mangomynz

23 minutes ago, OldUser said:

This is what's expected :

 

 

Police Certificates

Available

Fees: The fee for every certificate of conduct is €13.

Document Name: Führungszeugnis, certificate of conduct, also referred to as a “police check”, “background check” or “criminal records check”

Issuing Authority: Bundesamt für Justiz (Federal Office of Justice)

Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: Printed on special green paper/ German Eagle in the background/ no signature or seal/ DIN A4 format

Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Administrative Clerk at Federal Office of Justice

Registration Criteria: If a person is aged 14 or over, they are able to apply for a certificate of conduct.

Procedure for Obtaining: The application can be made verbally by personal appearance or in simple written form to the registration authority at the following addresses mentioned below. Former residents of Germany, no longer registered in Germany, can apply for an individual record through the German Embassy or Consulate in their country of residence, or directly with the Bundeszentralregister in Bonn. The application form is available at the German Embassy/Consulate, or directly from the Generalbundesanwalt beim Bundesgerichtshof Dienststelle Bundeszentralregister. Personal appearance: Besucherservice, Adenauerallee 99-103, 53113 Bonn. Their office hours are Mondays - Wednesdays: 7:30 - 16:00; Thursdays: 7:30 - 15:30; and Fridays 7:30 - 14:00. Written requests may be sent to: Der Generalbundesanwalt beim Bundesgerichtshof, Dienststelle Bundeszentralregister, Sachgebiet BZR 32 - Internationale Rechtshilfe, 53094 Bonn.

Certified Copies Available: Certified copies are not available

Alternate Documents: Strafregisterbescheinigung or Auszug aus dem Strafregister (extract from criminal record registration)

Exceptions None

 

Source: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Germany.html

 

Where it says "Exceptions: None" this means you have to give exactly this and nothing else will be accepted. Check if your document fits this description above.

I have seen this before. Everything fits the description it is "Führungszeugnis" and same orginization who issued it but it is "Europäisches Führungszeugnis" basically from what I read it is other EU countries citizens which applies to me and I was there staying for a while. Contents are not different from a regular one.

I have a question for people who had to get german police certificate "Fuehrungszeugnis". I just received a german police certificate of good conduct but I received a European certificate of good conduct "Europäisches Fuehrungszeugnis from Germany instead of a regular one. No I'm not german national. Will this be an issue? I checked on the internet it shows the same information like a regular one.

Do I need to have an original document of I-134 with a signature from my fiance in the US to bring to the interview? Or is a copy okay? 
Also, supportive documentation of I-134 (bank statements, Tax returns, etc.) are copies okay?

Do you need to notarize the translated police certificate? Also if the translation was done digitally is it okay to print it as a copy? Or do you need to get a paper version original translation?

3 minutes ago, OldUser said:

How well above is your income the 125% of poverty guideline?

 

It's not unusual for USCIS to ask for 3 tax returns in this process. You may consider finding a joint sponsor with 3 years of income exceeding the guideline.

 

You either provide W2s and bank statemements OR tax return transcripts , as far as I know

Thank you for your answer. Right now, we are filing an I-134 document, so my income is 10k~ above the poverty line. 
For example, if a person changes jobs and new has a proper income that exceeds the guideline. I feel it would make sense if the most recent one (last year) should make sense. But like you mentioned, you may be right.
 

I got few more questions>

On boundless.com and I134 instructions form it says to also have bank statements, with deposit and current balance. Is it really required? Or tax returns or W2 is enough together with the statement from the employer if your income is enough and is above the poverty line.

Also, is 3 years of tax returns necessary? It says most recent, so shouldn't it be the last year's tax returns? Especially if you changed jobs and now this current job only shows a proper income that meets the requirements.

On 8/25/2024 at 4:50 AM, TBoneTX said:

Bring what MalloryCat said, plus a complete copy of the I-129F petition that you'd sent to USCIS.

I heard it has to be the I-129F with an approved stamp from USCIS, no? I have never received it neither from NVC USCIS or the embassy yet.
Or can it be an I-129f copy with our signatures? Also USCIS I-129F form changed after April, so we should bring a copy of old version of the I-129f petition, right?

On 8/25/2024 at 12:24 AM, MalloryCat said:

You should have received a list from the embassy with instructions on what to bring

But typically it is:

 

Police certificate(s) + 1 copy

Birth certificate + 1 copy

I-134 + the evidence

DS-160 confirmation

Passport

Additional Passport photo

Evidence of relationship

 

Does it really matter if the photo is older than 6 months? I took photos when we filed for a K1 visa with the I-129f application to USCIS. It already has been around 6-7 months or are they that strict about it?

1 hour ago, mangomynz said:

I have a question regarding CEAC visa status. What does "Ready" mean exactly? I read on forums that the case is ready in the consulate for the interview and it is in the US consulate. However,  I tried to contact the embassy for a transfer change, but I received a reply that the case is still not in the US consulate in Frankfurt. Did anyone encounter this?

Also, does anyone have any knowledge, that if I change the embassy will I receive a new case number especially if the transfer process is done through embassies not through NVC?

I am not sure if I should wait until the case is transferred and then do the DS-160 form or if should I do it now and select an interview location in Lithuania. 
 

I have a question regarding CEAC visa status. What does "Ready" mean exactly? I read on forums that the case is ready in the consulate for the interview and it is in the US consulate. However,  I tried to contact the embassy for a transfer change, but I received a reply that the case is still not in the US consulate in Frankfurt. Did anyone encounter this?

