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drow10d
  8/8/2022 15:49 EST

Has anyone on this forum applied for an ER visa at the NYC consulate? My wife and I had our appointment 2 weeks ago and I have been meaning to ask about others' experiences on this board.

-> At the beginning of our appointment the person helping us said that processing can take up to 180 days! Later, when asked about our intended departure date we told her September 25th and her response was "That's good. Not too soon and not too long from now." It seems the 180 day max estimate was probably CYA on the consulate's part, especially given that their website says national visas can take up to 90 days to process. However, 6 months would make things exceedingly difficult for us. Hence, my interest in what others have experienced working through NYC.

-> For anyone who secured an ER visa through NYC how long did it take and about when did you apply for it?

Thanks!

drow10d
  8/22/2022 09:46 EST

In case others have questions re: the NYC consulate I wanted to respond to my original post with some new information

We received our ER visas. It took the consulate 19 business days from the day of our interview(s) to complete the processing. We had been told by our attorneys that NYC typically takes between 15 and 20 days to do this - this held true for us.

Will also mention that in our case working with immigration attorneys was beneficial as there were a couple of things we could not have accomplished without their assistance, e.g., they contacted the consulate directly to help us move our original appointment date (prenot@mi system was too swamped), as well as details around financials, etc.

Now for the big move and next set of bureaucratic hurdles.

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fraim
  8/22/2022 10:10 EST

Is your immigration attorney coming with you? You're only at the top of the iceberg...aka Italian bureaucracy ?

drow10d
  8/22/2022 18:26 EST

They are Italian attorneys and living in Italy. Fortunately for my wife and I they will be assisting us with the PdS, the municipal registration and our health care application, though I recognize that's just the tip of the iceberg. That will help as we settle in, improve our language skills and hopefully get our feet under ourselves again. We also have some family and Italian friends who have offered their assistance. We're lucky in that regard.

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