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| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |  Review #15647 on November 20, 2014: |
AlexGQ28
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· 5 people found this review helpful
Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: K1 Visa
I will give recommendations first, then I will tell our story and review of how it all went down. Our interview appointment was set for Nov. 18, 2014, at 8:20am.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1) Unless you are part of the 7am, 7:20am, and 7:40am club, I would not get there any earlier than 7:50am, unless you want to avoid traffic and not pay too much for taxi. Other than that, getting there too early before your appointment time is a waste of time. They basically entered all K-1 applicants in two waves: All the 7,:20, & :40am people at about 7:55am, and all the 8, :20, & :40am people at about 9:20am. We got there at about 7:20am and waited 2 hours just to get in.
2) Don't make the long line. Go to the back of the Consulate at the corner of Rua Santa Luzia and Rua Mexico. As you are coming from Av. Pres. Wilson you will see a huge line which is for Non-immigrant visas only. IF you are making a line with more than 20 people, it is very possible you are on ... read complete review
| | | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Review #15619 on November 18, 2014: |
anmi
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· 2 people found this review helpful
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Just had my interview! and we were approved! after almost a year in this process..
I arrived in Rio the day before..and from the airport went straight to the hotel. I stayed at hotel Ok. honestly...it is just ok...the hallways smell like pee...and it very noisy outside...but the room is clean. I tried going to bed early...but I was too anxious to sleep. I kept waking up every hour. I woke up at 5 got ready and had breakfast at the hotel...and then walked to the consulate..there were 2 lines..and at first I was standing at the tourist visa line..but then I was informed fiance visa is on the other side. So I was waiting in line..I was the second. I left my phone with the people on the street..it's quite safe. and then around 7:20 they let everyone in..our interview was scheduled at 7: 40..I wasn't sure about what time it was cause I had no watch. we all went upstairs to the second floor and the guy with the red shirt asked us to fill in the forms. It's good to have a small cheatin... read complete review
| | | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Review #15534 on November 5, 2014: |
Mariana M.
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· 1 person found this review helpful
Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: K1 Visa
My appointment was at 8:20, so I arrived at the consulate at 7:30. I waited in line with other people for what felt like forever, but we were let in at 8:40. A man (Filipe) had already given us forms to fill out later and asked our names to see if we were on his list. I wasn't for some reason, so he asked for my appointment letter and it was fine, he added me.
Security: my mom was getting a tourist visa right after me, and we both left our phones with the people who keep them in the "booth" on the sidewalk. It seemed pretty safe, everyone does it, and it is only 5 reais.
We all went to this room and were told to sit and wait. Filipe then told us how to fill out the forms (no big deal, pretty fast). I had made a little mistake, so when I was done I asked him if it was ok. He said yes, and if I was done, to go show him everything. That's when I was lucky, because I was the first person of our group to do that, therefore the first person of our group to do everything else. H... read complete review
| | | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Review #15433 on October 21, 2014: |
ddtenor2
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The process was as painless as all of the recent reviews have indicated.
Salvador and I arrived around 7:00 AM for our 7:40 interview. We were met outside the embassy and presented the letter Salvador received scheduling our interview. We were escorted inside, passed through the metal detector, then we were taken to the second floor waiting room where we received additional instructions and filled out a form asking for our contact information.
Our papers were then reviewed by a young man who made sure we had everything we needed and placed forms in the proper order. We waited our turn to be called to a window where our forms were collected, our data was entered into the computer system, and we were given the bill to take to the cashier.
We went down to the cashier, located on the first floor, to pay the fee. (Important note--K-1 visas must be paid in cash even though there was a sign saying that fees could be paid using an internatio... read complete review
| | | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Review #15414 on October 18, 2014: |
Dan from MI
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Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
Stayed at a hotel a block away from consulate. Glad we decided to do that because all we had to do was walk instead of trying to look for parking. Notice: there is a great safe parking underground a block away.
We were the last people to be interviewed. Our appointment was at 8:30 and we got interviewed at 9:30. The only question asked was how we meet? I know the interviewer knew the answer anyway. She was looking very closely at our pictures... every single one and read the writing in the back. She asked the question to make sure that the pictures matched what we said. Then with a smile she said we are approved. Literally a 5 minute interview that felt like 5 hours. All that months for... 5 minutes.
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