After K1 Visa Approval - Naples, Italy

[Umbra Mirror 0]

Hello everyone - 

 

I'm new to the forums but was wondering if anyone could help me out. My fiancé recently had his interview in Naples, Italy on 10/28 and was approved. We expedited the procedure due to a national interest exception. After he was approved, we were told that he would receive the visa in 4-7 days. Has anyone had any experience receiving a K1 visa in Naples and found this to be accurate? My fiancé is going to pick up the visa at the courier, we are not having it delivered. 

 

Also, I checked the status of his visa and it was changed to "Application Received" on 10/29. The status mentions that if an interview was completed, to check back in 2 business days for another update. It has been 2 business days and we still have not seen a change in the status. I have read that the status should change to "Administrative Processing" and then to "Issued" when it is ready to be picked up. Does anyone know if what we're experiencing is normal or have a general idea when we could expect to actually get the visa?

Thank you! 

[Crazy Cat 42,112]

Will he be required to quarantine outside the US for 2 weeks prior to entry into the US?

[Umbra Mirror 0]

23 minutes ago, Lucky Cat said:

Will he be required to quarantine outside the US for 2 weeks prior to entry into the US?

Not that I am aware of. It was not mentioned that he would have to quarantine for 2 weeks prior.

[designguy 1,179]

19 minutes ago, Umbra Mirror said:

Not that I am aware of. It was not mentioned that he would have to quarantine for 2 weeks prior.

He can not directly enter the US from Italy currently. There is a ban from europe and fiances do not qualify for an exemption. He will first have to go to another country that is not banned for 14 days prior to his entry into the US.

cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/from-other-countries.html

 

[Umbra Mirror 0]

Just now, designguy said:

He can not directly enter the US from Italy currently. There is a ban from europe and fiances do not qualify for an exemption. He will first have to go to another country that is not banned for 14 days prior to his entry into the US.

cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/from-other-countries.html

 

We was approved for a national interest exception from the proclamation. That is how he was expedited for his interview and how he will enter the U.S. He will receive a stamp on his passport that will allow him entry. This is what we were told by the U.S. Consulate.

[designguy 1,179]

3 minutes ago, Umbra Mirror said:

We was approved for a national interest exception from the proclamation. That is how he was expedited for his interview and how he will enter the U.S. He will receive a stamp on his passport that will allow him entry. This is what we were told by the U.S. Consulate.

Got it. Then you just have to sit tight and wait. Give them a few days and just keep checking back. Once you see Issued then you should receive it soon

[Umbra Mirror 0]

1 minute ago, designguy said:

Got it. Then you just have to sit tight and wait. Give them a few days and just keep checking back. Once you see Issued then you should receive it soon

Sorry, meant to say He was approved*, ignore the error. Yes, patience is a problem but I'm trying my best. 

[SteveInBostonI130 3,482]

18 minutes ago, Umbra Mirror said:

We was approved for a national interest exception from the proclamation. That is how he was expedited for his interview and how he will enter the U.S. He will receive a stamp on his passport that will allow him entry. This is what we were told by the U.S. Consulate.

First, It has just been 2 business days since 10/29  (10/30, 11/02), so perhaps the status will change tomorrow.  Regardless, I would give the embassy 7 busiiness days before following up with them.

 

Second, after your fiance gets his passport back, please verify that the airline will let your fiance board.   The following is from Air France's travel document check website:

 

 

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• Passengers are not permitted to enter or transit the United States if they have entered or transited any Schengen Area member state, the United Kingdom, Ireland, China, Iran or Brazil in the past 14 days due to the outbreak of Covid-19, unless they meet one of the following conditions:

