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| Naples, Italy |  Review on August 25, 2011: |
quickatie
Rating:  | Review Topic: Direct Consular Filing
Super smooth process!!
The key is to prepare prepare prepare!!!
All of the other reviews pretty much cover the detailed process of the medical/consulate appointment. Just a few tips from our personal experience:
Arrive early for all appointments!! We arrived at 8:15am for the medical, at 1:50pm the same day for fingerprints and at 7:15am the next day for the consulate and there were still around 10 people in front of us for each appt. The most important appointment to show up early for is the interview/consulate appt on the second day. We were there at 7:15am, but had to stay until around 11:30am. People who had shown up just 10 minutes earlier than us were done by around 10am.
Make sure you read and re-read the documents that you need to bring to the appointment!! The most common reason couples did not get approved that day was because they were missing the "Carichi Pendenti" document. You need this AND the "Casellario Giudiziale" along with the other forms listed on the consulate's website.
The interview questions to my Italian husband were: "Where/when did you meet your wife?" "Why do you want to move to the US?" and then the Consule and I proceeded to chat about my hometown where he had lived for a few years. He was so nice!!
The staff at the Varelli Institute and Naples Consulate all make this a very smooth process IF you do your part and prepare your documents ahead of time!!
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #8191