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| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |  Review #3806 on January 14, 2009: |
joseph loves wife
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 Iam joseph ruffin I have an i130 and i129f flied I need help just like many ia looking for some support please help ME,;,;  
| | | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Review #3795 on January 12, 2009: |
Aryadne e Kevin
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Got there at 6:30 and there was 2 couples already waiting. As usual, a big lane for non-immigrant, and by 7:30, a lane of around 15 people for immigrant-v all of them married ones.
The consular officer told us to present only the docs that were not send to NVC - in my case Medical Exam. At 9 o´clock, I was called by another consular officer for present the missing docs, pics and original docs (Birth, Marriage, Police clearences).
* PS about this moment: He asked me if my husband address has changed in CA, and that was the right moment to tell him yes, and I gave them the new address.. he asked me to write on the DS 230 form. Then, he look at my pics and said I need to shot them again because my ears weren´t enough clear.. even after I showed him how small they were... In fact, he asked me to go out and take new ones with pen caps behind my ears... (heheheh) I also mentined to him that I had new original of Birth and MArriage certificate because the ones I have sent to NVC were plastified... so, he asked kindly to make new copies out side as well.
Remark: most parte of the immigrants that were there had to take NEW PICS as well, because they had problems with their ears...
When I came back, around 10:00, some of the people were already interviewd by the same CO, and were waiting for the Consul. I was the third one to face the consul. Don´t need to mention that I took a big bag of evidences and all of the copy of the process with me, however, what really made a difference, in my case, was a letter from my attorney regarding my preview overstaied in 2005 (for only 4 months) and the lawsuit process that I moved against the school that negligencied my B2 visa (that was I lost my B2 visa)...
Interview: My number was called, then I came into this very small room where me and the consul were separate by a glass window. The consul talked to me in portuguese all the time, and never asked if I want to speak in english... I had a feeling he didnt want to spend too much time with no one.... hE ASKED me to do fingerprint and after warsd, asked me to sworn.... All of this very quickly. Then, he imediatly start asking me:
Questions:
1- my name
2- my husband´s name
1- my birthdate
4- my husband´s birthdate
5- year of meeting first time
6- if Kevin was divorced
7 If he had kids
- when he got divorced
9- the day we met - again
(then he mention "so, he was married when you too were dating" (arggghh).... then, I answer "No, sir, He was separated, starting a divorce process...."
10- Did u live in US (that was when he saw the overstay period and got very irritated)
11- He asked me how long did I stay in CA for the last entry - I said 10 months and start telling him what was the problem and that I did a lawsuit to prove that I never intent to be illegal for 4 motnh
12- then he said very mean: "PROVE IT" - meaning about the lawsuit...
13- then I handed to him all of the lawsuit pprocess and the letter of my attorney explanning and highlighting that there was no reason for deny my visa.
14 He asked to wait out side (panic!!!!)
After 40 minutes praying to God, he called me again, gave me back my originals and said " Ma´an, all of it it seems very clear and fine to me, please, go to the other consular officer to manage the delivery of your passaport."
all in all, Consul were very assortive and polite, even mention that rude commentary. Never asked one pic to prove my relationship. However, embassy procedure seemed very organized and if the applicant is organized as well, all of that goes smooth.
| | | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Review #3780 on January 7, 2009: |
BrazilianXuxu
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well, My interview went ok, the visa procedures are the same from previous reviews, just make sure you have allk the right docs in order and you should be fine..
arrived at consulate in Rio at 7:10am, interview took place at 10:10am, went to the room inside, waited for 45 min for consul to show up and interview was over in 5min..the questions were:
my name (the he left the room)
asked my name again after 10 mint
the reason that I was there..(I´m not sure why I was there)
my age
my fiance´s age
her name
gave me the forms to sign and akes me to raise my right hand and swear i´m telling the trugh
then, asked how I met my fiance and why I wanna marry her (at this point, when I was explaining the journey, he wasn´t even paying attention, he was writing stuud down on a paper0)
When i finished,he asked if I had proof of relationship
when I was about to grab the beautifulk scrapbook that my fiance has made, he told me YOUR VISA HAS BEEN APPROVED, JUST PAY THE DELIVERY FEE OUTSIDE
couldn´t believe it but wanted to get out that scary room ASAP..
paid the fee and visa will be home in about 5 working days..
| | | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Review #3744 on December 24, 2008: |
Isaias y Rossi
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My fiancee and I got to the consulate around 7:00 am. There were about four people ahead of us. They started letting people in around 7:30 checking off names from a list to make sure they had their appointment that day. Once in, we passed throug a security check point and were directed to the second floor where the K1 visa interviews take place.
Once upstairs, there are three steps to the visa interview process.
1) First a lady calls the applicants by order of arrival to ensure that they have all the required documents and that they are place in the correct order. She was friendly and informative. The major issue people had at that point was that they had the wrong police certificates. That is, that they had requested it from the justice department and it was supposed to be from the police department. In our case, we had the right one from the secretaria de seguranca publica. Once the lady reviewed and put all the documents in order, you'll wait to see another consular officer.
2) They call you to a booth and a second consular officer further reviews the documents you have provided. He asks some questions. In my case he asked if I had been to the States in the past and if I had applied for visa before. He only kept some copies of documents and returned the originals. He then put the documents he kept and the forms together with the package they received from USCIS. He said the everything was OK and to wait outside for the cosul to see us. He was polite but very serious.
3) The last step was to see the consul. We were called second to see the consul even thought we were 4th on line because the other people ahead of us were missing documents. Once we got in to see the consul, the interview was not long. He asked me how we met? If I had been to the States before? What countries had I traveled? Then he turned to my fiancee and asked her how did we meet and to tell him our relationship story. After that he said it seems like everything is OK and your visa has been approved. He never ask to see any prove of relationship. He was extremely serious.
| | | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Review #3615 on November 22, 2008: |
Johny E.
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As expected the visa was denied due to her overstay of her visa past the age of 18. Thankfully she is eligable for the waiver and we got all our paper work almost done for the interview on the 10th of december. We still got a lot more waiting but we are confident and happy that another step is being taken. The interview was very short (once again as expected) and straight foward. the officer was polite but firm. Towards the end of the interview we received some positive feedback from the officer which made us a little less sad. For all of those waiting for the interview my only piece of advice is reasearch as much as possible so you'll be prepare for whatever happens, as we were.
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