Machimack

Hey everyone, hope you are all doing well. I am in a bit of a situation and am trying to figure out what my options are. 

I am active duty military, met my wife in Italy and did a CR1 visa to the states back in 2019. We got her 2 yr green card and are now filing for petition for removal which was accepted, and we received our extension green card until Aug of 2022. We've been here in the states for 2 years now, and I just found out from my command, I am getting military orders back to Italy (her birth country). 

My concern is that the i-751 wont process in time. We filed may 15th, and received the NOA by MSC may 27th, but are due to leave in February of 2022. Does anyone have any guidance on if there will be issues with her coming to Italy while the green card is still pending? She will be on my military orders. Would we be risking "abandonment," of her status? Any help would be much appreciated! Thank you! 

Hello all! Quick question. I am filing a i-130 through DCF and have my case #. After I fill out the ds -260,, will it need time to process and have someone review it? Or can I just print it off and bring it to the interview? 

2 minutes ago, ecm89 said:

It will only take max 2 weeks here in Italy.

I finally received the letter of  when the the I-130 was approved. Rome approved it in on June 11th and Naples consulate (NVC) sent me an e-mail on June 21st with the case number. Count more or less 10 days from the date they said it was approved. 

That gives me hope!! Thank you much! 

WOW! I sure hope that doesn’t happen to me.. 

I received notice that my petition was approved by the Rome consulate on the 24th of June , and that is has been mailed over to Naples embassy for visa processing. Does anyone know how long this process takes before I hear back from Naples with information regarding what to bring to the interview , case number, and how to schedule to appointment? 

2 hours ago, ecm89 said:

Perfect! I am planning on going in September on my own since my husband is deployed. 

 

Definitely call Rome now saying you want to expedite. They might ask you for your new orders. Just explain (as my husband did) that you do not get your new order until a few weeks before you pcs, but your Italy orders state that you can be stationed in Italy for x months and you need to leave soon. Also, where you guys going? I have no clue where we are going. They are not going to tell us until August and I am having issues with the DS 260 form  which requires me to specify a permanent address in the States where I will be staying.

 

Also, I just had WONDERFUL news informing me it was approved!! I emailed Rome Asking for a very kind expedition since I wasn’t able to get ahold of anyone today. They told me it was now being sent over to Naples ! 

7 minutes ago, ecm89 said:

Perfect! I am planning on going in September on my own since my husband is deployed. 

 

Definitely call Rome now saying you want to expedite. They might ask you for your new orders. Just explain (as my husband did) that you do not get your new order until a few weeks before you pcs, but your Italy orders state that you can be stationed in Italy for x months and you need to leave soon. Also, where you guys going? I have no clue where we are going. They are not going to tell us until August and I am having issues with the DS 260 form  which requires me to specify a permanent address in the States where I will be staying.

 

For permanent address , that can be a tricky one.. I just put down the general address of the future base. I was lucky to have gotten my orders 4 months in adavance 

4 minutes ago, ecm89 said:

Yes, I only received an approval notification from Naples with my case number and instructions for the interview.

You won't be able to speak to Naples over the phone - at least I could not make it. However,  you can send them an e-mail and they reply withing 3 working days.

 

Thank you so much for your help!! I’m still waiting on the notification of approval. I hope there is no issues because I need to leave in August . The NOA1 was 5th June by Rome. If I get the approval, then I will be going to Naples late July/early August and will let you know how the interview was!! 

Just now, ecm89 said:

Rome consulate is available for telephone enquiries from 8:30 am until 12:30 pm (Italy time).

The number is 06 46 74 21 90.

Press 1 and then 2 to speak with an attendant.

 

 

 

Okay great! One last question. When you got notification of approval, it was through Naples? Did Rome ever notify you of approval via email? 

7 hours ago, ecm89 said:

I personally don't think it's going to be an issue. The visa office on base that helped us filing the petition did not mention that as a possible issue.

If you don't mind me asking, what's your rank in the military?

 

E4. Also, per your last post, what time did you call the Rome consulate? And what was the number? Because every time I call I have to press a bunch of numbers that directs me back to their website. 

Trying to collect my documents for the interview ASAP for cr1 visa. A requirement for the embassy is I-864. If I satisfy the annual income of 100% of poverty since I am military, would that mean that I still need to have a joint sponsor for the I-864 “affidavit of support”?? 

On 6/22/2019 at 12:18 PM, ecm89 said:

Hi everyone!

Me and my husband filed our I-130 petition in May in Rome (Consulate); yesterday I received an email from the consulate in Naples containing my case number and instructions to follow for the next step. I now  have to collect documents to book ad attend my interview. Is there a deadline for me to collect everything? Will it be possible for me to book the interview around the end of August or is it too late?

Also, did you have to take all your bona fide support documents to the interview (pictures, affidavits, email, etc)?

Thank you in advance for any possible help.

