Visa in hand! Brazilll!

[tchururu 0]

Hello everybody!

I had my interview on August 19th (Tuesday) and I have received my passport with my visa on Friday! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!

Doing the happy dance! :joy::joy::joy::joy:

I am going to the US on the 28th and going to meet with my hubby :wub::wub: on the 29th!

Interview was super easy! The Consul makes you very comfortable, like if she was a friend and you were telling your story to her.

I got there early, around 7am. 5 people were there already. Most of them had no proofs of relationship (pictures, etc, etc) and were missing documentation. I had everything ready and in order thanks to all the help here!

We got in, waited and by 10am, I was the second to be interviewed.

First we sat and the lady helper handed in a paper sheet with the order that the documents had to be put in (no need to say that I had everything in order already - duh!). She had her specific order, even though 99% of the people there was not ready yet. She kept calling the names in her order, but no one was ready, so she called me because she knew I had everything prepared.

I went in the first booth and the guy there gave me my original birth and marriage certificate back. He also gave me my husband's 2006 and 2005 tax receipts (he said he didn't need them, 2007 was enough).

Then, when he had everything, he gave me a number to wait for the actual interview with the Consul.

My number showed up at the screen and it was my turn. The Consul took my fingerprints, I swore to tell the truth and then she started the interview.

She was soooo nice, so sweet and made me really comfortable. She looked at my process and asked:

- if I spoke English;

- if my husband was previously married;

- why and when he divorced his ex-wife;

- if we had contact to her;

- if we wanted children;

- how, where and when we met;

- what we talked about (subject of our emails, etc);

- if my family attended the wedding;

- if I had ever requested for a visa to enter the USA before;

- if I knew his family;

- what does my husband do for a living;

Then she very kindly asked to see some pictures of us together.

She looked and the first two pages, then started writing something down while I kept on showing the pictures.

She said that that was enough. Then she went: Renata, we are going to issue you a spouse visa. Congratulations and welcome to America!

We talked in Portuguese all along. She never asked if I preferred to talk in English or Portuguese.

They will only ask things that they can back up at the process. Don't worry, it's easy!

My interview was on Tuesday and I got my passport with my visa on Friday in São Paulo!!!

PS: After I was done, I waited a little and everybody I talked to was approved.... no worries!

[LRA 0]

Congrats! And welcome to America!

[mRs StOcKwElL 1]

GOOD LUCK BOTH OF YOU TO A NEW LIFE!!!

[CaNdiD wiTcH 0]

congrats!

[sasha414 0]

wow congratulations!

[Y's_habibitk 2]

Yippeeee!

[TBoneTX 45,308]

Good to see that a South American consulate knows how to conduct an interview. Congratulations!

[Mina76 0]

Congratulations on getting your Visa!!!

[KC♥MP 0]

Congratulations!!!

[o0pink0o 3]

Congratulations!!

[e-migra 4]

once again... CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!! Have a wonderful trip to your husband's arms!!!!!

[Monica&Isha 0]

Parabéns, Renata!!!

Thank you for posting detailed info about the interview at Rio de Janeiro consulate!!

I was expecting she would do the interview in English because when I was interviewed in Recife's consulate for the visa I had before, the consul asked me a lot of things in English. Anyway, this is not a big deal. Did you have to pass the pictures underneath the glass or you just showed them to her through it? I'm asking because I have a scrapbook with our pictures since the beginning of our relationship until now and the pages are pretty big to pass underneath the glass. If I have to hand it to her, I will have to print some small copies of pictures specially to take them to the consulate.

Well, Congratulations again!

bjin

[Zee Bee 61]

Congratulations!!!

[Danyel y Miguel 0]

Congrats on your interview going so smoothly!! It's always nice to read such easy going interviews

[Chris e Jessica 0]

Renata!!!!! PARABENS!!!! Its so good to hear if we have everything ready in our hands is less stressful. Did you show to the consul just pictures or something else? Did you need to show emails, telephone bills etc???

Are you in USA already????? WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

beijinhos