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  1. RLA
    I rescheduled both the interview and the oath several times. No repercussions. Maybe my field office is more lenient than others.
  2. RLA started following Passports, etc. - What to do now that you are a US citizen
  3. RLA started following I-751 November 2020 filers and N-400 July 2023 filers
  4.    Inita reacted to a post in a topic: Beibehaltungsgenehmigung - US/German Dual Citizenship
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  6. RLA
    The discussion in Germany is focused on people living in Germany, but dual citizenship will also be possible for Germans living abroad: https://www.abgeordnetenwatch.de/profile/filiz-polat/fragen-antworten/kann-ich-mit-in-kraft-treten-des-neuen-gesetzes-bezueglich-doppelter-staatsbuergerschaft-die-deutsche https://www.abgeordnetenwatch.de/profile/hakan-demir/fragen-antworten/deutsche-die-eine-andere-staatsbuergerschaft-annehmen-muessen-die-nach-wie-vor-eine-beibehaltungsurkunde
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  10. RLA
    Ein Update zum Staatsangehoerigkeitsrecht: https://www.bmi.bund.de/SharedDocs/pressemitteilungen/DE/2023/05/staatsangehoerigkeitsrecht.html Die Bundesregierung hat sich endlich auf einen Gesetzentwurf geeinigt. Der wird dann jetzt wohl zur Kommentierung an die Bundesländer und interessierte Verbände und Organisationen gegeben und danach im Bundestag behandelt. Das Update koennte dann irgendwann im Herbst in Kraft treten. Doppelte Staatsburgerschaft wird zugelassen, Beibehaltungsgenehmigungen werden abgeschafft.
  11.    Fenja reacted to a post in a topic: German people...rührt euch!!
  12. RLA
    https://www.abgeordnetenwatch.de/profile/hakan-demir/fragen-antworten/gibt-es-ein-update-wann-die-doppelte-staatsbuergerschaft-moeglich-sein-wird Mal sehen, ob es wirklich so schnell gehen wird, aber es klingt schon gut. Habe jedenfalls schonmal angefangen, die Unterlagen fuer das N-400 zusammenzutragen.
  13.    Adventine reacted to a post in a topic: Opening a US bank account and transferring savings
  14. RLA
    Another vote for wise.com. Their fees are pretty low, certainly lower than many regular banks'.
  15.    RLA reacted to a post in a topic: Opening a US bank account and transferring savings
  16. RLA
    My wife and a friend both moved their cats from Germany to the US in 2017. Both made sure to take direct flights. Both flew Lufthansa or United. My wife's kitty is tiny and her carrier fit comfortably under the seat. My wife did spring for business class to make sure there would be enough space. The friend's cat is a very tall Maine ####### and so had to travel in the storage section. Both cats endured their flights without problems. Regarding paperwork and medical stuff -- my wife's vet in Germany had experience with this and prepared all the paperwork. There were no problems -- neither with the airline nor with the authorities.
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  20. RLA
    Got my 10-year Green Card in the mail yesterday! Filed November 2020, Potomac. I did not file N-400.
  21. RLA
    That website is rather vague regarding drivers licenses for AOS applicants in Oklahoma ("Other USCIS documents may be required depending on your status.") I'd give it a shot.
  22. RLA started following Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)
  23. RLA
    Mine got stamped today, in the Fairfax, VA field office. I also got to keep my expired Green Card. That's been the case for me for the last 2 years, ever since my 2-year Green Card expired. Going through secondary every single time I arrived at IAD. I've gotten used to it.
  24.    RLA reacted to a post in a topic: How would (or did) you celebrate becoming a US citizen?
  25. RLA
    Thanks for adding some backstory to your question, @KhailTowers. As others in this thread have already said — don't worry too much about the I-864. If your marriage fails in the U.S., it will be messy and expensive anyway. The I-864 won't add that much cost and hassle. And in any case, the I-864 only creates an obligation towards the U.S. government, not your wife. Her brother can't make her sue you based on the I-864. If you feel like going ahead with your marriage and with moving to the U.S. I would recommend two things to mitigate the risk I: (1) Talk with your wife and develop a joint vision of your life together that includes all the important points — kids, living situation, domestic work split, finances, retirement. That's the best way to prevent your marriage from breaking apart. But also: (2) Once your wife is here, support her in finding employment, developing a career, etc. The I-864 is moot if she makes her own money. Does your wife work? Does she want to keep working in the U.S.? If you keep moving around for jobs — are you expecting her to follow you and put her own career on the backburner? If you two want kids — is she going to stop working and take care of them?
  26.    RLA reacted to a post in a topic: Terrified of signing I-864 Affidavit of Support
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  28. RLA
    The number on the Green Card is indeed the alien number, but you get an alien number long before you get a Green Card. The number should be somewhere on his receipt notice.
  29. RLA
    Geht mir so ähnlich, und den Amerikanern wohl auch. Freunde machen braucht halt Zeit und Beharrlichkeit, über Facebook wahrscheinlich noch mehr als IRL. Die effektivste Methode wäre wahrscheinlich, in eine Kirche einzutreten, aber das liegt natürlich nicht jedem. Same here. Hatte bisher nie Probleme damit (Lufthansa und United). Ich würde immer das Original mitbringen, jedenfalls wollten die bei der Passkontrolle in den USA bei mir immer das Original sehen. Es kann im Einzelfall triftige Gründe geben, aber die treffen bei dir wahrscheinlich nicht zu, sonst wüsstest du sie schon. Mein Standpunkt: Ich will die Möglichkeit behalten, irgendwann wieder nach Deutschland zu zurück zu ziehen, und werde darum an meinem deutschen Pass festhalten.
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