Germany - Frankfurt Field Office
Field Office Director
Kristina Carty-Pratt
Service Area
The Frankfurt Field Office has jurisdiction over U.S. immigration matters in the following countries: Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, and Belgium.
Street Address
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Department of Homeland Security
US Consulate General
Giessener Strasse 30
60435 Frankfurt Germany
Mailing Address from the US
Field Office Director
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Department of Homeland Security
c/o American Consulate General
PSC 115 Box 1019
DPO, AE 09213-0115
Mailing Address from Outside the US
Field Office Director
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Department of Homeland Security
US Consulate General, Frankfurt
Giessener Strasse 30
60435 Frankfurt Germany
Express Mail address
Field Office Director
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Department of Homeland Security
US Consulate General, Frankfurt
Giessener Strasse 30
60435 Frankfurt Germany
Office Location
We are located in Frankfurt Nordend, adjacent to the Hauptfriedhof.
Hours of Operation
The office is open for appointments on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM. The office is closed on German and American holidays.
Phone, Fax Numbers & Email
Phone: For General inquiries in German or English, please call our voice response system at 069-7535-2233.
If calling from the United States, please dial 011 49-69-7535-2233.
Fax: For specific case inquiries, a fax is preferable. Our fax number is 069-741-0971 or from the United States 011 49-69-7535-2233.
E-mail: You may send electronic mail inquiries to our office at uscis.frankfurt@dhs.gov
Visiting the office in person
Appointments: You must have an INFOPASS appointment to see an officer in Frankfurt.
Walk-ins: We do not accept walk in appointments unless the situation is an emergency. Normal requests, such as application filings, status inquiries and requests for transportation letters are not considered emergency requests.
Important Security Announcement
Please do not bring mobile phones or any electronic devices, such as Blackberries, iPods, or PDAs as they are not allowed within the Consulate. We also strongly advise that you do not bring strollers, large bags, such as backpacks, suitcases or packages to the interview as there are no storage facilities on the grounds of our facilities. Applicants who do not follow these instructions will experience considerable delays at the security check point. We do not accept walk in appointments unless the situation is an emergency. Normal requests, such as application filings, status inquiries and requests for transportation letters are not considered emergency requests. Appointments are available through an online appointment system. Please see the links below to schedule an appointment.
Public Transportation
By Subway: From the main train station (Hauptbahnhof), take the ''U'' Bahn U5 to the Giessener Strasse stop. Turn right down Giessener Strasse and the Consulate is on the left.
Parking & Handicap Accessibility: Parking is extremely limited. Accessibility for individuals with special needs is available.
Paying Fees
Fees for applications and petitions are listed on the Forms section of the USCIS website. The fees for all applications and petitions submitted to this office must be paid in Euros or U.S. dollars, money orders, cashier's checks, or Visa/Mastercard/American Express. Personal checks or Eurochecks are not accepted. Please do not send cash.
Customer Feedback
We strive to provide quality service to our customers. If we have not lived up to this commitment, or if we have met or exceeded your expectations, please let us know. To comment on the services provided at this office, please write to the Field Office Director at the address given above, or to the:
District Director
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Department of Homeland Security
American Embassy
Via Veneto 119/A
00187 Rome, Italy
If you feel you were mistreated by a U.S. immigration employee, or wish to make a complaint of misconduct by a U.S. immigration employee, you may write to the District Director, or write directly to the:
Department of Homeland Security
USCIS
Attn: Chief, International Operations Division
20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 3300
Washington, DC 20529-2100
Inquiries: For inquiries, please contact the Frankfurt office via email at uscis.frankfurt@dhs.gov or at 49-69-7535-2233.
Forms
Immigration forms are available under the Forms section of the USCIS website which can be found to your right under Related Links.
Visas
For in-depth information about visas, please check the Visa Services section of the U.S. Department of State website and the Embassy Website.
Form I-407
The abandonment of lawful permanent resident status is irrevocable. An individual who relinquishes lawful permanent resident status must qualify again for such status. Therefore, one should give careful thought to abandoning lawful permanent resident status.
For more information, go to http://germany.usembassy.gov/visa/uscis/i407/
Forms I-600 & I-600A
Information on international adoptions may be found at the Department of State website and in the Adoption section of the USCIS website which can be found to your right under Related Links.
The applicant may contact the Frankfurt office either by telephone or fax to discuss the required forms, pre-adoption requirements, and the time range the adopting parents will be in Germany for the adoption. Appointments for filing the I-600 are given to accommodate the adopting parents. In countries that are under the Frankfurt office's jurisdiction but are outside of Germany, Forms I-600s are filed at the U.S. Consulate in the respective country. Form I-600A, Application for Advance Orphan Petition, can be filed in person or by mail with the Frankfurt office.
Form I-130
U.S citizens or U.S. lawful permanent residents, who reside locally in Germany, may file Form I-130 by coming to the office with an INFOPASS appointment or by mail. Normal processing time is 60 to 90 days. Petitions that are commonly filed at the Frankfurt Field Office are for: 1) spouses or children of U.S. citizens, 2) spouses or children of lawful permanent residents in the U.S. military; 3) parents of U.S. citizens.
