US Immigration from Brazil

Hi! My case changed to the status "Ready" on 05/11, and I scheduled my interview and doctor. After that, I decided to ask the Consulate to confirm that they have my case there. They replied 3 business days later saying they received my case electronically, but were waiting for my file to arrive at their office, and hopefully I'd be able to maintain the date I scheduled my interview on.

Now I keep consulting my case on the CEAC's website every day just to be sure it's still with the "ready" status, and am waiting for the Consulate to tell me that my file is in their office.

Until monday, it was saying that the date that my case was "last updated" was 11-May (the same day it changed from In transit to Ready), but now that date changed to 25-May. Does anyone know what this updating date change means? Maybe they're reviewing my case at the Consulate?

Thank you.

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I was born with two last names, since I come from a country where that is common. One of them is from my mom, the other is from my father's mother. My father does not have that surname.

I never gave too much thought to that, until I got married this week in the US and the notary told us that my name would be seen as indicative of fraud. I would guess that the USCIS will assume that I previously got married to another person or something. However, my birth name is written on my birth certificate along with every single official document about me since then (e.g. my first passport, which I got at 14, before I could legally marry in my country). I have never been married before. My brother has the same last names that I do.

I was wondering, is there anything I can do? Will they just think that my birth certificate and previous passport are forged or something? Or can they verify that that is my birth name directly with my country's authorities?

Hello all, we were DQ May 12th waiting for appointment for interview at the Rio de Janeiro, Brazil consulate. Anyone else in the same boat? I saw that Rio is doing well with the backlog if I'm correct?

I have received my welcome letter and filed DS-160 forms. However, I can't find the civil documents column in the CEAC website. I heard here that some consulates demand that documents are sent in paper copies to the NVC. Does anyone has experienced that with immigrant visas being processed in Rio de Janeiro? Thanks!