US Immigration from Germany

Hi all,

My wife applied for AOS/EAD/AP in October of 2022. We recently saw the alert on USCIS's website indicating one could make an expedite request for healthcare workers. My wife holds a MSc in Molecular Biosciences and plans on working as a research scientist at a biotech company or research institute in our city. Based on our understanding of the definition of healthcare worker provided she qualifies as one (see bullet point on workers at manufacturers), but it is unclear to us if she would need a concrete job offer in order to qualify for the expedite request. Is it necessary to have one in order to qualify? Additionally, are there any negative implications when an expedite request is made but rejected?

Thanks in advance for the advice/help!

(Reposting for visibility in the NVC forum)

The NVC reviewed our documents today and sent two RFE's:

1) This case does not meet the minimum income requirement to sponsor the intending immigrants. To avoid delays, an additional Affidavit of Support Form I-864 from a joint sponsor may be submitted. For more information visit https://nvc.state.gov/aos. The consular officer will make a decision regarding this requirement at the time of the interview. For more information, please visit https://www.uscis.gov/i-864p.

2) Please replace this with an acceptable birth certificate from a correct issuing authority. Please use our Document Finder at https://nvc.state.gov/find for acceptable documents guidelines.

I'm lost as to how to proceed. Here is where we stand on both issues ->

1) My income greatly exceeds the one they state as a requirement on their website. I offered as proof two months-worth of paystubs and my offer letter, which states my yearly income which is in the 6-figures and we will only have a 2-person household. I also submitted two tax transcripts, but the one for 2021 was missing and I made note of this in a cover letter with a tracking receipt + full set of scans of the tax return as proof that I did mail it in, and that they DID received it, but claim they have no record of a tax return. I have since fixed this problem with the IRS by sending in a new return about a month ago. There is nowhere to ask questions as to how the NVC reached this determination. What do I do now?

2) A more minor "issue", but this one is their mistake - we have uploaded a translated, official birth certificate issued by Germany, so there is literally nothing else we can provide. Context: my spouse's BC looks a little non-standard as it was issued in the DDR/former Eastern Germany. I suspect this is why it's flagged, even though it's got a city stamp, a full professional translation, etc. What to do now?

This is so frustrating. Any advice is very welcome.

Hi everyone,

Anyone else waiting for NVC and Frankfurt consulate office to schedule an interview? How long does it normally takes for Frankfurt to give out dates? My case got DQed on the 21st of December 2022 and I haven't heard anything since then.

I filed two n--600 petitions 12 months ago for both of my children. I have yet to hear anything back other than a receipt notice.

Is there anyway I can find out which field center is behind the IOE case number'? I am wondering why it takes so long.