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Hi everyone, I saw these recent posts about Frankfurt and have a couple of questions related to that.

We submitted our DS-260 form fairly late (Nov/Dec last year) but we we're still hoping to get some updates by this point in time (case #13×××), but our case is still 'at NVC'. We reside in Germany but we chose our home embassy in the drop down menu, because we expected that the Frankfurt one would be a lot slower (only a couple of dozen selectees in our home country). However, someone here mentioned that they will still book us based on our residency - is there any way to check this and insist on our home country?

Furthermore, would it be possible to delay the interview for the time being if? For example, for pregnancy, health reasons in general, etc. If so, can it go beyond the usual deadline to enter the US (I understood that you need to enter the US by 30 September or so)?

Finally, where do you get these numbers processed by embassy, as well as the total number of green cards issued to date? Also, I guess it's too late to join any of the class action lawsuits floating around?

Thanks in advance for your input.
 
Le_reve_Americain said:
Hi everyone, I saw these recent posts about Frankfurt and have a couple of questions related to that.

We submitted our DS-260 form fairly late (Nov/Dec last year) but we we're still hoping to get some updates by this point in time (case #13×××), but our case is still 'at NVC'. We reside in Germany but we chose our home embassy in the drop down menu, because we expected that the Frankfurt one would be a lot slower (only a couple of dozen selectees in our home country). However, someone here mentioned that they will still book us based on our residency - is there any way to check this and insist on our home country?

Furthermore, would it be possible to delay the interview for the time being if? For example, for pregnancy, health reasons in general, etc. If so, can it go beyond the usual deadline to enter the US (I understood that you need to enter the US by 30 September or so)?

Finally, where do you get these numbers processed by embassy, as well as the total number of green cards issued to date? Also, I guess it's too late to join any of the class action lawsuits floating around?

Thanks in advance for your input.
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1. Yes, interviews are scheduled based on the current address listed on the DS260. You will need to contact KCC if you wish to be interviewed anywhere else outside of the embassy with jurisdiction over your current home address. You send in a request to change the interview location with justification as to why you're making the request, you cannot "insist" on anything.
2. The possibility of changing the interview date to a later date depends on the embassy - this can only be done after the initial interview date has been scheduled. Some accommodate the request for a change, some will not. For some of those who may accommodate the date change request they will insist on waiting until after the scheduled date as passed before you can go online and select a new interview date, which is often difficult to find. There is no deadline to enter the US by Sept. 30th - you can enter the US anytime after that as long as your visa is still valid, only the approval needs to happen by Sept. 30th.
3. Google "save diversity visa" and "xarthisius dvcharts"
 
Hello, my friends
We have the interview in 10 days. Today I got the message from embassy that my son might not qualify for visa because of his age. He was born 09.02.2000
When we applied for the lottery (October 2020) he was 20.
Now he is 22.
Does he has a chance to obtain visa (Green Card) or not? And if “yes”what additional documents we need to prepare for his case?
PS. They said us to check this question with CSPA. We read this Act but still can’t answer this question definitely.
Maybe you can help us, pls
 
Le_reve_Americain said:
Furthermore, would it be possible to delay the interview for the time being if? For example, for pregnancy, health reasons in general, etc.
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it is generally recommended to not delay a scheduled interview due to uncertainties over whether you will actually get a new slot in time - we have had reports before of people reaching the end of the FY still waiting for a new interview. (The only consulate historically that I’m aware of that has routinely easily changed interviews is Sydney, and Sydney is having a whole bunch of complications at the moment. ) You can try delay the interview being scheduled in the first place through delaying submission of ds260 but, especially as we are still unclear as to whether further documents will again be required to be submitted to KCC in advance, this is a very inexact/unpredictable way of doing it.
 
Alina5575 said:
Hello, my friends
We have the interview in 10 days. Today I got the message from embassy that my son might not qualify for visa because of his age. He was born 09.02.2000
When we applied for the lottery (October 2020) he was 20.
Now he is 22.
Does he has a chance to obtain visa (Green Card) or not? And if “yes”what additional documents we need to prepare for his case?
PS. They said us to check this question with CSPA. We read this Act but still can’t answer this question definitely.
Maybe you can help us, pls
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So, CSPA gives him grace for the period between the start of the DV entry period and the draw date, for DV22, that was from 7 Oct 2020 to …I’m not sure what the exact draw date was? It’s usually around 7 months, which means that the “CSPA age” for your son is 21 years and 7 months, in other words he has to be under this age on the date a visa becomes available. I’m not sure if you stated the birth date in American or everyone else convention- but if you say he is 22 already then I presume his birthdate is 9 Feb (not 2 Sep)? Unfortunately then it seems to me that in this case he has aged out and cannot get a derivative visa. You would be able to apply for a visa separately for him under family category F2B when you get a green card yourself, but that’s probably a 7 year or so wait. Sorry to not be able to give you better news.

