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Here is a link to the Philippine forum:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/129-philippines/

Looking at a total under $1K for the visa then?

Thanks for the help.

The medical could end up being a little pricey. Also, I would say the biggest cost by far was going to Rio for the interview. We decided to get the medical exam there for practical reasons and stayed in Rio for 5 nights. The hotels and food and transportation there are not cheap! Also, don't forget costs for translations, lots of certified (and original issuer) copies, passport, SEDEX to mail the visa to you, etc...

ya, read http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/357465-usc-petitioner-living-abroad/page__view__findpost__p__5655199__fromsearch__1

and reread post #126 there.

Good Luck !

I'm going to throw an idea or 2 your way...

You can move to Brazil, marry, and after you've been here (Brazil) for more than 6 months, you can apply for the CR-1 and will likely get expedited through the process (U.S. citizen living abroad). That being said, the entire process could take 4 months or less once you apply after living in Brazil for more than 6 months. I know a couple who is going through this right now and their I-130 went through the USCIS in 10 days. They are now going through the NVC, so they are about 2 months total into the process (or visa journey if you will).

The 2nd idea would be for your fiancee to get a tourist visa now. Make sure she gets it before you marry and before you apply for anything else. If she is successful, she could visit you for up to 3 months at a time while waiting for the process, but this would require her to go home at least once so she doesn't overstay the time allowed with the tourist visa. This is probably the most practical thing to do, but just be sure to not break any rules (in terms of the tourist visa). With this option, you could marry in the USA or in Brazil and then decide where the 2 of you want to wait out the process, but the process will likely take longer overall. Also, she will at some point need to get her documents ready too, so she will need to spend some time in Brazil anyway (unless you plan this really really well)...

In either event, the interview will still take place in Rio, for which you both should be present (recommended).

Good luck!

Hellow to all VJ members

I paid AOS online payment yesterday the status said 'in process' today when I checked it said 'not paid'

Has someone else experienced this before? what should I do?

Thank u all in advance for the feedback..

I would wait another day and check again and if you still have a problem, call the NVC.

And if I read this correctly, you will only need the MMR and the tetanus. According to your timeline, you have a ways to go yet. ( ) So you have plenty of time.

Hi all,

We are far away from the medical, but we are trying to plan ahead and get the immunizations needed to be approved at the medical appt time. Can anyone tell me what the requirements for immunizations are in Brazil for a 29 year old man living in the South (Parana)?

I tried to post this to the Brazil board, but could not figure it out.

Thanks in advance!!

Jaime

This will partially depend on which doctor you go to. I suggest you go to Dr. Duarte in Rio a couple of days before your interview. This is what he sent us (notice that the immunizations are based on age, so you will not have to get all of them; my wife only had to get 2):

Vacinas:

Na documentação enviada pelo Consulado dos EUA há uma lista de vacinas que deverão ser tomadas até a entrevista. A indicação de cada uma delas é baseada na faixa etária do candidato e na verificação da carteira de vacinação pelo médico na hora da consulta.

Havendo necessidade de aplicação de alguma vacina, a mesma será encaminhada por este consultório.

Vacinas:

Varicela (Catapora) - Caso não tenha tido a doença.

Faixa etária: a partir de 01 ano de idade

MMR ( Sarampo + Caxumba + Rubéola)

Faixa etária: de 01 a 52 anos

Hepatite B

Faixa etária: de 0 a 19 anos

Meningococcica

Faixa etária: de 11 a 18 anos

Pneumonia

Faixa etária: do nascimento a 59 meses e a partir de 65 anos

Influenza (Gripe)

Faixa etária: a partir de 50 anos

Vacinas exigidas pelo Consulado Americano, que só tem NO POSTO DE SAÚDE

TD (Tétano e Difteria) - Faixa etária: a partir de 07 anos

DTP - 2 meses a 6 anos

HIB - 2 meses a 4 anos

Pólio - 2 meses a 17 anos

Rotavirus (oral) - 2 meses a 6 meses

Hepatite A - 12 meses a 23 meses

Mais informações estamos à disposição.

Atenciosamente

Joice - secretária do Dr. Joaquim Duarte Silva

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Congrats!!!

Got mine today!

