I'm the USC, going to travel early april again

[MatthewNCarolina 73]

Hello all. Sorry to possibly beat a dead horse here. I mailed out my I-129F petition last thursday, the NOA1 should come soon within this week. Me and my fiancee have been apart, coming on to 3 months. I'm going to go see her again, spend another 25 days with her hopefully. I am planning on buying a round trip ticket. Last time I went, it was to first meet her. I was so focused on traveling alone for the first time and all the different nervous feelings of meeting her/possibly not getting picked up by her and her family like she said, that I never thought to give an address to immigration in Brazil, didn't have her address memorized, yet it was in the notebook I carried with me... just didn't think of it somehow.

I saw on the immigration form that you fill out on the plane that they wanted contact information of the place where I was staying... it read something like: (address, phone number, OR email). I thought I knew her email address... we didn't contact through email hardly at all, basically added each other on skype/msn/facebook, and so you know, you don't email each other when you have all that. her email... hmm I'll make one up for the sake of sparing her possible who-knows-what lol. let's say if her name was, angela spear miller... her email address was like this: angela.spearm@hotmail.com. When I filled out the form, I used her short name instead. For example, I'm Matthew, I go by Matt all the time... so if she was angela, I wrote it as follows: angel.spearm@hotmail.com. I didn't realize I was wrong until I was in person with her staying at her home lol. So I accidently gave them the wrong one!

Now I know it, know her address... I plan on taking my entire I-129F petition copy, which is in a binder. Is there any speed bumps I should prepare for when going through immigration again? Honestly last time, the officer just looked at my form, didn't look at me... he stamped it, did whatever else and I was free to go. Do I just go ahead and explain the mistake so that maybe they can take note of it? I don't want it to look like it was intentional or something. I know they'll see the difference, if they log it. Any other advice? the whole process of getting through immigration there, was no questions asked at all. None whatsoever. Just friendly smiles and a gesture by the final guy as if saying "you may proceed". Anyone with any suggestions/tips or an answer to my "wrong" email contact, please let me know ASAP! Take care everyone, hope all is well!

Sincerely,

Matthew

Edited March 22, 2011 by MatthewNCarolina

[alibekah 4]

Hello all. Sorry to possibly beat a dead horse here. I mailed out my I-129F petition last thursday, the NOA1 should come soon within this week. Me and my fiancee have been apart, coming on to 3 months. I'm going to go see her again, spend another 25 days with her hopefully. I am planning on buying a round trip ticket. Last time I went, it was to first meet her. I was so focused on traveling alone for the first time and all the different nervous feelings of meeting her/possibly not getting picked up by her and her family like she said, that I never thought to give an address to immigration in Brazil, didn't have her address memorized, yet it was in the notebook I carried with me... just didn't think of it somehow.

I saw on the immigration form that you fill out on the plane that they wanted contact information of the place where I was staying... it read something like: (address, phone number, OR email). I thought I knew her email address... we didn't contact through email hardly at all, basically added each other on skype/msn/facebook, and so you know, you don't email each other when you have all that. her email... hmm I'll make one up for the sake of sparing her possible who-knows-what lol. let's say if her name was, angela spear miller... her email address was like this: angela.spearm@hotmail.com. When I filled out the form, I used her short name instead. For example, I'm Matthew, I go by Matt all the time... so if she was angela, I wrote it as follows: angel.spearm@hotmail.com. I didn't realize I was wrong until I was in person with her staying at her home lol. So I accidently gave them the wrong one!

Now I know it, know her address... I plan on taking my entire I-129F petition copy, which is in a binder. Is there any speed bumps I should prepare for when going through immigration again? Honestly last time, the officer just looked at my form, didn't look at me... he stamped it, did whatever else and I was free to go. Do I just go ahead and explain the mistake so that maybe they can take note of it? I don't want it to look like it was intentional or something. I know they'll see the difference, if they log it. Any other advice? the whole process of getting through immigration there, was no questions asked at all. None whatsoever. Just friendly smiles and a gesture by the final guy as if saying "you may proceed". Anyone with any suggestions/tips or an answer to my "wrong" email contact, please let me know ASAP! Take care everyone, hope all is well!

Sincerely,

Matthew

i think you will be fine. I travel A LOT and I don't always remember my sister billion-digit Swiss number, but her home addy, I know by heart. They are not going to beat you up and detain you if you do not write her email/ph down. I have never been to Brazil, so I do not know if they do things different down there but from going to Many countries in the EU and to Turkey; no issues. I usually carry all my travel destinations contact info on a smaller sheet of paper inside my passport cover/sleeve (something you buy separately). I suggest doing that.

have fun!! and safe travels!!

[amykathleen2005 441]

It was an honest mistake, I think that it will be ok.

