Interview in Germany? Medical, passport return

[stellybelly 1]

The US Embassy in my fiancé’s country does not process K1 visas, so the interview will take place in Germany. Based on the list of approved physicians and instructions, the medical must take place in Germany at least two weeks prior to the interview, despite there being an approved physician by the embassy in the country in which he resides. Then after the interview, the passport can be returned to a German address only. The only way to travel to Germany from my fiancés country is by air, so am I understanding correctly that he needs to somehow plan to stay in Germany for 2 weeks for the medical exam, then up to another two weeks for his passport to be returned? This can’t be right. 

[MalloryCat 142]

your fiance does not need to have their medical exam in Germany,

they can go to an approved panel physician in their country.

from your timeline its looks like Croatia is his home country?

 

Here are 2 panel physicians approved by the Frankfurt embassy to give visa medical exams

 

Zagreb, Croatia

Prof. Dr. MIJO BERGOVEC

Poliklinika Centar

Kurelceva 4

10000 Zagreb

Tel: +385-98-228-688/ +385-99-481-3780

Email: mijo.bergovec@usa.net

 

 

Prim. Dr. VESNA GOLDONI

Poliklinika Pronatal

Tratinska 36/I

10000 Zagreb

Tel: +385-98-182-1208

Email: goldoniv@gmail.com

 

Source: https://www.ustraveldocs.com/de/en/immigrant-visa#frankfurt-iv-consolidation-cases

 

scroll to the bottom, it has all the information for the embassies that were consolidated to the Frankfurt embassy

 

but the information about getting the medical exam 2 weeks before the visa interview is correct. but it can be in his home country.

 

[MalloryCat 142]

they can also have their passport sent to an address in their home country.

at that same link in the drop down "delivery registration for passport return"

"Effective May 8th, 2024, applicants may receive their passport at a delivery address they identify in Croatia, Cyprus, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Slovakia thereby avoiding traveling back to Germany. "

[stellybelly 1]

12 minutes ago, MalloryCat said:

they can also have their passport sent to an address in their home country.

at that same link in the drop down "delivery registration for passport return"

"Effective May 8th, 2024, applicants may receive their passport at a delivery address they identify in Croatia, Cyprus, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Slovakia thereby avoiding traveling back to Germany. "

I appreciate that (the country is Cyprus, but it is not in the drop-down list) my concern is that it is impossible to travel back to Cyprus without a passport and the instructions on physicians was a little unclear on because it was created prior to the consolidation. 
https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/iv-dv-supplemental/FRN - Frankfurt-11-16-2023.pdf

 

PS congratulations! 🎈 

Edited August 27 by stellybelly

[MalloryCat 142]

oh ok

In the bottom right corner of that document on the first page it says it was last updated in November of 2023

The consolidation of embassies happened in May of 2024

 

"IV Consolidation Cases from Croatia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Cyprus, and the Netherlands

Beginning May 2024, the U.S Embassies Zagreb, Croatia; Bratislava, Slovakia; Ljubljana Slovenia; Nicosia, Cyprus; and the U.S. Consulate General Amsterdam, the Netherlands will cease routine immigrant visa (IV) services. The U.S. Consulate General Frankfurt has been designated to conduct IV services for these posts in the following categories: immediate relative, family preference, employment based, fiancée/fiancé (K), follow-to-join asylees/refugees (V92/V93), and diversity visas (DV)."

 

So you should ignore that document and go off the information from the USTravelDocs site, as that is the most current and up to date information.

 

As far as the passport situation goes, the Frankfurt embassy does process visas very quickly (my fiances was issued 2 days after he was approved at his interview, and someone on this site from the Netherlands also had theirs issued very quickly)

I believe there is an option when registering for passport return to pick up the passport at the embassy. So he may not have to wait 2 weeks for it, but spend a couple extra days in Germany.

 

it looks like there is one approved panel physician in Cyprus

Nicosia, Cyprus

Dr. Lakis C. ANASTASSIADES

MD, FACP, FESC, FACC

Cardiovascular Diagnostic Centre

Corner 22, Kennedy Ave. & 1, Thassos Street

1087 Nicosia, Cyprus

Tel: (Assistant-Elena Neatu): 00357-22-760948

Email: lakisanastassiades@gmail.com

Assistant's E-mail: elenaneatu74@gmail.com

 

Edited August 27 by MalloryCat

[stellybelly 1]

Awesome, I really appreciate the info and the personal experience with the embassy. Only having seen the old instructions, my brain could not process how this was going to work. Congrats again on the approval!

[MalloryCat 142]

youre welcome!

I know, the old instructions are everywhere, it was very confusing for us as well before the interview lol

Thank you!

good luck, I hope it all works out!

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