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| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |  Review #3272 on August 24, 2008: |
tchururu
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Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: K3 Visa
Interview was super easy! The Consul makes you very comfortable, like if she was a friend and you were telling your story to her.
I got there early, around 7am. 5 people were there already. Most of them had no proofs of relationship (pictures, etc, etc) and were missing documentation. I had everything ready and in order.
We got in, waited and by 10am, I was the second to be interviewed.
First we sat and the lady helper handed in a paper sheet with the order that the documents had to be put in (no need to say that I had everything in order already - duh!). She had her specific order, even though 99% of the people there was not ready yet. She kept calling the names in her order, but no one was ready, so she called me because she knew I had everything prepared.
I went in the first booth and the guy there gave me my original birth and marriage certificate back. He also gave me my husband's 2006 and 2005 tax receipts (he said he didn't need them, 2007 was enough).
Then, when he had everything, he gave me a number to wait for the actual interview with the Consul. 
My number showed up at the screen and it was my turn. The Consul took my fingerprints, I swore to tell the truth and then she started the interview.
She was soooo nice, so sweet and made me really comfortable. She looked at my process and asked:
- if I spoke English;
- if my husband was previously married;
- why and when he divorced his ex-wife;
- if we had contact to her;
- if we wanted children;
- how, where and when we met;
- what we talked about (subject of our emails, etc);
- if my family attended the wedding;
- if I had ever requested for a visa to enter the USA before;
- if I knew his family;
- what does my husband do for a living;
Then she very kindly asked to see some pictures of us together.
She looked and the first two pages, then started writing something down while I kept on showing the pictures.
She said that that was enough. Then she went: Renata, we are going to issue you a spouse visa. Congratulations and welcome to America!
We talked in Portuguese all along. She never asked if I preferred to talk in English or Portuguese.
They will only ask things that they can back up at the process. Don't worry, it's easy!
My interview was on Tuesday and I got my passport with my visa on Friday in São Paulo!!!
| | | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Review #3234 on August 15, 2008: |
saradanielle
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Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
We had the interview at the Rio de Janeiro Consulate yesterday; it was quick and painless and I will give you all the details here!
We got to the Consulate just before 7 AM. We were the second ones on line; about 20 people showed up after us. Around 7:30, a woman came by and checked off our names on a list and marked down where we were in line (i.e. put a 2 next to our name).
At 7:40 we went in, went through security check (you are allowed to take your cell phone as long as it is turned off). We went up to the second floor and sat down. A very nice young woman sat at a desk in the same room (all of the windows are in an enclosed cubicle) and was available to answer questions, etc. She came by and gave us a list of documents to put together. I told her that we had already sent most of the documents to the NVC. She said, no problem, just put the passport, one 5x5cm photo and the medical exam envelope together to hand in. After about ten minutes, she called us up (in the order that we were in line) to go to one of the windows. My husband handed in the above mentioned documents and the woman at the window took them. I also gave them my joint sponsor's tax return, since she had filed a tax extension and the NVC didn't receive the actual return. (I don't know if they were actually going to ask me for it or not, but the interview letter gave general instructions to bring the 2007 tax return if a sponsor had filed an extension.) The only other thing that the woman asked for was my husband's military card. We didn't send it in to the NVC because he had not actually served in the military. However, he has a card stating that when he registered for the military, he was excused from initial military service because they had too many people enlisting. So he went and made a copy of his card and handed it in with the original.
We sat and waited for about 45 minutes before they started calling interviews. The first people to be called in were behind us in line but I believe they were called in because they were missing something important in their application. I didn't hear the whole conversation but it sounded like the Consulate did not have a record of them paying the $400 fee (to NVC I assume, unless he had done DCF); the husband (American) had a receipt stating that he had paid it, but I don't think they were going to accept it. The next person that went in was the first on line; a young guy - he was in for about 10 minutes and came out with an approved visa.
While we were waiting, the young woman who first greeted us talked to us about what happens after the interview - namely, you will either receive the visa right away or your case will be determined as "pending" - if there are missing documents or evidence, etc. When you receive the visa, it will come with a sealed envelope (as we all know) and that the envelope must be completely intact when we go through the port of entry. She said that every week someone comes into the Consulate crying because their envelope had been ripped and POE would not accept it and deported them. She stressed that it is extremely important that the envelope is perfect when we get to the US.
We were called in next (about 9:30 AM). I had a bunch of documents and photo albums and evidence, but the woman didn't ask to see any of it. Actually, she moved through the questions pretty quickly, so I didn't even have time to offer them to her to see. She started out saying hello my husband in Portuguese. I entered a minute after him and said, in Portuguese, that I was his wife and asked if I could stay for the interview. She said yes, then said, wait, who are you? I said, his wife, and she said, ok, no problem. She continued the rest of the interview completely in Portuguese and didn't ask if either one of us wanted to speak English (nor did she speak English to me). She was American but her Portuguese was quite clear and good (my husband said so too). While she asked questions, she was flipping through our documents and stamping "Approved" on them, so I thought that was a good sign.
Before the questions, she had my husband take digital fingerprints and sign part 2 of the DS-230. (I figured that was already a good sign.) She gave me back the original documents that I had sent to the NVC. Then we raised our right hands and she swore us in.