I have a few questions on how exactly to file the I-134 document:

1. On page 6 of 13, Part 3, Part number 13. Current Employer's Address.
   Does it have the address of the main company building? Or the address where the person works? For example, in USCIS I-129f you had to fill in the main building of the company address, not the store of the company where you work.
2. On page 6 of 13, Part 3, Part number 14. Income.
   If I am going to support the beneficiary and I don't have any other dependants other than me then I should only write myself, right?
   Where do you get the annual income from? Did you calculate yourself? Or does it have to be listed by the company about my annual income? Because my income varies based on commission every month. Should I just calculate my income from last year?

54 minutes ago, Edward and Jaycel said:

Regarding the 4 moth validity of your USCIS approval notice, the Visa Officer can extend that in 4 month increments if you haven't completed your interview yet. This is done at the time of the interview.

Thank you for your answer. Could you elaborate a little bit more, when you refer to the Visa Officer, you mean the officer from the US embassy? In this situation, should I reach out to the US embassy where I want to transfer my case? Also since It is going to take time to transfer my case to the other embassy and of course I won't have my interview date yet, how could I extend it?

1 hour ago, Crazy Cat said:

You can try now.  Give them your NVC (DOS) case number and explain the situation.

Alright, we will try to do that! Thank you!

12 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Contact the new consulate and ask for a transfer from Frankfort to Lithuania. 

Thank you for the advice. I really appreciate it
Should we do that when the case is "Ready" on the CEAC tracker website? Or should we try when it is still "In Transit"? 
I also know that I am supposed to receive some sort of package 3 or letter from the US embassy. What should we do because US consulate might send it even though my beneficiary will not live there anymore and he is going to be in Lithuania where we want to do the interview.
Also, I know that USCIS approval is for 4 months, right? How can we extend it if the transfer process going to take long? Should we contact the US embassy where we want to conduct our interview and process our visa to extend it or the consulate in Germany?

Should we wait until the case is "Ready" in the CEAC tracker website to transfer the case and contact the embassies? 
Also, how should we extend the USCIS I-129F approval then? If I remember correctly it is 4 months, right?

Hello,

We made a petition for a K1 visa, and our I-129F petition got approved by USCIS and got forwarded to NVC. 2 days ago, we received our case number via email from NVC and they will forward the case to the US consulate in Germany which was what we wrote in our I_129F petition but in our current situation we want to have the interview in US embassy in Lithuania, my beneficiary's home country. It says the case is "In Transit" status on the 13th of August. We made an inquiry to NVC and the first reply we got was that I should provide a new address and phone number to NVC. So we did that through inquiry again, however, we received completely answer that the petition was forwarded on the 13th of August. What should we do now? Should we contact the embassy in Germany or the consulate in Lithuania where we want our interview to happen for the case to transfer there and also should we wait until the case is in "Ready" status?

Hello,

Could someone explain how the interview is scheduled? Can you select the date yourself or does NVC or US Consulate/Embassy schedule it themselves?

When you should file or complete DS-160? Our case is in transit based on the recent email from NVC we have received our case number and we should visit the travel.state.gov website to see about the further steps for K1. Should you do the DS-160 form when the case status is ready?

Hello,

Today, I just received an email from NVC about my case, my case number for the first time after NOA2, and that it was in transit already when I checked CEAC to track my visa status. The thing is I didn't expect that my case would be processed today out of nowhere and that fast. I just received an email an hour ago and I hope the case is still at NVC because I want to change the US embassy location to process my visa and for my fiance to conduct his interview in his home country where he will reside by the time the case will be in "ready" status.  I sent a public inquiry to NVC. Do you think that we can still change the US embassy location by making a public inquiry since in the email it said that "now we will forward the case to the US consulate"?

@MalloryCat Thank you so much for the answers and help! It was very helpful!

Hello,

I am really a bit confused with these two forms that you have to fill out and what the beneficiary needs to have for the interview. I have many questions about this and I hope you could help me out with this because I would appreciate any type of help!

Firstly, which document must we fill out for the K1 visa?

Also, it requires the signature of the person who will support the beneficiary financially, and he has to bring it to the interview. Is it okay to have like a printed file with the signature or photocopy of this signed document or does it have to be sent by mail or how does it work? 
Can there also be two people who can support you? Because I only see one person who can put the signature on the I-134 document? 
Do you need to provide some additional documents along with the I-134?
If the beneficiary is going to be financially supported by me or someone else, do you only need the filled-out form? Or do you need to provide a job contract or bank statement or what exactly?
I am also confused with Part 4 and Part 5 of the I-134 form. If someone is going to support you financially, does the entire document have to be filled out by that person, or do part 4 and part 5 have to be filled out?
So how much does it have to be in dollars to make sure it is above the poverty line to support beneficiary?
What is the most important factor when providing supporting documents and filling these forms for the K1? Does the bank account need to have a certain amount of money inside? Or what matters is the income from the job.

I appreciate any response or any explanation or suggestion about this. Thank you so much!

5 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

NVC does not schedule K-1 interviews.  What consulate will conduct the interview?

Technically it should be Frankfurt, Germany but we want to change to Lithuania.

Hello,

I have a question because I keep seeing different types of information that either you schedule the interview in the embassy for K1 visa or that NVC does it themselves, so I am little bit confused what is truth and what is not.

Also, how long did it take for your case to be transferred to NVC after USCIS approval? And also how long did it take for the case to be transferred from NVC to the embassy/consulate?

Thank you

Also how do you track other steps what is happening after I-129f USCIS approval? How can I know if it reached NVC already so I could contact them about our case?

Hello,

What kind of app or website you use to track your visa status, for example, if your case sent to NVC already or not and etc.

In the public inquiry to NVC, should I write the mailing address of the beneficiary or is it better to write the home address where he resides? He prefers to receive mail and visa-related documents to the mailing address.