NAPOLI / NAPLES Consulate Medical and Interview

[Minya's wife 25]

From the US consulate in Naples web-site:

The U.S. Consulate General in Naples is Italy's sole immigrant, fiancé(e), and diversity visa-issuing post and is responsible for processing immigrant, fiancé(e), and diversity visa applications for residents of Italy, Iran, and Malta. The Consulate provides these services by appointment only.

From this paragraph, it does not seem that a national of a country not listed above (in red) can be processed at the Naples consulate. But futher clarification is definitely necessary.

Further down the page:

For additional information, e-mail questions to IVNaples@State.gov; fax the Consulate General at (39) 081-583-8394; or write: Consolato Generale Americano, Piazza della Repubblica, 80122 Napoli, Italy.

If you have a case number, have already contacted the Visa Information Service, and are in need of additional information, you may contact us only between 2 and 4 pm on Tuesdays and Wednesday by calling (39) 081-583-8111 and following the directions for immigration visas.

Have you contacted the consulate in Naples directly? If so, have you asked them what their policy is regarding foreign nationals interviewing for an immigrant visa in Naples? Sometimes the consulates can be very intent on procedure and can refuse to process the visa, even if it is sent to them by NVC. They can just have it transfered to Poland if they do not want to process it.....each consular post does have the right to refuse to process a visa petition.

-P

[AnnaF 0]

From the US consulate in Naples web-site:

The U.S. Consulate General in Naples is Italy's sole immigrant, fiancé(e), and diversity visa-issuing post and is responsible for processing immigrant, fiancé(e), and diversity visa applications for residents of Italy, Iran, and Malta. The Consulate provides these services by appointment only.

From this paragraph, it does not seem that a national of a country not listed above (in red) can be processed at the Naples consulate. But futher clarification is definitely necessary.

Further down the page:

For additional information, e-mail questions to IVNaples@State.gov; fax the Consulate General at (39) 081-583-8394; or write: Consolato Generale Americano, Piazza della Repubblica, 80122 Napoli, Italy.

If you have a case number, have already contacted the Visa Information Service, and are in need of additional information, you may contact us only between 2 and 4 pm on Tuesdays and Wednesday by calling (39) 081-583-8111 and following the directions for immigration visas.

Have you contacted the consulate in Naples directly? If so, have you asked them what their policy is regarding foreign nationals interviewing for an immigrant visa in Naples? Sometimes the consulates can be very intent on procedure and can refuse to process the visa, even if it is sent to them by NVC. They can just have it transfered to Poland if they do not want to process it.....each consular post does have the right to refuse to process a visa petition.

-P

Thank you so much for this information. I guess I will have to wait till we have a case number and give them a call. NVC advised me that the only way to change a consulate is for me to fill out the $200 I-824 and indicate our preference, then wait for additional processing, which can take up to 6 months.

[Nanusia & Lukaszek 0]

You'll either be stuck paying the $200 or waiting much longer for the transfer back to NVC, and then to PL again. You must have listed somewhere on the form that you resided in Italy, otherwise I have no idea why it would be routed to Naples consulate, totally didn't seem right. And according to the previous post of Paula&Minya, it seems that the Italian embassy will reject processing the visa anyway.

Seems you just want to hear that the process you are pursuing is just stupid policy, but I think you made some errors on forms that lead this to be processed in Italy. You should have these straightened out by calls to Naples & Warsaw, otherwise this will end up taking much much longer than normal.

[AnnaF 0]

You'll either be stuck paying the $200 or waiting much longer for the transfer back to NVC, and then to PL again. You must have listed somewhere on the form that you resided in Italy, otherwise I have no idea why it would be routed to Naples consulate, totally didn't seem right. And according to the previous post of Paula&Minya, it seems that the Italian embassy will reject processing the visa anyway.

Seems you just want to hear that the process you are pursuing is just stupid policy, but I think you made some errors on forms that lead this to be processed in Italy. You should have these straightened out by calls to Naples & Warsaw, otherwise this will end up taking much much longer than normal.

Nanusia,

It's interesting to see where you draw your inferences from?

Nowhere in the application did I indicate that my husband resides in Italy.

When I spoke to a representative, he told me that as per DOS POLICY, regardless of what I indicate on the application, the case would be forwarded to the consulate in Italy by DEFAULT because of our Italian marriage certificate.

However, he also advised we call Warsaw and ask them if they don't mind taking our case, BEFORE the case leaves NVC. Warsaw will then have to contact Naples, and then Naples will notify NVC to forward the case to Warsaw.

[SimoFati 0]

From the US consulate in Naples web-site:

The U.S. Consulate General in Naples is Italy's sole immigrant, fiancé(e), and diversity visa-issuing post and is responsible for processing immigrant, fiancé(e), and diversity visa applications for residents of Italy, Iran, and Malta. The Consulate provides these services by appointment only.

From this paragraph, it does not seem that a national of a country not listed above (in red) can be processed at the Naples consulate. But futher clarification is definitely necessary.

Further down the page:

For additional information, e-mail questions to IVNaples@State.gov; fax the Consulate General at (39) 081-583-8394; or write: Consolato Generale Americano, Piazza della Repubblica, 80122 Napoli, Italy.

If you have a case number, have already contacted the Visa Information Service, and are in need of additional information, you may contact us only between 2 and 4 pm on Tuesdays and Wednesday by calling (39) 081-583-8111 and following the directions for immigration visas.

Have you contacted the consulate in Naples directly? If so, have you asked them what their policy is regarding foreign nationals interviewing for an immigrant visa in Naples? Sometimes the consulates can be very intent on procedure and can refuse to process the visa, even if it is sent to them by NVC. They can just have it transfered to Poland if they do not want to process it.....each consular post does have the right to refuse to process a visa petition.

-P

Thank you so much for this information. I guess I will have to wait till we have a case number and give them a call. NVC advised me that the only way to change a consulate is for me to fill out the $200 I-824 and indicate our preference, then wait for additional processing, which can take up to 6 months.

hello you guys

you know I went thru the same exact thing. in my case we got married in morocco but he lives in italy ..I called and asked about the k3 ...I was told he would have to go to morocco to have his interview because we got married in morocco...

thought about it and opted for the cr1

Anna I believe your best option is to cancel k3 and pursue cr1 instead ...i believe you would save money and time ,consedering all the cr1 benifets

wish you the best of luck

3sila

[AnnaF 0]

hello you guys

you know I went thru the same exact thing. in my case we got married in morocco but he lives in italy ..I called and asked about the k3 ...I was told he would have to go to morocco to have his interview because we got married in morocco...

thought about it and opted for the cr1

Anna I believe your best option is to cancel k3 and pursue cr1 instead ...i believe you would save money and time ,consedering all the cr1 benifets

wish you the best of luck

3sila

Thank you, 3sila.

I thought about pursuing the CR1, but USCIS made a mistake and did not forward our approved I-130 to NVC.

So either way that would mean more waiting time, and we've waited long enough!! We just want to be together ASAP, green card or not!