Me and my wife are currently going through the same thing. Can I ask , what date did Rome email you the receipt acknowledgement as well as the approval?? I am still waiting, and am feeling very anxious. We submitted ours 24may and was officially notified of the receipt acknowledgment on the 5th of June 

2 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

We filed in Juarez Mexico.    For DCF the receipt is the NOA1.  The approval is the NOA2 and could also be considered "case complete" as the petition never goes to the NVC.  There is no NOA3.

 

Once the consulate has the petition they send out a letter to the Beneficiary. Fortunately they sent a copy to my US address because we rarely get mail correctly or timely in Mexico.  The consulate doesn't send any notices by email.

Thank you so much for your help. I was confused because I didn’t realize the g1145 for just to tell me via email the i-130 was accepted. So now, I should just be waiting on getting the notification of approval in the mail from the consulate ? What also throws me off is that the email says “you will be notified once a decision has been taken.” 

3 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

The receipt is the NOA1.   There is no way to track it.   I filed a G-1145 with ours and I did get an email the next business day saying it was approved and being sent to the consulate.  The next item we received was a mail piece 6 weeks later from the consulate.  Essentially a packet 3.

Okay so i received the NOA1. and since you filed the g-1145, how come you didn’t get notified for NOA3 via email? Also, if you don’t mind me asking, which consulate did you file through? 

Just now, payxibka said:

International field offices do not send i797s

Got it. So when will I get a receipt or case number to track it? 

And is the next step now just waiting for them to tell me it’s approved? 

Hello all,

i was recently emailed this by the embassy in Rome after filing an I-130 petition for my wife,

“This is to acknowledge the receipt of your I-130 Petition for Immediate Relative.

You will be notified if anything else is needed or once a decision is taken.

Processing time for such application may take 60-90 days.”

what does this information mean? That this is the “receipt” of my petition? I thought the receipt would be formally mailed with a receipt number or case number. This was the only thing emailed to me and am unsure of what I am supposed to expect.

also as a side note, the embassy received my form on the 24th of May.

cheers! 

Just now, Machimack said:

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Through dcf. And I’ve called that number and was given the response of, “there’s no open case for you so... we can’t do anything.”

Also filed couple weeks ago. It was received by Rome on the 24th of may

3 minutes ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

Did you file for your wife through DCF or the regular way, and when did you file? 

 

Please fill out your timeline. 

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3 minutes ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

Did you file for your wife through DCF or the regular way, and when did you file? 

 

Please fill out your timeline. 

Through dcf. And I’ve called that number and was given the response of, “there’s no open case for you so... we can’t do anything.”

2 minutes ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

You can try to get it expedited due to your orders going back stateside. 

And how do I do that?

So I’m living in Italy with my wife currently as I am in the military. I am due to PCS in August . Right now I’m still waiting on approval for the i30 and i131 application from the embassy. At this rate, my hopes are not very high, and yes, I should have filed sooner, but we recently just got married. My question is, if we do not get the visa in time from the consulate, would it be possible to take my wife with me using a tourist visa?  I know there is regulations she can stay for 90 days, then we would come back to Italy to finish everything . She is also on my official travel orders. Would it be possible to get the ESTA to enter, then return back to her country to receive the visa? 

8 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

For DCF, the beneficiaryy submits the documents from the NVC stage at the interview. 

 

Hopefully you submitted the petition in person and included a G-1145 for electronic notification.

I did not submit in person, I mailed the i30 , i130a , g-1145 and all other supporting documents 

So I’m trying to prep ahead of time to get the ball rolling and was having difficulty finding the necessary information. I submitted an i30 and i30a petition to consulate in Rome and am awaiting approval. Once I get approval, where can I find the checklist of the documents that I need for the interview? What are some of the things I can knock out now to speed up the process, since I’ve been hearing stories about others taking a few more months to collect required items. Thank you!!

So I filed an i130 visa in April via DCF to Rome, Italy. It was shown that they received it the 24th of April . Today I got a letter in the mail stating I need to pick up something from the consulate tomorrow. In the back of my mind, I feel as if it might be a need for more evidence since I only submitted one picture of our wedding. However , I’m unsure if it would be a letter of approval, since I put the paper to receive emails on my application. Or do you think that this is possibly just the receipt number? 

3 minutes ago, Roel said:

Oh also - USCIS is actually in process of removing the DCF option - so before you get that going, ask Frankfurt if they still accept petitions.

If not - then you can try to expedite the current I-130. But also be prepare that your wife might NOT travel with you in August. But that's perfectly fine, separation is usually part of immigration.

Okay, I filed through them, followed all of the steps when I was submitting my form. Mailed it to this address and everything. Asked and they accept DCF, so from my understanding I have in fact submitted DCF. I am just waiting to hear back for a receipt number since it was delivered to them last week. Then once I get that I can try and expedite it on top of it being DCF?

I was not aware of DCF. Can you point me in the direction on how to do this exactly?