nickandju

I am at a similar stage. We submitted the AOS and IV packages in the beginning of January and it took about 70 days to open them. I finally called the NVC and they said that they were planning to send me a checklist for the Civil Police Certificate from Brazil, which I'm sure I sent. I asked them to check the original documents and so they put in an order for a supervisor to check if the police certificate was there. I have called every 2-3 days since then to check the status and it's already been almost two weeks and no one has done anything. The operator advised me not to send the Police Certificate again because I don't know what's wrong with it, and I can only find that out once the supervisor looks at it. Today I called again and a different operator told me it could take 40 days for a supervisor to look at my case. I'm in the US and I thought my wife's visa would be ready soon, but now I'm thinking about returning to Brazil for a few months so we can wait together. Is there anything I can do in this situation? I would appreciate any help!

Hi everyone,

I have a question about our situation, which is similar to others on this thread, but different in some ways.

My wife is Brazilian and is currently in Brazil, where I lived also until the end of January 2015. Our case was near the end of the NVC process so I hoped that she would have her case complete and interview within a few months of my return to the US, and be able to meet me here in April more or less. Unfortunately though, the NVC, which took about 70 days to open our packet of documents, says that there is a problem with the civil police certificate. I'm sure I sent it, so I asked them to have a supervisor look at it. It has now been over a week and a half and no one has looked at the case yet. If I have to send the document again, it may take an additional 60+ days for them to open it. We are tired of waiting for the NVC and didn't plan to live apart for this long.

I'd like my wife to be able to come here on a tourist visa, and then return to Brazil for her CR-1 interview at the consulate. However, she doesn't have a job and is traveling/ volunteering at the moment while she waits for her visa interview to come to the US. In other words, she has no ties to her home country except for being a partial owner of her family farm and is essentially waiting to immigrate.

I'm trying to decide whether it would be better for her to try to come here on a tourist visa, or for me to go back to Brazil and wait with her. Coming to the US would be better for both of us, but I'm afraid that her visa will be refused, either at the consulate or when entering the country. This problem at the NVC has really thrown a wrench in our plans, although I realize it was risky to assume that her case would be completed on a reasonable timeframe.

In her situation, would it be very risky for her to come to the US on a tourist visa? We don't want to lose the price of a ticket if she gets turned away at the airport.

Thank you!