DCF in Brazil - Rio Consulate - Experiences

[kaffy 2]

How soon do you want to move back to the US? DCF is generally a lot quicker than filing through USCIS/NVC (which is how the K-1 process goes)

[mppellegrini 0]

How soon do you want to move back to the US? DCF is generally a lot quicker than filing through USCIS/NVC (which is how the K-1 process goes)

He can go move back to the US anytime. I will wait until 12/31/2009. I prefer getting tue visa as quick as possible.

The only concerns are the proof of residency for him. He left the Brazil for more than one months on the temporary V visa and came back in February. So, you may have to wait until August to apply. In the meanwhile you can get married here.

Thanks,

regards,

mariela

[Marina-Del 10]

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All these people said they would update, and none of them had! I know Tricia's status, but what about you others?

How'd it go? Any tips for the rest of us?

[Mojave 0]

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All these people said they would update, and none of them had! I know Tricia's status, but what about you others?

How'd it go? Any tips for the rest of us?

I have been reading up on post of people filing for DCF in Brazil and seems to be a little more laid back......Does anyone know the requirements for DCF in Brazil? I know you need to have residency for 6 months....This is my situation entered Brazil on a tourist passport Dec.1st, Married in Brazil 5th of March (but my wife is Uruguian) and we have a baby born 24th of Sept in Brazil (Brasilian)...Haven't had my passport stamped from any other countries since arriving here on the 1st of Dec.......but I don't have a CPF or filed any paperwork for residency...Based on this info would I be able to file for a CR-1 here in Brazil or would it have to be back in the states...Any info. helps..........Also going to write the Consulate in Rio....

-Mojave

[Mojave 0]

<!--quoteo(post=2723527:date=Mar 10 2009, 12:20 PM:name=txladykat)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (txladykat @ Mar 10 2009, 12:20 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2723527"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->DCF is almost always faster. The K-3 can take up to a year from what I understand. DCF can be measured in a matter of months, sometimes only 1 or 2, depending on locale.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

But remember, you have to be in resident of Brazil for at least 6 months before you can apply DCF! So, if you are in the US and your spouse is in Brazil, it depends! If you are willing to pack up and come to Brazil for 6 months, than most likely DCF will be much faster than K-3. BUT, if you aren't willing to make that move (for at least 6 months) then DCF is not available to you.

I've been reading posts on here about DCF filing in Rio and having 6 months of residency there to be able to file at the consulate. I've been in Brazil since the 1st of Dec., was married in Brazil on the 5th of march to a citizen of Uruguay who resides in Brazil and we also have a baby together born on the 24th of Sept. in Brazil and he also has a Brasilian passport.On both our marriage and our sons birth certificate it states that I reside in Brazil and shows a brasilian address for me...From your experiences is this enough proof to be able to file DCF in Brazil. I've also emailed the consulate in Rio and plan on calling them tomorrow for further confirmation.....

Any info. would really help me out.

Mojave

[Santos_Br 0]

This discussion seems a bit old, but maybe you all are still following this. If so, we are in a similar situation.

I am a US citizen and my fiance is Brazilian. We have been living together in Mexico and Costa Rica, but decided to move back to Brazil where I am currently working.

We plan to get married in the next six months and apply for some Visa for the US. Is the DCF the best option? We may move to the US but are not sure. We would love a visa that gives us that flexibility.

What was the final result of everyone's DCF experience? Any tips a year later?

If we do decide to move back to the US would it be better to do the K1 visa and get married there? Or the married here?

Thanks,

[mppellegrini 0]

This discussion seems a bit old, but maybe you all are still following this. If so, we are in a similar situation.

I am a US citizen and my fiance is Brazilian. We have been living together in Mexico and Costa Rica, but decided to move back to Brazil where I am currently working.

We plan to get married in the next six months and apply for some Visa for the US. Is the DCF the best option? We may move to the US but are not sure. We would love a visa that gives us that flexibility.