  1. They are a permanent resident of the United States;
  2. They are the spouse of a U.S. citizen or permanent resident; 
  3. They are seeking entry into or transiting the U.S. with any of the following visa types - A-1, A-2, C-2, C-3 (as a foreign government official or immediate family member of an official), E-1 (as an employee of TECRO or TECO or the employee’s immediate family members), G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, NATO-1 through NATO-4, or NATO-6; 
  4. They are seeking entry into the U.S. with a J-1, H-1B, H-2B, or L-1 visa, provided they are sponsored by (as an exchange visitor), petitioned by, or whose petitioner is a member of, one of the following organisations: National Association of Manufacturers, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Retail Federation, TechNet, or Intrax, Inc. ;
  5. They are arriving from the Schengen Area, the United Kingdom or Ireland with a F-1, F-2, M-1 or M-2 visa; 
  6. They are the legal guardian of an unmarried U.S. citizen or permanent resident under the age of 21; 
  7. They are the sibling, child, foster child or ward of a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, provided both are unmarried and under the age of 21; 
  8. They are a prospective adoptee seeking to enter the United States pursuant to the IR-4 or IH-4 visa classifications; 
  9. They can prove they are travelling at the invitation of the U.S. Government for a purpose related to containment or mitigation of the virus; 
  10. They are travelling as a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(C) or (D) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(C) or (D), as a crewmember, or any alien otherwise traveling to the United States as air or sea crew; 
  11. They have been determined as safe to enter by the CDC Director, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or any of their respective designees; 
  12. They are a member of the United States Armed Forces or the spouse or child of a member of the United States Armed Forces; 
  13. They are personnel involved in resuming sports events of Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Professional Golfers’ Association Tour (PGA Tour), the National Hockey League (NHL), the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), this includes athletes,  support staff, team and league leadership, and their spouses and dependents.

• Passengers are not permitted to enter the United States using a K1 or DV1 visa if they have travelled to France with it, due to the outbreak of Covid-19.

 

 

 

The airline may or may not be able to properly identity the special stamp that you stated the US cosulate will provide.   I would recommend you to contact the airline directly.  Good luck and congratulations.

[Umbra Mirror 0]

3 minutes ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

First, It has just been 2 business days since 10/29  (10/30, 11/02), so perhaps the status will change tomorrow.  Regardless, I would give the embassy 7 busiiness days before following up with them.

 

Second, after your fiance gets his passport back, please verify that the airline will let your fiance board.   The following is from Air France's travel document check website:

 

 

 

 

The airline may or may not be able to properly identity the special stamp that you stated the US cosulate will provide.   I would recommend you to contact the airline directly.  Good luck and congratulations.

Thank you, that is good advice to contact the airline directly to be certain. I will do that.

 

Based on the proclamation, all that you mentioned is correct. However, what isn't specified is that those restrictions do not apply if you have a national interest exception, trust me I've triple checked this. We had to formally request a national interest exception, and were provided with guidance on how to proceed. 

I did email the consulate just to be sure about the status but I don't really except them to have an answer. I do understand that processing can take awhile, especially during these times. 

[JBBJ 3]

7 hours ago, Umbra Mirror said:

Sorry, meant to say He was approved*, ignore the error. Yes, patience is a problem but I'm trying my best. 

What was the exemption for?

[Chancy 6,243]

5 hours ago, JBBJ said:

What was the exemption for?

 

OP already closed her VJ account...

 

[Bea06 0]

18 hours ago, Umbra Mirror said:

Hola a todos - 

 

Soy nuevo en los foros, pero me preguntaba si alguien podría ayudarme. Mi prometido tuvo recientemente su entrevista en Nápoles, Italia, el 28 de octubre y fue aprobada. Aceleramos el trámite debido a una excepción de interés nacional. Después de que fue aprobado, nos dijeron que recibiría la visa en 4-7 días. ¿Alguien ha tenido alguna experiencia en recibir una visa K1 en Nápoles y encontró que esto es correcto? Mi prometido va a recoger la visa en el mensajero, no la vamos a entregar. 

 

Además, verifiqué el estado de su visa y se cambió a "Solicitud recibida" el 29/10. El estado menciona que si se completó una entrevista, volver a consultar en 2 días hábiles para otra actualización. Han pasado 2 días hábiles y todavía no hemos visto ningún cambio en el estado. He leído que el estado debería cambiar a "Procesamiento administrativo" y luego a "Emitido" cuando esté listo para ser recogido. ¿Alguien sabe si lo que estamos experimentando es normal o tiene una idea general de cuándo podríamos esperar obtener la visa?

¡Gracias! 

HI? MY EMBASSY HAS ALSO APPROVED MY CASE AS IT IS EXPEDITED AND IT IS MORE THAN A WEEK AGO THAT YOU INFORMED US THAT YOU WOULD REQUEST OUR CASE TO THE NVC? HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO SCHEDULE YOUR INTERVIEW? PLEASE COULD YOU GUIDE ME? THANKS

[TBoneTX 45,959]

8 hours ago, Chancy said:

OP already closed her VJ account...

And thus this thread is also closed.