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Petitioner's Name: k Beneficiary's Name: d VJ Member: quickatie Country: Italy Last Updated: 2011-10-02 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for k & d:

USCIS DCF I-130 Petition:       Dept of State IR-1/CR-1 Visa:     USCIS I-751 Petition:   USCIS N-400 Petition:

IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Date Service Center : Texas Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Naples, Italy Marriage (if applicable): 2011-05-26 I-130 Sent : 2011-06-21 I-130 NOA1 : 2011-06-27 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2011-06-30 NVC Received : Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : Pay AOS Bill : Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : Submit DS-261 : Receive IV Bill : Pay IV Bill : Send IV Package : Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : Case Completed at NVC : NVC Left : Consulate Received : 2011-07-12 Packet 3 Received : 2011-07-12 Packet 3 Sent : 2011-07-19 Packet 4 Received : 2011-07-19 Interview Date : 2011-08-23 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2011-08-23 US Entry : 2011-09-27 Comments : New York JFK POE. Relatively efficient process although the immigration officers clearly appeared worn down by all of the non-English speaking new immigrants. They were curt and grumpy, but got us through as quickly as possible. Time spent in immigration at airport: 1 hr. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 3 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 57 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : JFK POE Date : 2011-09-27 Got EAD Stamp : Yes,Passport Stamp Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 5 Comments : Immigration officers were grumpy and curt because they clearly dealt with a lot of non-English speaking people! Besides the rudeness, the process was very easy. We spent about 1 hr. dealing with customs because there were many first time immigrants before us in line.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Naples, Italy Review Topic: Direct Consular Filing Event Description Review Date : August 25, 2011 Embassy Review : 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!! Rating : Very Good

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