Joseph & Pari

Female

Tehran

IR-1/CR-1 Visa

California Service Center

Iran

My interview was on Naples (Napoli) on June 26
I found Naples unbelievable warm and sultry!! so you should have so many thin clothes!!!

We booked Hotel Clarean; one of the cheapest and cleanest hotel in town that\\\'s in Garibaldi St. near the Napoli Centrale (Naples central train terminal).

At the first day we should went to Medical examination at 8:15 so we got a taxi (14 Euro)and reach there at 7:45. [you can go by train, station: soccova]
Although we reach there soon but I was 7th person in line!!!

I gave my passport to the receptionist lady and she said that I should sit down to yellow chair beside. after 20 min a nice lady called me and got my blood test. [sitting in yellow chair again] After 45 min an old man called me and checked my medical history and vaccination. (without any need to vaccination I paid 170 Euro)- Yellow Chairs!- After 10 min a 45 years old man called me (he was looks alike Goerge Clooney!!! :D) and he checked my blood pulses and hear breathing sounds and a young nurse measure my high and seeing ability. -Yellow chair- 5 min left and a lady send me to radiology room. she got my chest photo.

So the examination finished around 10 and they told me that I must be in consulate at 2 pm for finger print.

we went there by train; first found station Soccova and went to Napoli Centrale, after changing the line we landed in Margelina station. US consulate is 15 min walk far away.

After waiting in line and entrance, we went to 2nd floor for getting finger print. (one photo needed). We waited in waiting room till a lady called me.

Totally, all the persons in embassy are nice and kind, so don't be nervous at all. (They have Persian translator either so be calm!)

Next day, exactly at 7 am, they let us to enter family by family. we sat in waiting room like the previous day and around 8 my name called.

She checked all my documents and got the translation of my husband Iranian birth certificate. (As you know it is not in requirements!! )

After 1 hour, she called me again and interview begins. she found that we are first cousins so did not ask about how we found each other. (but they asked this question from all the ones and wanted answers with details!)
after that she asked about the relationship between our sponsor(I-864) and us , my husband job and what our plan for living is.
Finally she asked me about my job in Iran, and if I work with government or not!! (this is the worst part of questions because I think your answer must be "NO" if you want to have no CLEARANCE)

By the way, they gave me a map that shows the place of a post office, and told me to take my passport with US Visa in afternoon (5 pm)

All of us (about 10 families) went to post office right 5pm and after 1.5 hours waiting we could get ours happily (7 Euros cost). (We got there the famous yellow envelope that must be present in the first port of entrance)

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My entrance Port was LA, They asked our date of marriage and changed my visa status from CR-1 to IR-1 in I-551 Stamp.

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my green card had been mailed \"just\" 2 weeks after my entrance!

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I wish you have a good and convenient experience like me.