Advice... anyone with loved one in Argentina?

[rnkew 0]

My boyfriend was issued a B2 visa to visit me after being denied the 1st time. During his interview, the consular inquired about our relationship and recorded that information. By demonstrating that he will adhere to the dates of the visa by returning to Argentina by the expiration of the visa... does that increase the likelihood of obtaining another B2 in the future? Also, do many applicants with a K-1 pending receive B2 visas? K-1 is in our future... but first things first, he's meeting my family ...finally!

I would love to hear from anyone who has experiences with the Embassy in Buenos Aires!

Thanks!

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[Mo_Mati 2]

Hi rnkew

Congrats on receiving the B2 and being able to bring your seres queridos together! What a wonderful gift.

Questions around frequency and predictability of receiving another B2 visa in the future are really embassy and case specific. My husband is from Chile, and in our case we also were approved for a B2 (with the goal of having him meet my family/see where I came from) before going for the K1. We did not apply for another B2 during our K1 process and instead opted for me visitng him. Although he had abided by the rules of the B2 and was back in his country way before the I-94 expired, we also thought that there was a chance he could be denied because he had lost some of the "ties" to his country (had quit school to start earning money) and because having a K-1 in the works can also show "intention to immigrate". So, we just held off.

One anecdotal story, On the day of the K-1 interview the consul who approved his K-1 visa was the same one who approved the B2 (and remembered us/our situation)...which I think helped in the speed that he approved our visa. Hopefully, having had a B2 and following the rules will also benefit both of you in your journey!

Suerte

[SeattleCipolletti 0]

Congratulations!

My husband is from Cipolletti Argentina, and we met and later did all our visa processing in Buenos Aires. He was denied a visitor's visa twice (he was studying though and did not own a house - those were the reasons we could guess at). We have another friend up here near Seattle who was given a visa, denied a visa, and given another visa... in fact he ended up getting married on the third visa. I think it really depends who you get. I was there for my husband's K-1 visa interview, and it was so easy that I can barely remember what they asked us... It's the paperwork that hurts. Now we are waiting for our Adjustment of Status interview stateside.

God bless you, and I hope you have a wonderful visit and preparation time for your marriage!

Lisa

My boyfriend was issued a B2 visa to visit me after being denied the 1st time. During his interview, the consular inquired about our relationship and recorded that information. By demonstrating that he will adhere to the dates of the visa by returning to Argentina by the expiration of the visa... does that increase the likelihood of obtaining another B2 in the future? Also, do many applicants with a K-1 pending receive B2 visas? K-1 is in our future... but first things first, he's meeting my family ...finally!

I would love to hear from anyone who has experiences with the Embassy in Buenos Aires!

Thanks!

[rnkew 0]

To Lisa & Mo_Mati,

Thank you so much for the advice and words of encouragement! This is such an intense process & we have only just begun our journey.

If you don't mind my asking, did either of you hire immigration attorneys? I didn't think we'd need to consult one... our case is seemingly uncomplicated (no former marriages, no criminal background issues, and plenty of evidence of a relationship, visits to each other, etc) But almost everyone I have spoken with says to hire one. Worth the money?

Best wishes.

[mike&andi 0]

To Lisa & Mo_Mati,

Thank you so much for the advice and words of encouragement! This is such an intense process & we have only just begun our journey.

If you don't mind my asking, did either of you hire immigration attorneys? I didn't think we'd need to consult one... our case is seemingly uncomplicated (no former marriages, no criminal background issues, and plenty of evidence of a relationship, visits to each other, etc) But almost everyone I have spoken with says to hire one. Worth the money?

Best wishes.

If you can read then I don't see why you would need one. We didn't and had no problem. It is just a mater of answering the questions. Fill in ALL the blanks and should be no problem.

Good luck.

[Nancy and Marcelo 0]

Hi rnkew,

My fiancé Marcelo and our K-1 visa case are currently in Buenos Aires. He's Paraguayan, and I thought they might give us a hard time about that, but so far so good. We sent the I-129 on June 24, and just four months later we've already sent our last packet of info (packet 3) back to the consulate. I agree with the Alabamian above that a lawyer isn't necessary.

