Hello all!
Thank goodness I found this forum...I've been doing most things on my own, and while, after a month of studying like mad, I've figured MOST of it out, it was still great to read everyone's stories. Here's mine:
I'm a Canadian-born, British-passport holding girl (dad's British). I live in Italy with my Italian fiance. I've almost GATHERED all necessary documents to sponsor my soon-to-be husband (we'll marry in January 2013). We've called the Panel Physician in Rome to get information but we can't make an appointment quite yet as I'm waiting for my birth certificate and marriage record search from Canada and then we are going together because I need to sign an affidavit for my Nulla Osta....BREATH....haha....in the meantime we are completing the other necessary documents.
I have a couple questions:
1. Do we need to translate my husband's birth certificate, police clearance, and our (future) marriage certificate...and if so, do these need to be done by a Notary or is there another option? Does anyone know how long a marriage certificate takes to get after you are married?
2. What the best way to pay the necessary fees? I'm kind of confused by this...
3. We are hoping to go to Canada before the application is accepted - We hope to have the application sent to Mississauga by the end of January (depending on the length of time it takes to get the marriage cert...), and I'm leaving to Canada in April; my husband probably May or June. We were told by the VO in Rome that he would have no problem staying as a tourist while waiting for his application...he just needs to leave the country and re-enter (i.e. go to Seattle and come back in). However, in this case, how would he receive his visa if the mailing address is in Italy?
Is there anyone out there who is still waiting approval? If so, let's exchange emails!
Thanks a bunch!