Daisy&Mirko

Hey guys!

It would be great if we could join it too. We are in the same situation as OP, hopefully we will be soon going through the interview.

23 hours ago, aliskay2003 said:

Mirko how is the process in Naples?you ready. Have your visa?

I set my interview for April 14th at 8 am and I can not tell you much about it honestly, sorry!

I am now collecting all the additional documentation and everything should be ready in the next weeks.

9 hours ago, Duke & Marie said:

😧 this would have to be a record surely? 

 

Approved after 2 weeks? How?

Mine was received on September 6th and approved on September 17th. USCIS in Rome is (or was, I guess) really fast.

You can find in on their website https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-a-uscis-office/international-offices/contact-us-uscis-rome-field-office

If I remember correctly, you can call them Monday-Friday 8.30/12

Best of luck!

Hey Lauren!

I think you should be ok, from what I read USCIS in Rome did not take into the account the 6 months rule. I remember reading that in a post here on VJ.

And you can definitely provide your passport stamp and old permit to stay and that should do.

I believe USCIS only can answer you, maybe you can try to reach them on the phone and they're very kind and helpful.

Edit: found the post. You can read it here 

Hi!

I am in the process as well and I maybe can help.

I do not think you can do DCF as, from what you said, you have not moved your residence to Italy. Therefore, one of the major requirements is gone. Normally, if you have moved your residence here, you should also have an Italian ID. What you have applied for is not a visa but the "permesso di soggiorno di lunga durata"  (an European green card basically) which is what my wife has too. If you are not sure you have ever moved the residence, then you almost surely have not as you have to go to the city hall and fill out some forms to apply. You can check it directly with USCIS, by calling them or emailing them directly. They are very fast and efficient in answering your questions.

If you can not do DCF, which means going through USCIS Rome Field Office at the Embassy in Rome, then you must file in the US which takes longer, much longer. I sent my I-130 on September 5th, it was received on the 6th and was approved on the 17th. I got the letter of approval by the end of the month.

Do not worry about separation of property, my wife and I have it too and it was not a big deal at all. Just be ready to prove your relationship is real (pictures, flight tickets, letters from friends acknowledging your relationship...).

On 10/5/2019 at 1:47 AM, SusieQQQ said:

Rome uscis field office is closing at some undetermined time before August 2020, along with most other international offices. Doesn’t this mean they won’t offer DCF anymore when that happens? Suggest OP keep a close eye on announcements to get an interview in before that happens, hopefully timing will work for both interview in time and visa validity vs when they plan to move to the US.

The USCIS step is done. This is why we decided to file the petition, so we could take advantage of DCF instead of filing in the US and have the interview at a later date.

Thank you for all your replies! The Consulate finally told us that an email stating that we want to keep our case open will suffice and we can proceed to file DS-260 when we are ready to go to Naples.

Thank you so much again.

Thank you for your replies, I really appreciate your time.

From what I understood I shouldn't be filling anything at all, not even the DS 260? What happens if I file It now and start collecting all the documentation later? Surprisingly enough, Italy is very fast (usually on the stop or on the same day anyway) to deliver police certificates and birth certificates.

Unfortunately our email does not say that we have 12 months and the only reply we received from the Consulate states that we have to email them and they'll ask the Consul to extend our petition.

Once again, thank you!

Hi MelC,

thank you for your fast reply.

So, from what I understood, I should not file anything (including the DS-260) until I am ready to go on? I still need to wait until June 2020 for the interview so my wife can join me. I know it is not required, but she really wants to be present.

They already did confirm that we can pause it for up to one year, we just do not know what to do (or what not to do) and how to proceed from now on.

How soon were you able to schedule your interview? I am really grateful for how fast my petition was accepted, hopefully the same applies to the interview.

Thank you again!

Hi guys,

I have been reading this forum for ever now and the information I found here was just amazing, especially finding out I could use DCF.

So, here is a little background.

I am an Italian citizen living in Italy and I have been married to a US citizen since February 2017 and been in a relationship with her since 2013.

We recently filed and sent I-130 to USCIS in Rome, which was received and approved on September 20th and everything was sent to the Consulate in Naples which already forwarded the email to proceed.

Now, before starting the process my wife found a job she is contractually bound to until June 2020 and we asked the Consulate what we could do in this case and we were told that we could send everything and put the process on hold for up to 1 year. The problem is we do not know how to and if we need to do anything special or we simply do not file anything else until we want to go to Naples for the interview. We tried to email the Consulate but have not received any reply from them.

Has anyone ever experienced this?

Also, how long before should we file everything considering we want to have the interview around June 20th 2020?

Thank you so much for your replies.

Mirko&Daisy