Brazil US Consulate Reviews
Average Rating: 3.9
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611 Review(s)
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| 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 ... read complete review
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| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Review #3206 on August 7, 2008: |
Nadja&Holland
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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 ... read complete review
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| 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 ex... read complete review
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| 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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| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Review #2863 on May 13, 2008: |
Precious
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Long wait, folks, long wait.
I arrived at the Rio Consulate around 7:20am, to find a queue of about 10 people in front of me. Nothing scary, really. A guy came, checked our names and, around 8:00am, we were in. We were then directed to the second floor where there was a guy handing over a list showing the order they wanted the docs to be hand over, and there was when the long wait began 
Apparently they do call in first the ones with incomplete paper work or missing information. As I’m a proud doc-assembler, my case was in order, nothing missing, but I got in for my interview only at 12:20am. You do the math.
The consul was a no-smiles lady, and she seemed to be more interested in my previous L-2 visa (from almost 10 years ago!) than in my current case.
She did ask when was the last time we’d seen each other and wanted to see some pictures. She was also interested to know from where my fiancé ex-wife was from (lucki... read complete review
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