US Immigration from Germany

Hi ,

I am a US citizen, DoD contractor woring for the US army here in Germany. My wife and kids are non US citizens and hold Ghanaian passports, non green card holders, however thay are on my orders and been cleared for SOFA status. In order to get sofa the Sofa Card, an I-130 approval is required. Any advise on how to go about this?

Hello. I received a citation (for my dog taking off) & scratching horses on a farm (which the horses never had visible scratches or bleeding or anything but that's beside the point). Fact is this neighbor called the cops after I had gotten her off the property (extremely hated person in the neighborhood for such things..)So now I got 2, citations basically one for 2 different dogs, because I didn't think about not bringing the 2nd dog to get the 1st that took off ..this dog had jumped over the fence the 2nd time I didn't even know she was gone at first. Well long story short a part is paid off & the other is about to be paid off (trying to do so somehow before the oath). So now that this has happen but I never went to court for it and decided to just pay it..what will happen to me now? Do I need to bring the citations? thank god I still have them or will they deny me? It's making me insane this could have a negative impact . Never had anything happen, this was the only thing .

So I found someone s Green Card (wallet) no address inside but traced the name on google and Facebook but all the information is out of date (I called the job listed as current on fb but they said he had not worked there for months I sent message on fb without any response

the Green card is still valid until 2024 I don t want to post it at the address on Google as he may not live there and it s a wallet with credit cards (prob cancelled)

do I had it to the police in the hopes it does get back to him do I post the green card to USICS ?

I know it s so expensive to replace the card so was hoping I could get it back to them

on fb shows current city is now updated to a city in the The Philippines for him

Hi Y'all, I am brand new to VJ and this is my 1st post. Having read through many post regarding IR1/CR1 in various topic threads. I have a very specific questions and will frame it for you all first. My husband and I live in Accra Ghana together since 2019 (pre-covid) and married in 2020. We met when I was on vacation in Ghana and he was at his work site (military) by chance and hit it off. At the time I was living in Germany for 2 years and working there. My husband was able to visit me for 2 months while I lived in Germany which allowed us time to really get to know each other. Long story short we have a fully registered business together here, in which I am an employee and is in full operation. We have real estate property together and a business bank account. I have been offered a position back in the states that starts in August (academia) and for the first time we are considering the move and trying to gather info on how to apply for a spousal visa that will allow him to come with me. I have US bank accounts and fully intend to live in the area where my job is, which will be our domicile in the US. Yet, we haven't even started looking yet but will do so online. Since I live in Ghana and hold a five year residency permit:

1. Can we apply via DCF at the embassy in Accra?

2. Can I file earnings made abroad on my 2021 income taxes? As proof of income earned

3. Is receiving a job offer still considered when filling or requesting to DCF?

I am a US Citizen and he is Ghanaian. He has never been to the states nor applied for any visa to the states in the past and I have never applied for anyone for the US. However, I did apply/petition for him to obtain a tourist visa to german and it was granted. It was extremely intense and I had to be interviewed by German immigration, swear an oath that I will be fined and/or jailed if he ran away or committed a crime during his stay. He also went through 2 interviews at the Germany embassy in accra. We had to provide almost all the documentation needed for K1 visa just so he could visit for 60 days and we weren't even engaged then, so I think it's great practice for the American process!

So we have "only" waited 7 months so far, and we feel like this waiting period will never end. Since they re only processing about 200 cases per week, our case will not be processed until next year at this current pace. What is a realistic time frame for approval? Does anyone here think they will get faster now that Omicron has peaked in most US cities. Is there anything we can do as applicants?