US Immigration from Ukraine

Hello,

I am from Ukraine. Since I received my citizenship past November, I can try to bring my parents here.

I started working on the form online for my mom.

This question puzzled me: "At which U.S. Embassy or Consulate location will the beneficiary apply for an immigrant visa?

Country: .....

City or town:...

Province:....

I am confused what to put there.

#1 There is a war in Ukraine and US Embassy is closed in Kiev.

#2 Should I just put country, and town where my parents reside at this moment (in Ukraine)?

#3 Or I should put nearest country where US Embassy still work (for example Romania or Poland)?

Please help me. I had tried to call them but there is no human to talk to.

https://www.npr.org/2022/03/24/1088506487/us-ukraine-refugees

Read today that the USA will admit 100,000 Ukranian refugees.

My wife is Ukranian with a green card, soon to start a citizenship application. Her mother, father, sister, and nephew are refugees now relocated in Poland. Unfortunately her brother in law is of age and had to stay in Ukraine.

We are looking at applying for refugee status for the family. As information becomes available, we'd love to jump on this application immediately! Any help would be appreciated.

Is anyone else here still waiting on results of expedite request? I was asked to provide evidence for expedite request, and submitted evidence on March 2nd, and was told it was sent to an officer for review. I don't know what exactly they are reviewing, as it's pretty obvious to the entire world what is going on. I have recently reached out to my state senators office to inquire on my behalf which was done on Monday March 21st. I understand USCIS tends to take there time with things, but I honestly don't understand why it's taking so long for them to say either yes or no to expedite request. I don't want to sound entitled or impatient but it's been increasingly difficult as each day passes with no response. Anyways, sorry for the rant, just wanted to hear from any others if they are still waiting for results from their expedite requests, and if so how long.

The US Consulate wrote in response to my inquiry about missing police certificate saying it could be waived. They did ask Jenny to try to get one at the consulate. We went and it is impossible. The database is off-line. When you consider cyber warfare, it makes sense to take any comprehensive database of Ukrainians off line.

I will update this post as I get more information. Germany has created many provisions for Ukrainians.
Good overview here. You should review every section that applies to your situation.
https://www.germany4ukraine.de/hilfeportal-en

Travel on trains and buses is free to Ukrainians throughout Germany.

Lodging is expensive. Jenny and I ended up at Panorama Hostel, Mainzer Landstr. 341, Gallusviertel, 60326. 950 Euro for a double room for a month. Shared kitchen facilities and a smoking room in the facility. It is in a good area. panoramahostel.eu; PANORAMAFRANKFURT@GMAIL.COM +49 152 25649080 . They are on Wattsapp. Only one staff member speaks good English so email or Wattsapp is best.

Coordination center for Ukrainians is Mainzer Landstr. 293. An easy walk from the hostel.

Both are on the 11,14 streetcar (S-Bahn) lines. Free to Ukrainians and apparently free for 4 stops or less for everyone else. When you exit the front of the Hauptbahbhoff, cross over and take the cars going to the left. A day pass is 2.75 but you do not need it if you are just going to the coordination center. I don't know if it also applies to the U-Bahn (subway)

If your Ukrainian needs housing assistance, they will send them back to the Hauptbahnhoff. (No need to go to the Coordination Center). Go the Refugee Intake indicated in the top left of the map. We started down this process in error (on the recommendation of a helpful Lithuanian). After processing (receiving a laminated document) Jenny was taken to an intake center at Messe Frankfurt where everyone is on cots. Food is provided. It is austere, but a lot better than any of the frontline cities. They told her after three days she would be taken to a similar facility in Giessen and there she would receive assistance with requesting the remaining documents.

Realizing our mistake she left the center - they told her that she could return with her current pass. Now there are a few paths:

If you are going to stay longer than 90 days or you want to work, then you want to get a temporary residence permit. this is the process that you initiate at Mainzer Landstr. 293. A reservation is required but I misplaced the phone number.

In Jenny's case, we hope she will be there less than 90 days. We will simply register her presence in the city at the city hall. Your Ukrainian will do this in the city in which they end up residing.
Stadt Frankfurt am Main | B rgeramt H chst
Dalbergstra e 14, 65929 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Phone is +49 69 115 ???
reservations are required. I guess government offices get special speed codes.

We also want her to have health insurance (free). She applies for that just to the right of Mainzer Landstr. 293 (295?) we will try to do both tomorrow. Other social services are also available there.

I highlight Rossman on the Hauptbahnhoff map. A sundries and food store. Google maps calls it Ali and says it is open 24 hours. It is not - 6-22 7 days a week. Almost anything you need.

Pepper spray and tasers are apparently permitted for self defense, We will confirm. I think Germany is a very safe country, but situations like this bring out the best in the vast majority of people, but the worst in some people.

A German couple approached Jenny and offered her housing and a job as a domestic. She declined but it was a good experience. I think that as long as they agree to help your Ukrainian register at Mainzer Landstr293 (work permission). Burgeramt (local residence), and for medical care, it would be fine.

Public toilets are paid. 1 or .5 Euro Deposit coins, grab any change, and hustle through the opening gate. You can ignore the receipt that is printed. At Haupbahnhoff, they are downstairs near track 10. there is also a free location to wash hands down there.

Jenny's PrivatBank dollar card worked fine in EC GeldAutomat and at a couple of other retail locations we tried.

I will be here another week or so. Post your Frankfurt questions here and I will try to find out.

Hello,

My 16 year old nephew had a B2 visa interview scheduled for May 4 in Kyiv. The 101% rosy glasses side of me thinks the interview will not be cancelled and he can attend.

Back in the real world, I am trying to help him transfer the interview to Vilnius. I chatted with online support and they said they can transfer his UStraveldocs profile from Ukraine to Lithuania, but he would need to pay the MRV fee again. The fee needs to be payed to SEB bank, Swedbank and one other bank that I cannot recall.

Does anyone know if I can pay the fee via SWIFT or IBAN transfer? Or does the fee need to be paid in person at a bank branch location?