FLYING TO NEW YORK ON A B2 VISA

[Catia&Sal 20]

Good morning
I have a B2 visa but I also have a IR1 Visa application pending.
NVC approved our application on March 12th, we are waiting for the interview at the Consulate in Naples, but there has been no further news. On June 3rd my husband asked for news to the Consulate, they answered him that the file was not yet in their records but still NVC, so they could not foresee the date of the interview.
So, considering we haven't seen each other for 5 months, I bought a ticket to NY. 
On June 21st I went to Rome airport showing my B2 Visa, but they wouldn't let me leave. I told them that my husband is a U.S. Citizen, but I didn't have any proof documents with me (I should be excluded from Trump's proclamation). I had to postpone my ticket leaving July 5th, and now I hope to leave. In the meantime (following the advice of Naples Consulate) I wrote to the CPB asking what evidence I need to bring to leave with peace of mind, but I'm still waiting for their answer.

I specify that I have a regular job in Italy (I am a civil servant of the Italian Government, currently in smart working, I still have that documentation of the B2 Visa), and that my intention is to stay in the U.S. for 4 weeks and then return to Italy (unless I get stuck on the return!) because I suppose the date of the interview will be set soon. 
Maybe from July 1st it will be easier to leave (opening of the borders beyond the Schengen area), but I would like to avoid a second refusal.
I thought to bring with me the marriage certificate (the one I legalized and attached to the Petition), and show it together with a copy of my husband's passport; 
I don't know if I should also bring the copy of the IR1 Visa approval, my idea is that showing too many things could be confusing.
I would like to have some suggestions, if any of you have been in this situation. 
Thank you.

 

[JBF 116]

1 minute ago, Catia&Sal said:

Good morning
I have a B2 visa but I also have a IR1 Visa application pending.
NVC approved our application on March 12th, we are waiting for the interview at the Consulate in Naples, but there has been no further news. On June 3rd my husband asked for news to the Consulate, they answered him that the file was not yet in their records but still NVC, so they could not foresee the date of the interview.
So, considering we haven't seen each other for 5 months, I bought a ticket to NY. 
On June 21st I went to Rome airport showing my B2 Visa, but they wouldn't let me leave. I told them that my husband is a U.S. Citizen, but I didn't have any proof documents with me (I should be excluded from Trump's proclamation). I had to postpone my ticket leaving July 5th, and now I hope to leave. In the meantime (following the advice of Naples Consulate) I wrote to the CPB asking what evidence I need to bring to leave with peace of mind, but I'm still waiting for their answer.

I specify that I have a regular job in Italy (I am a civil servant of the Italian Government, currently in smart working, I still have that documentation of the B2 Visa), and that my intention is to stay in the U.S. for 4 weeks and then return to Italy (unless I get stuck on the return!) because I suppose the date of the interview will be set soon. 
Maybe from July 1st it will be easier to leave (opening of the borders beyond the Schengen area), but I would like to avoid a second refusal.
I thought to bring with me the marriage certificate (the one I legalized and attached to the Petition), and show it together with a copy of my husband's passport; 
I don't know if I should also bring the copy of the IR1 Visa approval, my idea is that showing too many things could be confusing.
I would like to have some suggestions, if any of you have been in this situation. 
Thank you.

 

The consulate in Naples is rescheduling appointments for those with the spousal. I wouldn’t leave now, because they could send you an email with an appointment while you’re there. I would definitely wait. 

[Catia&Sal 20]

3 minutes ago, JBF said:

The consulate in Naples is rescheduling appointments for those with the spousal. I wouldn’t leave now, because they could send you an email with an appointment while you’re there. I would definitely wait. 

They' re not saying anything, weird situation...We wrote again last Monday. Anyway, on June 29th, I'm going to get my vaccinations...

[JBF 116]

2 minutes ago, Catia&Sal said:

They' re not saying anything, weird situation...We wrote again last Monday. Anyway, on June 29th, I'm going to get my vaccinations...

I personally know an applicant with a CR1 that has had his appointment rescheduled recently. His appointment had been canceled, so my guess is that they’re scheduling appointments in order and yours should be next.

[Catia&Sal 20]

19 minutes ago, JBF said:

I personally know an applicant with a CR1 that has had his appointment rescheduled recently. His appointment had been canceled, so my guess is that they’re scheduling appointments in order and yours should be next.

Well, thanks for the advice. Let's see if something comes in this week, otherwise I'll try to leave anyway, moving the ticket will be expensive. If the appointment should arrive while I am in NY, I will ask to postpone it when I return. After vaccinations, everything will be ready.

[HRQX 4,145]

11 hours ago, Catia&Sal said:

In the meantime (following the advice of Naples Consulate) I wrote to the CPB asking what evidence I need to bring to leave with peace of mind, but I'm still waiting for their answer.

Do you have a photocopy of your marriage certificate? If you carry that and the airport/airline employees still give you issues ask them to check with their CBP contact (IAP, etc.). An alternative is to go to Dublin or Shannon, Ireland where CBP officers are there for preclearance. https://www.cbp.gov/border-security/ports-entry/operations/preclearance

[SalishSea 17,829]

On 6/27/2020 at 12:22 AM, Catia&Sal said:

If the appointment should arrive while I am in NY, I will ask to postpone it when I return

Really?  Yikes.  With the huge pandemic backup, I would think twice about that.

[Catia&Sal 20]

20 hours ago, Jorgedig said:

Really?  Yikes.  With the huge pandemic backup, I would think twice about that.

Hi Jorgedig! That's the point, without the pandemic, our Visa would have been approved already! Covid has slowed everything down. It's been four months since NVC's approval... But on June 3rd, Naples Consulate told us that the documents were still at NVC. Beyond that step, when Naples sends you the email, you still have a month, so if it arrived today (but I don't think so) the interview would probably be scheduled for the end of July. In the meantime, we haven't seen each other since February, we've been closed at home in smartworking for months, it's been hard. We've been married for 11 years, we lived together in Italy, soon I will move to US... but today, it's important to see each other and be together. 

 

 

[SalishSea 17,829]

1 minute ago, Catia&Sal said:

Hi Jorgedig! That's the point, without the pandemic, our Visa would have been approved already! Covid has slowed everything down. It's been four months since NVC's approval... But on June 3rd, Naples Consulate told us that the documents were still at NVC. Beyond that step, when Naples sends you the email, you still have a month, so if it arrived today (but I don't think so) the interview would probably be scheduled for the end of July. In the meantime, we haven't seen each other since February, we've been closed at home in smartworking for months, it's been hard. We've been married for 11 years, we lived together in Italy, soon I will move to US... but today, it's important to see each other and be together. 

 

 

I get that.  However, postponing visa interviews can backfire also, from what we've seen here on VJ.  It could mean a much longer wait, depending on how many were in the queue after you.

[Catia&Sal 20]

2 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

I get that.  However, postponing visa interviews can backfire also, from what we've seen here on VJ.  It could mean a much longer wait, depending on how many were in the queue after you.

No news yet, so I guess I will be back before interview (August 1st). Thank you