Je e Gi

We did the interview in Naples last November and I think he is going to be fine. Even though I was with, I was useless at the interview as everything was directed towards him. His passport arrived 2 days after the interview (we chose to pick it up at the closest office but I have heard of others that it didn't take longer for house delivery). If you are worried, when they tell him that he has passed, he can always pick it up the day AFTER in Naples but would have to ask specifically to do this.

Hope all goes well!

But don't they already allow this? If you can prove that you want to re establish domicile in the US than you can petition. I lived in Italy and Spain for 7 years, married an Italian 4 years ago and last year we applied for a green card (DCF in Italy) and it was approved in 2 months. Correct me if I am wrong and things have changed.

We flew Italy - Minnesota via Amsterdam on KLM in February with a dog in cargo hold. She was in the largest size kennel that we could take and it cost €200 for the flight and an extra €150 for more than a 2 hour layover in Amsterdam. The extra only applies with KLM if you are stopping in Amsterdam.

Then we needed a passport (we had already but renewed it), rabies vaccination certificate, and certificate of good health. It was 20 hours from the time they took her until we got through customs and she was fine.

For DCF, we just waited to turn in all documents in Naples but I would email them just to be sure. I was also confused after filling out the online form.

We got an email from Naples a week after the NOA2 arrived at the house which was approximately 10 days after they actually approved it. I received the email (petitioner) but on our I-130 checklist page that was part of the packet sent in to Rome, it had both emails on top so I think they sent it to mine as it was the first one listed.

Congrats!!! For the name, has your wife also changed her name with social security? That is going to make a difference when you do the tax returns for the I-864.

Also, as she has changed her name... I would use the married name from now on.

Yes, someone else can do it for him. If you look at the bottom of the police form, it talks about using a delegate.

What name was on the G-325A? I am guessing that you might get another RFE as none of the documents match now. I would email the embassy and ask them. I remember when I got married in Italy 4 years ago, someone at the embassy told me not to change my name until I left Italy as it would cause problems with documents (carta di soggiorno, etc).

Did you wife renew her passport in the US or in Italy?

Also being optimistic, after they approve your I-130 petition, it will take a week or so for the letter to arrive at your house so it could be on the way.

We were able to add at Wells Fargo with just a passport. But he had to be present.

Can also look at the info here... http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/fees/reciprocity-by-country/IT.html

In Italy there are 2 certificates, the Certificato GENERALE del Casellario Giudiziale and the Carichi Pendenti. When filling out the form for the Casellario Giudiziale make sure that you request "Generale" as there are a few options.

Here is the link to the form: http://www.giustizia.it/resources/cms/documents/modello3.pdf

We just filed DCF in Italy a few months ago and I was also confused with the I-864 and domicile. For your specific questions, this is what we did:

Part 2 (Address of Principal Immigrant) - Your UK husband is the principal immigrant so you want to put his current UK address

Section 4 - For both mailing address and residence address I used my overseas address as per DCF you have to have residence in that country. Then for country of domicile I used US. Not sure if this was the correct way to do it but I did not have problems.

Part 6 - This was the one I had concerns with the most. I put that I was currently employed at the Italian place of work. However 13.a.1 etc, I put 0. I was asked about it at the document checking stage of the interview and said that I was currently employed however, that job would not be following me to the US and it was not US based. The lady was okay with that and honestly did not look at the rest.

From what I saw as you will not be able to solely support your husband and that you will have no income, they mark your I-864 as DOES NOT MEET requirements and focuses mainly on the co-sponsor. Like I said, I am not 100% that I filled out the form correctly but we were issued a visa in the end so it couldn't have been too bad.

For proof of domicile, I had the following: (I have been living in Italy and Spain for the past 6 years and am also moving back without a job in place)

Tax Exemption Letter (I did not file US taxes for these 6 years as I did not make the required amount to do so), Letter on steps I took to reestablish domicile, Letter from my parents stating an agreement to live at their house, Email from our local insurance company stating options for health insurance, Email from pet relocation agency, Bank statement, copy of drivers license.

For cosponsors, make sure you have their W-2 in addition to the tax return if they file jointly as we were specifically asked for it as the tax return then would show a total of both your parents income where the W-2 shows only the co-sponsors income.

Ours took approximately one month before we had the NOA2 hardcopy in the mail. Keep in mind that you have also had 5 holidays in that time and that the Italian post could also be backed up. Once the embassy in Rome approves, they send it to Naples and then Naples will send you an email with your case number. It is possible that you actually might receive that before the post.

Also, for the address did you also add USCIS or just embassy and address? If not, it should still arrive no problem but might take a bit to get to the correct office.

I would contact the embassy in Rome to see if they have received your I-130 package and payment. Here is the email: USCIS.Rome@uscis.dhs.gov

Rome does not send out NOA 1 notices, only when they approve (NOA 2) or if they need extra info. They will need the bio page of your wife and stepson. They are usually quick on getting back on emails so you should here from them Tuesday or Wednesday (Monday is holiday).

