How to go about getting a DCF from Brazil

[langdon.alan 0]

I am a US Citizen living in Brasil as a Permanent Resident since 1983. I married in December 2013 here in Brazil with a Brazilian who had a Visa denied (tourist Visa) about a year or so before we got married.

Now we want to travel to the US, for her to meet my family, spend 2 months or so traveling there and then come back.

So initially she just needs a VISA to visit the US. But we are both also wondering if we might want to emigrate to the US in the near future, and perhaps this would affect how we should go about the process.

For the purpose of a visit only, what is the best route?

And if we wanted to move towards her getting US citizenship, or at least ability to live and work there, what would be the route?

[Ning 619]

I am a US Citizen living in Brasil as a Permanent Resident since 1983. I married in December 2013 here in Brazil with a Brazilian who had a Visa denied (tourist Visa) about a year or so before we got married.

Now we want to travel to the US, for her to meet my family, spend 2 months or so traveling there and then come back.

So initially she just needs a VISA to visit the US. But we are both also wondering if we might want to emigrate to the US in the near future, and perhaps this would affect how we should go about the process.

For the purpose of a visit only, what is the best route?

And if we wanted to move towards her getting US citizenship, or at least ability to live and work there, what would be the route?

I suggest she applies for a tourist visa because her circumstances have changed a lot. These B 2 visas always come down to the same thing. Ties to the applicants country.

In this case it may be possible to overcome the problem of her ties to her husband. We were told during my 3 denials for a B 2 that my ties would be to my USC husband when we entered the USA therefore no visa. My husband had lived in Thailand for 2 years but on a tourist visa. Your many years there should indicate to them you both intend to go back to Brazil.

The application for a B 2 will have no impact on another visa petition by you for an immigration based visa. There is no reason to disclose such possible events as part of that.

I am not certain but I think you can file for a IR 1 using the DCF method where you file in country saving a lot of time. Look into U S domicile, support docs ect do help make decision.

[anamaral 4]

Hello, Brazil doesn't have DCF anymore. You have to follow the long IR1 route

(in South America, if I'm not mistaken, only Peru does DCF).

In adition, with the IR1 visa in hand, she must move to the US in the following 6 months (6, right?), so you should petition her when you actually have the intent to imigrate. For visits, the B2 would certainly be the most appropriate.

Good luck!

[Boiler 43,393]

You seem to be confusing two separate issues.

If she wants to visit she needs to apply for a B2.

If she want to immigrates then that is a totally separate issue, as an aside does Brazil do DCF? I thought not.

[Velvety 4]

Brazil does not do DCF. She can apply for a tourist visa but she shouldnt say she intends to immigrate to the USA in the future otherwise her tourist visa will be denied.