[MatthewNCarolina 73]

i think you will be fine. I travel A LOT and I don't always remember my sister billion-digit Swiss number, but her home addy, I know by heart. They are not going to beat you up and detain you if you do not write her email/ph down. I have never been to Brazil, so I do not know if they do things different down there but from going to Many countries in the EU and to Turkey; no issues. I usually carry all my travel destinations contact info on a smaller sheet of paper inside my passport cover/sleeve (something you buy separately). I suggest doing that.

have fun!! and safe travels!!

Thank you very much

[Blob18 111]

Hello all. Sorry to possibly beat a dead horse here. I mailed out my I-129F petition last thursday, the NOA1 should come soon within this week. Me and my fiancee have been apart, coming on to 3 months. I'm going to go see her again, spend another 25 days with her hopefully. I am planning on buying a round trip ticket. Last time I went, it was to first meet her. I was so focused on traveling alone for the first time and all the different nervous feelings of meeting her/possibly not getting picked up by her and her family like she said, that I never thought to give an address to immigration in Brazil, didn't have her address memorized, yet it was in the notebook I carried with me... just didn't think of it somehow.

I saw on the immigration form that you fill out on the plane that they wanted contact information of the place where I was staying... it read something like: (address, phone number, OR email). I thought I knew her email address... we didn't contact through email hardly at all, basically added each other on skype/msn/facebook, and so you know, you don't email each other when you have all that. her email... hmm I'll make one up for the sake of sparing her possible who-knows-what lol. let's say if her name was, angela spear miller... her email address was like this: angela.spearm@hotmail.com. When I filled out the form, I used her short name instead. For example, I'm Matthew, I go by Matt all the time... so if she was angela, I wrote it as follows: angel.spearm@hotmail.com. I didn't realize I was wrong until I was in person with her staying at her home lol. So I accidently gave them the wrong one!

Now I know it, know her address... I plan on taking my entire I-129F petition copy, which is in a binder. Is there any speed bumps I should prepare for when going through immigration again? Honestly last time, the officer just looked at my form, didn't look at me... he stamped it, did whatever else and I was free to go. Do I just go ahead and explain the mistake so that maybe they can take note of it? I don't want it to look like it was intentional or something. I know they'll see the difference, if they log it. Any other advice? the whole process of getting through immigration there, was no questions asked at all. None whatsoever. Just friendly smiles and a gesture by the final guy as if saying "you may proceed". Anyone with any suggestions/tips or an answer to my "wrong" email contact, please let me know ASAP! Take care everyone, hope all is well!

Sincerely,

Matthew

I never fill any of that out in detail when I go and I've probably been there over 9 times in the last 3 years.

Where it says "Location of where you will be" I just write the city that I will be in and thats it. The Polica Federal agents stamping your passport and entry paper honestly could care less from what I've noticed. They just really care if you have a valid visa and aren't over 6 months for that year on the visa.

All I ever do is hand them the passport, entry paper, customs declaration, speak to them in portuguese every now and then (if they are talkative and speak to me first), and then pick up my bags.

You have nothing to worry about.

[max+patricia 24]

You'll be fine man

Last time I flew to Venezuela I only put my fiancee's street where it asked for her full address (because I actually didn't want the government to know EXACTLY where I'd be staying - paranoid, I guess). I went through fairly intimidating customs/immigration processing from a very unfriendly officer and made it out without them even looking at those papers, only my passport.

One other note - your I-129F will be meaningless down there to Brazilian authorities. If anything, you should hang on to all documentation from this trip (boarding passes, in particular) to bring BACK for your petition, in case you get an RFE or just for extra proof of relationship at the time of your interview.

[iampatricias 17]

your I-129F will be meaningless down there to Brazilian authorities. If anything, you should hang on to all documentation from this trip (boarding passes, in particular) to bring BACK for your petition, in case you get an RFE or just for extra proof of relationship at the time of your interview.

I agree with the above posters - I think they could care less about whether email information matches up on subsequent visits - they've got much bigger fish to fry at the airport!

Also with the I129f - unless you guys want to make copies or look it over while you're together, I wouldn't bother bringing it. They've got different expectations for tourists and illegal immigration threats.

[menina 50]

You will be fine. I have been to Brasil lots of times and don't remember ever putting an email address or home address. I think like other posters said, just the name of the city. There are no US flights directly to my husband's city, so we had to make a stop for immigration and then change planes. They didn't care that I was going on to another place, just stamped my passport and moved on. I never brought the I-129F with me when I went to see him. No problems at all as long as your visa is good. Have a nice trip!

[MatthewNCarolina 73]

Thanks all for the replies! I kinda figured it'd be completely fine. It just never hurts to see what people have to say. I appreciate everything. I'm going to see her soon, I'm gonna take my I-129F petition copy anyway, so she can see it... you know, see what I did. I might make a 3rd entire copy actually and let her have it. Anyway, thanks again! Hope everyone is well.

Matt