You may file in Frankfurt if you are:
- A military or civilian members of the U.S. Armed Forces with orders stationing you in Germany
- A U.S. Citizen that resides in Germany. You must be able to product a residency permit for Germany.
The filing fee can be paid in U.S. or Euros currency (see the acceptable forms of payment above).
For more information, go to http://germany.usembassy.gov/visa/uscis/i130/
Form N-400
USCIS offices overseas are only authorized to process applications for naturalization for active duty military members and certain eligible family members. Please note that N-400 applications for military members and spouse should not be filed directly with the Frankfurt USCIS office. See the Citizenship section of the USCIS Website which can be found to your right under Related Links for Naturalization eligibility criteria and the proper filing procedures.
Form I-131 Parole
The Frankfurt Field Office does not issue Humanitarian Parole. Individuals must apply for Humanitarian Parole by submitting their applications to:
USCIS Dallas Lockbox
For US Postal Service (USPS) Deliveries:
USCIS
PO Box 660865
Dallas, TX. 75266
For Express mail and courier deliveries:
USCIS
Attn: HP
2501 S. State Hwy 121, Business
Suite 400
Lewisville, TX 75067
Instructions on how to file an application for Humanitarian Parole are located on Form I-131.
Form I-131 Re-entry
The Frankfurt Field Office does not issue or extend Re-Entry Permits. Instructions on how to obtain or replace a Re-Entry Permit are found in the How Do I Get A Travel Document section of the USCIS website which can be found to your right under Related Links.
Form I-590
We are unable to directly receive refugee resettlement applications. You may wish to consult with one of the voluntary agencies such as Raphaelswerk, Diakonischeswerk, Caritas or the International Office of Migration. However, the Frankfurt Field Office may only accept applications based on a referral from the United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) or a U.S. Embassy or Consular official.
For general information and processing criteria please see Department of State website and the Refugee section on the USCIS Website which can be found to your right under Related Links.
Forms I-601 and I-212
If you are outside of the United States and otherwise approved to immigrate to the United States, but a Department of State Consular Officer found you ineligible to enter because of one or more grounds of inadmissibility for which a waiver may be available, you may apply for a waiver by filing Form I-601, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility.
If you left the U.S. voluntarily after being issued an order of deportation or removal, were deported or removed, or reentered the United States unlawfully after having cumulatively accrued more than one year of unlawful presence, you may apply for readmission the U.S. by filing Form I-212, Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission Into the United States After Deportation or Removal.
Where to File
USCIS has changed where waiver applications are filed. This may provide you with faster and more efficient application processing and will enable you to track your case status online. You may also request an email or text message confirming receipt of your waiver by completing and attaching Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance to your application.
Please read the directions below carefully so we can process your application as quickly as possible.
If you have not yet submitted your application:
• Beginning June 4, 2012, you must mail your waiver application and supporting evidence directly to the USCIS Lockbox facility specified in the form instructions.
If you have an appointment to submit your application before July 4, 2012:
• You may keep your appointment.
OR
• You may cancel your appointment and mail your application to the USCIS Lockbox facility specified in the form instructions.
If you submitted your application before July 4, 2012, and:
• Our office received it between June 4 and July 3, 2012, we will process it.
• Our office received it on or after July 4, 2012, we will return it to you. Please mail your application directly to the USCIS Lockbox facility specified in the form instructions.
You may find the address for the appropriate USCIS Lockbox facility in the form instructions or see, Direct Filing Addresses for Form I-601, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility, and I-212, Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission into the United States After Deportation or Removal.
I-601 Expedited Adjudication Requests
Applicants for Waivers of Inadmissibility, Form I-601, may request that the USCIS office expedite adjudication of the Form I-601 waiver application when there are extraordinary circumstances that are time-sensitive, compelling, and necessitate the applicant’s presence in the United States sooner than would be possible if the application were processed under normal processing times. The strong desire to immigrate to the United States as soon as possible is not by itself “extraordinary.”
A request to expedite adjudication must be made in writing and delivered to the USCIS Field Office Director. The applicant must provide evidence of the extraordinary and compelling circumstance. If the request to expedite the adjudication of an I-601 waiver is approved, the USCIS office will notify the applicant within 15 days of receipt of the request. If no response is received with 15 days, the applicant must presume the request for the expeditious adjudication has been denied.
Please be aware that approval to expedite adjudication of an I-601 waiver application does not guarantee approval of the I-601 waiver application, but only that consideration and adjudication of the I-601 waiver application will be expeditiously handled. If the request for expedited processing is denied, the waiver will be adjudicated within normal processing times.
For current I-601 processing times for international offices, please select the "Processing Times" link on the right, under “More Information.”
Transportation Boarding Letters
The USCIS Field Office in Frankfurt does not issue transportation letters for immigrants with lost or stolen permanent residence cards. Persons in such situations must contact the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Frankfurt at cbp.frankfurt@dhs.gov, in order to receive instructions on how to apply for a transportation letter with CBP.
