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Wife travelling to US through Frankfurt after IR-1 approved - does she need a Transit Visa

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floyd   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Iran
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My wife just got her IR-1 approved and waiting for her passport to be stamped and returned. I have an option of booking flight with Lufthansa since she is carrying a pet (Lufthansa is one of the few airlines that allows in-cabin pets on international flights).

My question is - I am not sure if she requires a transit visa while going through Frankfurt (she has an Iran passport and technically they require a transit visa unless they have a valid US visa).

Does anyone know what sort of stamp they put on the passport and if that is enough to be classified as a visa (they give an additional packet that can be opened only at the POE here so that will not be something that can be used as proof of green card or visa).

USCIS (115 days)
10/05/12 – I-130 Sent (FedEx)
10/09/12 – Received at Chicago Lockbox
10/12/12 – NOA1
01/30/13 – I-130 Approved, received email/text notice
02/04/13 – Received NOA2 hardcopy

NVC (50 days)
02/11/13 – Case arrived in NVC
03/01/13 – Received case number, Received IIN, gave email address
03/04/13 – DS-3032 emailed and mailed
03/05/13 – DS-3032 accepted
03/06/13 – AOS (I-864) bill is invoiced and paid
03/06/13 – IV bill invoiced and paid
03/07/13 – AOS bill appears as PAID
03/07/13 – IV bill appears as PAID
03/12/13 – DS-230 form mailed out
03/12/13 – AOS (I-864) package mailed out
03/13/13 – NVC received package
03/25/13 - False checklist email
04/01/13 – Case Complete
04/01/13 – Interview date is assigned
04/01/13 – Received interview package email from NVC
04/01/13 – Case is sent to consulate

Medical/US Consulate/POE
04/15/13 – Scheduled medical
04/18/13 – Picked up medical results
05/09/13 – Interview Date - Approved!!!!!
XX/XX/XX – Picked up Visa
XX/XX/XX – POE
XX/XX/XX – Received welcome letter
XX/XX/XX – Received Green Card

belinda63 Experienced

belinda63   3,046

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Iran
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She is an Iranian citizen so whatever rules apply she will have to follow, having a US visa plays no role in the requirements for other countries.(When she gets her green card this will change a little bit). Best to check with the airlines since some say if she doesn't leave the secure area no transit visa is needed, some say yes, you need a transit visa no matter what.

floyd Explorer

floyd   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Iran
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She is an Iranian citizen so whatever rules apply she will have to follow, having a US visa plays no role in the requirements for other countries.(When she gets her green card this will change a little bit). Best to check with the airlines since some say if she doesn't leave the secure area no transit visa is needed, some say yes, you need a transit visa no matter what.

Actually that is not correct. German rules are that if you have a valid visa to US then you don't need a transit visa so having a US visa absolutely plays a role in the requirements.

My question was more about what kind of visa do they stamp on the passport when they issue an IR-1 visa. Is it a normal visa stamp or is it just a notation of successful consular processing.

USCIS (115 days)
10/05/12 – I-130 Sent (FedEx)
10/09/12 – Received at Chicago Lockbox
10/12/12 – NOA1
01/30/13 – I-130 Approved, received email/text notice
02/04/13 – Received NOA2 hardcopy

NVC (50 days)
02/11/13 – Case arrived in NVC
03/01/13 – Received case number, Received IIN, gave email address
03/04/13 – DS-3032 emailed and mailed
03/05/13 – DS-3032 accepted
03/06/13 – AOS (I-864) bill is invoiced and paid
03/06/13 – IV bill invoiced and paid
03/07/13 – AOS bill appears as PAID
03/07/13 – IV bill appears as PAID
03/12/13 – DS-230 form mailed out
03/12/13 – AOS (I-864) package mailed out
03/13/13 – NVC received package
03/25/13 - False checklist email
04/01/13 – Case Complete
04/01/13 – Interview date is assigned
04/01/13 – Received interview package email from NVC
04/01/13 – Case is sent to consulate

Medical/US Consulate/POE
04/15/13 – Scheduled medical
04/18/13 – Picked up medical results
05/09/13 – Interview Date - Approved!!!!!
XX/XX/XX – Picked up Visa
XX/XX/XX – POE
XX/XX/XX – Received welcome letter
XX/XX/XX – Received Green Card

belinda63 Experienced

belinda63   3,046

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Iran
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Strange, double check that. Hubby went home right after receiving his AP and he could not fly through Germany because he didn't have a visa. He had AOS pending. Might be an airline specific thing.

Don't know about the IR-1 but with the K-1 it was a whole page thing with they visa type, his picture, dates, the works.

hmh33 Community Regular

hmh33   117

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: United Kingdom
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The IR-1 is a visa (an immigrant visa). Therefore she should be good to travel via Germany without a separate transit visa.

Spouse-based AOS from out-of-status H-1B, May - Aug 2012

Removal of conditions, Aug - Nov 2014

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floyd Explorer

floyd   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Iran
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My wife arrived last week and she did not need any visa to travel through.

USCIS (115 days)
10/05/12 – I-130 Sent (FedEx)
10/09/12 – Received at Chicago Lockbox
10/12/12 – NOA1
01/30/13 – I-130 Approved, received email/text notice
02/04/13 – Received NOA2 hardcopy

NVC (50 days)
02/11/13 – Case arrived in NVC
03/01/13 – Received case number, Received IIN, gave email address
03/04/13 – DS-3032 emailed and mailed
03/05/13 – DS-3032 accepted
03/06/13 – AOS (I-864) bill is invoiced and paid
03/06/13 – IV bill invoiced and paid
03/07/13 – AOS bill appears as PAID
03/07/13 – IV bill appears as PAID
03/12/13 – DS-230 form mailed out
03/12/13 – AOS (I-864) package mailed out
03/13/13 – NVC received package
03/25/13 - False checklist email
04/01/13 – Case Complete
04/01/13 – Interview date is assigned
04/01/13 – Received interview package email from NVC
04/01/13 – Case is sent to consulate

Medical/US Consulate/POE
04/15/13 – Scheduled medical
04/18/13 – Picked up medical results
05/09/13 – Interview Date - Approved!!!!!
XX/XX/XX – Picked up Visa
XX/XX/XX – POE
XX/XX/XX – Received welcome letter
XX/XX/XX – Received Green Card

 
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