Another question about Visa?

[ohnodidit 0]

Hi All,

I need to go and post and introduce Said and myself on the MENA board, but I have posted our story somewhere I know : )

Anyway, I have found out more about Said's situation in Italy......he is in fact, legal (well was) in Italy. He had his permesso di sioggorno until July when it expired. He has applied to renew it and should know in October, he went to try and expedite things with his lawyer last week but August is vacation month in Italy so of course he was not around and is not due back until this week.

Here are my questions....Said went to the US Embassy in Milan a month or so ago and they told him it would be easier for him to get a tourist visa from Italy because he would be filing from Italy and not Moroc, not a guarantee but much more likely they would consider it. Has anyone in similar situations in Italy had any success with tourist visa or it is a waste of money even from there.....

Also, once we decide to pursue the fiance visa which will likely be next year sometime does he file from Italy or Moroc, he will not have citizenship in Italy only residency.......

Thanks again ladies (and gents)

Ohno

[Jenn! 918]

I'm not surprised to find out he had a valid permesso. When you said he was traveling in and out without one, that sounded impossible.

As for the tourist visa, I don't have any experience with that, but what they said at the embassy in Milan sounds promising.

For the fiance visa, from what I understand, the consulate in Italy will process immigrant visas for legal residents. You will have to contact the consulate in Naples to verify, but I don't believe he has to be a citizen. As long as he has a valid permesso, he should be able to file through Naples.

My husband also had a permesso di soggiorno in Italy, but was not able to renew it once it expired. Therefore he had to return to Morocco and we did the visa process from there.

[ohnodidit 0]

I'm not surprised to find out he had a valid permesso. When you said he was traveling in and out without one, that sounded impossible.

As for the tourist visa, I don't have any experience with that, but what they said at the embassy in Milan sounds promising.

For the fiance visa, from what I understand, the consulate in Italy will process immigrant visas for legal residents. You will have to contact the consulate in Naples to verify, but I don't believe he has to be a citizen. As long as he has a valid permesso, he should be able to file through Naples.

My husband also had a permesso di soggiorno in Italy, but was not able to renew it once it expired. Therefore he had to return to Morocco and we did the visa process from there.

Thanks Jenn I was hoping you would reply and I know there is someone else out there that had a similar situation!

I was RELIEVED to say the least to find out that he had been legal, I am thinking (hoping) some of this will be easier now because he is coming from Italy. He has had it renewed once already and is hoping they now give him a permanent permesso since he has by Italian standards abided by their regulations and he also has family there with permanent permesso's so he is HOPING that even though they have cracked down, he has been there long enough to take that into consideration and his attorney seems to think it will all work out. So, we are thinking now he will go ahead and apply for the tourist visa and see what happens.......we THINK he has enough ties and $$$ in Italy to show he will go back and then apply for the fiance visa from there, I think I am also understanding that yes, since he has been living there and has residency he will apply and it be processed via Italy and not Morocco, which just makes me soooooo happy I cannot even tell you! I am going to send him back to Embassy to verify and I am going to contact Naples but I am pretty sure if he gets approved again in October we will be in the clear for both and this nightmare visa thing just got much easier, I hope!!!!!!