US Immigration from Germany

Hello everyone,

I've been searching around for an answer to this question, but couldn't find anything concrete.

My fiance finally got his interview scheduled for July!

Here is my question:

When our I-129f petition got approved by USCIS, we read in many places that is when the 6 month timeline for when he had to move to the US started. Meaning since it was approved in March, he would HAVE to move to the US by September.

In other places, we read that the 6 month timeline doesn't start until AFTER the actual K-1 Visa is approved at the interview. And since his interview is in July, that would mean he has until January to move to the US.

He plans on asking the officer at the consulate in Frankfurt at his interview, but I thought I'd ask here as well.

cause I my anxiety and impatience will not let me wait

So does the 6 month timeline start after the petition is approved or after the K-1 Visa is approved?

Thank you!

My children had their oath ceremony on Monday and my son s account was immediately updated. However, my daughter s account still shows we mailed an interview notice . Now, the purpose of their N-600 is also because I wanted the USCIS database showing their updated status as a US citizen.

Do I need to contact USCIS again so that some action is taken? At this point, I have a feeling nothing happens without any pressure or insistence on my end.

Hi all!

I'm currently in ROC and on expired greencard with 4 year extension letter. I'm a german veterinarian, and have spent the last couple of years going through the ECFVG equivalency examination process to prove that my education is up to par for here, while working as a vet tech in the meantime. I completed the process in December and immediately applied for state licensure to obtain my veterinary license at long last. Now the Georgia State board of Licensing has decided that in spite of meeting all other requirements they can't license me because my german vet school transcripts don't contain the phrases "master degree in veterinary medicine" or doctor of veterinary medicine". They seem to fully understand that if I hadn't graduated from an accepted college I would never have been allowed to go through the ECFVG process established for the very purpose to weed out ineligible candidates, and they also seem to understand that every country has different titles for my profession, but because in their board rules it says a doctor or master degree is necessary they won't budge. I'm now supposed to apply for variance or suspension of the rule and hope for the best in a full board review next month.

I'm interested to know if other immigrants in professions requiring licensure have experienced similar difficulties, and how they were able to solve them. I'm trying to figure out what documents I could submit to hopefully help my cause. I have reached out to my german university in hopes they will write me a letter of support, and I've found lists with the different veterinary titles around the world. I also have documents from previous jobs around Europe in which I'm variably adressed as Dr. or have a DMV behind my name. But I'm not sure if it would be advantageous to overload them with such evidence, since I don't know if they will have the patience to go through them or if I would just make them mad. Any opinions or experiences with US professional licensing boards?

I leaned heavily on the support of this community when it took such a long time for our cases to get approved. I just want to let everyone know my two kids finally got their certificate. The certificate dates the day of citizenship to the day they activated their IR2 s.

I filed their N-600 package about a week after we activated their green cards and the average processing time back then was somewhere between 10-12 months.

Our case got stuck because of our residence being outside the US ( initially being under military orders but then retired). This was confirmed by our officer stating that all looks good but there were questions regarding our residence overseas. While State department issued their US passports within 4 weeks, our field office kept pushing our case back. We were ready to be scheduled for an interview for five months.

Interesting to note, the suggested new N-600 forms include the option to add an international address into the documents. The wording in their current instructions are somewhat misleading. The legal status on the date someone receives their citizenship and not the date of filing the N-600 application is relevant.

Based on the forums advice and in order to get us unstuck, we reached out to our Congressman and when we didn t hear back for more than a month, I hired an attorney to file a writ-of-mandamus. The WoM finally got the case moving and an interview date set. (Before the final interview notice, we received status updates claiming we had asked for a rescheduled interview when we didn t - it was nerve wracking).

Date of filing: 01/2022

Out of processing times inquiry: 05/2023

Cases looked at by USCIS: 08/2023-09/2023

Ready to be scheduled for an interview and interview notices mailed: 09/2023 and 10/02/2023 but never received nor scheduled

WoM: 02/2024

Interview scheduled: 03/2024

Interview and oath: 04/2024

The interview consisted of taking a copy of their US passports, the kids signature and a very friendly conversation. We had the first 08:00 am appointment on Monday morning. We showed up at 07:15 with traffic being a lot lighter than expected. Line started building up at 07:30 with about 15 people behind us and we were allowed to enter the building at 07:40-07:45.

This surely qualifies as a stupid question but here it goes: My teenagers and I have an appointment at 08:00 am at our local USCIS field office. They open up at 08:00 am and if I recall, it will take time for us to go through security etc.

Meaning, if we arrive at 07:30 am as advertised, the doors may still be closed. There is no way for us to be in time for our appointment if they open at 08:00 am. Will it be held against us?

Also, I am thinking we should be there about an hour prior to the appointment but waiting outside is not a walk in the park in that neighborhood. What time should one generally get there to be in the building as fast as possible? (Obviously, without camping outside but more in terms of a reasonable arrival time)