My experience with the consulate has been pretty good. You won't talk to anyone on the phone there, but they will answer your e-mails within a week. After we knew that USCIS forwarded our case, on Sept 30 I e-mailed them and asked that they send us packet 3 via e-mail. They responded on Oct 6 that they didn't have it, but on Oct 8 they e-mailed packet 3 like I requested. That saved us a lot of time because the actual packet 3 just arrived in the mail to him today, Oct 23.

Also, I had great success by sending an e-mail with QUESTION ABOUT FEE PAYMENT CASE # as the subject. By asking a stupid question that I knew the answer to about money, I was able to include the information that I wanted them to read. (That we knew they'd recieved the packet 3 documents because we had UPS confimation.) The e-mail was sent on a Sunday night, and I had a response by 9:00am BsAs time Monday. And instead of telling me they didn't have it, they told me they'd email me the interview date as soon as they'd checked the documents.

Don't worry about the K-1. If you're patient, everything will be fine.

How does everyone communicate with their loved ones in Argentina? Marcelo only has a cell phone, and no internet. My skype bills are out of control. Any suggestions or tips?

[HONHON 0]

Hola, queria saber donde puedo pedir el certificado policial de conducta de USA, mi marido vivio muchos años en USA y en la embajada Argentina lo piden.

(___) 3. CERTIFICADOS DE POLICIA: todo solicitante de visa que tenga 16 años o más, deberá presentar un certificado de conducta emitido por las autoridades policiales de cada lugar en donde haya residido como mínimo durante 6 meses desde que cumpliera los 16 años. Tambien deberá obtener un certificado de las autoridades policiales de cualquier lugar donde el solicitante haya sido arrestado por cualquier motivo, sin importar el tiempo que haya vivido allí. El certificado policial deberá cubrir todo el tiempo que el solicitante haya residido en ese lugar. El término “certificado policial” significa una certificación de las autoridades policiales, indicando lo que consta en sus archivos sobre el solicitante, incluyendo cualquier arresto que haya sufrido, los motivos del mismo, y lo dispuesto en cada caso del cual existan antecedentes. Los certificados policiales son válidos por 6 meses. Algunos países no otorgan certificado de antecedentes policiales o son considerados inobtenibles. La sección consular le informará sobre cualquier país en particular. Si tiene alguna consulta sobre el certificado policial por favor contacte nuestra oficina.

[mike&andi 0]

Hi rnkew,

My fiancé Marcelo and our K-1 visa case are currently in Buenos Aires. He's Paraguayan, and I thought they might give us a hard time about that, but so far so good. We sent the I-129 on June 24, and just four months later we've already sent our last packet of info (packet 3) back to the consulate. I agree with the Alabamian above that a lawyer isn't necessary.

My experience with the consulate has been pretty good. You won't talk to anyone on the phone there, but they will answer your e-mails within a week. After we knew that USCIS forwarded our case, on Sept 30 I e-mailed them and asked that they send us packet 3 via e-mail. They responded on Oct 6 that they didn't have it, but on Oct 8 they e-mailed packet 3 like I requested. That saved us a lot of time because the actual packet 3 just arrived in the mail to him today, Oct 23.

Also, I had great success by sending an e-mail with QUESTION ABOUT FEE PAYMENT CASE # as the subject. By asking a stupid question that I knew the answer to about money, I was able to include the information that I wanted them to read. (That we knew they'd recieved the packet 3 documents because we had UPS confimation.) The e-mail was sent on a Sunday night, and I had a response by 9:00am BsAs time Monday. And instead of telling me they didn't have it, they told me they'd email me the interview date as soon as they'd checked the documents.

Don't worry about the K-1. If you're patient, everything will be fine.

How does everyone communicate with their loved ones in Argentina? Marcelo only has a cell phone, and no internet. My skype bills are out of control. Any suggestions or tips?

No internet is a big problem.

What I have done that works well is a phone card for argentina, the only places that I have found them is in a latin small shop, like quick stop or small grocery store for latin things. For $2 card you can talk for like 90 min.

I don't know how this compares with skipe. Hope that helps.

Mike