US Immigration from Germany

My husband just immigrated from Germany with a CR-1 visa June 27th. I thought when you pay the $220 immigration fee before you enter that would automatically get him his green card. I remember seeing that we would receive the card 120 days after payment. Can someone please tell me if we should wait the full 120 days (which is the end of September) or do I need to fill out for I-485 or another form? I want to make sure I am doing everything correctly but when I look it up online I get very confused. Is there another fee I need to pay? Thank you in advance.

Hey folks - After years of applications, interviews, and sometimes lengthy, sometimes quick responses to applications, my partner had his oath ceremony last week and is officially a citizen.

Now the tricky part. His father is in poor health, not dying, but in need of familial assistance, and we were set to visit said father for three months in Germany to help set up caregiving services. His flight is on the 15th of July and he received his Naturalization Certificate the day of his ceremony, on the 6th. We've been calling the DoS Passport agency line for urgent travel as early as July 1st and there are 0 appointments nationwide for first time applicants traveling in 14 days. We're calling every day and each day, nothing is open.

He still holds his German citizenship (through a Beibehaltungsbescheinigung for anyone interested) and we have a place to stay in Germany for the time we're there and we're confident he can leave the country on his German passport without any issue given what I've read from other posts here.

My question then: Can he apply for his first passport abroad? The embassy website specifically lists a Certificate of Naturalization as one of the "proofs of citizenship" allowed for such applications. But there's a fair bit of mixed information on the "grey zone" of leaving on your other passport and older posts here aren't conclusive about the situation. We would be there long enough for him to receive the passport and can also stay in Germany longer if needed.

Thanks for any insight!

Hello everyone.

so I got my NVC case number through inquiry on Monday, but still no welcome letter. However I completed the DS-160 and my case is "READY". Can I go ahead and book the interview or should I wait until I get the letter ?

My fianc and his mom (co sponsor) were just at their bank to get some stuff for the I-134.

they gave them a thing saying when their separate accounts were opened and what the balance is, but not how much money was deposited over the last year.
They said they don't do that. Do you guys know what to do? Is that bad?

Hello everyone.

My case is "READY" and I just paid the fee this morning, so probably tomorrow I will be able to book an interview appointment.

I already have a medical appointment booked, cause I was able to do it online without an interview booked. The earliest one was august 21st.

My question now is:

Let's say there's an interview opening before that date, so like in a few weeks for example, am I gonna have to book a later one? One that's gonna be after the 21st of august? Or can I just have my interview before the medical?

And how far apart from each other should those two dates be in the first place?

My embassy will be Frankfurt, Germany.