Here is another great guide to help you to better understand the process. This helped me alot!

http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/EZGuideSpouse

thanks, the IV has been paid already. But since he has his photos, and all the original documents, he will send it but he cant send copies of his birth certificate and marriage certificate? Did you print the bar-coded cover sheet? Copies of Origial/Certified Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate and Police Record are only needed for the 1 photocopy set of all civil documents that goes with the IV packet.

IMPORTANT: Certificado de antecedentes penales has to be ordered "Con excepcion al codigo penal 51" or it WILL NOT be accepted. This is a tricky one and I have seen a few people get delayed for this.

SUERTE!!!

All documents going to the NVC need to be originals, not copies. So the marriage and birth certificates need to be issued by the local entity having authority to do so, they have to be original copies if you will, not certifed copies made by a notary. Check for the templates on this site for the cover letters for both the I-864 and also for the DS-230, which have a list of the common documents required. I sent mine out basically the same day payment was accepted (sent them both on the same day actually in 2 different Express mail packages). Good luck!

Help I need help!! I've been doing the whole process on my own so far. I got married to a Dominican and I am trying to bring him to the US with me. I filed the I-130 all by myself and I may say that I was very proud of my package it was very detailed with information which I sent on March 20th. On June 26th case was approved and was sent to the NVC. Ive been calling them for a while and finally yesterday they provided me the NVC Case #, Beneficiary ID # and an Invoice # but the lady told me that I had to wait til it was fully processed to wait some days and go back on the website where it says the fees for the Affidavit of Support and some other Application fee.But What do I do now?? I'm so lost and I think I was doing soo good. Do I wait til I am able to pay those fees and go from there? Can I do other things prior just to not waist time and speed up the process? I was told by a friend that he thinks but is not sure that I can start with the DS 3032 form. Is that true? If so where can I file it? Please Please I would really appreciate all the advice and help I can get. Thank you so much!

Yes, by all means you need to help yourself to get through this part quickly. File the DS-3032 via e-mail today, via your finace's e-mail using the templates provided on this site. Check the payment portal site and pay the AOS fee as soon as it becomes available to you.

You should also have the I-864 and DS-230 packages ready to go, so work on those if you don't have them ready to go already. Use the templates for cover letters for those packages to get a list of the items needed to send in with them. Also, check with the consulate in the DR to see if they require anything special not already on the list.

Hopefully you have most of this ready to go, because you'll need it all in about a week or so to avoid stalling the process. Good luck!

Congrats!!!

hello i just want to ask how long usually take to approve the ds 3032 or the choice of agent? i sent it by email and i sent it twice i know its wrong coz i send it in diffrent days its been almost 1 week but we still not yet get any response from nvc

Mine took about 2 weeks.

I'm still waiting for AOS bill to get invoiced since last week after receiving case number and IIN. It seems for me at NVC, everything takes close to 2-4 weeks to get every step done from receiving case from USCIS, to get case numnber/IIN, and now waiting for AOS bill. I already sent DS-3032 by email last week. Hopefully, the AOS and IV bill will come at same time. Why it takes so long? So frustrated....

I was about 2 weeks after receiving IIN to receiving AOS bill and notice of acceptance of DS-3032 (received both on same day). IV bill was generated the next day. Good luck!

Congrats!!!

OK, finally received e-mails today!!!

I called today and they said to wait 10 to 20 business days until the e-mail will go out. Really???

your timeline said that you emailed already your DS 3032 and you won't need a barcode for that once they accept you DS 3032 just concentrate in paying the fees!

OK, I just haven't seen anything from them, including any invoices, so I'm a little anxious.

How do I get the barcode to put on the DS3032??? They haven't sent me anything yet.

After waiting a month to get a case number, now how much longer do I have to wait to get an AOS bill? It's been a week already...

Case number received! 4 weeks after NOA2.

Wait at least a week and then start calling everyday. They seem to be about 3 weeks out on average right now.

NVC finally got mine yesterday after 25 days (17 business days).

Still nothing here...

Patience is a virtue...

My wife's new passport has her Maiden (Last) Name and Married (Last) Name together as her Last Name. Does it matter on the DS-230 if I put her Maiden (Last) Name as her middle name or should I list the Family Name as "Maiden (Last) Married (Last)" as now shown on her new passport? Or does this even matter? Obviously the typical in the U.S. would be to list her maiden name as her new middle name... Thanks!