For the money orders... the US Embassy website says the following so you should be fine:

By a cashier’s check, money order, or international bank draft, made payable in U.S. Dollars to the U.S. Embassy Rome, issued by a U.S. bank or by a U.S. military Post Office facility; or

• By a cashier’s check (assegno circolare) in Euros, issued by an Italian bank, made payable to the U.S. Embassy Rome.

Has she been filing US taxes for the past 4 years? When I filed DCF, I put that I was employed but my annual income was 0. They asked me about it and I said that the job would not be following me to the US and therefore, in terms of support in the US, I had 0 income. They said ok and did not look at anything else on my I864 and just moved on to check my co-sponsor.

Mine was also complicated as I have been out of the US for 5 years, but have never had income high enough that required me to file taxes so I had no tax returns from the US.

Rome does not send out the NOA1, just the NOA2 (approval of i-130) by mail.

I would contact the embassy in Rome first and ask what they will need to prove that you have had residence. My permesso di soggiorno took about 3 months or more to get the actual paper but if you have other ways of proving that you have been resident, they might accept that. Have you done the residence paper with the circoscrizione? or with the office of where you are living to show that you are at that residence in Italy? I would recommend doing DCF if you can as it is a much shorter process. The last visas (including my husbands) that have been filed DCF have been processed in 2-3 months however we also met people at the interview that filed in the US last year and are now just getting the interview so it could be a year if you file in the US.

From the few of us that filed in September, it usually takes about a month to hear back from the Rome Embassy and then another week to hear from Naples so don't worry, I am sure you will hear from them by the end of the month. They also were off for holiday on the 1st and will be again this Monday.

Hi Je & Gi,

Was your NOA 2 received via mail or email by Naples?

Thanks!

The NOA2 was received by mail from the US embassy in Rome. After, once Naples has it in their system, they will email the packet information. We are still waiting for that.

Can the vaccinations be done anywhere in Rome for free or by a special physician/clinic?

grazie!

The vaccinations have to be done at the Centro Vaccinazione and you have to call to make an appointment. I know for sure that they do the MMR and the tetanus for free but not sure about the other ones. However, the MMR is 2 shots, one now and another after 3-4 months.

Thank you! This is very helpful.

Do you happen to have the number in Naples that you called? Once we submit our I-130, we will call to verify. We have received the immunization records, but no MMR and tetanus is over 10 years ago, so probably a good idea to get those while we wait!

Grazie!

We called the Istituo Diagnotico Varelli direct at 081 767 2202

Je and Gi,

Can you provide any information regarding what you submitted and how the USCIS officer was? What questions did they ask? What extra items did they want? What was required for residency? DCF Italy does not have much information so any tips will help us all. Once I submit I'll be sure to update. I have to wait 2 more weeks!!

Hi Bellavita38

The first forms (I-130) you submit is quite easy and basically we submitted everything that was on the checklist that we could: http://italy.usembassy.gov/dhs/uscis/services/i-130.html

For residency, I had my carta di soggiornio that I have had since we got married in 2010.

We made an infopass appointment and the officer just took the forms to make sure that we filled out everything correctly and that we had everything. The only thing that I had translated was my husbands Italian birth certificate. For the birth certificate, it was just the normal ones without parents names. I had emailed before to make sure this was okay and they said that it was acceptable for the I-130 but later in Naples I would need the other one.

I asked about my Carta di Soggiornio as even though the form (Name, Surname, etc.) is also in English, the answers on there are only in Italian but she said it would be no problem so just left that as is.

Also, if you don´t have pictures, you can take them at a machine inside the Embassy right next to the office. It is 5 euros.

She gave us a form to pay, we went upstairs to pay by credit card and gave her the receipt. That was it. No questions. You can also everything in if you would like.

She said the timeline was about 4-6 months but it seems like there are people that get theirs faster so we will see. I have always had fast responses to emails from Rome but they will only answer questions involving the I-130 process and not anything after.

I'm hoping to file for my Italian husband through DCF for the I-130, but am trying to understand which Embassies or Consulates in Italy accept DCF. My permesso di soggiorno was issued on March 28 2012 and is valid until April 2014, thus I fulfill the 6-month residency minimum, however, I am currently in the U.S. and my husband is in Italy, hoping to get the process started.

Can he bring the compiled I-30, or do I physically have to be present as well?

Thank you!

As you are petitioning for your husband, you would have to present the I-130. Are you living in the U.S. now or just visiting?

Imh,

Did you ever hear back from the Embassy? I'll be filing there soon. Would love some insight. Thanks!

We filed yesterday in person and the lady at the embassy in Rome said that they do not send NOA1 notices, just a NOA2 letter once approved and sent to Naples.

I would suggest calling the medical center in Naples and asking them. My husband only had the Antipolio and the Bivalente (tetanus) shots when he was younger and was not looking forward to doing all the rest. When he called they actually passed him to the doctor that does the medical exam and he said that because of his age (31) he would only have to do the MMR and another tetanus shot as his last one was more than 10 years ago.

He will be doing them here in Rome as they are free. My husband got his immunization records from the circoscrizione.