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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAPRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers
Congrats to everyone, and best wishes to Nich and Nick! smile.gif I'm now arranging things with movers, and the idea of those boxes (which in my case will probably be many more than 23...) is both terrifying and exhilarating. I have already been through a move abroad, but it was in Europe, and didn't have to ship my stuff.

Anyway, great news here... As I got home from work about an hour ago, I found Packet 4 waiting for me when I opened my email. They say to call them next week to arrange the interview... I'm so elated!!! kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif Tomorrow I'm going to the public records office again to check whether that cert is ready (and I'll apply for a new ID card too... It'll be useful for when I have to spend time in Italy), and now I'm going out to pick up my pics. Incidentally, next Monday is both mine and Michael's name day according to the Catholic calendar.. I am not religious myself, and he is in a very unconventional way, but we were both brought up as Catholics, and I used to celebrate name days when my parents were alive. A lucky sign perhaps?
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-09-22 12:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAPRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers
Sorry for not having congratulated Kim and Russ for the visa, and everybody else for everything else. I haven't been feeling very well this week, and have had to work quite a lot because of an emergency situation. Anyway, as I wrote in the March thread, I think I'll get to the interview much later than the rest of you, due to those idiots in Naples who led me astray with their autoreplies and such. Well, last Monday I faxed what I was due to send to the Consulate, and next week I'll try to contact them - even if they said after three weeks. I don't want to waste any more time because they have to be even slower than my fellow Italians!
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-09-19 12:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAPRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers
Hello again! The weather has turned nice and cool, since we've finally had rain... I am not a summer person, and this year, due to the visa-related stress and the lack of a vacation, I suffered even more than usual because of the heat. Well, now it's seems it's over, and I feel much better in every sense now! smile.gif Tomorrow I'm going to fill in my DS-230 pt. 1, and fax it to the Naples consulate. Hopefully it will be a matter of a few weeks before I get that interview! I can't believe it's almost over...

Thinking of you and Russ, Kim, and wishing you the best for your upcoming wedding.... You've been a real friend to me throughout that endless wait, and I will send positive thoughts your way (not a praying person, I'm afraid). BTW, I did what you told me to get a screenshot of my inbox, and it worked! Thank you so very much once again!
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-09-14 09:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAPRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers
Congrats to Graham and Megan!!!! I wish you and the bump all the happiness in the world!
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-09-13 14:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAPRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers
Ohmygosh, I really missed Cristina's post above... My bad! I am way too stressed these days to think straight, and if it weren't for you wonderful VJ'rs, I'd really be up s**t creek without a paddle biggrin.gif ! Thank you so very much for your help! At any rate, I'm still waiting for my birth cert, so no harm done... And I am nowhere near having completed all the things I have to do either!
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-09-13 10:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAPRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers
Count me in as another IKEA fan biggrin.gif ! Last year, when I was in the US for two months, we went there to look for furniture for the apartment Michael had to rent after his mom kicked him out (long story, and he wasn't at fault). We did get some very nice stuff, and we'll get more once I am there (hopefully soon!). I do love all the stuff they have for organising storage space, which should go perfectly with those wonderful walk-in closets (something I'd kill to have here in Italy!).

No news here yet... I'm still chasing the Naples people, and if I don't get an answer by Monday night, I'll start emailing them every day until they cave in. I hate putting pressure on people, but until proved otherwise it is their duty to send me those papers. I know that in my own office, if someone wants something badly enough, they start calling everyday until we do something about it.
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-09-13 09:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAPRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers
Thanks, Brian! Unfortunately, it seems email is by far the best way to get in touch with the Naples consulate... It is very hard to get them on the phone, and in any case they would need to send me Packet 3 by email. At the end of August I spoke with Giovanni, another Italian guy who has just moved to the US, and he told me to contact them by email. I'll send them another today, and flood them with emails until they send me those papers. It seems they are nice people anyway, except for this slowness, and that the interview is little more than a formality.
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-09-11 07:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAPRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers
Since I got no responses to my thread in the Europe forum, I'll try to get one here.... Do you think it's worth sending another email to the US Consulate in Naples, since the two weeks they mentioned in their Autoreply are already up? I have heard they are not always up to the task as far as Packet 3 is concerned, and I'd like not to wait much longer to get it. Unfortunately, there are not many Italians here on VJ, and those who have already been through the interview have stopped visiting. I'd be grateful for some input, even from people from other countries.
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-09-11 07:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAPRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers
CONGRATS!!!! I'm so very happy for you both! kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-09-06 01:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAPRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers
It's still quite hot here in Italy, and it doesn't show any signs of abating.. We haven't had any rain for almost three months, and I'd like to see some water falling from the sky for a change! Luckily mornings and evenings are cool and breezy, and there is no trouble whatsoever in sleeping at night.

