it does not change the scenario: bring BOTH certificates just in case (and yes, by all...

That is not the case in Germany. Therefore, the statement is not valid for German consulates. You can show either the original or international birth certificate in Germany (as long as they are documents with original stamps on them). The guys in the consulates in Germany know EXACTLY how the...

It does not matter! You can present either one. I showed them the international one and it was just fine (even though I had the original one with me, too). I would bring both of them just in case. It is better to have more than less, ey? However, either one should be just fine. Make sure you...

#1. If you pass the interview and everything gets processed in time, you have six month to get your tickets etc. and leave the country #2. Call your consulate! They might give you an earlier interview date in September (you can do that in Frankfurt for example, it depends on the consulate...

Tony, I hear you! That would be the worst.....getting the NL and still not even getting a chance for the interview. It's a horrible tease! However, I think alemitmee is right: Africa might be current next month! I think the past two years Africa was current in September! If it is, make sure you...

Can you schedule your interview date in the preceding month to the month in which your case is current eg, if my interview date is September 10, can I reschedule it to say August 20 or it could only be a date in September - the month in which my case is current? Nope you can't...but if it was...

If you have a US equivalent High School degree, you should be fine. I think you can use WES (World Education Service) if you are not sure if your HS degree equates to a US High School degree. However, using the WES service will cost you money.

The problem with that is that if you show immigration intent, there is a possibility that they won't issue you an F-1 visa (since you have to give them a written statement that you will return to your home country after you are done studying).

Yup, I scheduled my interview date BEFORE the initial date (that was given to me) with the consulate. Pretty much right when your number becomes current the KCC hands the case over to the consulate and you have nothing to do with the KCC anymore. So in case you want to move your date contact...

Think positive. It is not a sad situation! You have the chance to get the GC. Your F-1 interview is not going to be until a year from now? At least you should have a pretty good idea by July 2009 whether or not your number will be current. I don't know if you can retract your GC lottery...

Honestly, it is hard to help you here my friend. It is something you need to decide on your own. If I remember right, for the past three years (2008/2007/2006) Asia went current before the deadline. So chances were....you would have gotten the GC the past three years. However, like you know...

This might help some of you that have an interview scheduled close to the deadline (end of August/September). This is what they told me in Frankfurt, it might not work for all consulates: The consulate told me that---- as long as your number is current, you can move the interview date to...

I went to SS office today. They told me that you should indeed inform them when your status changes (e.g. to a permanent resident). Even if you don't need to order a new card (I did not order a new one, since my old one did not have any restrictions printed on it) the officer told me that...