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| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |  Review on July 26, 2009: |
chp
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
We arrived at the Rio de Janeiro Consulate at 7:00. Go to the line on the left hand side of the building that's much shorter.
There was a woman at a desk that give you a list of the documents and in what order they need to be placed (FYI it is not the same as the list on the website and includes fewer documents). Alan and I placed them in order and then went to the desk where the woman was sitting once called to review our paperwork and make sure it was in order. She returned a majority of the papers, namely all our evidence of a relationship, certified translations of his government documents, and Part II of 230, FS 257 (I would still advise to prepare these anyway). They did, however, take my complete I-134 packet (with W2s, tax returns, employee letter, check stubs, checking, and savings for the entire year) which I thought was interesting considering they did not take so many other documents.
We waited to be called to talk to another woman at the glass window who just reviewed the information on the paperwork like his address and phone number.
Later we were called to the enclosed room to talk with a consular official (an American this time) who spoke Portuguese with a really hard accent and was trying to be intimidating. He mostly sifted through the photos that Alan and I provided in the I-129 packet and asked Alan questions. I just sat there and nodded.
He asked:
When did you meet?
When did you decide to marry-tell me the story?
How many times has she been to Brazil?
He kept asking about dates and tried to trip Alan up meanwhile writing down the dates on a notepad. I think he was trying to scare us. Especially after he asked incredulously why I waited a year to come back to Brazil. Alan responded "You are not understanding that she WORKS and goes to school full time...."
In any case, after asking these three questions he mumbled for us to go talk to the woman at the desk and get a green paper and then huffed off.
When we went to talk to the woman at the desk to get a green paper Alan asked "So when do we know if we've been approved?" The woman replied "Did he tell you to get a green paper?" Alan answered "Yes." "Then you've been approved"  Alan said "You may want to talk to your coworker in there..."
The woman laughed and told us to go downstairs to arrange for Alan's visa to be sent to his home. It was $50 reais. We got out at 10:00.
I agree with other members that it seemed like they were going to approve us from the beginning based on the I-129 packet.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #4776