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I'm a military spouse and currently stationed in Germany. I got my conditional green card on October 2023 then I joined my husband in Germany on Jan 2024. On Aug 19, 2024, I filed N400 under 319(b) and mailed it to Chicago Lockbox. 60 business days passed and I didn't receive any receipt of notice. So I contacted them and luckily got my case number. I immediately emailed Fairfax office (WASNN400.OVERSEAS@DHS.GOV) to transfer my case to their office, however, I haven't received any response from them. I contacted USCIS contact line couples of time asking about transferring my case to Fairfax office. All of agents I talked to insist that I must send a letter of transfer request directly to Fairfax office. After I mentioned that I included a cover letter of transfer request in my application, they told me to wait =.=. For some reason, it took USCIS 4 months to send out my receipt after I made at least 10 phone calls and 5 e-requests of non-delivery of receipt. I recently received my receipt of notice in Jan 2025 and noticed that it was issued by NBC at Kansas even though I included request of transferring my case to Fairfax office. My ROC window is opened in July 2025 and if I don't get scheduled for interview by then, I must file for I-751. My spouse and I are planning to move back to the states as soon as I get my citizenship. The longer we stay in Germany, the worse it hurts our finance because I couldn't get a job in base due to not being a US citizen. I appreciate a lot if anyone can come up with any solutions to deal with this. It's such a big hassle when I must drive to base after 1500 just to make a phone call to USCIS.

Updated: -10/12/2023, my husband contacted USCIS from AF Base, Germany and requested for expedition. The request is submitted. -10/19/2023, I-130 and I-485 were approved. -10/26/2023, I received 2 year green card. Thank you everyone for helping me!!! I hope this post help anyone who has similar case.

Thank you so much for your advice. Actually my husband tried to request expedite via Emma but they kept saying our overseas PCS order isnt eligible to submit the request. I think he gotta call them and talk to tier 2 office from the base.

@Chancy, @Crazy Cat Update: My husband just got a response from the Frankfurt Consulate that they cant transfer our case when it's processing with USCIS or NVC, please contact with USCIS in the state directly. So now I should file I-131 and wait?

So when I-130 is transferred, I-485 will be automatically canceled? So what should I do now?

Oh my god. I did not know that. He requested to transfer both I-130, I-485 and I can do interview in Frankfurt. So you said, i-485 will be canceled? We read the post of a guy currently stationed in Germany. And he's successfully got his wife I-130 approval and SOFA stamp. So we thought it's a good idea to transfer my case to Frankfurt. We tried everything to request for expedition but they said we are not eligible to submit the expediting request. We're so desperate now

My husband just sent a request of transferring my case to Frankfurt, Germany. If it's approved, he can SOFA stamp on my passport and Fedex back to me. So do you think I still need to file I-131?

You dont have to wait until your spouse receives SSN. Right after my spouse was shipped to BMT, they mailed me the copy of his order and also the instruction of application for military ID for dependents. I just brought my passport, driver license and his order to the office and they made me ID card asap. P/S: When I was applying for ID card, I did not have SSN or ITIN. And I am F1 visa.

I didn't. I did not expect that my spouse would be stationed in Germany. Should I start filing I-131?

Update: *I-765: -12/14/22: Submitted. -01/13/23: Actively reviewed -07/19/23: EAD card and SSN is issued *I-485: -12/14/22: Received and sent a receipt notice. -12/24/22: Biometrics appointment -01/13/23; Actively reviewed. *I-130: 12/14/22: Received and receipt notice was sent.

Hello, I am 24F Vietnamese and married to 24M US citizen. I have stayed in US since 09/2017 under F-1 visa. I started dating my spouse since 2021 and we got married in 08/2022 - a month before he was enlisted in Air Force. We filed I-765, I-130 and I-485 through a service agency 2 weeks before BMT. My spouse got PCS order to Ramstein, Germany and of course, I am included in his order. Before leaving to Germany, he tried to get SOFA for me, however, they would not stamp my passport until I have approval notice of I-130. And he left to Germany without me since June 2023. I'm currently in medical program and going to graduate this December, then ready to join him asap. So I have tried to submit expedite request for I-130 through MILITARY HELP LINE, Emma, online service. Despite the reason of the overseas PCS, they said I am not eligible to submit the request. I saw some cases similar to mine got expedited within a couple months. My husband will be so desperate if I couldn't join him. PCS to Germany is my idea and he's being suffered staying there without me. Any advice for my case? Thank you so much in advance.