What was the final result of everyone's DCF experience? Any tips a year later?

If we do decide to move back to the US would it be better to do the K1 visa and get married there? Or the married here?

Thanks,

If you are for sure moving the US: DCF!!!!!!!!!!!! It's quicker!!!! It only took us 53 days! And you can work in the US, leave the US, etc... w/o AP, WP, etc...

With the K1 you have to enter into the US within some specific time and get married within 90 days.

[kala 0]

I`m trying to file our I-130 in Rio but it wasn`t so clear how to pay the fee if filing by mail. I dont want to learn the hard way, and it`s hard to believe they would look at at our documents without having been paid yet. Can anyone give advice about how to file at Rio?

Thanks,

[Santos_Br 0]

I am wondering if anyone can give us some more details on the residency part.

I came to Brazil a year ago. After a few months I found work, but was not able to get the work permit until 10 months after arriving.

So, for at least 4 of those months I was living here illegally; but, living/residing in Brazil none-the-less. At the end of the 10 months I went back to the US and returned with my work visa and am now legal. From the perspective of the US Embassy, am I eligible to apply for the DCF now? Or do I have to wait six months. We would really like to do this asap.

Thanks,

[K and L 27]

You have to wait another 6 months.

[Santos_Br 0]

Good afternoon,

Since last post we have gotten married and are now beginning to "build" the documents.

One question we had: We lived together for a year in Mexico City where my wife was my a legal resident dependent on me.

So, we will have to provide criminal records from there. However, after Mexico, we moved for a year to Costa Rica where

neither of us were able to establish residency through my company and had to leave CR every three months and come back.

Do we need to provide the criminal history from Costa Rica too? We were thinking that it might not be necessary since we

were never really considered residents.

We plan to apply in September/2011, if anyone wants to share notes.

Cheers,

[Maiaml90 0]

Is it really six months my husband have to wait to got his residency ??
So , if me and my hubby got married in rio de janeiro doing the DCF , if we decide to go back to US , I automatically have a green card ?

Thank you for the help guys !
We have been really confuse about all this , We are trying to decide between K-1 or DCF in Rio , Since my american fiancee lives here in Brazil With me.
Any ideas of what would be the best option ?

[Groogrux108 14]

Hey guys, I have dual citizenship (american/brazilian), but have mostly lived in Brazil my whole life. I am on the verge of getting married to the love of my life. And she is Brazilian. I have plans to move to the US where my brother lives and all my dad's family, etc. I have a pretty good job here in Brazil, but have a job offer in the US of a friend of my family. I would like to continue living here with my wife and working until her visa is approved. Does the DCF allow this to happen? What's the catch?

[sma1488 155]

DCF is no longer available in Brazil, so that's off the table. See: http://brazil.usembassy.gov/reconsiderations.html

However, you can send the I-130 and other documents to the Chicago Lockbox from abroad and continue residing there while your case is processed. You will be asked to show proof of intent to reestablish domicile in the US (the job offer you mentioned can certainly help with this), and your foreign income will likely not be used to meet the requirements of the I-864, so you may need a co-sponsor.

[Mengão 0]

Hello all!

I am new to these forums and just beginning to investigate the process for immigrant visas for my wife and her daughter, (Brazilian). We have been living together here in Rio de Janeiro since 2008, and were legally married in April of last year.

We want to move back to the U.S. so that I can help care for my ailing father and now that we are taking a serious look at the CR1 process, it appears that we'll be looking at nearly a year wait here in Brazil, or separation during that time period.

My question is, with the removal of the DCF option here in Brazil, would there be any advantage to applying for an "exception" to allow us the DCF based on my father's medical condition? (i.e. Is it reasonable to expect that the turn around period would be something like the 58 days mentioned above in this thread?) The consulate has already responded via email that we could submit the request stating the reasons in detail, for review. But I don't know now if the DCF will actually speed up the process or not.

Any thoughts?