US Immigration from Egypt

Hi there!

I ve been trying to reach someone at the US Embassy in Cairo and it seems no matter what time I call, the phone just keeps ringing. If anyone has insights or tips about reaching them, I d greatly appreciate the information!

I m calling them directly from the number listed on their website and Facebook page 202-2797-3300.

I m currently in the US, but will be traveling to Egypt and have questions regarding notary services.

Thanks in advance for anyone who may have dealt with them before and could offer some tips!

Apologies in advance if my question is not in the correct forum, but appreciative of anyone who is able to point me in the right direction.

I am a US citizen, and planning to move to Egypt for some time and also get married to a Egyptian citizen. However, due to the current pandemic, notarial services in Egypt are currently suspended. I am curious if there is any paperwork I can/should prepare while still in the US to help the process along so it is easier when I get to Egypt?

Any insights or suggestions are greatly appreciated!!

I am sponsoring my husband for CR1/IR1 and we got stuck in his country due to COVID/Embassy closure.I am preparing for the senario that the embassy may not open in 2020 and that I will need to file 2020 taxes for the embassy interview.

I am A resident here but not legally allowed to work in his country (the work must give work permit) and I haven t had any lucky finding work outside small cash freelance jobs (not a lot of money to make any difference - $2000 total maybe). He has a job, tho it has been significantly disrupted by COVID (tourism industry) he still makes some income.

Would it be worth getting him a ITIN number in anticipation for 2020 tax year so I can file jointly so there might be some sort of income on my taxes?. I hate for my income to be zero on next year taxes or just $2000 (I can t even prove this income since it s just cash work).

I have joint sponsors for the interview luckily and we are both educated with strong job histories but April 2019 we moved from Dubai to Egypt to spend sometime in his country before his visa was finished (We thought we be here MAX 6 months to 1 year). So my 2019 taxes are already low and then 2020 hit. Would have stayed where I was if I had anticipated this disaster.

thanks for any insight!

My fianc suggested we get married at the Cairo embassy (when open) and file for the CR-1 instead of waiting for our K-1. He had an interview scheduled for Aug. 18, which was cancelled since the embassy is still closed. But, if we do that, it would mean starting all over again, right? We would have to go through the whole process again, For the spouse visa, so it could take another 8 months or more? I m thinking we should just wait for the embassy to open, which would be faster than doing the CR-1. Any opinions? Thanks in advance.

Note: this is a new document we have In preparation for the (eventual) rescheduling of our visa appointment at the embassy.

My joint sponsor sent me her I-864 and evidence and I have 2 questions that maybe someone can give me some insight:

-She included the required bank statements for Assets and each month has a few pages making a pretty large pile of paper .... do they need to see the entire month statement that Details each withdrawal and deposit that was made Or is the first page that gives a summary of balances, months deposits and withdrawals enough?

-She printed the bank statements double sided to save paper. Do you think I need to recopy so that each page Of the statements is on its own sheet of paper.

thank you for ur patience on all my detail obsessed questions. My anxiety is super high due to COVID era appointment cancelation so I m overly hung up on everything being perfect. If they made the instructions Clear and detailed at a level a kindergartner could clearly understand this would be easier on someone like me lol.