Edit: I’ve based the above on the basis that your case number actually became current in May. Is this the case?
 
SusieQQQ said:
So, CSPA gives him grace for the period between the start of the DV entry period and the draw date, for DV22, that was from 7 Oct 2020 to …I’m not sure what the exact draw date was? It’s usually around 7 months, which means that the “CSPA age” for your son is 21 years and 7 months, in other words he has to be under this age on the date a visa becomes available. I’m not sure if you stated the birth date in American or everyone else convention- but if you say he is 22 already then I presume his birthdate is 9 Feb (not 2 Sep)? Unfortunately then it seems to me that in this case he has aged out and cannot get a derivative visa. You would be able to apply for a visa separately for him under family category F2B when you get a green card yourself, but that’s probably a 7 year or so wait. Sorry to not be able to give you better news.

Edit: I’ve based the above on the basis that your case number actually became current in May. Is this the case?
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Thanks a lot. Yes, you understood everything right. It’s a great pity if the son has aged out.
Does it really take so much time (7 year) to get family based visa for him?
 
Alina5575 said:
Thanks a lot. Yes, you understood everything right. It’s a great pity if the son has aged out.
Does it really take so much time (7 year) to get family based visa for him?
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Unfortunately yes, because there is an annual quota limit for this category and the waitlist much exceeds that. See table 1, category F2B - this is for adult son/daughter of LPR. (Note that the son/daughter must also remain unmarried to qualify for this category.) Visas are currently available only for cases filed before 22 September 2015.

Visa Bulletin For June 2022

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Hi everyone. Wondering if anyone can shed some light please. So we have arrived in the US and yesterday received three out of four green cards in the mail. We are still missing one. I have been to the post office and they cannot check without a tracking number obviously. The tracking number that was sent to me via USCIS is the one linked to my name. The other two delivered have their own tracking numbers but I did not get any notification for them.
My questions are therefore:
1) What is the best way to contact them to find out about the missing one?
2) I created a USCIS account under my own name and email. Will my children's and husband's info be sent through this account as well? Or do we each need an account?
A bit confused now as to what to do and hoping someone can help me out.
thanks.
 
Hi, I only wrote one last name on the registration form for the dv lottery, but below at the passport section i wrote both of the last names. That would lead to disqualification?

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Talm said:
Hi everyone. Wondering if anyone can shed some light please. So we have arrived in the US and yesterday received three out of four green cards in the mail. We are still missing one. I have been to the post office and they cannot check without a tracking number obviously. The tracking number that was sent to me via USCIS is the one linked to my name. The other two delivered have their own tracking numbers but I did not get any notification for them.
My questions are therefore:
1) What is the best way to contact them to find out about the missing one?
2) I created a USCIS account under my own name and email. Will my children's and husband's info be sent through this account as well? Or do we each need an account?
A bit confused now as to what to do and hoping someone can help me out.
thanks.
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1. There is an online form you can query. From my own experience, even if you “know” one card is missing because the rest have arrived, they won’t open an inquiry into it until a set amount of time has passed that they see as usual for the type of query - the last I heard, that was 90 days after arrival in the US. The form for non-receipt of card is here: https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/di...0BB8BCBBC98EA?sroPageType=ndc&entryPoint=init
you want to choose “OS155A” for a green card.

2. You’re each supposed to have your own uscis account - each account is linked to a different A number.
 
SusieQQQ said:
1. There is an online form you can query. From my own experience, even if you “know” one card is missing because the rest have arrived, they won’t open an inquiry into it until a set amount of time has passed that they see as usual for the type of query - the last I heard, that was 90 days after arrival in the US. The form for non-receipt of card is here: https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/di...0BB8BCBBC98EA?sroPageType=ndc&entryPoint=init
you want to choose “OS155A” for a green card.

2. You’re each supposed to have your own uscis account - each account is linked to a different A number.
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Thanks SusieQQQ. But for my two kids, I would have to create a new email address for each of them then as I would not likely be able to use the same one as mine
 
Hi everyone,

During visa medical exam, tuberculosis test requires may be 2 days for results to know the effect of tuberculin skin test injection on the arm.

Then; does visa medical get complete in a single day or applicant has to visit 2nd time too?
 
meryem_af said:
Hi everyone,

During visa medical exam, tuberculosis test requires may be 2 days for results to know the effect of tuberculin skin test injection on the arm.

Then; does visa medical get complete in a single day or applicant has to visit 2nd time too?
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A second visit will be required for the reading of the TB test results before the medical exam gets prepared. There may if more visits of course if the TB skin test result is positive.
 
Talm said:
Thanks SusieQQQ. But for my two kids, I would have to create a new email address for each of them then as I would not likely be able to use the same one as mine
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Yup, that’s what you have to do. Pretty easy on gmail, yes?
 
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