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L1 Visa holder stuck in Germany due to Coronavirus

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talia0506 Contributor

talia0506   23

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Me and my husband are currently stuck in Germany. We were in Germany for the visa renewal and once the travel ban for Europe was announced our passports were with the embassy so we could not take the next flight back home to Chicago, where we live and work since 3 years. We already got are passports back but cannot travel back home due to the travel ban. Does anyone know how to handle the situation. We really want to go back home to our place and are not sure what to do. Stuck here since 8th March and were supposed to fly back March 22nd.

NancyNguyen Experienced

NancyNguyen   1,658

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Vietnam (no flag)
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There is nothing you can do except waiting for the lockdown to be lifted. Good luck.

N400

12/06/2014: Package filed

12/31/2014: Fingerprinted

02/06/2015: In-Line for Interview

04/15/2015: Passed Interview

05/05/2015: Oath letter was sent

05/22/2015: Oath Ceremony

geowrian Grand Master

geowrian   22,338

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Philippines
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Is one of you a USC or US permanent resident?

If not, only options I can see is to either wait it out or travel to another country (not banned) for > 14 days.

Timelines:

ROC:

Spoiler

7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

Spoiler

AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

Spoiler

I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

Tin4ik1990 Apprentice

Tin4ik1990   11

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Germany
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Aren't you a Legal Resident? I thought you can travel back home. 

 

Lufthansa and United has some flights per day to the USA.

04/23/19: got married in Florida

06/03/19: sent I-130

06/06/19: received NOA1

09/26/19: sent K-3

04/17/20: received NOA2

05/21/20: received case number NVC

05/27/20: sent expedite request

05/29/20: expedite request aprroved

05/29/20: case sent to Frankfurt embassy

06/02/20: case arrived in Frankfurt

06/04/20: Interview schedules for...

06/16/20: Interview - Approved!!! :D

geowrian Grand Master

geowrian   22,338

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Philippines
 Timeline
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1 hour ago, Tin4ik1990 said:

Aren't you a Legal Resident?

They hold L1 visas. They are not permanent residents, and therefore are not exempt.

Timelines:

ROC:

Spoiler

7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

Spoiler

AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

Spoiler

I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

talia0506 Contributor

talia0506   23

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On 4/15/2020 at 10:15 PM, geowrian said:

Is one of you a USC or US permanent resident?

If not, only options I can see is to either wait it out or travel to another country (not banned) for > 14 days.

No we are both Germans,  but live in the US. We both have L1/2 visas. 

We thought about traveling to another (not banned country) but are not sure which one allows Germans to entry currently. We would stay there for 14 days and then fly back to Chicago

jvette Apprentice

jvette   13

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On 4/21/2020 at 3:05 AM, talia0506 said:

No we are both Germans,  but live in the US. We both have L1/2 visas. 

We thought about traveling to another (not banned country) but are not sure which one allows Germans to entry currently. We would stay there for 14 days and then fly back to Chicago

Sent you a DM - I'm in a similar boat with my German girlfriend stuck in Stuttgart (she has a J1 visa in hand) until the ban is lifted. 

 
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