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| Frankfurt, Germany |  Review on October 4, 2024: |
Anna8691
Rating:  | Review Topic: General Review
Had my interview at the Frankfurt consulate today and thought I would share my experience.
Timeline:
- CR1. USC petitioning for German citizen spouse
- PD February 2023
- I-130 approved January 2024
- DQed February 2024, original embassy Ankara
- Transferred case to Frankfurt on 08/07/2024
- IL received 08/19/2024
- Medical 09/24/2024 in Berlin
- Interview 10/01/2024
Interview was scheduled for 8:30. Arrived at consulate shortly before 8:00. Long line already present. Was directed to Window 1 where they processed my passport and handed me a number. Waited in security line for about 20 minutes. Security was thorough but quick. They collected phones, smartwatches, headphones and the like and handed out receipts for them.
After security, I was instructed to proceed across the courtyard to the next building and take a seat in front of windows 15-21. When my number was called first, it was for document check-in. They required the originals of
- my birth certificate
- marriage certificate
- divorce decrees of previous marriages
- police certificates
- I-864 (!)
- most recent petitioner tax transcript
- petitioner employment letter
I also had my fingerprints taken and had a small discussion with the lady at the window who suggested I leave my passport with them until after my second wedding anniversary in December (or come back to Frankfurt after that) so they could print the visa directly as IR1. I asked to have it issued as CR1 as it was my understanding it could be stamped as IR1 by CBP if I first entered the US after the two year mark. After conferring with her colleague, she agreed.
Then I waited for another 20-30 minutes until I was called for the interview itself. I was asked to take an oath and my fingerprints were checked again. The questions were about how I met my husband, where we were planning to live, what I was doing for work, my previous marriages and if I had children. All very relaxed.
At the end, the officer told me me visa was approved and I would receive it back in about a week.
When I checked visa status about eight hours after the interview, it was already Issued. I received my passport back with the visa on October 4.
The whole experience was very smooth and relaxed.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #33410