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Personal Pickup of Passport at Frankfurt Consulate?

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I am scheduled for a CR1 interview in December and since I would really like to make it to the US by Christmas I was wondering whether Frankfurt allows passport pickup the day after the interview or whether the passport HAS TO BE sent. Does anyone have any experience with this?

I know it's very iffy to get my flight changed on such short notice before Christmas etc. anyway, but I am hanging on to the idea of seeing my husband for Christmas.

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I don't know the answer to your question, but I can only suggest to ask the consular staff before or during the interview. In all of my contact with them, they have been quite friendly, much more so than the USCIS.

Just curious, when did you receive your appointment letter?

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All I received was an email from the NVC. Got that email in early November with an interview date for December 12.

I don't know the answer to your question, but I can only suggest to ask the consular staff before or during the interview. In all of my contact with them, they have been quite friendly, much more so than the USCIS.

Just curious, when did you receive your appointment letter?

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I am scheduled for a CR1 interview in December and since I would really like to make it to the US by Christmas I was wondering whether Frankfurt allows passport pickup the day after the interview or whether the passport HAS TO BE sent. Does anyone have any experience with this?

I know it's very iffy to get my flight changed on such short notice before Christmas etc. anyway, but I am hanging on to the idea of seeing my husband for Christmas.

hi, we have our interview in Frankfurt on December 4th. I emailed the embassy about picking up the visa in person and they told me it was at the discretion of the interviewing officer. I get the feeling that you need a good reason to pick it up as opposed to waiting for it to arrive in the mail. Job duties, family emergency, etc. We are hoping to do the same thing, but don't know if it will work. My fiancee is on an ESTA visa visit with me now and we want him to fly for interview and fly right back, but we can't make travel plans without knowing if he can pick it up. I will post here with results! Amanda

24 July 2013 - Sent I-129F (USPS Certified Mail)

26 July 2013 - Package delivered (according to USPS tracking number)

30 July 2013 - NOA1 notice date

31 July 2013 - Received USCIS e-notiification and receipt number: Package received, transferred to CSC

31 July 2013 - Check cashed

31 July 2013 - "Alien registration number changed" email

2 August 2013 - Received NOA1 hardcopy

4 September 2013 - Received Approval

9 September 2013 - Received NOA2 hardcopy

16 October 2013 - Received by NVC!! Case creation date.

21 October 2013- Status changed to READY for interview

29 October 2013- Packet 3 received

12 November 2013 - Embassy received packet 3 documents

18 November 2013 - Received packet #4

4 December 2013 - INTERVIEW DATE!!! APPROVED!!!

7 December 2013 - POE Chicago

23 December 2013 - Wedding

14 August 2014 - 2-year Green Card Received

6 June 2016 - ROC packet sent to CSC

8 June 2016 - NOA1 received

9 June 2016 - Check cashed

7 July 2016 - Biometrics done!

27 June 2017- REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS APPROVED! 

14 September 2017- Submitted N400 Application Online

27 September 2017-  Biometric Appt (walked in 1 week early)

19 December 2017 - INTERVIEW SCHEDULED, CHICAGO OFFICE

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