We woke up at 0500 today and got the kids ready for our Drive up to Frankfurt!. We went a different route this time, {which was a BIG mistake} it was supposed to take a lil longer to get to Frankfurt but would save us about 40 km { avoiding Autobahn as much as possible}. Well everything went GREAT till the halway point lol from there it was ALL constructions & Traffic jam!. We were supposed to be there no later them 09:30 ( our appointment was scheduled for 09:40) We got to the Consulat at 09:29!!!!!!! We got to skip a major line right outside the Consulat because T is a US citizen {YAY} We got a Ticket {for me} and three visitor passes for T and the kids. Once inside we had to remove our jackets and belts etc just like at the Airport!. We went to the next building and waited for about 30 minutes till our number was finally called! {while we waited we got our Pictures taken at one of the photos machines}. up the stairs we went to have our paperwork checked! {Part one - the I-130's and the G 325A's}. We had only a few minor things wrong with the paperwork ( now i am happy that we wernt to file in Person!) We are missing one Paper, that we will have to Fax to the Consulat first thing tomorrow!. We had to pay $840 right then and there {OUCH} to have our paperwork submitted / reviewed. After we paid we went downstairs, and waited another 30 minutes to talk to a different lady she reviewed the second part of our Paperwork { the DS 230's} and again we had a few things missing / wrong we fixed it and made Copies of our Passports {The Picture page} after that we waited ANOTHER 30 minutes to talk to the same lady again! She finally gave us our Case number and more info sheets and one last form to fill out {Affidavit of support.} Tomorrow, we will also Fax our "pink sheet" to the consulat, which means that we are ready for our Interview and we have all req. Documents!. They said part one {The petition} could take up to 4 months :( i am praying things will go fast!!!!....
Everything went pretty smooth and everyone is really nice!.
My Best advice for this trip!. bring ALOT of change ( the Photo Booth and the Copy machine dont give change back!!!!) and bring a book! ;)
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so all the paperwork you need are online ? because if i had all the paperwork already then it would go fast. did you need a "fuehrungszeugnis"? or do you need that at all? i don't even know anymore... all kinds of ppl tell me different things :( oh and most important - do you need a signature from G for B's visa? what all did you bring to this first meeting? oh and you still gotta see a doctor? oh man, i am glad things went smooth and i hope it goes faster than 4 months... someone i know had her visa after 3 months
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