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My wife's conditional status expires July 22, 2024. Filed package April 23rd Received by USCIS April 26th Online accounts established May 7th Notice of Action extending expiration date by 48 months on May 7th June 13 biometrics appointment scheduled on May 24th

Sorry, I thought I had included the doctor's info. Richard J. Cervin M. D. By appointment Mondays to Fridays 9am - 5pm Tel. (370 5) 261 35 34, E-mail: medgen@liepkiemis.lt Gedimino pr. 1A-19, Vilnius (2nd floor - above Vero Cafe) Here is his website: http://www.clinic.lt/ He also appears on the consulate's medical providers webpage: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/VIL-Vilnius.html

My initial email was sent on June 2, 2022 and answered the same day by the doctor himself. We exchanged several emails and set the appointment for June 27th. He inspected my wife and daughter's vaccine records via email and recommended certain vaccines that require time between doses. He gave the remaining vaccines at the appointment. He suggested I plan to have them remain in Vilnius until July 1 in the event of a reaction to the vaccines. Medical was submitted electronically to Frankfurt on June 29th. The appointment times for a Frankfurt medical were several months out at this time so Vilnius was a great option. He also did not require a translator at the exam and only needed legible vaccine records.

I am not the most knowledgeable person here, but I can tell you about the i-130 process for my wife and step-daughter who are Ukrainian and interviewed in Frankfurt. I am just not aware of any possible differences between a spouse I-130 and a parent I-130 if any. You should only set the medical appointment after receiving the consular interview date. The visa you receive is only valid if the medical is valid, and I think it was a six month expiration date. They will not need a translator at the embassy. The people interviewing them will speak Ukrainian and Russian. Prior to setting an interview date for them, I reserved medical appointments in Frankfurt based on the expected interview date because the lead time for reservations was so long. Once I had an interview date, I cancelled the Frankfurt medicals because I was able to get an appointment with a Doctor in Vilnius Lithuania. The doctor himself, Richard Cervin, answered multiple emails with my questions. He confirmed no translator was needed, and translations of the vaccine records were also not needed provided they were readable. He also looked over the vaccination records because some must be taken with time intervals between them. He confirmed the remaining ones could be done the same day in his office. My point is that he was very helpful in answering questions and ensuring the medicals went without incident. His website can be found on the US Consulate page: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/VIL-Vilnius.html http://www.clinic.lt/ My first email to him was 6/2/22 and he answered the same day. I had a Frankfurt appointment date at that time. The medicals were completed and submitted electronically on June 29, 2022. Twenty-seven days from initial contact to submitted medicals. The medical appointment was for June 27th (Monday) and he recommended they stay in Vilnius until that Friday, July 1, in case there were reactions from the vaccines. I cannot recommend this doctor enough. As for the interview in Frankfurt, they claim that no cell phones are permitted inside, but that isn't true. We left ours at the hotel, but others were allowed in with them. Our visa appointment was July 11th and we decided to rent a car and drive to the Eagle's Nest and the Bavarian Alps while we waited for the passports to be processed. On July 13th I received an email saying their passports could be picked up on July 14th.

I was able to enter the consulate with my wife and daughter, but they were interviewed at the window by themselves. I could watch them from my table but was not allowed at the window. I see no reason for the US citizen to attend, but I wanted to make things so as smoothly as possible and felt an English speaking person could not hurt. We took the subway there without any cell phones, but cell phones were allowed inside the consulate. They just had to be turned off. That would have made the trip there much less stressful since neither of us spoke German.

You did lie on the I-130 because you had not sponsored someone else at the time you filed it. However, sponsoring someone else will require you to file a replacement I-130 reflecting the sponsorship of your friends. My wife's mother, brother, and his family were looking for a sponsor which her I-130 was pending. Had I sponsored them, I would not have had the income to qualify for my wife and step-daughter. There are also different support levels to consider. Make sure you run the numbers carefully. In my case, I would have gone from a family size of three: Me, my wife, my step-daughter to eight by adding: mother, brother, wife, son, son.

I received email confirmation from the Frankfurt consulate that they speak Ukrainian and Russian. They also confirmed I could attend the interview with my wife and step-daughter. I have seen some posts saying that US citizens could not enter the consulate for the interview. I recommend emailing the consulate and then printing their response and showing it to anyone that tries to deny you entry. This is a handy guide to communicating with the consulate. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScEvNF5RK-2bvqW7SicenUtdxrPxl-4XfdyfR6FWoC3uNRk4g/viewform