Consulate informs: Interview in 10 days!

[CA_BA 0]

Hello friends,

Our I-129F petition was approved on Nov. 22, 2005 and on Dec 7, 2005 I received a letter from the NVC saying our paperwork was being sent to the consulate in Rio and my spouse "would soon receive a packet with instructions from the consular section at this post".

Last Friday, Jan 27, 2006, after waiting patiently for the communication from the consulate that my wife never received, I decided to try to call the consulate in Rio to inquire about our case. I called during their posted telephone hours but got a message saying they were closed. I then sent an email trying to find out the status. Today I received a very brief email response saying my wife's interview is scheduled for next week, on Feb 8, 2006. Along with the email were eight attached documents, the apparent equivalent of the (postal) mailed K3 package.

Of course, although we are pleased to have an interview date, having such little prior notice makes it rather difficult I was planning to fly down to accompany her to the interview and the trip to the states, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to get a reservation on this short notice (it's currently high season/carnival time in Brazil). Also, since I work, it would hard for me to take off time on such a short notice. I'm also not sure she'll be able to get the necessary police records and medical exam in time.

I'm planning to call the consulate tomorrow and try to reschedule our interview, for a month or so in the future. Does anyone have any experience with rescheduling interview dates that they wish to share? Do you think they will be able to reschedule to a month or two into the future?

Any and all information appreciated... thanks!

ca_ba

[Markand Francisca 0]

Hi,

It is odd but I have the same question. My wife and are waiting for the consulate in RIO to send her packet. They have emailed me last week and stated the packet has been sent and the interview is on FEB 13. I can not possibly get away to RIO until April and I need to reschedule the appointment.

How do I request that? Is there a specific form? Will her visa be issued that day for our return to the USA?

I thought it was odd that the interview date would be set before packet 3 had even arrived to my wifes house.

[lucyrich 20]

No helpful suggestions here, but some sympathy. After spending the better part of a year waiting and wishing they'd hurry up, all of a sudden they go too fast!

I got an e-mail one Thursday afternoon, saying that our interview was the following Tuesday at 9:30am in Caracas. That left me exactly one business day (Friday) to get paperwork together, buy a ticket at a horribly inflated price, and pack. I needed a couple of papers from our attorney, who was gracious enough to stay late Friday evening to get them for me on short notice. While it wasn't easy to get there, there was no way I was going to miss that interview. And I preferred the chaos of a fast trip to the hassle of rescheduling and waiting more.

Congrats on getting this far. The end is near.

[Jasman0717 9]

Good luck

[CA_BA 0]

Hi all,

Thanks for your kind replies... we ended up calling the consulate and rescheduling the wife's interview to a more manageable date. I initially tried to call from the states, but the wait time for calls to be answered was 30 mins so my wife made the call . When she spoke with the consulate they said the package of docs had been sent Dec 13, so we assumed it had been lost in the mail. That is, until last Wednesday, when the package did arrive, at my place here in California! So Markand Francisca, I'm guessing that's what has happened in your case as well. Not sure why they would mail the package (and letter addressed to my wife) to my address in the states, when all our submitted paperwork clearly showed she's in Brazil and I'm in CA... perhaps they have a good reason, at least one would hope ...

And to top things off, got an email last week saying our original I-130 petition has been approved. Have mixed feelings about that... great to have that taken care of, but if it takes the consulate 2 months to send the package to the foreign spouse, that kind of negates the 'speediness' of the I-129f route, and one could save the $$$ and time and stress of filing the second petition.

Good luck to everyone,

ca_ba

P.S. Consulate's phone number can be found here:

http://www.embaixada-americana.org.br/inde...php&itemmenu=58