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Interview part..do I need to travel to Brasil?

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Nick2012   0

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Hi All,

First of all I just want to say this is my first post on this website. There seems to be a ton of information on this website and I'm really glad I found it. :yes:

I'm currently preparing all the necessary docs to file with the I-129F form in order to bring back my Fiancee.

I tried searching but couldn't find an answer to this question

Once the interview is scheduled in Brasil for my Fiancee will I also have to fly from the US to Brasil to be in attendance? Or will I just need to file all the necessary paperwork and just cross my fingers and wait?

Thanks!

12-20-11 - Started filling out I129F and gathering other information

01-06-12 - Shipped I-129F forms via FedEx

01-09-12 - Delivered to Texas Processing center

01-11-12 - I-129F received at USCIS/Dallas and routed to Vermont

01-17-12 - I-797 received in mail confirming my request for engagement visa

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El Cachalote   12

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It is not mandatory for you to be there; however, you must be sure that she has all the necessary forms/documents for the interview.

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Nick2012   0

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Do most people fly to the country to help with the interview?

My Fiance speaks pretty good english and was living in the US for 6 years before moving back.

12-20-11 - Started filling out I129F and gathering other information

01-06-12 - Shipped I-129F forms via FedEx

01-09-12 - Delivered to Texas Processing center

01-11-12 - I-129F received at USCIS/Dallas and routed to Vermont

01-17-12 - I-797 received in mail confirming my request for engagement visa

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San & Dave   0

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I don't really know if most people fly to the country to be in the interview. It depends on what you guys as a couple want to do. I speak English very well, but when I had my interview I told my fiance that I needed him there and in fact they asked him some questions and I saw that every American citizen that went to the interview that day had to answer some questions. But if your fiance feels comfortable going without you and have all the documents and proofs you need I don't think that you are going to have any problem.

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The answer strongly depends on which consulate you're dealing with. If this were Ecuador and you weren't on the premises, denial of the visa would be almost guaranteed.

Read the reviews and the Embassy Info for YOUR consulate, paying attention to the very worst stories, and that will suggest your answer. Furthermore, see what insights may be in the Latin American regional subforum.

The above said, it NEVER hurts and ALWAYS helps if the USC is on the consular premises during the FIRST interview. Handing the U.S. passport to the beneficiary to show the consul can score big points, and even turn what might have been a borderline or hairy interview into a successful one.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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Nick2012   0

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How long and how many days is the interview process usually? Could I fly there for just a day?

I'm planning on visiting in March but I guess I'll need to go back around July/Aug for this interview

12-20-11 - Started filling out I129F and gathering other information

01-06-12 - Shipped I-129F forms via FedEx

01-09-12 - Delivered to Texas Processing center

01-11-12 - I-129F received at USCIS/Dallas and routed to Vermont

01-17-12 - I-797 received in mail confirming my request for engagement visa

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