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| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |  Review on October 7, 2010: |
lcord
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
I wanted to share a bit of my experience at the consulate yesterday. They book everybody on the same time slot. Don't think that they will see you at the time. They request everybody to arrive at 7:15. At this time, when you get there the line outside the building is really long already. Be ready to stay there for hours. They only let us in at around 8am after a lady with a green jacket had checked everyone's documents. A lot of people had the wrong passport photos: either the wrong size or the EARS were not showing. Make sure you EARS ARE COMPLETELY UNCOVERED! Once we were in, they directed us upstairs where we had the documents checked by the same lady from downstairs and then by a second person inside a little room. Visajourney.com is a great website when it comes to giving information on all the documents needed, but to make sure check this website: http://www.embaixadaamericana.org.br/index.php?action=materia&id=2415&submenu=rio.php&itemmenu=58 They have all the documents needed and the ORDER they will be requested. The lady was very fussy about the order of documents and all the PHOTOCOPIES too. Make sure you have the police certificates and the copies! Otherwise you'll have to do it later which will in turn delay your interview, since your papers won't be ready. There is no particular order to be called in to the interview, which is in English, of course. I got there at 6:45am and my interview was at 9:50. I was pretty lucky because some people were actually asked to come back after 1pm and that there was no chance for them to be seen before that. So be ready to stay there for long hours - take something to eat just in case. At the interview, the Consul was pretty nice and straightforward. He asked me where I had met my fiance and then he asked about his work, what kind of work, where he worked and all kinds of detailed questions. Be ready to answer any question without hesitation. Be objective and only answer what is asked. He's fishing for uncertainty. It only lasted about 5 minutes and i was approved. After that you need to go downstairs and pay the delivery fee. The delivery is done by TNT the courier company. the fee varies based on location of course. To ship to Rio is about R$30,00 and if you want expedite is about R$90,00.
I rate a 4 out of 5 because i really think they could be more considerate when it comes to making the appointment for the interview. There is no need for everyone to arrive at the same time. They could be more organized. But i guess here in Rio everybody "likes to stay in line". javascript:emoticon(' ')
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #6698