So sorry about the delay, Kim... I wonder what the heck is up. You've waited long enough already, for heaven's sake... That reminds me of those nearly two months we lost at the beginning due to that problem with the address on the check. I really wish you all the luck in the world!
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-09-04 06:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAPRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers
For us it's actually 8 and a half years, with him being born in July and I in December. The odd thing is that my longest relationship (when I was way younger) was with a guy who was eight years younger than Michael, and that I had a couple of short-lived relationships with younger guys too. I tried older ones, but it was a total disaster biggrin.gif! Anyway, he's probably the more mature of us, having been married 10 years and being the father of 3 kids. I, on the other hand, am what I jokingly call a 'professional old maid', very independent, but at the same time inexperienced as regards living with someone else.
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-09-03 12:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAPRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers
QUOTE (KimandRuss @ Sep 3 2008, 05:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I am also looking forward to our Fall wedding and our first Christmas together ever! Russell's 30th birthday is also in December (yes, he's a pup laughing.gif ) ...and it will be the first time I truly get to spoil him on his special day. All that is keeping me going! I'm glad you're feeling better about the whole process.


Oh wow, Kim, it seems you have the same age difference as Michael and I have (he turned 39 last July, I am 47). I was also born in December, when I will turn 48 crying.gif ... Joking, of course, because I don't look nor feel that age, thankfully! Michael was here for his b'day this year, and I did spoil him rotten indeed - he told me it was the best b'day he had ever had! Next time, though it will be his time to spoil me on my special day! biggrin.gif
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-09-03 11:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAPRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers
Kim, I am rooting for you from sunny Italy... I was worried about you when I didn't see you around last week, and I'm so sorry to see that your file seems to be stuck in limbo yet. Hopefully something will move soon for you!

As for me, still waiting for the Naples people to reply to my email. On any account, since I have to wait some time for the birth certificate, I am not too worried about that. I have a lot to do before I leave, and the additional time will allow me not to sweat it too much. Hopefully I'll be able to get to the US before Thanksgiving, or even earlier.. I'm looking forward to a fall wedding, and to our first holidays together in our own home!
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-09-03 08:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAPRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers
Sorry for not having dropped in sooner, but I've been very busy taking care of various things. Just read about your being put in AP, Kim... That sucks big time, after all you've been waiting already mad.gif! Really hope they're going to send your file to NZ as soon as possible.

As to me, yesterday I contacted the Naples Consulate, and immediately received an AutoReply informing me I'd get a reply in two weeks' time, since they were flooded with visa applications! Luckily I'll have some time to wait for that birth cert, so the news didn't faze me at all. After waiting a grand total of six months for our petition to be approved, these are peanuts...
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-08-28 12:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAPRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers
Sorry for chiming in so late...... Congrats to Joe and Wei and Abe and Verito! I'm so very happy on your behalf, especially now that I know how it feels to receive that approval smile.gif .

Today I got a nice surprise in the post - the Finnish police certificate, which was issued very, very quickly (I requested it less than two weeks ago). Interestingly, it is much cheaper than the Italian one - about half the sum! Tomorrow I'll have to travel down south again because of issues related to my aunt's estate (my brother, my cousin and I are her only heirs), but when I come back home I'll definitely contact the Naples Consulate. In the meantime, I'm trying to sort out everything I have to take with me, as well as get rid of as much clutter as I can. Unfortunately, that won't be easy, since my flat is chock full of things related to almost 40 years of life of a family of four people. I'll do what I can, and leave the rest to my brother. There is only one of me after all! biggrin.gif
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-08-23 09:24:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTraveling to US under Tourist Visa while K-3 in process (India)

Hi all,

My fiancée is an Indian citizen. I'm a US citizen.
We plan to marry in 2 months. And then apply for K-3 visa.

Can she travel to the US after I've applied for the K-3 visa?
Maybe under tourist visa?

Thank you so much!


Are you getting married in the US? If she enters on tourist visa, and you get married, I think you can apply for AOS while whichever visa you choose (CR-1) is pending. Not sure on the logistics and it could be considered visa fraud.
RPSFemaleItaly2010-04-08 08:56:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionAffidavit of support
SO I am now at the stage in which I have to send the Affidavit of Support! I don't work whatsoever, as my husband supports me, so naturally I need a co-sponsor. My sister will co-sponsor my husband. My questions are:

She does not live in the same state as I do, is that a problem???
How much does she have to make to sponsor him??
What does she have to claim as her household size(she is single with no children)???


THANK YOU!!!!
C&FFFemaleItaly2010-07-22 18:04:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionHELP Birth Certificate!!!!!
So we are at the point in which we have to send copies of the birth certificate, the certificate from the police, etc My husband doesn't have his original birth certificate and went today to ask for a copy and was told that it would take 45WORKING DAYS!!!!! Does anyone know of another way to get it faster??? How could it take so long to receive a copy of a birth certificate???

ANY HELP PLEASE!!!!
C&FFFemaleItaly2010-07-27 15:36:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionVaccines!
So we are 2 weeks away from the interview and we have records of all but one of the vaccines. My husband didn't get the Varicella vaccine when younger and actually had chicken pox in high school. What can we do to prove this??? I don't want to have him get the shot if its not necessary.

Advice???

Thanks!!!
C&FFFemaleItaly2011-01-05 13:34:00