Her questions:
1. (to my husband) Have you been to the US before? (no)
2. Have you ever applied for a visa to the US? (no)
3. When did you get married?
4. Is the first marriage for both of you?
5. When did you meet?
6. (to me) Are you here on vacation now? (No, I have lived in Brasil with my husband since Feb 2007)
7. (to me) Did you visit him between the time that you met and when you moved here? (Yes, twice)
8. Have you met each other's families?
9. Do you have any children? (Yes, my husband has one from a previous relationship)
10. Will your son stay with his mother or go with you? (For now, he will stay here and then we will apply for a visa to bring him to the US)
11. Does his mother mind him going to the US? (no)
12. (to me) You have a joint sponsor, (gave her name)? (yes, that's right)
13. Is she your mother? (no, my aunt)
14. Is she married?
I think those are all the questions though there may be one or two that I am forgetting.
Then she said, "well, Rodrigo, we have a visa for you. Go ahead out to the woman at the desk and she will give you instructions on receiving your visa." Wee hoo! The interview went fast - 10 minutes at the most - and felt pretty easy. I was almost disappointed (but not really of course), since I had brought so much stuff to show her. It felt like our visa was pretty much approved before we went in and she was just checking all of our information for validity, etc. I thought she would have asked me more about what I was doing in Brazil, what our plans were to go to the States, etc but she didn't ask.
We went out to the desk and the woman wrote my husband's name and case number on a green piece of paper. She then sent us downstairs to the TNT (express mail) desk, where we filled out a postal address card (for my mother in law's house, since we are visiting them in SP), and paid R$24. They said the passport and the immigration envelope (to be handed in at the port of entry) will arrive in 3 business days. We were out of the door at 10 AM. I almost feel silly for having stressed out so much, but there was no way to know that the interview day would be as easy as it actually was.
| | | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Review #3206 on August 7, 2008: |
Nadja&Holland
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Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: K1 Visa
My enterview was on february 20, 2008.
I went to the consulate in Rio with my 9 years old daughter (K2).
We got in there very early in the morning, and there was already a line there (diferent then the line for turist visas).
They gave us numbers according to the position in the line, and while we were waiting they gave us a list to check and have our documents in the right order.
A man speaking in portuguese called me in a window, and checked all documents. Then asked me another picture because my earrings were big. So I had to leave the consulate and take new pictures ( there is a place crossing the street).
Then I came back and gave him the new pictures.
Probably this is the reason that then we were the last to be called by the consul.
She was a very nice woman, trying to speak portuguese.
She asked me if I visited my future husband in USA. Whe I said that I didn't.
She asked me why I didn't aply for a turist visa to visit him first.
I answered that he visited me several times, and we knew we wanted to get married, so we decided to apply for the right visa (to not have problems later with adjustment of status , like going to USA with a turist visa and then get married. We read that this could cause problems with AOS).
She asked if my daughter was going with me, and made a few simple questions to her like where her father lives...
It was about 10 minutes. I believe that everybody that was there that morning was approved. It is just very stressfull...
| | | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Review #3035 on June 21, 2008: |
Mr Mason
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We had our interview on June 18. It went very well despite the long wait. We arrived at the Embassy at 6:30 for our 7:45 interview. My wife and kids had time to get something to eat before we went into the Embassy. We were able to enter the Embassy at 8:00. The line on the outside wasn't very long. When we entered, an immigration office handed us a list showing the documents needed and the order. We had all the documents and in the correct order. The immigration officer asked for receipt for payment of immigration visa and visa insurance, we thought we had already paid when we filed the I-130 petition, but He said that payment was for the petition. We needed to pay for the immigration visa and visa insurance. The payment was $355.00 + $45.00 x 3. Lucky, I never leave home without my American Express Card. The immigration officer came back later and wanted us to find where in the IRS handbook that shows my income is not taxable and show where in the interview. I tried to explain that I called the IRS and they didn’t know the information and for me to call the company I receive my income. They mailed me a letter. I provided them with this letter stating that my income is not taxable because it was from an annuity I brought after I became paralyzed from diving into a swimming pool. I looked through the handbook and was only able to find some information. We agreed to say this is all we found and explain the letter. The Immigration Officer said to ready for the interview because they would call us soon. It was almost 12:00 and the finally called us for the interview. When we enter the room the consular was very nice. She asked what language to speak for the interview and we said English. My wife speaks very good English, our son speaks pretty good English too, but our daughter only speaks some words. The consular went over our documents and check off on everything. My wife was fingered printed and everyone signed the DS 230 II form. She asked my wife and me four questions: 1. How we met? 2. How long I've been here in Rio de Janeiro? 3. Do I work here? How much I monthly income? 4. What gift we gave each other for Christmas? She asked my son one question: 1. How do your stepfather treat you? She didn't ask our daughter any questions. After the questions, the consular said, we were approved for visa and congratulations. She told us to go and pay for delivery of passport with visa. We asked how long we it take to receive the visa? She said it would take about 1 week. We thanked her and went to pay for delivery. The interview lasted less than 10 minutes. She didn’t even ask for us to show her in the IRS Handbook about my income not being taxable. We left the Embassy praising God because He allowed us to continue our journey together in United States.
| | | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Review #3023 on June 17, 2008: |
eaglerockabilly
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The interview was great, the waiting was the worst part. I went with my fiance to the interview, because I happened to be in Brazil at the time. We got there around 7:00am, 45 minutes before the interview time. When we got into the embassy the gave us a list of all the paper and documents they needed. We got them together and turned them in. We waited for about 4 hours and then finally they called our number. They let me go in to the interview with him. They asked him how we met and what he plans on doing when he gets to America. She also asked me what I was planning on doing when I got back. She was very nice, and it took about 10 minutes and then she said congratulations we are approved. It was overall very easy, just the waiting around was killer!
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