Delaying a case at the Embassy stage in Brazil?

[Fluffinhos 17]

Hello VJ,

My fiancé and I are getting ready to submit our application for the K1 visa. She is nearing the end of medical school in Brazil, and will be graduating in August 2015. Because of this, she can’t leave Brazil until at least when she has her degree. We would also like for her to be able to work for at least a few months after graduating, to gain experience, build her resume, and gather some money. Our plan is to file now, and let the processing time for the visa play out as she finishes school.

We are also concerned about Obama’s executive actions and what those may do to upcoming USCIS processing times, which is why we would like to file immediately. Furthermore, I live in Maryland, so I can expect our case to be processed by Texas Service Center instead of California.

If it takes us about 6 months to get an NOA2, then everything will be nicely on schedule. However, if everything goes extremely fast, and I get an NOA2 in a few months, what can we do to slow down the process later once our case has been transferred to the Rio embassy?

My understanding is that the Rio embassy schedules the interviews for you. How long do they give you to compile documents (such as a police certificate from a third country) before they schedule that interview? If we need the interview to be delayed for her to finish school, will the embassy be cooperative with that?

If anyone could explain a full timeline of what happens once a case is transferred to the embassy in Rio, with how long each step is able to take, I would very much appreciate it. It’s hard to find that sort of information, because virtually everyone is trying to get their visas as quickly as possible.

Thank you!

[Na&John 3]

When your case arrives at the Embassy, soon they will e-mail you telling the interview date. However, you can ask them to change it and the new interview might be rescheduled for a very later date (30 to 60 days).

Why dont you try to check timelines from brazilians who applied for k1 at TSC? So you can see long it takes in general and if it would fit on your plans.

Good luck

[sma1488 155]

If you look here and only consider timelines from the last three months, the average number of days from the consulate receiving the case to interview is 51.

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/stats.php?history=90

So figure six months at TSC, another couple of weeks or more for the case to go from TSC to NVC and then from NVC to Rio, plus those 51 days and you're looking at close to eight months. Sounds like it wouldn't be a bad idea to file now, especially considering you can ask the consulate to postpone your interview and also have some time even after the visa is granted before you must arrive in the US.

[Mariana M. 18]

If you look here and only consider timelines from the last three months, the average number of days from the consulate receiving the case to interview is 51.

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/stats.php?history=90

So figure six months at TSC, another couple of weeks or more for the case to go from TSC to NVC and then from NVC to Rio, plus those 51 days and you're looking at close to eight months. Sounds like it wouldn't be a bad idea to file now, especially considering you can ask the consulate to postpone your interview and also have some time even after the visa is granted before you must arrive in the US.

I agree.

When I did my medical, I was talking to the doctor about how it felt like forever to get to that stage, and he said that the average time really is 8 months.

Also, even if she gets the visa fast, keep in mind that it lasts up to 6 months.

Good luck!

[Fluffinhos 17]

Thank you for the replies so far. I will go ahead and submit the application to USCIS as soon as I have everything assembled.

Has anyone reading this had any experience with having their interview at the Rio embassy delayed, for whatever reason? If so, what was your experience like?

Thanks again,

Fluffinhos.