US Immigration from Peru

As the title says, can we interview in the US rather than wait for an appointment at the embassy?

My husband has a European passport and is able to visit on the ESTA. The current wait times at the embassy in Lima for a CR1 interview are over a year after being DQ'd. This is much too long for anyone to have to wait.

Can we perform the interview at a local USCIS office?

Hi All,

Does anyone know how long the backlog is at the embassy in Lima? Does the type of visa (K1 vs CR1) impact when an interview will be scheduled?

I've heard that K1 interviews are being scheduled 1-2 months after receiving the DQ notification from the NVC, but that CR1 visas are delayed by more than a year. Is that possible?

We were recently DQ'd in December, and I cannot imagine having to wait another year just for an interview.

Hey everyone I have a question and I am having a difficult time trying to find specific information about the documentation needed for the I - 130 petition from Peru. Such as when do I need to provide police records for my wife. If anyone has experience starting this process please let me know thanks!

Hi all, I've got my interview coming up in a few weeks in St Louis MO. I am wondering if anyone knows if st louis is now offering same day oath ceremonies? I stumbled upon someone saying they had just started in the late fall but I cannot find the post again. I appreciate any insights!

I am applying for IR-1/CR-1 visas for my wife and stepdaughter. A couple months ago I submitted all of our documents to NVC. Today I was informed that multiple documents were rejected. So I have a couple questions about what I need to do next.

First, I got a message regarding the marriage certificate saying "Please replace this upload with a scan of the original language document and a certified English translation." Since I did upload a scan of the original document, I'm assuming the problem is with the translation. I was advised (on this site) that I could translate the documents myself as long as I included a certificate of translation stating that I am competent to do the translation. (I am fluent in Spanish.) Was this information incorrect? Is there a formal certification process for translators?

Second, my wife's birth certificate was rejected with the following message "Part of this document is missing or is difficult to read. Please replace this with a scan that shows the complete text of the document." My wife was born in 1983, and Peruvian birth certificates were hand written at that time. The scan I sent was a complete version of the original document, so I don't know what I can do to make the document acceptable.

Lastly, I received a message stating that my income does not meet the minimum requirement and that I may be required to have a co-sponsor. The issue is that I have been living in Peru for the last 3 years and am living off savings. So my income for the past few years was low. I do, however, have savings of significantly more than 5x the difference between the minimum required income and my actual income. Reading through the instructions on the Affidavit of Support, this should enable me to qualify. Can anyone tell me if the financial qualifications are discretionary to the specific official who is processing our application? Or is it cut & dried that since my savings exceed the required amount I will not need a co-sponsor? If I need a co-sponsor, I want to get the ball rolling on that now, rather than wait to be rejected at the interview and then have to start the process of adding a co-sponsor then. But obviously if my savings will be viewed as adequate I would rather not have to deal with getting a co-sponsor.

Any feedback or advice would be greatly appreciated!